Smoky Hill High point guard creates stories on & off court
Lorenzo Contreras is a big reason why Smoky Hill High School is one of the best basketball teams in the state. Lorenzo's passion doesn't end on the basketball court. He's a published author.
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Lorenzo Contreras is a big reason why Smoky Hill High School is one of the best basketball teams in the state. Lorenzo's passion doesn't end on the basketball court. He's a published author.
Shohei Ohtani, who recently signed a record-breaking contract with the L.A. Dodgers, has announced his marriage to a woman from his native Japan.
Coach Prime impressed in Year 1, but is there enough in the tank for a sophomore leap?
Cynisca Cycling was set to compete in Belgium's Argenta Classic, but did not have the necessary riders to race.
At the NFL Combine, Broncos head coach Sean Payton said the team has not made a decision on Russell Wilson and that the verdict would most likely come within the next 2 weeks.
Nikola Jokic is averaging 27.3 points, 16.7 rebounds and 15 assists over the last three games.
Russell Wilson wants people to know two things: he's hungrier than ever and he wants to stay with the Denver Broncos.
The incident comes roughly a month after Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark was accidentally knocked down by a fan.
The ruling found that an NCAA policy banning college recruits from discussing NIL opportunities before they enroll in university caused "irreparable harm" to student-athletes.
The No. 11 Colorado women's basketball team is heading to the West Coast for its final Pac-12 road trip.
Nikola Jokic recorded another triple-double on Thursday night. It was the Denver Nuggets star's first-ever triple-double in a game against the Washington Wizards.
Jayden "Jayo" Archer was the first rider to perform a triple backflip in competition.
Nathan MacKinnon recorded an assist at Ball Arena, which means the Avalanche star now has at least a point in all 27 of Colorado's home games this season.
Jeremiah Fennell is just 11 years old, but he has already interviewed sports stars like Travis Kelce and Michael Phelps.
Colorado State University announced on Monday that Joe Parker will no longer be the school's athletic director.
The Denver Broncos and rookie quarterback Bo Nix are headed to the postseason for the first time since the 2015 season.
NFL fan Tommy Edilla loves the Denver Broncos and hardly ever misses an Xfinity Monday Live.
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The CSU Rams face the Miami RedHawks on Saturday.
See photos taken at and around Coors Field on Friday, April 3, 2026, for the Colorado Rockies home opener of the 2026 season. The Rockies fell to the Phillies by a score of 10-1.
Denver Summit FC took on Washington Spirit in the team's first home game of their inaugural season.
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.
On July 11, Julian Johnson set off on a boat on Chatfield Reservoir with friends. What he describes as a freak accident changed his life forever.
On the night of July 31st, 1976, Colorado's monsoon season unleashed a torrential burst of rain from a nearly stationary thunderstorms across the Big Thompson Canyon between Estes Park and Loveland.
The logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question.
What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
As Colorado marks 150 years of statehood, a new documentary features the voices of the Centennial State.
A memorial procession for a 43-year-old firefighter from Nebraska who died after being injured while battling a Colorado wildfire will be held on Friday.
The incident happened less than a week ago, but RTD says security-related calls are going down.
On July 11, Julian Johnson set off on a boat with friends in a Colorado state park. What he describes as a freak accident changed his life forever.
What began as one employee's devastating loss quickly grew into a community-wide effort to help earthquake victims in Venezuela.
The team logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question by the National Hockey League.
Prior to the start of the Colorado Buffaloes early August football practices in Colorado Springs, head coach Deion Sanders visited his son at Cleveland Browns training camp.
The logo being used by a high school in Aurora is now being called into question.
The Broncos hit the practice field Thursday for one final ramp-up period before training camp officially kicks off Friday.
A source close to Joshua Kushner's firm tells CBS News there's no politics behind FIFA's bid to draw private investment, but Europe's soccer powerhouses are crying foul.
The son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy has been arrested and charged with a shooting that wounded his mother, Mia Bieniemy, according to authorities in Virginia.
In France, wildfires this summer have already burned an area four times the size of Paris, driving hundreds of thousands of people from their homes.
A hair sample found at the home of Nancy Guthrie came back inconclusive after undergoing testing, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos revealed Thursday.
Lawsuit alleges that a drive storing $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
As conflict potentially expands in the region, Trump met with the Saudi defense minister and with Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister counseled Trump on three options for the war.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
As conflict potentially expands in the region, Trump met with the Saudi defense minister and with Benjamin Netanyahu. The Israeli prime minister counseled Trump on three options for the war.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
President Trump said Todd Blanche will remain acting attorney general as a holdup on his nomination continues.
The Trump administration on Thursday reiterated its view that China's alleged efforts to collect millions of American voter registration files constituted election interference.
The DOJ is seeking to deport an Afghan woman who prosecutors allege is an "alien terrorist," in the first-ever test case before a secretive court that has never convened since it was created three decades ago.
If confirmed by the full Senate, Dr. Erica Schwartz would become the 22nd director of the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Telehealth platform disclosed users' "most private" health info and locked consumers into subscriptions, regulators allege.
Congress appropriated $345 million for the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality for the 2026 fiscal year, but the agency has spent less than $15 million on grants.
Carly Simon, the singer known for 1970s hits like "You're So Vain," announced she has Parkinson's disease and also was treated for basal cell carcinoma.
Food safety experts say cuts to the public health system hobbled the response — and that the next outbreak could be much worse.
Lawsuit alleges that a drive storing $45 million spy film starring Nicolas Cage was "stolen right off a Netflix desk."
A source close to Joshua Kushner's firm tells CBS News there's no politics behind FIFA's bid to draw private investment, but Europe's soccer powerhouses are crying foul.
Economic activity weakened between April and June as energy costs surged, new government data shows.
Boulder city leaders are considering the sale of a public parking lot for a proposed 110-room hotel with commercial space.
Fort Morgan leaders say they're breathing a sigh of relief after Cargill and Teamsters Local 455 reached a tentative agreement that could end the nearly 70-day lockout at the company's beef processing facility.
Nearly three out of every four written comments submitted to the Colorado Department of Transportation during the early public review of its proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard oppose the idea.
Insurance can be a hassle for anyone. For one Coloradan, that hassle has been magnified all because of her name.
A man who stopped to help victims of a devastating motorcycle crash instead found himself handcuffed, jailed and accused of driving under the influence -- despite repeatedly asking officers to administer a breath test that he believed would prove his innocence.
For Billy Hailey, his release was a day he had been waiting for and working toward for 20 years. Now, he is unexpectedly back in custody after the state says it miscalculated the date.
A second family in Colorado says a little-known insurance rule has left them fighting two companies to get medical bills paid.
