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Northfield appeared dead and buried numerous times in Thursday’s Class 5A girls Final Four at the Denver Coliseum. The Nighthawks were down 14 points in the second quarter. They roared back in the third, then went down nine points to start the fourth. And with 90 seconds left, they trailed by five. But each time, No. 4 Northfield rose to the moment and ultimately shocked top-seeded Air Academy in an instant-classic overtime thriller, 70-66. The result left both benches crying — the Kadets in heartbreak, and the Nighthawks in jubilation as their historic season continues into Saturday’s championship. “Today, we…

Douglas County Sheriff’s OfficeJames “Jim” Ihm (Courtesy Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Unit is seeking public assistance in resolving the 1981 murder of 29-year-old James “Jim” Ihm after a suspect in the killing was arrested last year and killed himself, officials said Thursday. The announcement comes 43 years after Ihm’s body was found in unincorporated Douglas County. Richard “Rick” Eastridge, of Littleton, was arrested Nov. 8 for what sheriff’s officials called his “participation” in Ihm’s murder. Investigators said evidence recovered in 1981 and analyzed in 2023 and multiple witness statements led to Eastridge’s arrest.…

No team has been more active ahead of the NHL trade deadline this week than the Colorado Avalanche, and that’s not a coincidence. General manager Chris MacFarland made four trades in a span of about 24 hours. The Avs have a new second-line center, a replacement for the young defenseman that it cost to acquire said center and two depth forwards who are known as much or more for their physical style of play as their ability to help produce offense. Why so many moves for a team that was already positioned as one of the top Stanley Cup contenders?…

Los Angeles Rams president Kevin Demoff was named president of team and media operations for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment on Thursday. The promotion means he will help oversee Colorado’s KSE-owned sports teams in addition to the Rams: the Denver Nuggets, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rapids and Colorado Mammoth. Basketball operations and hockey operations involving the Nuggets and Avalanche will not be significantly impacted by the maneuvering of corporate titles, according to Josh Kroenke, governor of both franchises and son of owner Stan Kroenke. The Nuggets don’t currently have a president of basketball operations presiding over general manager Calvin Booth, and the…

By THOMAS BEAUMONT and STEVE PEOPLES (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The third-party presidential movement No Labels is planning to move toward fielding a presidential candidate in the November election, even as high-profile contenders for the ticket have decided not to run, two people familiar with the matter said Wednesday. After months of leaving open whether the group would offer a ticket, No Labels delegates are expected to vote Friday in favor of launching a presidential campaign for this fall’s election, according to the people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the group’s internal…

A look at each of the teams in the Class 6A, 5A and 4A Final 4 at Denver Coliseum this weekend: BOYS Class 6A Friday at Denver Coliseum No. 8 Eaglecrest (20-6) vs. No. 4 ThunderRidge (21-5), 5:45 p.m. No. 7 Smoky Hill (20-6) vs. No. 6 Valor Christian (24-2), 7:15 p.m. Favorite — ThunderRidge: Can a four-seed really be considered a favorite? In this topsy-turvy 6A bracket? Yes. Throw in CU commit Andrew Crawford (14.2 ppg, 5.3 apg), senior running mates Charlie Spann (19.4 ppg) and Tommy Wight (14.9 ppg), and the Joe Ortiz mystique (four state titles), and…

Walking into Ball Arena at 4:30 p.m., the silence creates a comforting hum. A few steps later, the eyes shift to the ceiling where three hockey championship banners hang above Section 362. For most organizations, they would provide a long look back into comfort and goosebumps. For the Avs, they provide a longer gaze forward. The banners represent motivation, direction. They are a compass. This point was driven home Wednesday morning with a sledgehammer. In 30 minutes, the Avs showed they remain all-in. Again. The two most important days in a professional sports season are when it starts and the…

The Denver District Attorney’s Office does not plan to file charges in the Feb. 25 shooting at a construction site that left two people dead. The shooting occurred when a construction site manager found two people who were possibly burglarizing the location in the 8500 block of West Belleview Avenue, according to Denver police. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Five shot, two juveniles arrested in Adams County sports bar shooting Crime and Public Safety | Two dead overnight in Denver stabbing, shooting homicides, police say Crime and Public Safety | Juvenile suspected in fatal shooting death of teen…

Colorado issued a new, long-overdue water-pollution permit to Suncor Energy on Wednesday that restricts the amount of “forever chemicals” and other harmful pollutants the company’s Commerce City refinery can discharge into Sand Creek, an important source of water for drinking and agricultural irrigation in the state. Officials with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment touted the new permit as more stringent than previous water-pollution permits that have regulated the oil refinery. It’s the first time the refinery’s permit will limit the amount of  per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances — also known as PFAS, or “forever chemicals” —  that are…

By TIA GOLDENBERG and WAFAA SHURAFA (Associated Press) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Efforts to get desperately needed humanitarian aid to war-wracked northern Gaza gained momentum Wednesday with the European Union increasing pressure for the creation of a sea route from Cyprus to Gaza and British Foreign Minister David Cameron saying that Israel’s allies were losing patience. While aid groups say all of Gaza is mired in a humanitarian crisis, the situation in the largely isolated north stands out. Many of the estimated 300,000 people still living there have been reduced to eating animal fodder to survive. The U.N. says…