Tag: Minnesota
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Golden or Norway?: UllrGrass festival takes over downtown
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save There is a lull between the holiday-themed events that color the Denver metro area during the fall and the spring-time celebrations that come with the dawn of warm weather. The Colorado winter, both cold and snowy, is often left event-less. Over the last 10 years,…
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Peyton Watson out to realize potential, prove believers right in second season with Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Peyton Watson has an impressive list of believers he’s looking to prove right in his second season with the Denver Nuggets Growing up as an elite prospect in Los Angeles, there was plenty of exposure…
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Jamal Murray leads Denver Nuggets to close out of Minnesota Timberwolves
The rain dousing Denver Tuesday night turned into Murray flurries after halftime. Jamal Murray’s scoring surge to start the third quarter kept the Nuggets in the game while Nikola Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. struggled to make shots early in Game 5 on Tuesday at Ball Arena. Murray finished with a game-high 35 points, making…
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Nikola Jokic laments late misses despite matching playoff high in points as Denver Nuggets drop Game 4 in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS — A few uncharacteristic misses bothered Nikola Jokic more than a series of promising makes excited the Nuggets’ star after the Nuggets saw their chance to sweep the Timberwolves slip away, 114-108, in overtime Sunday night at Target Center. The costliest of the misses came at the free throw line late in regulation. With…
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Denver Nuggets assistant Ryan Saunders returns to Minnesota with chance to get last laugh
Ryan Saunders and the Nuggets could leave the series against Minnesota with the last laugh. Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who tops the Timberwolves franchise chart for wins by a coach with 427. Minnesota’s current coach, Chris Finch, is second on that list with 104 wins heading into Sunday’s Game 4…
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No free throws, no problem for NIkola Jokic as Denver Nuggets put Timberwolves on brink of elimination
MINNEAPOLIS • The gestures said it all. After Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a 120-111 win over Minnesota with a 20-point, 11-rebound, 12-assist triple-double, Denver coach Michael Malone made a circle with his right hand and placed it over his eye, signifying the number of free throws Nikola Jokic needed to record the seventh…
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Aaron Gordon prioritizing physicality over playing time for Denver Nuggets
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The level of physicality matters more to Aaron Gordon than his own playing time. The Nuggets have used their 6-foot-8 forward as a back-up center through two games of their first-round series against Minnesota, and Gordon has had his on-court minutes limited by foul trouble…
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Nikola Jokic’s unwavering approach for Denver Nuggets makes NBA history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The only player in NBA history to average 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists through the first 50 playoff games of his career makes it sound pretty simple. Some players believe there needs to be more intensity or urgency in the postseason. Then there’s…
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Jamal Murray settles down, steps up for Denver Nuggets in return to NBA playoffs
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Once the adrenaline wore off, Jamal Murray was able to enjoy a night nearly 1,000 days in the making. Sunday night at Ball Arena, Murray made his return to the playoffs after 932 days. The last playoff game Murray played was Game 5 against the…
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Colorado’s unemployment drops again, recovers all pandemic job losses
Colorado’s unemployment rate continues its slow but steady decline. June’s household survey found that the state’s unemployment level edged down a tenth of a percentage point to 3.4%, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported Friday. It has been 12 consecutive months of flat or dropping unemployment levels, according to the department. Colorado’s unemployment…