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DALLAS – Peter DeBoer called out some of his top players after Game 1 of this series.It was Jared Bednar’s turn after Game 2.Bednar was quite unhappy with how the second period played out Thursday night at American Airlines Center. The Dallas Stars stretched their lead from one goal to four, and the Avalanche did plenty to help them out.Colorado’s coach was also not happy with how his top line was playing. He moved Valeri Nichushkin off it during the second period, and replaced him with Zach Parise. Artturi Lehkonen got some shifts next to Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen…

Colorado 93 reopened in Golden after closing in both directions due to a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related Articles Transportation | Westbound I-70 reopens in Aurora after fatal crash Thursday morning Transportation | Southbound Interstate 25 reopens near Greenwood Village after crash Transportation | Colorado is close to outlawing all hand-held cellphone use behind the wheel after lawmakers pass bill Transportation | West Alameda Avenue will be closed all weekend at South Platte River Bridge in Denver Transportation | Northbound Interstate 25 reopens near Mead after crash The highway was closed at Golden Gate Drive as…

Instant reaction from the Avalanche’s loss to Dallas in Game 2 of their second-round Stanley Cup Playoffs series. 1. Too little, too late:  What’s crazier than a 3-0 comeback? A 4-0 one, naturally. Heck of a third period, but the Avs for about 43 minutes didn’t come close to matching the intensity of the Stars. Or the physical, if sometimes questionable, play of the Dallas forwards. Thursday’s Game 2 loss turned into one of those “half-something” outcomes. On one hand, you got out of Texas with a road split in Games 1 and 2, with the next two tilts coming…

DALLAS — Devon Toews briefly left Game 2 of the Colorado Avalanche’s second-round series after a big hit from Dallas Stars captain Jamie Benn early in the second period Thursday night.Toews went behind his own net to play the puck, and Benn converged with him from the other side and delivered a huge hit. Benn was originally assessed a major penalty, but upon further review, the officials deemed the hit legal and the Avalanche did not receive a power play of any kind.“I don’t know what to say,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “I mean, does he catch a piece…

MINNEAPOLIS – The strength of the wolf is the pack. The strength of the champ is the heart.Isn’t it time the Nuggets punched back?The math demands it. The Nuggets enter Game 3 facing a two-game deficit with critics calling them a one-hit wonder. Eleven months ago, the Nuggets made history, winning their first title. Now, suddenly, they are Dexys Midnight Runners or Soft Cell?I refuse to believe it.I do not give the Nuggets much chance of winning the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves — we will know by halftime Friday if there is a sliver of hope — but I…

DALLAS — Stars coach Peter DeBoer called out his top scorers after Colorado’s stars fueled a wild Game 1 comeback win.They heard him.Miro Heiskanen scored twice, while Roope Hintz and Tyler Seguin broke out of slumps to propel Dallas to a 5-3 victory Thursday night in Game 2 at American Airlines Center. This best-of-seven series is now even at 1-1, with Game 3 coming Saturday night at Ball Arena.“The second period, for me, is where it fell apart,” Avs coach Jared Bednar said. “Just not sharp. I mean, just go to the penalties alone and it shows you’re not sharp.”This…

Buford (Ga.) High School linebacker Mantrez Walker, a three-star prospect in the 2025 class, has committed to Colorado. (Courtesy of Mantrez Walker) After one visit to the Colorado campus, Mantrez Walker wanted to take another. During the second visit, he made the decision to play for the Buffaloes. Walker committed to CU during its annual Black & Gold day on April 27, one of three recruits who have jumped-started the Buffaloes’ class of 2025. “I’ve been up there twice and really just the environment, it seems so chill up there and elegant,” Walker, a linebacker from Buford (Ga.) High School,…

Bo Nix finally has a jersey number.The Broncos rookie quarterback will wear No. 10 during the 2024 season, the team announced Thursday. The number originally belonged to quarterback Zach Wilson, who will now wear No. 4.Jarrett Stidham will wear No. 8, a number he wore while playing at Auburn, after donning No. 4 in 2023.The No. 10 has been with Nix throughout his football career. He wore it while playing for Pinson Valley High School, where he accumulated more than 12,000 yards of offense and 161 touchdowns (127 passing and 34 rushing touchdowns).Nix, the Broncos’ first-round overall pick, also wore…

When a late-night walk in a Fort Collins park turned into an attack Sunday, one woman’s dog came to her rescue, biting her attacker and giving her the opportunity to escape.Officers responded to a suspicious circumstance report Sunday after 911 dispatchers received a call from a woman around 11 p.m. who could be heard yelling at a man to get off of her, said Fort Collins police spokesperson J. Gilmore.Dispatchers were able to trace the victim’s phone to Lee Martinez Community Park, Gilmore said.Officers made contact with the unidentified woman at the park, and she pointed them to a man…

Waves of heavy snow and rain will sweep over Colorado Thursday afternoon into Friday morning, according to the National Weather Service.Starting around 3 p.m. Thursday, heavy snow will fall over the mountains along and south of Interstate 70 and in areas of the southern foothills above 7500 feet of elevation, according to NWS meteorologists.The mountains will see 6 to 12 inches of snow accumulate overnight Friday, with higher snowfall amounts possible over the Mosquito Range, NWS forecasters said. Four to 10 inches of snow are expected to stack up in the higher-elevation foothills.Snow showers and potential overnight thunderstorms Friday could…