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The parade route runs between Val Nichushkin’s ears and through the icy grip of his demons. Better to turn right on Broadway.  You wish Nuke well. First. Foremost. Always. Get right, big guy. Take as much time as you need. Even if it’s more time than you want. Big 13 is a hockey unicorn. A walking cheat code. A monster truck with a cheetah’s gait, an eagle’s eye and a surgeon’s hands, mitts kissed by the hockey gods. And if I’m Avalanche general manager Chris McFarland, I don’t make the same mistake twice. I don’t trust him. I don’t count…

By The Associated Press COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — JT Toppin had 25 points in New Mexico’s 85-66 win over Air Force on Saturday night. Toppin had 13 rebounds for the Lobos (16-3, 4-2 Mountain West Conference). Jamal Mashburn Jr. scored 13 points, going 4 of 11 from the floor, including 1 for 6 from 3-point range, and 4 for 5 from the line. Beau Becker led the way for the Falcons (7-10, 0-5) with 23 points and six assists. Rytis Petraitis added 18 points and two steals for Air Force ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology…

Colorado guard Kindyll Wetta goes in for a lay up against UCLA in Pac-12 basketball in Boulder on Jan. 19, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) In the now 13-year history of the Pac-12 Conference, only twice has the regular season champion run the table in women’s basketball. Perennial power Stanford did it in the first year of the Pac-12 (2011-12) and again a decade later (2021-22). More often than not, the champion has had two or more losses. Given those odds, Colorado head coach JR Payne never expected her team to be perfect, although the Buffaloes lasted longer than anyone in that…

The New York Islanders fired coach Lane Lambert and replaced him with Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy on Saturday, a stunning midseason change behind the bench for the disappointing former Eastern Conference playoff contenders. President of hockey operations and general manager Lou Lamoriello announced the move to dismiss Lambert and bring in Roy, who hasn’t coached in the NHL in nearly a decade. Roy has been mentioned in consideration for several vacancies since. The Islanders have lost four games in a row and six of seven to fall out of a playoff spot. Lambert was midway through his second…

Moon Alert: Avoid shopping or important decisions from 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. EST today (5:30 a.m. to 6 a.m. PST). After that, the Moon moves from Taurus into Gemini. Happy Birthday for Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024: You are charming, easygoing and have a flip sense of humor. You like to learn, improvise and adapt to develop yourself. This is a slower paced year. Take time to rest and rejuvenate your energy. Focus on relationships that are kind and beneficial to you. Concentrate on your needs. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★Today a subtle shift takes place that will encourage you…

BOULDER — For Jamillah Lang, making history was about 50,000 times more fun than watching it from the edge of her seat. “This story is amazing to watch,” the former CU basketball great laughed during the most-attended home women’s hoops game in program history, a 76-68 UCLA victory at the CU Events Center. “But the game is hard to watch because you just want to be out there.” It proved even harder to hear. For two hours and change, Old Buffs money and new converged into a glorious wall of noise. Peggy Coppom cheered from one end of the building.…

Seven years ago, Kim Schulze was at a hospital in Stephenville, Texas, where doctors were trying to convince her to take a medical helicopter to Fort Worth. The Colorado cowgirl had just been kicked in the stomach by a horse in a freak accident that sent her flying backward as she was trying to coax it off a trailer. Her liver was lacerated in half. She had a collapsed lung and damaged bile ducts. The potential for internal bleeding was high. But the hard-headed, blue-collar Schulze passed on the helicopter ride and its corresponding $45,000 bill, electing to have her…

Fast break Why the Buffs lost: UCLA controlled the paint, outscoring the Buffs 36-22 and outrebounding them 44-27. The Bruins also took advantage of late CU foul trouble. Three stars: 1. UCLA’s Lauren Betts: Despite some unusual shooting struggles early, the 6-foot-7 center had 20 points and 13 rebounds. 2. CU’s Jaylyn Sherrod: Posted 17 points and two assists to lead a balanced attack by the Buffs. 3. UCLA’s Charisma Osborne: Scored a game-high 22 points and had four steals. Up next: The Buffs conclude their four-game homestand against No. 6 USC on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the CU…

Dear Amy: On Sunday, I realized clearly that my husband was emotionally abusive to me. The next day in your column (I read you in the Los Angeles Times), you shared an “update” from “Drained and Wondering,” as well as the Domestic Violence hotline number. My mom shared this with me and I called the number and spoke with a counselor. Now I finally understand why I didn’t divorce him long ago, as many had encouraged. I am 50 years old, married for nearly 10 years, educated, financially secure, loved by friends and family, but they didn’t understand and I…

Kat Marie sometimes meets her adult clients in private places, where she swaddles them in baby blankets, fixes bowls of cereal, plays Saturday morning cartoons and even changes their diapers. It’s all in a day’s work as a Denver-based lifestyle model, and building trust and confidence among her clientele is essential. Without it, they won’t pay Kat Marie for her attention as an adult baby caregiver or for her work satisfying other sexual fetishes. But when a fraudulent website in the United Kingdom stole her photograph from Instagram last year, it set off a whole string of problems, including demands…