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Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images. Pictured: Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (Nuggets) The last game of the NBA Christmas Day schedule features a Western Conference matchup between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets - and one last NBA player prop pick for Christmas. This game will be a huge showdown for both teams…

Last week's Winter Meetings was a generally sour note for Colorado Rockies fans. The club did little outside of signing former first round selections Cole Tucker and T.J. Zeuch to minor league deals and selecting RHP Kevin Kelly from the Cleveland Guardians organization in the Rule 5 draft before flipping him to Tampa Bay for cash. During that…

At multiple times in Wednesday's Game 5 it looked like Colorado would finish off St. Louis and advance to the conference finals. Instead, the Blues came back from 3-0 down and 4-3 down to tie the game in the final minute of regulation before winning in overtime. Now the series shifts back to St. Louis for Game 6 with the underdog Blues still alive.…

Coming off a 68-94 regular season and a last-place finish in the NL West, the Rockies seem to be a long way from contending for a postseason berth. They came into the 2022 season on a high note, signing top free agent Kris Bryant to a seven-year $182 million contract. Bryant, however, only appeared in 42 games due to injuries. Getting the 2016 NL…

If anyone doubts the transcendent nature of the Stanley Cup, consider this: Avs defenseman Jack Johnson not only let his kids eat ice cream out of the trophy during his day with the cup this past summer, but he also had them baptized with water held in the actual Stanley Cup trophy. Yes, really. Johnson, who signed with the Chicago Blackhawks this…

The Rockies insist they are not rebuilding. But if they want to avoid their fifth consecutive losing season and escape the National League West basement in 2023, they're going to have to retool. Because there's a lot that needs fixing. A rundown: - An anemic road offense that ranks among the worst in baseball and through Friday had hit only 41 home…

It's official. Thanks to the "Global Series" in Europe to begin the weekend, the NHL's 2022-23 regular season is off to a staggered start in which two teams-the Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks-have played a pair of games while the rest of the league awaits its debut. Openers for the remaining 30 teams will occur this week, including…