Who Is The Avalanche's Last Resort At Goalie?
Lyric Black checks out sewer and water lines by day, but Friday night he was the emergency backup goalie for the Avalanche.
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Lyric Black checks out sewer and water lines by day, but Friday night he was the emergency backup goalie for the Avalanche.
Entering Monday the Colorado Avalanche were in the final wild card spot in the Western Conference playoffs with just 14 games remaining.
A hockey goalie from Colorado is quickly showing that he's one of the best young goaltenders in the country.
Semyon Varlamov rescued Colorado's struggling offense with a stellar performance against Montreal.
Alexander Kerfoot is in the middle of a fantastic rookie season with the Colorado Avalanche.
Tyson Jost and the speedy Colorado Avalanche caught the Buffalo Sabres flatfooted through most of the first 50 minutes on Sunday night.
J.T Compher scored 2:28 into overtime to help the Colorado Avalanche snap a three-game losing skid with a 4-3 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.
The Colorado Avalanche will be without leading scorer Nathan MacKinnon for two to four weeks with an upper-body injury.
Gabriel Landeskog scored twice and J.T. Compher had the other goal for the Avalanche in the loss.
Carter Hutton is making it hard for Blues coach Mike Yeo to take him off the ice.
The Montreal Canadiens ended a long run of surprising success for the Avalanche with a 4-2 victory Tuesday night.
Entering Monday the Colorado Avalanche were a perfect 7-0 in 2018 and were riding a nine-game winning streak, tying the second longest winning streak in franchise history.
Colorado has won nine in a row for the first time since Oct. 10-28, 2000, the last season it won the Stanley Cup.
Forward Nathan MacKinnon is headed to the NHL All-Star Game for the second straight season.
Former Colorado Avalanche forward Milan Hejduk joined some of the greats over the weekend.
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.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Colorado general manager Josh Byrnes helped orchestrate a trade with his former team Monday as the Rockies sent right-hander Seth Halvorsen to the Los Angeles Dodgers for two minor league players.
When Brady Russell helped douse his coach Mike McDonald with Gatorade after winning the Super Bowl, he wasn't only celebrating a championship but a long, hard journey to football's mountain top.
As Spain's World Cup champs took to the stage with their trophy, President Trump joined them in their moment of glory.
Spain dominated the match, outshooting Argentina 20-3, but couldn't manage a goal in regulation — finally scoring in the second period of extra time.
Alex Wilcox is looking forward to covering sports in Denver and Colorado, and in particular the Denver Broncos.
The Broncos defense could give the offense a big boost if they could find ways to create more turnovers and get points off of them. That's according to former Broncos receiver Bennie Fowler.
The Ponderosa Mustangs hosted the Falcon Falcons on Friday at Echo Park Stadium in Parker.
The Mustangs hosted the Falcon Falcons on Friday at Echo Park Stadium in Parker.
Friday night's high school football game took place at EchoPark Stadium in Parker, Colorado.
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.
Country music star Megan Moroney's performance at Ball Arena in Denver on Tuesday ended after only a few songs after the singer contracted an illness, officials said.
Some Northern Colorado residents are noticing musty-smelling and metallic-tasting tap water after an algae bloom affected a portion of Greeley's water source.
A discussion over privacy, policing and public safety technology is taking center stage in Avon.
An employee of the Golden Fire Department has been fired after public outcry over a racist incident last spring.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Union Pacific's "Big Boy" No. 4014, the largest working steam locomotive, stops in Greeley as part of a coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America's 250th.
RTD plans to fill a budget shortfall by cutting some routes to avoid raising fares as the agency faces a $150 million deficit.
Aurora Police Chief Todd Chamberlain shared new data that shows crime is down 25% in the city over the past two years.
Longmont has issued more than 5,636 speeding tickets after speed cameras were installed at one intersection in April.
Authorities ordered some residents in Archuleta County to evacuate after a new wildfire sparked in southern Colorado on Tuesday.
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.
Center fielders Carlos Beltrán and Andruw Jones and second baseman Jeff Kent were inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Denver Broncos Linebacker Nik Bonitto is teaming up with the Safeway Foundation's Nourishing Neighbors program, the Bonitto Family Foundation and Food Bank of the Rockies to help fight childhood hunger.
Denver Broncos' Jonathon Cooper appeared in a Douglas County courtroom on Friday morning, where a judge set a date for his arraignment on criminal charges.
There were 89 people arrested in the New York area over the course of the World Cup, the NYPD said.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
According to the Air Traffic Control System Command Center, all airports and facilities were being impacted by the IT outage.
President Trump asked for 3D models of the renovation proposals as he personally tweaked ideas to overhaul Dulles International Airport that are scheduled to be unveiled on Wednesday.
Millions of Canadians shunned travel to the U.S. in 2025, opting to vacation at home or travel to other countries.
Dr. Anthony Fauci is testifying to the Senate on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a showdown between the infectious disease expert and GOP Sen. Rand Paul.
The U.S. and Saudi militaries announced airstrikes late Tuesday on Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, after Iran and its proxies allegedly targeted American forces.
In the year since President Trump signed an executive order aimed at moving homeless people off the streets, states have expanded involuntary treatment for the homeless.
New state rankings from U.S. News and World Report show Colorado losing ground in several areas, but not education.
Clayton's confirmation as director of national intelligence could unlock gridlock over a key spy tool that lapsed last month.
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.
Since May, more than 11,000 cases of illness caused by the parasite cyclospora have been reported in 41 states. This comes after the Trump administration drastically cut FDA and CDC staff, prompting one expert to call this summer's outbreaks "a national wake-up call."
Americans say they aren't convinced the cyclospora outbreak is under control as confirmed cases near 2,000.
OpenAI announced a dedicated space in ChatGPT for sharing medical records, Health in ChatGPT. Health and AI experts lay out the pros and cons.
A longtime Denver business owner remembered for his kindness and deep ties to the Hilltop neighborhood has died.
Millions of Canadians shunned travel to the U.S. in 2025, opting to vacation at home or travel to other countries.
Johnson & Johnson has offered $5.5 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits claiming its baby powder and other talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer, the company says.
Rep. Robert Garcia is seeking information about whether Taylor Farms used White House ties to influence the federal response to the foodborne illness outbreak.
Amazon Leo wants to launch a constellation of thousands of satellites to connect devices directly from space.
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.
