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PHILADELPHIA — Paul Heyman first hustled his way into professional wrestling as a teenager with a press pass at Madison Square Garden in the 1970s. Even then, working behind-the-scenes and mingling with the oddities in the outlier of the sports world appealed to Heyman. He struck up a relationship with Vince McMahon Sr. — the old promoter of what is now WWE — and was hired for $50 as a ringside photographer. Heyman ditched the camera long ago, but he never stopped trying to tell wrestling stories through his vision. He was an advocate, a wiseman and a manager —…

Colorado’s renewable energy transition too slow Five years into the Gov. Jared Polis Administration, the facts show that Colorado is making dangerously slow progress in transitioning to renewable energy. The U.S. Energy Information Administration just released the 2023 electric generation numbers. This data shows that burning coal remains the number one source for generating electricity in Colorado. To understand how truly backward this is, look at comparisons. Colorado generates 33% of its electricity from burning coal. But nationwide, burning coal only makes up 16% of our electric generation. Colorado is twice as dependent on coal as the nation. On a…

Interstate 70 westbound has reopened at the Eisenhower Tunnel after a closure due to safety concerns, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The Interstate reopened about 1 p.m. U.S. 6 in both directions is still closed due to safety concerns. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Boulder expected heavy snow to continue falling in the mountains Sunday, and a winter storm is in effect through Monday. source

Caitlin Clark stood alone at the free throw line on Sunday and made the foul shots that left her standing alone atop the all-time NCAA Division I scoring chart. The flash and pizzazz of her game have made her the biggest name in all of college basketball. Yet it was two free throws after a technical foul that pushed Clark past the late Pete Maravich’s 54-year-old record in No. 6 Iowa’s 93-83 win over No. 2 Ohio State. Clark entered the game in Iowa City needing 18 points to pass Maravich’s total of 3,667, amassed in just 83 games over…

Colorado guard Kindyll Wetta drives against Washington State Astera Tuhina in Pac-12 basketball on March 2, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Despite the sting of a shocking loss in the home finale on Saturday, Colorado point guard Jaylyn Sherrod tried to look at the big picture. Washington State’s stunning 72-63 victory at the CU Events Center certainly ruined the atmosphere on senior day. Especially since the 13th-ranked Buffs led by five with 2 minutes, 57 seconds to play and gave up a 14-0 run to close the game. And, especially because the loss left the Buffs (21-8, 11-7 Pac-12) with a 1-5…

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — Loic Meillard of Switzerland capped a podium-filled weekend in Aspen by winning a World Cup slalom. After taking second in back-to-back giant slalom races in the glitzy resort town, Meillard overcame a first-run deficit to win Sunday with a combined time of 1 minute, 42.73 seconds. He held off Linus Strasser of Germany by 0.89 seconds, while Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen finished third. France’s Clement Noel, the leader after the opening run, struggled on the course in his final run and didn’t finish. “A long weekend,” Meillard said on the broadcast, “but very happy with how it…

Littleton residents may soon have a second Costco. The membership-based wholesaler is proposing a 159,000-square-foot store on a portion of the Lumen Technologies office campus at 700 and 900 W. Mineral Ave. Grant Nelson, owner of Englewood-based development firm Republic Investment Group (RIG), said he’s under contract to purchase the 63-acre lot from Louisiana-based telecommunications firm Lumen, which changed its name from CenturyLink in 2020. He hopes to close in the fall. “It’s a great site and a really great community,” Nelson said. “Any infill site of that size is a very interesting piece of property in the Denver metro…

German Marquez flexed his right arm as he pointed to the small zipper scar near his elbow. “I have a brand new arm,” Marquez said. “I’m ready for 10 more years.” It’s all systems go for the Rockies’ 2021 All-Star pitcher who underwent Tommy John surgery last May. What seemed like a crushing blow for Marquez at the time now looks like a bump in the road. At least, that’s how Marquez sees it. He’s on track to return to the rotation after the All-Star break and has begun throwing bullpen sessions during spring training, although he’s currently limited to…

A new roadmap is supposed to guide Colorado toward major greenhouse-gas reductions within the next two decades, but environmental advocates say it’s sort of like needing to drive from Denver to Los Angeles but the map stops in the middle of the Mojave Desert, just shy of the destination. Like that motorist on the road to California, Colorado could almost eliminate the state’s carbon emissions in the desired timeframe, advocates say, but there is no direction on how to complete the journey. “A good analogy is that the roadmap doesn’t actually lead to the destination, which is meeting Colorado’s science-based…

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Penix Jr. walked into the Denver Broncos’ suite at Lucas Oil Stadium and was greeted with some of his worst work as a college quarterback. The University of Washington star and 2024 NFL draft hopeful, though, took it in stride. Not that every other interview is all sunshine and rainbows, but Penix called his meeting with the Broncos “different.” In the NFL, he’ll be asked to adjust on the fly constantly. Play in and play out. Multiple times in just a few seconds. If at first you don’t anticipate, you’d sure as heck better react quickly. “They…