Nikola Jokic scored 39 points, Aaron Gordon added 30 and Bruce Brown had a triple-double to help the depleted Denver Nuggets outlast the Oklahoma City Thunder 131-126 in overtime Wednesday night. Brown had 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 31 points and 11 assists for Oklahoma City. Isiah Joe hit 7 of 10 3s to score 21 points. Denver played without starters Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr.
Delta High School’s Sophomore Quarterback Ty Reed and Senior Wide Receiver Gavin Brewer have had their hard work and dedication pay off, and they now prepare with the rest of their team for the state championship game. But getting to the Class 2A state championship has not come without adversity.
Vlatko Cancar hit a buzzer-beater from near midcourt when the final 2 seconds of the first half were replayed after the break, and the outmanned Denver Nuggets went on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 98-97. The Nuggets went to the locker room thinking they were down seven two nights after getting blown out in Dallas without two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and fellow starters Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Instead, replay showed Dallas star Luka Doncic stepping out of bounds before a 3-pointer. Cancar's bucket got Denver within 56-55. Michael Porter hit the deciding 3-pointer with 55 seconds remaining. Bones Hyland scored a career-high 29 points for Denver. Josh Green had a career-best 23 for Dallas.
Derek Carr hit Davante Adams with his second long touchdown, a 35-yarder on the third snap of overtime to propel the Las Vegas Raiders past the Denver Broncos 22-16. The Raiders and Broncos are both 3-7 but the Raiders swept the Broncos this season. Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett turned play-calling duties over to Klint Kubiak, his QBs coach. The move paid off with Wilson's first opening-drive touchdown of the season. But Wilson made a crucial blunder late in the fourth quarter that saved a lot of time for Carr and the Raiders to tie it up.
The third round of Colorado high school football playoffs concluded this weekend, here’s a quick look at how the final three teams representing the Western Slope performed.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cale Makar and Nathan MacKinnon scored and Alexandar Georgiev made 32 saves to help the short-handed defending Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche beat the Washington Capitals 4-0. They've won two in a row and six of seven despite missing several injured regulars. Andrew Cogliano also scored against Darcy Kuemper, the goaltender who backstopped Colorado to the title before leaving in free agency to sign with Washington. Kuemper allowed four goals on 29 shots. The Capitals have lost four in a row and nine of their past 11.
Julius Randle scored a season-high 34 points and the New York Knicks took advantage of Nikola Jokic's absence to win in Denver for the first time in 16 years, rallying past the Nuggets 106-103. Randle hit 1 of 2 free throws to snap a tie with 50.6 seconds left. Jalen Brunson added 21 points, including two free throws with 10.5 seconds remaining. The Knicks handed a team its first home loss for the second straight night after winning in Utah on Tuesday. Denver's loss left the NBA with no unbeaten teams at home. Jokic was placed in COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday. Jamal Murray scored 21 points for Denver, and his desperation 3-point attempt at the buzzer was an airball.
Delta Panthers Senior Running Back Konner Workman has been a key part of his team’s undefeated record, and now he is receiving recognition on the state level.
The Australian government confirmed that Novak Djokovic has been granted a visa to compete in the Australian Open in January a year after he was deported over his stance against COVID-19 vaccination. The 21-time Grand Slam champion had his visa cancelled on public interest grounds on Jan. 14 and lost an appeal against deportation in the Full Federal Court. Immigration Minister Andrew Giles says he had approved Djokovic's application to revoke the cancellation decision because the ground for canceling the visa no longer existed. The visa ban could have lasted for three years. The 35-year-old from Serbia is clear to compete at the Australian Open, which runs from Jan. 16-29.
Ryan Tannehill threw two touchdown passes to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine as the Tennessee Titans rallied from a 10-point deficit to beat the Denver Broncos 17-10. The Titans won for the sixth time in seven games to move to 6-3. Tannehill returned after missing the last two games with a sprained right ankle, and he appeared rusty early as the Titans fell behind 10-0 in the second quarter and were trailing 208-53 in total yards shortly before halftime. The Broncos were coming in rested off the bye but lost their fifth of six to fall to 3-6.
The second round of the Colorado high school football playoffs concluded this weekend, here’s a quick look at how the teams representing the Western Slope performed.
Logan O'Connor and Mikko Rantanen each scored twice, and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 5-3 on a night when the team paid tribute to longtime color analyst Peter McNab following his death earlier this week. O'Connor had two goals within a 1:25 span during a four-goal second period that helped the Avalanche take control. The team showed few signs of jet lag in its return from Finland, where Colorado recently completed a two-game sweep of Columbus as part of the NHL Global Series. The Avalanche played with heavy hearts in memory of McNab, the former NHL player turned broadcaster who died Sunday at 70. Eeli Tolvanen, Ryan Johansen and Roman Josi had goals for the Predators.
