Comment on Pitt notebook: Defensive backs shine despite dismal start

Sean Keeler: It took about 16 seconds for the Bo Nix haters to come crashing through the front door of Dove Valley like it was a Black Friday. The fumes have barely faded on the 2024 draft, and at least one major betting service on Monday listed the Broncos’ latest franchise QB lottery ticket as its heavy favorite to be “most likely rookie QB to be benched first.” Which presumes, of course, that he’s the Broncos’ starter right out of the gate.

In the AFC West, the rich got richer. Denver took a big gamble to find a franchise quarterback. Las Vegas landed an offensive playmaker instead of addressing a glaring need, and the Chargers continue to mold their roster in new coach Jim Harbaugh’s vision. Here is how each team in the division graded out after the NFL draft. Broncos Grade: B Broncos head coach Sean Payton’s legacy might be on the line.

The Colorado Avalanche have made the Winnipeg Jets look more like the San Jose Sharks. In a much-anticipated battle between the highest-scoring team in the NHL this season against the stingiest defensive club, the best offense is beating the best defense and it isn’t particularly close. Colorado has scored 22 goals in the first four games of this opening-round series, which the Avalanche lead 3-1.

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Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray is listed as questionable for Game 5 against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left calf strain, according to the team’s injury report Sunday. Murray was seen nursing his calf early in the fourth quarter of Game 4 on Saturday night, but he did not leave the game.

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders during the CU Spring football game on April 27, 2024.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer) Rain made for a soggy Colorado spring football game on Saturday, but it certainly didn’t dampen the mood among the recruits who were visiting. On Sunday, three recruits who visited the Boulder campus this weekend announced their verbal commitments to the Buffs, including brothers Brandon and Colton Hood and offensive line transfer Zack Owens from Clemson. All three were once teammates at Eagles Landing Christian Academy in McDonough, Ga., and now will be teammates at CU, where they’ll play for head coach Deion Sanders. Colton Hood is a cornerback who will join the Buffs as a transfer from Auburn.