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Jay Norvell’s CSU Rams football program showed progress reaching a bowl game last season. Can the Rams do enough to justify keeping Norvell around even longer? Here are three keys to making that happen: Will BFN become BMOC (Big Man on Campus)? He was too raw. He was too young. He asked to do too much. He wasn’t asked to do enough. Entering his third season as the starting quarterback, the time is now for Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi. CSU coach Jay Norvell is invested in him in every way: money, time, scheme. The Rams need Fowler-Nicolosi to turn it loose without…

Michelin, the tire and travel guide company, will announce the newest inductees to its Colorado guide of recommended restaurants next month, Denver’s tourism association said Monday. The Colorado inclusions in the 2025 version of the Michelin Guide will be revealed at 7:30 a.m. on Sept. 15, according to Visit Denver. Only restaurants in Denver, Boulder, Snowmass, Vail, Aspen and Beaver Creek are eligible, accourding to Michelins rules. Last year, the Michelin guide awarded one star to Alma Fonda Fina at 2556 15th St., Denver. MAKfam, a Cantonese-American restaurant on 39 W. 1st Ave. in Denver, earned a Bib Gourmand nod…

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press More than 180 current and former employees of the Federal Emergency Management Agency published a letter Monday warning that debilitating cuts to the agency charged with handling federal disaster response risks a catastrophe like the one seen after Hurricane Katrina. “Our shared commitment to our country, our oaths of office, and our mission of helping people before, during, and after disasters compel us to warn Congress and the American people of the cascading effects of decisions made by the current administration,” the letter states. The statement in it is noteworthy not only for its content but for…

LOS ANGELES — A professional wrestler has been assaulted in the ring by the son of former UFC champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson. Raja Jackson climbed into the ring and body-slammed Stuart Smith, known professionally as Syko Stu, before beating the apparently unconscious wrestler at the KnokX Pro Wrestling Academy. The assault was widely viewed online in footage livestreamed Saturday and disseminated across social media. The academy said Jackson assaulted Smith during a match, going off the normal script to commit the beating. Jackson threw at least 20 punches at the head of the apparently unconscious wrestler. Other wrestlers eventually separated…

Nearly 400 flights were delayed Sunday at Denver Denver International Airport amid afternoon thunderstorms, and a handful were canceled. As of 6 p.m. Sunday, 388 flights headed in and out of DIA had failed to leave the gate on time, and seven were canceled entirely, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. Southwest delayed 138 flights, followed by 116 United flights, 71 SkyWest flights, 22 Frontier flights and 11 American Airlines flights, according to FlightAware. Ten other airlines delayed between one and nine flights. United canceled four flights Sunday and Frontier canceled two, according to FlightAware. Southwest canceled one flight. No…

Cy Young favorite Paul Skenes on the mound for the Pirates, plus the Rockies’ road offense, equaled a predictable mismatch. The final: Pittsburgh 4, Colorado 0 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Park as the Pirates completed a three-game sweep in which they outscored the Rockies 18-1. Skenes pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed just three hits, walked none and fanned seven. The right-hander has a 2.02 ERA through his first 50 career starts, the second-lowest in the Live Ball Era (1920) behind only Vida Blue’s 2.01 ERA with the Athletics from 1969-72. Meanwhile, the Rockies lost their fourth straight game. In…

Afternoon thunderstorms will bring severe hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning to parts of southeastern Colorado on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. A severe thunderstorm watch, which will be in effect until 9 p.m. Sunday, was issued for El Paso, Pueblo, Lincoln, Bent, Cheyenne, Kiowa, Otero, Crowley, Kit Carson and Prowlers counties, according to weather service forecasters. Hail up to 2 inches in diameter, between the size of golf balls and tennis balls, and winds up to 70 mph are expected across the area, forecasters said. The National Severe Storms Laboratory, which is part of the same federal…

TAMPA, Fla. — Shilo Sanders was waived by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, less than 24 hours after he was ejected from a preseason game for throwing a punch, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced its cuts. Sanders, the son of Hall of Fame cornerback Deion Sanders, was battling for a roster spot after going undrafted out of Colorado, where he played for his father. He was also penalized for pass interference earlier in Tampa Bay’s 23-19 loss to…

The case of a man shot to death eight years ago in northeast Denver remains unsolved, and investigators are searching for leads, police said. Kahari Oliver, 35, was shot at about 11:15 p.m. on July 13, 2017, in the 4200 block of Milwaukee Street, police said. His body was found in an alley between Milwaukee and St Paul streets, south of Interstate 70. The shooting in the Elyria-Swansea neighborhood is being investigated as a homicide. As of Sunday, no suspects had been publicly identified or arrested. Anyone with information about the cold case is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime…

An injured hiker was rescued Sunday from Daniels Park in Douglas County after falling 20 feet from an overlook rock, South Metro Fire Rescue officials said. The agency responded to reports of an injured hiker in Daniels Park just before 3:45 p.m. Sunday, according to a 4 p.m. statement on social media. South Metro officials said crews had to create a “technical rescue plan” to extract the hiker by rope. The hiker, an unidentified adult, was taken to the hospital with unknown injuries. A video posted by South Metro Fire Rescue shows crews hoisting the injured hiker up through a…