Two Grand Junction Central High School softball players will continue their athletic career in college, but for the first time in their athletic careers pitcher Jena Fraser and catcher Olivia Litzen will be meeting as rivals on the softball field.
The District of Columbia attorney general's office has filed a civil consumer protection lawsuit against the Washington Commanders, owner Dan Snyder, the NFL and Commissioner Roger Goodell. D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine announced the civil complaint for colluding to deceive fans at a news conference. Racine says the team and league violated D.C. consumers' rights based on what they knew about the organization's workplace misconduct. The Commanders are the subject of multiple ongoing investigations into workplace culture and potential financial improprieties. Lawyers representing the team say the Commanders welcome this opportunity to defend the organization in a court of law.
Tom Brady became the first player in NFL history to throw for more than 100,000 yards, surpassing the milestone on a 15-yard completion to Leonard Fournette during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams. The league's career passing leader entered the matchup of the past two Super Bowl champions needing 164 yards to reach a plateau the 45-year-old quarterback concedes no one would have imagined possible for him to achieve when he entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick in 2000.
The Houston Astros' six-game victory over the Philadelphia Phillies finished as the second least-watched World Series on television. The six games averaged 11,784,000 on Fox, down 1.3% from the 11,940,000 for the Atlanta Braves' six-game win over the Astros last year and ahead of only the 9,946,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' six-game victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in 2020. Houston's 3-1 win in Game 6 on Saturday night was seen by 12,549,000 viewers on Fox, down 11% from 14,140,000 Atlanta's 7-0 victory over the Astros in last year's finale, played on a Tuesday night.
The first games of state high school football playoffs wrapped up over the weekend. Here’s a quick look at how teams from the Western Slope faired, as well as a preview of their upcoming matchups
Peter McNab, the longtime NHL player who became a familiar voice of the Colorado Avalanche as a broadcaster, has died at age 70. The Avalanche, in a joint statement with Altitude TV, announced his death on social media. McNab released in late summer 2021 that he was battling cancer, but in February he said that it was in remission. McNab was part of the broadcast team when the Avalanche captured their third Stanley Cup last season. The charismatic McNab was with the team every step of the journey since they arrived in town from Quebec before the 1995-96 season.
Latavius Murray scored on a 2-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter to help the Denver Broncos snap a four-game losing streak by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 21-17 at Wembley Stadium.
Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Evan Rodrigues scored the deciding goal in the shootout and Alexandar Georgiev made 44 saves against his former team as the Colorado Avalanche beat the New York Rangers 3-2.
Nikola Jokic tied Wilt Chamberlain for sixth all-time with his 78th triple-double and Jamal Murray scored 16 points in his first game at Ball Arena in more than 18 months as the Denver Nuggets outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-117.
Damien Martinez ran for a career-high 178 yards and three touchdowns, and Oregon State's defense turned in another strong performance in a 42-9 victory over Colorado.
Breece Hall reeled off a 62-yard touchdown run before leaving with a knee injury and the New York Jets beat the Denver Broncos 16-9 on Sunday for their fourth straight victory.
Collin Sexton scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 17 and the new-look Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 123-102 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Neal Pionk scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets regrouped after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3.
Colin Sexton scored 20 points, Lauri Markkanen added 17 and the new-look Utah Jazz beat the Denver Nuggets 123-102 on Wednesday night in the season opener for both teams.
Neal Pionk scored his second goal of the game 31 seconds into overtime and the Winnipeg Jets regrouped after squandering a two-goal lead to beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3.
Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson says his pulled hamstring was feeling better and that he'll do everything he can to start Sunday against the New York Jets. If he can't go, the Broncos will turn either to Brett Rypien or Josh Johnson. Wilson is off to a rough start in Denver after his trade from Seattle in the offseason.
Colorado Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog will be sidelined approximately 12 weeks after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Avalanche coach Jared Bednar says Landeskog had the procedure performed in Minneapolis. Landeskog missed the opening three games of the season with what the team described as a lower-body injury.
Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder may not be on the formal agenda when his counterparts meet in New York on Tuesday, but his name is sure to come up. He is currently the subject of ongoing investigations by Congress and the league. The AP takes a look at Snyder and his peers who control the most popular and powerful sports franchises, including how much the teams and the owners themselves are worth and what scandals have been attached to their teams.
Russell Wilson has added hamstring to his list of injuries. A week after getting treatment for an injury near his throwing shoulder, the Denver quarterback said he tweaked his hamstring during the fourth quarter of Monday night's 19-16 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Dustin Hopkins kicked four field goals, including a 39-yarder with 2:38 remaining in overtime, and the Los Angeles Chargers rallied for a 19-16 victory over the Denver Broncos.
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