Leading Off: Even In The N.b.a., Fists (and Elbows) Of Fury

The Colorado Avalanche won 4-3 in overtime to best the Dallas Stars in the first game of the second round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs on Tuesday night, May 7, 2024, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas. Read the full game story here Want more Avalanche news? Sign up for the Avalanche Insider to get all our NHL analysis.

DALLAS — For the third time this season, the Colorado Avalanche were behind by multiple goals at American Airlines Center against one of the best teams in the NHL. For the third time this season, the Avs won anyway. Miles Wood scored the biggest goal of his life Tuesday night to help Colorado complete another dramatic comeback against the Dallas Stars in a 4-3 overtime thriller. The Avalanche now lead this second-round series 1-0.

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The Rockies’ offense, not to be confused with a chocolate-and-coconut candy bar, might be best described as “Indescribably Atrocious.” Too harsh? Not after the Rockies came home from a 1-7 road trip and promptly lost 5-0 to the Giants on a chilly Tuesday night at Coors Field. Colorado, which now owns an 8-27 record, was shut out for the sixth time this season. Last year, on their way to a franchise-worst 103-loss season, the Rockies were blanked nine times.

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene after the Minnesota Timberwolves blew away Denver to take a 2-0 series lead. Among the topics discussed: Jamal Murray threw in the towel and the heat pack. How does this affect the team, the struggling star and the Nuggets’ chances to dig out of a deep hole against a surging Minnesota team? What answer is there for Anthony Edwards?

Tad Boyle is bringing a former teammate to Boulder. And, much like a significant chunk of the football staff across campus, a prominent name with a pro pedigree is joining the Colorado men’s basketball program. On Tuesday, Boyle and the Buffaloes announced the addition of Danny Manning as an assistant coach. Manning replaces Rick Ray, who spent four seasons at CU before taking an assistant role at Vanderbilt following a season that ended for the Buffs in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “I’m very excited to join coach Boyle’s staff,” Manning said in a release from CU.