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Eliminating player "proposition" bets may be one way to discourage athletes from betting on sports, experts said.
The break in tradition does not sit well with the Association of Summer Olympic Committee, who said it undermines "the value of Olympism and the uniqueness of the games."
The postseason for the Colorado Avalanche begins on Sunday night against an opponent they've never faced in the playoffs.
It's been going around sports media circles that Coach Prime would only let Shedeur and Shilo Sanders and Travis Hunter play for six NFL teams. Deion Sanders set the record straight with CBS Colorado.
The Colorado Avalanche have one game to go until the postseason, and it's hard to imagine the team is feeling good about where they are right now. They've lost seven of their last 10 games.
The No. 1 pick in this year's WNBA draft is "going to raise all boats" for players in the league, one expert said.
Jontay Porter is the second person to be banned from the league for violating league rules after now-former Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling in 2014.
The Denver Nuggets' first round postseason matchup with the Los Angeles Lakers begins this weekend. The defending champions will host the Lakers on Saturday and Monday, then the series shifts.
O.J. Simpson's longtime lawyer in Las Vegas says the end came quickly.
Pitcher Kyle Freeland is listed as day-to-day on the Colorado injury report after hurting his shoulder while he was being used as a pinch-runner on Monday in what was a rough night for the Rockies.
A whopping 10,000 athletes will carry the torch 3,100 miles over 68 days.
It's that time of year, and Colorado Avalanche fans get to look forward to postseason hockey without having to sweat out the last few days of the regular season.
Caitlin Clark has been selected with the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever.
The Rams announced that they've reached a long-term extension with basketball coach Niko Medved. Medved has coached the Colorado State men's team since the 2018-19 and has had four 20+ win seasons during his tenure, include this past season.
Nike's unitard for female track and field athletes representing the U.S. at the 2024 Paris Olympics is too revealing, critics say.
Chad Brown, who played linebacker for the Colorado Buffaloes before joining the NFL, remembers his former CU coach as a team leader and supportive human.
Things didn't feel as dismal in the Broncos locker room on Sunday in upstate New York as in the years when Peyton Manning was on the team and they lost playoff games.
Denver Broncos fans from Colorado, New York, Florida, and beyond traveled to Buffalo to support the Broncos on Sunday in their first playoff game since the 2015 season against the Bills.
Former Colorado Buffaloes football head coach Bill McCartney led CU to the school's only national championship.
The countdown to the playoffs is on for the Denver Broncos.
Broncos fans were excited about the first NFL playoff game in Denver in a decade.
The Denver Broncos beat the Chiefs 22-19 for their eighth straight victory on Nov. 17, 2025.
Six athletes will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame in Denver in 2026.
The Denver NWSL (National Women's Soccer League) team has a place to call home.
The Polar Plunge is here and will be sticking around for several days.
For the second time four months, the Colorado Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for more money. The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is overbudget by millions of dollars.
Littleton Public Schools is settling a lawsuit brought by three families for $3 million. It stems from a Littleton bus aide who pleaded guilty to abusing children with autism in 2024.
As they rolled out yet another package of bills aimed at increasing affordable housing, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers acknowledged the growing frustration of Coloradans who believe they will never be able to afford a home here.
Iranian leaders say weeks of protests against the Islamic Republic have largely subsided. They describe the demonstrations as "riots" influenced by the United States and Israel.
Littleton Public Schools is settling a lawsuit brought by three families for $3 million. It stems from a Littleton bus aide who pleaded guilty to abusing children with autism in 2024.
Wes Allison, the CEO of the National Western Stock Show, is new to the job but he's passionate about the history of the annual Colorado tradition.
Colorado has "snow on our doorstep" and avalanche danger is expected to increase across the high country.
The Colorado State Patrol closed Highway 287 overnight due to a crash involving three semi trucks.
There have been some high-profile criminal cases involving people who have been deemed incompetent to face criminal charges.
The winners will be announced at "NFL Honors" on Feb. 5. A nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league completed voting before the playoffs began.
Here's the story of how Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham became the best scout team quarterback in the state of Texas.
A Greeley shop may be far from the roar of Empower Field at Mile High or Ball Arena, but it's where some of Colorado's biggest sports moments have been pressed into cotton.
Broncos quarterback Bo Nix took to social media to thank fans for all the support he's been getting since he was injured at the end of the Saturday's playoff win in Denver.
Prices for tickets to the Denver Broncos AFC Championship game versus the New England Patriots at Empower Field at Mile High are coming back up again after sliding soon after the game was set.
Microsoft services were down for thousands of users, according to tracking service Downdetector.
The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000.
Airlines are waiving change fees, but passengers are limited in terms of when and where they can rebook travel.
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.
The failed vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.
For the second time four months, the Colorado Department of Corrections is asking lawmakers for more money. The request comes as the state's prisons are overflowing with inmates, and the department is overbudget by millions of dollars.
As they rolled out yet another package of bills aimed at increasing affordable housing, Gov. Jared Polis and Democratic lawmakers acknowledged the growing frustration of Coloradans who believe they will never be able to afford a home here.
JPMorgan Chase says President Trump's lawsuit "has no merit."
The House approved an amendment to a must-pass funding package that would repeal a controversial provision that allows senators to sue for $500,000.
The failed vote comes a week after the White House peeled off GOP support for a similar measure in the Senate.
After a year of ongoing measles outbreaks that have sickened more than 2,400 people, the United States is poised to lose its status as a measles-free country.
Hospitals across Colorado are urging people to roll up their sleeves and donate blood as supplies drop during one of the most demanding times of the year.
Giving blood right now is crucial amid an ongoing nationwide shortage, the Red Cross says. On Tuesday, the members of the Colorado House of Representatives and the State Senate are giving blood to help fix this severe shortage.
"It's as definitive as we're going to get," CBS News medical contributor Dr. Céline Gounder said of the new research, which found no connection between Tylenol and autism or ADHD.
The Trump administration reversed cuts to grants for mental health and addiction treatment programs that a CBS News source said were valued at around $1.9 billion.
The latest numbers from Denver's Metro Association of Realtors shows the median sales prices in the Denver area is down 2%. It's now just under $600,000, and the actual number of homes sold was down every month in 2025 compared to 2024.
Microsoft services were down for thousands of users, according to tracking service Downdetector.
JPMorgan Chase says President Trump's lawsuit "has no merit."
Airlines are waiving change fees, but passengers are limited in terms of when and where they can rebook travel.
The billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, in his first appearance at Davos, said Tesla could start selling its Optimus robots next year.
The 38-year-old Aurora man jailed for investigation of arson for allegedly setting a five-alarm fire in Denver in early January "sees and hears things ... he has a mental condition," according to his sister.
A Denver judge denied bond for a 38-year-old man accused of killing a 2-year-old child. Nicolas Stout is facing charges of murder and child abuse resulting in death.
At 71 years old, facing a terminal diagnosis, Colorado resident Tom Pringle has one more thing he wants to do before he dies: help other people in similar situations by trying an experimental drug to treat his ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
The families of three nonverbal students who were physically abused by a bus aide while traveling to school in Colorado have filed a lawsuit against their children's former school.
Many people who responded to a state survey regarding Xcel's Public Safety Power Shutoffs last month expressed dissatisfaction with Xcel's approach on Dec. 17 and Dec. 19, believing the utility overreacted.
