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The Lightning are back, looking for the NHL's first three-peat in almost 40 years, and the Colorado core led by Nathan MacKinnon is finally playing for the Cup following a series of crushing playoff disappointments.
The chemistry of Colorado Avalanche defensemen Erik Johnson and Bowen Byram is undeniable and their stories have another link, too, as both have dealt with the lingering effects of concussions.
The Stanley Cup Final begins on Wednesday at Ball Arena in Denver.
Five years later, Matt Murray watches the Colorado Avalanche knowing how it feels to be Darcy Kuemper, who could be in net for the Stanley Cup Final after missing most of the third round and giving way to backup Pavel Francouz.
The Avalanche are resting up and waiting to face either the New York Rangers or two-time defending champion Tampa Bay in the Stanley Cup Final.
The Colorado Avalanche are back on the ice for practice, while also enjoying every moment they can with family ahead of the Stanley Cup Final.
The mayor of Edmonton, Alberta remained true to the bet he accepted from Denver's own.
Gabriel Landeskog radiates cool as the longtime leader of a Colorado Avalanche team headed to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2001.
We don't know which Eastern Conference team the Avs will face in the Stanley Cup Final just yet, but let's take a look at the possible matchups.
Hockey has grown massively in Colorado since before the Avalanche arrived from Quebec City in 1990-91. In the mid 1980s Colorado had 3,854 players, in 2021-22 the number is 15,547.
The Avalanche didn't make it through the series unscathed, but they are moving on to face the New York Rangers or back-to-back defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Cup Final next week.
A few Denver Broncos got to put their hockey knowledge to the test recently amid the Colorado Avalanche playoff run.
Artturi Lehkonen scored 1:19 into overtime, and Colorado rallied to beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5, completing a four-game sweep and sending the Avalanche to the Stanley Cup Final for the first time since 2001.
As the Colorado Avalanche fought to secure a Stanley Cup Final appearance, thousands of Avs fans packed into Ball Arena for a watch party.
Oilers Forward Evander Kane has been suspended one game for boarding and injuring Avs forward Nazem Kadri in Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals on Saturday.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino joked that if someone does pay $2 million for a ticket to the World Cup final, "I will personally bring him a hot dog and a Coke."
The Preakness Stakes featured its biggest field in 15 years with 14 horses in the middle jewel of horse racing's Triple Crown.
The Broncos full NFL schedule is out and includes late-season rematches against Denver's 2025 playoff opponents.
The NHL announced that the Colorado Avalanche will be playing their first game of the Western Conference finals next Wednesday.
The Denver Broncos will be without their starting quarterback when they host the AFC Championship Game next weekend.
Some fans say the activities before a Denver game are an essential part of the Broncos playoff fun.
Josh Allen arrives
In this week's Oranze Zone, take a trip to a Denver Broncos "Fan Cave" that is bursting with Broncos memorabilia.
The club said finalized match dates, kick times and locations were confirmed when the NWSL schedule was announced on Thursday.
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.
A Denver daycare owner is desperately searching for her missing service dog after she says the animal was taken from her yard earlier this month.
Colorado Remembers, in partnership with the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation, was held at Memorial Park in Aurora to honor the lives lost in service to the United States military.
The Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TS), originally scheduled to open its 2026 season on Saturday, announced earlier this week that it will postpone operations due to severe drought conditions and elevated wildfire danger across the region.
The Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a criminal case against a man charged with murder in the death of a 10-month-old baby should be retried.
The last operating trolley in the City of Denver opens for the season on Monday.
Joe Ruch is tracking an active stretch of weather in Denver.
The Black Student Excellence Award was created to honor Black high school students in the Denver metro area who are achieving both in and out of the classroom. CBS Colorado spoke with one of this year's applicants, one of a small group of high-achieving cadets that serves the Wings Over The Rockies Air & Space Museum.
On Saturday, the City of Aurora hosted one of many Memorial Day gatherings in the state. Colorado Remembers, in partnership with the Colorado Freedom Memorial Foundation, was held at Memorial Park to honor those who paid the ultimate price in service to our country.
A tractor-trailer traveling eastbound on Interstate 70 rolled over early Saturday morning near the Kipling Street interchange. Four other vehicles were involved in the crash, and one person inside one of those vehicles was killed.
Officers from the Thornton Police Department found four people dead inside a home Friday evening after a relative told police there were no responses coming from the people inside.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
Kyle Busch, 41, died suddenly on Thursday after being hospitalized with an illness, according to his team.
Kyle Busch's family earlier Thursday announced he had been hospitalized with a "severe illness."
The Colorado Avalanche will begin the Western Conference final Wednesday night without star defenseman Cale Makar on the ice.
Ronda Rousey used her signature armbar to stop Gina Carano just 17 seconds into a comeback bout between the two MMA fighters.
A bystander was also wounded, but no Secret Service officers were injured, officials said. President Trump was in the White House at the time of the incident.
Kyle Busch, who won more races in NASCAR's top three series than anyone in history, died suddenly on Thursday.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
Economists say AI is reshaping the U.S. labor market by suppressing hiring even as overall job losses remain limited.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
U.S. officials and negotiators were discussing a process to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, sources briefed on the conversations said.
The Trump Administration has released $40 million to support the purchase of some of the oldest water rights on the Colorado River.
The Trump administration on Friday announced a sweeping policy designed to make it harder for immigrants already in the U.S. to get permanent residency.
The Pentagon on Friday released a new batch of 64 files related to UFOs, unveiling a second tranche of records under an executive order by President Trump.
The production of the Congressional Record is one of the unseen cogs in the congressional machine, arriving with little fanfare like a newspaper on the Capitol's doorstep every day.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
A Colorado School of Mines senior recently diagnosed with leukemia graduated in the halls of his oncology ward in a surprise ceremony put together by his care team.
Dr. Peter Stafford was working with the missionary group Serge in Congo when he was infected with Ebola.
The bill will create a first-of-its-kind Ibogaine research pilot program, paving the way for Colorado to study the psychoactive compound that claims to treat PTSD, addiction, and mental health.
A CBS News medical correspondent and doctor says her "biggest concern for the World Cup is actually measles. It's not hantavirus, it is not Ebola."
Economists say AI is reshaping the U.S. labor market by suppressing hiring even as overall job losses remain limited.
Shoppers continue to open their pocketbooks, boosting retailers like Walmart, even as inflation jumps to its highest level in three years.
A new report finds that on-time flight arrivals are at their worst level since 2014, with fuel costs and weather adding to summer travel risks.
A record 274 climbers scaled the Nepal side of Mount Everest in a single day, officials said. They took advantage of clear weather.
Americans are expected to wager more than $3 billion amid the expansion of legalized sports betting in the U.S.
A confidential investigative report commissioned by the City of Denver alleges a high-ranking Denver police division chief was "severely abusive," "toxic," and "ruthless", creating a work environment that left some officers suffering panic attacks, ulcers, hair loss, anxiety and depression.
The City of Denver and the parent company of the Denver Post have reached a tentative agreement to resolve a major lease dispute over the iconic downtown building that bears the newspaper's name, CBS News Colorado has learned.
A federal system is working to crack down on trucks skirting safety regulations, a problem inspectors are seeing on Colorado roadways.
Glendale city leaders are forcefully opposing Colorado's proposed Bus Rapid Transit project on Colorado Boulevard, warning the plan could dramatically worsen traffic for drivers while delivering only modest transit gains.
A jury in Douglas County awarded a New Jersey man $24 million after he sued a Parker police detective for malicious prosecution and false arrest.
