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Packers ink Matthews to lucrative long-term deal Clay Matthews has signed a long-term extension with the Packers, as first reported by Ian Rapoport of NFL.com.
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A rundown of the CHSAA state track and field meet to be held Thursday through Saturday at Jeffco Stadium in Lakewood:
10 things to watch
The team races: The Niwot girls track and field dynasty is likely in for yet another coronation, with the Cougars returning two state champions (Addison Ritzenhein and Jade West) and insane depth in the 4A meet.
The Broncos’ full 2024 schedule was released Wednesday. The Post’s sports staff took the occasion to forecast how Sean Payton’s second season in Denver will play out.
Parker Gabriel, Broncos reporter
Record: 6-11
Is it super early for this exercise? Of course it is. Will that stop us? Not today. Not now that we know what Denver’s schedule looks like.
The Broncos’ 2024 schedule has been released.
In Sean Payton’s second season in Denver and first with rookie quarterback Bo Nix, the Broncos will play three of their first four games on the road, with a matchup against a familiar face sandwiched in between.
The Broncos will also have to wait until Week 14 for a break after taking their bye week in Week 9 of last year.
With the season opener four months away, here are some things to watch out for in 2024.
Must-watch game: vs.
WEEK 1
AT SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
2:05 p.m., Sept. 8, CBS
Away we go. This doesn’t have quite as much juice now that Russell Wilson is no longer in Denver, but it’s still an interesting way to start the season. The Broncos go on the road and get a first-time head coach making his debut in Seattle’s Mike Macdonald.
SAN DIEGO — Thirteen months ago, Rockies lefty Austin Gomber was lost.
He had an 0-4 record and a 12.12 ERA. He made an emotional admission, saying that being the centerpiece of the 2021 trade that sent Nolan Arenado to St. Louis had gotten into his head.
That Gomber is long gone.
On Wednesday afternoon at Petco Park, he blanked the Padres for six innings as the Rockies rolled to an 8-0 victory, their seventh consecutive win.
Revenge games provide a platform for players to show why they should have won MVP honors. Nikola Jokic staged a revenge game to show why he did win MVP honors.
The premise was that the Minnesota Timberwolves were trying to reconnect in this series after getting skunked twice at home. They exuded confidence, convinced Tuesday would be different.
Then it became Jokic vs.