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  • Star defenseman Seth Jones obvious first pick by Colorado Avalanche

    Seth Jones (Denver Post file) The Memorial Cup championship game is Sunday night in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and, yes, there will be Avalanche scouts in attendance. And, almost certainly, new Avs coach Patrick Roy and every other member of the team's front office will at least be tuning in on TV. The top three prospects in the NHL draft - Seth Jones of the Portland Winterhawks and Nathan ...

  • Davidson Colorados Leukemia Lymphoma Society gala nets $363000

    Michael Guglielmi, a 17-year-old junior at Highlands Ranch High School, is the youngest to be crowned Man of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. With him are his dad, Ralph, and stepmother, artist Laurie Maves. IPTC: Michael Guglielmi, a 17-year-old junior at Highlands Ranch High School, is the youngest to be crowned Man of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. With him ...

  • Davidson Denver restaurants spice up Invest in Kids fundraiser

    Executive director Lisa Merlino, center, with Putting Kids Center Stage co-chairs Catherine Goodwillie, left, and Diane Reed. IPTC: Executive director Lisa Merlino, center, with Putting Kids Centerstage co-chairs Catherine Goodwillie, left, and Diane Reed. Photo by Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver Post--> The folks who ...

  • First-round future still up in the air for Nuggets

    Garrett Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images Just who will the Nuggets face in the first round of the playoffs - and will they have home-court advantage? The possibilities are enough to make your head spin. With two games remaining, Denver (55-25) is locked in a tight race for the 3, 4 and 5 seeds with the Los Angeles Clippers and Memphis Grizzlies. As division winners, the Clippers (54-26) hold ...

  • MLS Colorado 2 Chivas USA 0

    Atiba Harris and Nathan Sturgis each scored Saturday and Colorado moved up in the Western Conference with a 2-0 blanking of Chivas USA. Harris opened the scoring in the 11th minute after sliding to meet a cross from Chris Klute in the box and putting it past a ...

Movie Review

Where the Heart Is [DVD]

Where the Heart Is [DVD]

"Where the Heart Is" is a shamelessly contrived melodrama with so many bizarre plot twists and tragic occurrences--desertion, child abuse, child kidnapping, a killer tornado, insanity, alcoholism, a character 's legs being cut off by a train--that it could conceivably rank up there with the ultimate of all high-pitched melodramas, "Kings Row" (1942), which also plays like a laundry list of terrib ... ...

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  • Visitors flock to reopened Rampart Reservoir

    Just in time for Memorial Day weekend Rampart Reservoir was reopened nearly a year after narrowly avoiding destruction during the Waldo Canyon Fire. On Saturday the sun was shining, the water was smooth and the temperatures were perfect. The reservoir seemed like a paradise to visitors. "It's fantastic, we found a great campsite over here on the hill and just hanging out for the ...

  • Alex Terpstra leads Denver Christian to 2A title over Lutheran

    LAKEWOOD - A state championship in basketball, followed by a state title in baseball in which he tossed a five-hit shutout Saturday for the golden trophy? Yes, it can now safely be said that Denver Christian's Alex Terpstra had quite the senior year of high school. The 6-foot-5 dual athlete completed the bookend of his dual titles in leading the Crusaders to an easy, speedy 5-0 victory ...

  • Syracuse rallies to beat Denver will play for title

    Drew Hallowell/Getty Images PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Derek Maltz scored with 19.2 seconds left to give Syracuse a 9-8 come-from-behind win over Denver in the NCAA lacrosse semifinals at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. Syracuse advances to Monday's championship game against Duke, another perennial lacrosse power. The Blue Devils beat Cornell 16-14 in the other semifinal. ...

  • Garland Cain clash in finale of eventful series

    With an early tussle atop the National League West standings underway, the Rockies and Giants will meet once more Sunday after a wild finish to Saturday's game set up a rubber match at AT&T Park. The Rockies had claimed a shutout victory in the opener, and then Angel Pagan put a finishing flourish on the second game with a walk-off, inside-the-park homer in the 10th inning Saturday. ...

  • Aspen Mountain open for skiing Memorial Day Weekend

    ) It is not too late to get a little more skiing. The Aspen Skiing Company announced Monday the top of Aspen Mountain will be open for skiing and riding on Memorial Day Weekend, starting on Friday, according to a news release. The mountain will open with 16 runs and nearly 90 acres of mostly intermediate terrain. Uploading and downloading on the Silver Queen Gondola will be from 10 a.m. to 2 ...

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