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Saturday, October 3, 2026

 

Renck: Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic is growing up. His team is aging out. Can his leadership will Nuggets to another title?

Nobody is going to tell Jokic what to do at this point. But he is more likely to tell his teammates. And clearly he took the feedback from the Timberwolves’ exit, and refined his approach. Read more →

How Mike Shanahan’s Broncos shaped today’s NFL offenses

More than half of the NFL runs an iteration of the Shanahan system — including Mike Shanahan’s son, Kyle, former Broncos’ ball boy Mike McDaniel and former offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak’s son, Klint Kubiak. It’s the NFL’s dominant scheme, and it doesn’t look like it’ll fade into irrelevance anytime soon. Read more →

Keeler: Nathan MacKinnon’s fight sent Avalanche’s NHL foes a message: Don’t mess with Cale Makar

Nathan MacKinnon is now Nathan Mac-K.O. Read more →

Vance Joseph asked for even more out of DT Zach Allen. So far, Broncos are getting it.

A first-team All-Pro last year, Zach Allen has three sacks in Denver’s first three games and 12 pressures so far this season. Read more →

Broncos injury report: WRs Jaylen Waddle, Marvin Mims Jr. will play vs. 49ers

Broncos WRs Jaylen Waddle and Marvin Mims Jr. are cleared to play Sunday vs. San Francisco, while OLB Dondrea Tillman is out with a hamstring injury. Read more →

Nuggets’ David Adelman wants to start NBA season with a rotation that’s 10-deep

David Adelman wants to start the season 10-deep, Ryan Nembhard has joined the Nuggets and more notes from training camp in Boulder. Read more →

For Avalanche, an impactful second power-play unit would be a game changer

The Colorado Avalanche found some magic on the power play, but maybe not in the place anyone would expect. Read more →

Keeler: Deion Sanders needs more time, money to fix CU football, Buffs legend Chris Hudson says

The best birthday present you could give Chris Hudson would be watching his beloved Buffs tie a bow around an upset of No. 12 Texas Tech. But the second-best might be getting disgruntled CU football alumni to rally behind Deion Sanders. Read more →

CU Buffs come home with something to prove against No. 12 Texas Tech