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Avs Host Kings At Pepsi Center Wednesday Night
The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings are sputtering in the Western Conference playoff race.
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The Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings are sputtering in the Western Conference playoff race.
Shootouts have been very kind to the Colorado Avalanche all season, except earlier this month when they hosted Vancouver.
This is a big week for the Colorado Avalanche as they're still chasing a playoff spot.
The NHL has fined Colorado Avalanche forward Chuck Kobasew for tripping Vancouver Canucks defenseman Dan Hamhuis.
Peter Mueller showed flashes of his offensive flair on Wednesday with two nifty scores and an assist on Paul Stastny's game-tying goal late in the third period.
Ryan O'Reilly scored the tying goal with 5:43 left in the third period, Milan Hejduk got the only goal in a shootout and Semyon Varlamov made 31 saves to lead the surging Colorado Avalanche to a 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night.
Semyon Varlamov made 25 saves, Gabriel Landeskog had a goal and an assist, and Colorado beat the Coyotes 3-2 on Thursday night.
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With five of their next six games scheduled for home ice, the Avalanche might be able to turn things around. They've lost their last eight road games.
It was a great week for the Avalanche, who capped a three-game winning streak with a streak-busting victory over red-hot Detroit Sunday. The Avs have outscored their foes, 12-5 in the three triumphs.
Colorado (11-13-1) had scored no more than one goal in four of its previous six contests, and its home scoring average of 2.14 is among the lowest in the NHL. However, coach Joe Sacco is confident the club can improve after opening 5-9-0 at the Pepsi Center.
After scoring just one goal in its prior two games, Colorado erupted for five goals in a victory over Edmonton. The young Avs have yet to put together consecutive wins in November, though.
The youthful Avalanche have come back to Earth and continue to struggle at home. They've won just one of six contests at the Pepsi Center, which isn't a formula for long-term success in the playoff race.
The Colorado Avalanche hope they can continue to find the back of the net at home when they play the Phoenix Coyotes on Wednesday night.
The Denver Nuggets and NBA superstar Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $208 million, according to multiple sources.
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A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
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An investigation is underway after an Air Force Academy cadet was found dead in her dorm room. The academy identified the woman as 19-year-old Avery Koonce, of Texas.
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A Colorado community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near an elementary school.
The shooting happened just after 1 p.m. when the trooper was doing paperwork in the center median and a driver fired multiple shots out of an unknown vehicle.
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The Denver Nuggets and NBA superstar Jamal Murray have agreed to a four-year contract extension worth $208 million, according to multiple sources.
Rebecca Cheptegei died Thursday at a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after 80% of her body was burned in the attack. She was 33.
A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
The men's and women's singles draw champions will take home 20% more than they did last year, out of a record $75 million pot.
A Northern Colorado teenager is making headlines after shooting a historic 59 in a recent high school golf tournament. The score marks an accomplishment many professionals are unable to reach at their level.
Authorities said the suspect was at large in what it described as an active shooter situation.
This is the second Grand Slam title for Aryna Sabalenka, a 26-year-old from Belarus.
The family of Aysenur Eygi, a U.S. citizen who was shot and killed in the West Bank on Friday, is demanding an independent investigation into her death.
At the University of Michigan game against Texas, fans were reminded of Sen. J.D. Vance's ties to its bitter rival, Ohio State University.
Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican who served as vice president under former President George W. Bush, says he will not vote for Donald Trump.
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At the University of Michigan game against Texas, fans were reminded of Sen. J.D. Vance's ties to its bitter rival, Ohio State University.
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Dick Cheney, a lifelong Republican who served as vice president under former President George W. Bush, says he will not vote for Donald Trump.
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A community is pushing back against a proposed oil pipeline expansion project near Dupont Elementary as teachers and parents say oil and gas production near the school threatens students' health.
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A federal judge probed the terms of a proposed $2.78 billion settlement of antitrust lawsuits against the NCAA and major conferences and revealed a potential snag in the deal involving student-athlete payments.
The men's and women's singles draw champions will take home 20% more than they did last year, out of a record $75 million pot.
The IRS said funding from the Inflation Reduction Act has helped it go after wealthy taxpayers who failed to pay their tax bills.
A Denver law firm, hired to look into an alleged gang takeover of an Aurora apartment building, says they found the Venezuelan TdA gang began taking over the Whispering Pines apartments in late 2023.
In 2023, CBS News Colorado's Kati Weis spoke with several concerned residents at the park about a host of complaints they had – some people so upset, that they staged a protest at the park.
Miles away, in almost all corners of the metro area, residents in the Happy Canyon neighborhood in Denver, Applewood in Golden, or south in Sterling Ranch have the same question.
Questions about trust and safety have been a top conversation among leaders in Colorado's criminal justice system this year, including in Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty's office.
It's an unprecedented situation in Arapahoe County, where county commissioners have made a rarely seen decision -- stripping the county sheriff of his spending authority, and even asking for a district attorney review.