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Where good news shines Adams State has a national champion. Tristian Spence raced to her first NCAA cross country individual national championship Saturday with a time of 20 minutes, 11 seconds, in Kenosha, Wisc. A redshirt sophomore from Grand Junction Central, Spence also won a 5K national title at the 2025 Outdoor Track and Field […]

Where good news shines No. 6 Denver hockey had no trouble with No. 19 Miami (Ohio) on Friday. The Pioneers got a shutout from freshman goaltender Quentin Miller, his third of the season, in a 4-0 win at Magness Arena. Miller stopped 22 shots in his 13th straight start. Denver got goals from Rieger Lorenz, […]

Where good news shines Ryder Sarchett is making moves on the mountain. A former Colorado Buffaloes alpine skiing star, Sarchett earned his first World Cup points with a 25th-place finish in the giant slalom at Beaver Creek on Sunday. Sarchett delivered the 27th-best first run to earn a second run. Sarchett made his sixth career […]

The Rockies have a bench coach. Jeff Pickler, who spent the past six seasons with the Cincinnati Reds, will join Warren Schaeffer’s coaching staff, the team said Wednesday. Pickler will work alongside Schaeffer, Brett Pill (hitting coach), Alon Leichman (pitching), Gabe Ribas (assistant pitching) and Matt Buschmann (bullpen) and Schaeffer. “We are beyond excited to […]

Where good news shines Colorado State women’s basketball beat Nevada 61-48 to open Mountain West play Wednesday at Reno. The Rams (10-2, 1-0 Mountain West) got 14 points from Lexus Bargesser and 13 points from Brooke Carlson to secure their 11th-straight road victory. Hannah Ronsiek had 10 points, while Lexi Deden had 10 points and […]

Where good news shines Cody Wyman is on a run. A redshirt freshman at Colorado School of Mines, Wyman was named the Academic Player of the Year in RMAC cross country. Wyman, a former four-sport athlete at Manitou Springs High, carries a 3.963 GPA while majoring in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. He was the RMAC […]

Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks (6 p.m.

Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. For Nos. 50 to 1, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati coordinated a 19-member committee to rank in order what they considered the top moments. The No. 1 moment will […]

Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports. Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments. For Nos. 50 to 1, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati coordinated a 19-member committee to rank in order what they considered the top moments. The No. 1 moment will […]

Where good news shines What a year it was for Johnny Hicks. The Denver Pioneers’ freshman goaltender was named Denver Athletics’ Male Student-Athlete of the Year on Friday. In helping the Pioneers to their 11th NCAA championship, Hicks was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. He set school records with a 16-0-1 mark and 1.19 […]