Denver Post: Sports

LAS VEGAS — A teenager sat in a wheelchair, his motionless legs a stark reminder of a tragedy that left the hockey world in tears. Sitting around a table with survivors of a bus accident in which 16 Humboldt Broncos died, the 18-year-old goalie wore No.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

LAFAYETTE — Ninja followers know Geoff Britten as the guy who became the first American Ninja Warrior in 2015 by virtue of being the first competitor in seven seasons to complete all four stages at the season finale.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

For 33 years, the Denver Post has hosted Ride the Rockies, a multi-day bicycling slog through the mountains.  For 33 years, I’ve never participated.
Instead of enduring six days on a 418-mile grind through the Rockies, this year I opted to spend six hours pedaling the Cherry Creek Trail from end to end.

OMAHA, Neb. — Go bananas, Mississippi State Bulldogs! You’re one win away from the College World Series finals.
Jordan Westburg hit a grand slam, doubled and drove in seven runs and Mississippi State continued their surprise postseason surge by beating North Carolina 12-2 on Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

The summer-long closure of the swim beach at Chatfield State Park is having a ripple effect on another popular option for swimmers and watersports enthusiasts on the west side of the metro area.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

SARANSK, Russia — Yuya Osako had a surprise in store for those who thought the absence of Shinji Okazaki left Japan little hope of competing with Colombia at the World Cup.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

For as long as basketball has existed, size has been considered almost a prerequisite to a success. Consider how many of the dominant teams in NBA history had dominant big men — George Mikan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hakeem Olajuwon, Shaquille O’Neal and Tim Duncan — at their core.

Rockies manager Bud Black was ejected following the fourth inning of Colorado’s series opener against the Mets on Monday for arguing an out-of-the-base-path call at first base.
The play that drew Black’s ire ended the Rockies’ offensive threat in the inning, as Gerardo Parra lined out to Mets first baseman Wilmer Flores with Trevor Story on first following a one-out walk.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share

During two different April road trips, Rockies veteran outfielder Carlos Gonzalez was already noticing the roots of a troubling trend across major league baseball this season, where attendance is down 5.9 percent from 2017 and those numbers haven’t risen annually for six years now.

We are now three days away from the NBA draft, which is shaping up to be as unpredictable as any in recent memory.
Here’s a rundown of what we are hearing about some of the most intriguing and interesting story lines heading into the league’s annual selection show:
— We have made the case for why Luka Doncic should be the No.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share