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  • Wilson Chandler understands Danilo Gallinaris pain

    Danilo Gallinari a basketball brother. Chandler, a soft-spoken forward raised by his grandmother in the upper-Midwest, was entering his second NBA season with the New York Knicks when he first met Gallinari, an outgoing teenager from Italy. They spent two-plus seasons in New York before moving to Denver in the three-team megatrade between the Knicks, Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves on Feb. ...

  • 2014 Colorado Firefighter Calendar A blazing hot tryout

    The judging panel included Brooke Diaz, left, aka Brookie D on 92.5 The Wolf, and Ryan and Trista Sutter. He's a firefighter in Vail. The couple married after appearing on ABC's "The Bachelorette." (Photo by Steve Peterson, Special to The Denver ...

  • Viceroy Snowmass Offers Special Rate for Colorado Residents

    Viceroy Snowmass , just 20 minutes from Aspen, is making a mountain getaway affordable with rooms starting at $105. Starting May 24, 2013, through Oct. 31, 2013. The rooms are seriously stunning, comfortable and luxurious-- and even include a fireplace and kitchen. With all the money you are saving, you may want to take advantage of the spa! During the fall season, Colorado residents will ...

  • Push underway in Colorado Springs to recall Senate president Morse

    Andy Shank, a volunteer helping to gather signatures to recall state Senate President John Morse, watches Dana Beasley sign a petition at the corner of West Uintah and North 19th streets in Colorado Springs on Thursday. Morse, a Democrat representing Senate District 11, is term-limited in 2014. "I don't like what went on in the legislature in Denver, " Beasley said. IPTC: COLORADO ...

  • Notebook Denver Nuggets have compassion for Kobe Bryant

    George Karl 's side. He's been the entire rose bush. Karl and the Nuggets have been eliminated from the playoffs by Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers three times in the past five years, including last spring when Denver fell in an entertaining seven-game series. Bryant also was a member of the Lakers team that beat Karl when he was coaching the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1998 Western ...

Movie Review

Star Wars: Episode II—Attack of the Clones

Three years ago, when The Phantom Menace, the first installment of George Lucas' prequels to his original Star Wars trilogy, was set to be released, the hype was so far in the stratosphere that it was impossible to imagine that the movie could fulfill everyone's desires of what it should be. As is well known, The Phantom Menace raked in the bucks in both theaters and on home v ... ...

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  • Three injured during knife fight in Colorado Springs

    Three men were sent to the hospital after a knife fight in Colorado Springs on Saturday night. Just before 10 p.m. police were called to the area of Cimarron Street and I-25. Officers tell News 5 three men who were walking along the trails beneath the overpass got into an argument. All three pulled out knives and started fighting, they then scattered. Police were able to find all three of the ...

  • Mother of missing Colorado Springs teen still searching for clues

    It's been over seven-months since Kara Nichols, 19, disappeared after leaving her Colorado Springs home, but her mother isn't giving up hope. On Saturday afternoon Julia Nichols and a group of friends posted fliers downtown asking for help finding her daughter. Kara Nichols was last seen on Oct. 9 leaving her home in Colorado Springs to go to Denver. Monday is Kara's birthday. ...

  • Rockies back Chatwoods solid effort vs. Giants

    SF@COL: Chatwood turns in a solid start to earn win DENVER -- Right-hander Tyler Chatwood threw many good pitches over 5 2/3 innings Saturday night, but even his worst pitch worked out for the Rockies in their 10-2 victory over the Giants at Coors Field. The game was scoreless in the second inning, with Brandon Belt batting and Buster Posey at second. Right after going over signs with ...

  • Nicasio faces Giants with rotation spot in jeopardy

    The clock is ticking for Juan Nicasio. Despite a 3-1 record, the Rockies right-hander hasn't performed up to snuff through the first six weeks of the season, unable to pitch longer than six innings in any of his eight outings so far while his ERA has ballooned to 5.13. All the struggles have Nicasio's spot in the Colorado starting rotation hanging in jeopardy as Jeff Francis gets ...

  • Udall seeks feedback on proposed U.S. monument

    GOLDEN -- U.S. Sen. Mark Udall is asking for the public's help in crafting legislation to create a national monument that would include 22,000 acres on both sides of the Arkansas River between Salida and Buena Vista in south-central Colorado -- an area renowned for its white- water rafting. The Democrat, who held a listening session Saturday, said his draft proposal already has received ...

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