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1 person has died and another is hurt after a fiery tanker truck crash in Colorado

May. 16, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — One person died and another was hospitalized after a vehicle crashed into a tanker truck carrying fuel on Colorado's main east-west highway near Denver on Thursday, sending up a fireball and a huge plume of black smoke, authorities said. The crash happened on the...

Man convicted of killing 4 people at ex-girlfriend's home near Denver

May. 16, 2024 18:26 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — A man was convicted Thursday of killing four people at his ex-girlfriend's home in suburban Denver in 2022 a week after she was granted a court order to keep him away from her. Joseph Mario Castorena, 22, was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder after...

Makar scores 2 goals and Avalanche beat Stars 5-3 in Game 5 to stay alive in playoffs

May. 16, 2024 00:53 AM EDT

DALLAS (AP) — Colorado finally got to play with the lead against the Dallas Stars, though the Avalanche are still behind in the series. Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar scored two goals, the second after Casey Mittelstadt’s go-ahead tally in the third period, and they beat...

Navarro, Steffen propel Rapids to 1-0 victory over Whitecaps

May. 16, 2024 00:31 AM EDT

COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (AP) — Rafael Navarro scored on a penalty kick after Vancouver's Bjørn Inge Utvik drew a red card during first-half stoppage time and Zack Steffen made it stand up as the Rapids beat the Whitecaps 1-0 on Wednesday night. Utvik, a rookie defender making his...

Ex-Colorado cornerback and top signee Cormani McClain transferring to Florida, agent says

May. 15, 2024 18:38 PM EDT

Former Colorado cornerback Cormani McClain, who was Deion Sanders' top high school signee last year, is heading to Florida. McClain's agent, Hector Rivas of Disruptive Sports, confirmed McClain's decision Wednesday to The Associated Press and said the player intended to enroll as...

Participation in the NHL's player assistance program is up this season. That may not be a bad thing

May. 15, 2024 15:46 PM EDT

It was untreated anxiety and depression that Colorado Avalanche defenseman Samuel Girard blamed for his alcohol abuse, a problem that reached the point where he needed to step away from hockey. He made a decision to leave the Avalanche and enter the NHL/NHLPA player assistance...

Editorial Roundup: Florida

May. 15, 2024 12:59 PM EDT

South Florida Sun Sentinel. May 11, 2024. Editorial: Censored by the Bar It is an offense against the people of Florida for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointments to have turned the state Supreme Court into a predictable fountain of right-wing opinions. The latest is its...

Colorado city agrees to settle police beating lawsuit for $2.1 million

May. 14, 2024 18:58 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Springs leaders agreed Tuesday to pay $2.1 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by a Black man who was punched and kicked by police during a traffic stop in 2022. City councilors voted to back the agreement to settle Dalvin Gadson's lawsuit, which...

Colorado Avalanche try to forge ahead after losing Valeri Nichushkin to six-month suspension

May. 14, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — The nameplate above the locker for Valeri Nichushkin has already been removed at the Colorado Avalanche's practice facility. It could be just for now — or possibly for good. For a second consecutive year, the Avalanche are on the brink of elimination...

Johnston finally turns 21 for the Stars, who get a chance at home to knock out Avs in 5 games

May. 14, 2024 17:00 PM EDT

Wyatt Johnston accomplished a lot for the Dallas Stars before his 21st birthday. He has already appeared in 30 NHL playoff games, with four game-winning goals over those two postseasons, and matched a single-game mark accomplished only by Wayne Gretzky. “It's unreal for sure. It's...