Report: Russell Westbrook signs 2-year, $6.8 million deal with Denver Nuggets after buyout with Utah...

CBS Denver (Sports) 7/26 11:40A Kasey Richardson

After being bought out of his contract by the Utah Jazz and clearing waivers following a trade with the Clippers, Russell Westbrook is officially a Denver Nugget. On Friday, Westbrook agreed to join...

Meet Team USA's Olympic athletes for the 2024 Paris Games

CBS Denver (Sports) 7/25 4:19A Kerry Breen

Hundreds of the nation's top athletes are headed to Paris as part of Team USA in the 2024 Olympics. More than 590 athletes will compete in dozens of athletic events, including gymnastics, swimming, track and field sports and more. The Paris Games...

Rockies Mailbag: When will first-round pick Charlie Condon make his major-league debut?

The Denver Post (Rockies) 7/24 1:45A Patrick Saunders

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. Being a Greeley man like myself, you...

Meet the Coloradoans headed to the 2024 Paris Olympics

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/20 1:45A Sarah Kelly

Editor s note: These capsules highlight 37 Olympians with Colorado ties. In determining who counted as a Coloradan, we included athletes who attended a Colorado high school or college, as well as those who currently live or train primarily in the...

The U.S. men are favored for basketball gold at the Paris Games but many challengers await them

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/12 5:58A Tim Reynolds

There is one goal, and it’s always the same goal for USA Basketball . The only acceptable result from these Paris Olympics is another gold medal. And the most recent gold was one of the toughest to...

Colorado native Derrick White replaces Kawhi Leonard on U.S. Olympic men’s basketball team

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/10 6:34A Tim Reynolds

LAS VEGAS Derrick White was named to the U.S. men s basketball team for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as a replacement for Kawhi Leonard. White — a Colorado native who starred at Legend High School,...

Kawhi Leonard is off the US Olympic team and won’t play in Paris Games, Derrick White eyed to take...

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/10 5:01A The Associated Press

UPDATE: Derrick White was named to the U.S. men s basketball team for the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as a replacement for Kawhi Leonard. Read the story here . The original story follows below: LAS...

Renck: Beautiful Lives Project creates glorious day for uniquely abled athletes, softball players

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/7 1:45A Troy Renck

The wide smiles, the roaring laughter, the animated high-fives. They greet every gaze of the eyes and turn of the neck at Aurora Sports Park. On a postcard-perfect Wednesday morning, 75 participants...

Aurora native Jordyn Poulter has been on 18-month race against Olympic clock recovering from...

The Denver Post (Sports) 7/7 1:45A Parker Gabriel

Jordyn Poulter has seen the view from volleyball’s mountaintop. The ascent is anything but easy, even for someone who succeeded at every waypoint. In 2014, she was a blue chip setter out of Eaglecrest...

Renck & File: Watching NBA Finals is a reminder Nuggets need to forget dynasty talk and focus on...

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 6/15 1:45A Troy Renck

First, the Nuggets went two and ’que in the playoffs. Does that mean they are one-and-done when it comes to NBA titles? When the postseason began, Denver harbored aspirations of a dynasty. It has been the posture of the front office to take a...

How David Clabaugh transformed Thunder Valley into a world-class motocross track over the past...

The Denver Post (Motorsports) 6/8 1:45A Kyle Newman

LAKEWOOD When David Clabaugh took over Thunder Valley Motocross Park in 1999, he opened his wallet and his mind. Clabaugh, a lifelong racer and track promoter, poured an estimated $1.5 million into...

Broncos Mailbag: Is hype around quarterbacks coach Davis Webb truly deserved?

The Denver Post (Sports) 6/5 10:04A Parker Gabriel

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question . Why is Davis Webb so well-regarded? I m not trying to knock the guy, but he s...

Nuggets Mailbag: Which free-agent additions can Denver realistically target in 2024 offseason?

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 5/31 1:45A Bennett Durando

Beat writer Bennett Durando opens up the Nuggets Mailbag periodically during the season (and now, the offseason). You can submit a Nuggets- or NBA- related question here . Who is the most realistic addition the Nuggets will make this offseason?...

Jerry DeVaul overcame losing legs, addiction to emerge as Colorado sled hockey icon: “This sport...

The Dever Post (Avalanche) 5/26 1:45A Kyle Newman

Jerry DeVaul was lying in a puddle of water, his legs severed, when he made a vow to himself and the sky above. It was October 2011, and DeVaul was working at a mine in Trinidad after recently...

Seeing police around Coors Field? There’s an active-shooter drill at the stadium Wednesday

The Denver Post (Rockies) 5/22 6:47A Lauren Penington

Police and other first responders will be in and around Coors Field on Wednesday as the baseball stadium conducts an emergency exercise in conjunction with the city of Denver and the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency,...