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Nathan MacKinnon’s season for the ages has officially set a new standard for the Colorado Avalanche franchise. MacKinnon had a pair of assists Thursday night in Game No. 82 at Ball Arena to help the Avs cruise past the undermanned Edmonton Oilers in a 5-1 win. He finished the season with 51 goals and 140 points. That is one more than Peter Stastny’s 139 points during the 1981-82 season, when the franchise played in Quebec City. “Yeah, it’s cool,” MacKinnon said. “(He’s) definitely a legend. Peter Stastny is one of the best to ever play. He had some crazy seasons.…

BOULDER — For a cat with a private jet, Deion Sanders sure seems to lose a lot of his luggage. “We’re good. We’re good,” the CU Buffs’ second-year football coach said during a news conference Thursday, roughly a week ahead of the program’s April 27 spring game. “I trust our recruiting team. I trust the coaches. And please have some faith in me.” More faith than some of his players, at any rate. The transfer portal for FBS players opened Tuesday. According to On3.com, as of early Thursday afternoon, 15 Buffs had jumped into the portal since April 1. The…

Dear Amy: My 24-year-old daughter is expecting a baby boy. She told me that she plans to use her biological dad’s name as her baby’s middle name. Her dad, “Tobias,” and I divorced when she was six and her brother was four. At the time, the literature advised divorced parents to never say anything unkind about one’s ex. Thus, I did not tell my daughter how horribly I was abused, both physically and verbally, his serial adultery, as well as his alcohol and cocaine use that drove us to near bankruptcy. He mercilessly targeted me, but never harmed our children.…

A 46-year-old Arapahoe County man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife the day before their divorce was finalized was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping and using a stun gun following a jury trial Thursday. David Lechner was arrested March 30, 2023, after police found Tracy Lechner, 42, shot outside a home in the 5200 block of South Geneva Way near Cherry Creek Reservoir. She died at the scene. Police found David Lechner with a “go bag” filled with about $10,000 cash, a passport and credit cards after his wife’s murder, according to previous reporting. The jury deliberated…

U.S. 50 is closed between Montrose and Gunnison after state and federal transportation officials found cracking on a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir, causing detours of up to seven hours. The Colorado Department of Transportation closed U.S. 50 between the intersection with Colo. 92 and mile point 138 on Thursday afternoon based on advice from the Federal Highway Administration and state bridge engineering experts, agency officials said in a news release. State and federal transportation officials found problems with the bridge during a safety inspection, which was required because of issues with similar, high-strength steel bridges in other parts of…

After Broncos general manager George Paton fielded nearly a dozen questions about the quarterback position during the team’s pre-draft news conference Thursday afternoon, he was asked about other areas of need. Throughout the draft process, many experts have had Denver drafting an edge rusher or cornerback with the 12th pick. And though Paton is confident in the depth at both positions, he didn’t shy away from the possibility of adding to either spot. “You are always looking at those types of positions,” Paton said. “If someone falls in your lap, you’re going to take them.” It’s hard to find quality…

By JON GAMBRELL (Associated Press) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site early Friday morning near the central city of Isfahan, an assault coming in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility that Israel attacked, and the Israeli military did not respond to a request for comment. However, tensions have been high since the Saturday assault on Israel amid its war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip and its own strikes…

A private jet charter firm that was bailed out by Delta Airlines last year is laying off 65 employees as it ceases operations at a Jefferson County airport. New York-based Wheels Up informed the state of the cuts at the Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in a Wednesday letter. The layoffs will occur by June 16, Chief People Officer Brian Kedzior wrote, and affect all Wheels Up employees based at the airport except for “selected administrative and office employees that will be maintained due to their role supporting other Wheels Up’s locations.” Those affected are generally mechanics and technicians, according to…

Courtland Sutton’s absence from voluntary workouts this month might raise some eyebrows. For Sean Payton and George Paton, though, the veteran wide receiver skipping April work isn’t anything to get worked up about. “It’s 100% voluntary. It’s the first week of the offseason program,” Paton said Thursday. “Sean’s talked to Courtland. I’ve talked to Courtland. He’s in a good place and we’ll just leave it at that.” Sutton has two years left on his contract and just $2 million guaranteed of the $27.6 million total remaining on the four-year extension he signed in November 2021. Aside from Sutton, almost every…

The former communications director fired by Denver Public Schools in February alleges in internal emails that he faced harassment and retaliation from district officials after filing a formal discrimination complaint last year. In March emails obtained by The Denver Post, Will Jones told district officials that his “tenure at Denver Public Schools was unfortunately marred by instances of racial discrimination, harassment and subsequent retaliatory actions following my filing of a discrimination prevention and response (DPR) complaint.” Jones went on to say that, despite his efforts to seek support from district leaders, including Superintendent Alex Marrero, “the situation escalated, culminating in…