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By BETH HARRIS (AP Sports Writer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s been a tough February so far for the UCLA Bruins. They suffered a 20-point loss at No. 4 Stanford and were without center Lauren Betts, as well as two other players. “We need to get our family back whole,” coach Cori Close said Sunday. Betts scored 18 points on 9 of 10 shooting in her second game back and the ninth-ranked Bruins used a big third quarter to pull away from Arizona State, winning 78-45 for a weekend sweep. The Bruins (19-4, 8-4 Pac-12) got 12 points, seven rebounds…

By VANESSA GERA and LORNE COOK (Associated Press) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The head of the NATO military alliance warned Sunday that Donald Trump was putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk after the Republican presidential front-runner said Russia should be able to do “whatever the hell they want” to NATO members who don’t meet their defense spending targets. “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the U.S., and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk,” NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said in a statement. Speaking…

SUNRISE, Fla. — The Colorado Avalanche lost their mojo during an extended break in conjunction with the All-Star game. They look like they need another one to find it. The Avs lost their fourth consecutive game Saturday night, now their longest skid of the season. This one, a 4-0 defeat by the Florida Panthers at Amerant Bank Arena, looked a little different than the first three. It was bad enough that the team held a brief impromptu players-only meeting after the game. “I just think the standard is so high here and we’ve lost four in a row,” veteran Andrew…

A three-car crash in Jefferson County sent three people to the emergency room Saturday night, according to West Metro Fire Rescue. The crash happened on Colorado 470 near Ken Caryl when one car crossed the median and collided with two other cars, West Metro Fire Rescue stated in a post on X at 6:02 p.m. Saturday. The total number of passengers involved in the crash is unknown, but three people were taken to the hospital, one with serious injuries, the post stated. West Metro Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene. This is a developing story and will be updated.…

By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Basketball Writer) Spencer Dinwiddie signed Saturday with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, finding a new team quickly after getting traded by the Brooklyn Nets. The point guard was traded by the Nets to Toronto on Thursday and then was waived. He cleared waivers Saturday and by then had already made up his mind that he was going back to Los Angeles. “Spencer is returning to his roots and the city where his journey began. … His play-making and aggressiveness from the guard position provides us valuable depth as we continue our strong push toward the back…

A car drove through an Aurora home and hit a gas meter Friday night, causing a natural gas leak, police said. Aurora Fire Rescue crews were on the scene of a natural gas leak near East Iliff Avenue and South Blackhawk Street around 9:30 p.m. Friday, according to a post from the fire department on X. Crews from Aurora Fire Rescue’s Hazmat and Technical Rescue Team responded to the area after a car drove through an Aurora home, the fire department stated in the post. The Hazmat crew secured the leak while the Technical Rescue Team worked to shore up…

Maybe the Colorado men’s basketball team still has a February run in the mix to create a postseason push. But that goal just became much more difficult. No. 8 Arizona displayed zero signs of fatigue after playing a triple-overtime game just 48 hours earlier, outplaying CU in every facet to hand the Buffs a 99-79 defeat on Saturday night at the CU Events Center. Arizona ended a five-game losing streak in Boulder while retaining sole possession of the top spot in the Pac-12 Conference standings. It was CU’s first loss at the Events Center this season after the posting the…

By BRIAN MAHONEY (AP Basketball Writer) Spencer Dinwiddie signed Saturday with his hometown Los Angeles Lakers, finding a new team quickly after getting traded by the Brooklyn Nets. The point guard was traded by the Nets to Toronto on Thursday and then was waived. He cleared waivers Saturday and by then had already made up his mind that he was going back to Los Angeles. “Spencer is returning to his roots and the city where his journey began. … His play-making and aggressiveness from the guard position provides us valuable depth as we continue our strong push toward the back…

Snow continues to fall over the Denver area Saturday as this weekend’s winter storm winds down, moving southeast. While the strongest snow bands moved over the city Friday night, Denver can expect to see another 2 to 5 inches of snow accumulate throughout the day Saturday, according to National Weather Service forecasters. Denver saw 2 to 3 inches of snow accumulate overnight Friday, according to updated snow totals. Saturday’s heaviest snow will fall across the southern foothills and southeast parts of the Denver area, according to a NWS Hazardous Weather Outlook. A current radar image shows the heaviest snowfall remains…

One moment, Blake Nelson had the perfect angle to stop a bubble screen for a loss near the sideline. The next, he was laying on the turf, subject to the full Christian McCaffrey Experience. “He put his outside foot in the ground, cut, and completely broke my ankles,” recalled Nelson, then Arapahoe’s star safety. “I ended up falling down, rolled over, and watched him run away from the rest of our defense for a touchdown. I had never experienced something like that. “He was like when you make one of those custom Madden players and you turn all their attributes…