Sports Briefs Sunday

Courtland Sutton Watch has begun. The Broncos veteran wide receiver did not report to the first day of the team’s voluntary workouts, a source confirmed Tuesday to The Denver Post. NFL Network reported the absence is due to Sutton wanting a new contract. Sutton has two years remaining on his current deal but only $2 million of the more than $26 million left is guaranteed.

By EDDIE PELLS (AP National Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — American Olympic athletes have a new place to turn to lock down college degrees and other skills for life after sports thanks to a partnership U. S. Olympic leaders announced Tuesday with the Denver-based education company Guild. The deal between Guild, organizers of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and the U.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for Denver sports fans, and not because the Colorado Rockies are back on the field. Two of the Mile High City’s blockbuster teams are preparing to enter the playoffs. First is the Denver Nuggets, which clinched its first NBA Championship title in franchise history last year.

Editor’s note: This is the seventh in a series of NFL draft previews as it relates to the Broncos. Previous previews: quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers, tight ends, offensive linemen and defensive linemen. Today: edge rushers Broncos’ in-house moves: none Under contract: Nik Bonitto (two years), Jonathon Cooper (one year), Baron Browning (one year), Thomas Incoom (two years), Ronnie Perkins (one year) and Durell Nchami (two years) Need scale: 8.

The Rockies found misery again in their first extra-inning game of the season. Philadelphia walked off Colorado, 2-1, in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park on Monday night, dropping the Rockies to 4-13 on the year. The Rockies couldn’t solve ace Aaron Nola, and then came up short in a pair of opportunities to score in the ninth and 10th innings before Cristian Pache’s single lifted Philadelphia to the victory. “Whoever came out on the short end of this one, it was going to be a tough one,” Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters.

The transfer portal for college football is about to get very busy for Colorado and other teams around the country. On Monday morning, On3Sports reported that CU defensive lineman Chazz Wallace plans to enter the transfer portal, the first CU player to leave for the portal this spring. It didn’t take long for him to have company. Also on Monday, On3Sports reported that safety Jaden Milliner-Jones and offensive linemen Isaiah Jatta and Savion Washington also plan to enter the transfer portal.