42+ min ago (568+ words) LANDOVER, Md. " The only notable difference about the Broncos" best defensive player Sunday night was a blue sleeve tugged all the way up his left arm, a quiet reminder of the injury that cost Pat Surtain his most missed time in a five-year NFL career. But the cornerback was back healthy Sunday, resuming his usual starting spot in defensive coordinator Vance Joseph"s unit against the Commanders. It was his first game action since late October, when he suffered a partial pectoral tear late in the first half of a 44-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys. "It"s been a long couple of weeks, not being out there," Surtain told reporters Friday. The reigning Defensive Player of the Year wasted no time getting back in the mix on Sunday Night Football, coming up to make a pretty one-on-one tackle on a 5-yard…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago (603+ words) Mikaela Shiffrin wanted to perform Sunday for another huge crowd at Copper Mountain that turned out to cheer on the home state heroine in a World Cup slalom, but she wanted them to know they came through for her in a big way, too. Feeling heavy legs from jet lag, travel fatigue and a demanding giant slalom at the highest elevation on the women's World Cup the day before, Shiffrin posted the fastest times in both runs and claimed her 104th World Cup victory by 1.23 seconds. She has dominated all three slaloms this season. "It was about as hard as I thought it was going to be " just a lot of fatigue in the legs," said Shiffrin, who arrived here from Europe on Monday. "The crowd completely carried me down the hill. Even from the start, when I hear people cheering,…...

5+ hour, 27+ min ago (119+ words) A man was killed Saturday night in what Denver police are investigating as a road rage shooting, according to the agency. The Denver Police Department first posted about the deadly shooting in the 3000 block of S. Winona Court, in Denver's Harvey Park South neighborhood, at 6:14 p.m. Saturday. Paramedics took one man to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries, police said in a 9:17 p.m. update. Police said the shooting may be related to a road rage incident, but, as of Sunday morning, no additional information was available and no suspects had been publicly identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867....

6+ hour, 21+ min ago (835+ words) It was a good night for the process, both on and off the ice, for the University of Denver hockey team at Ball Arena, but not for the result. The No. 4-ranked Denver Pioneers rallied multiple times in the third period, but ultimately lost to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, 6-5 in overtime, in the 2025 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game. It was a wild night in Denver's first game at Ball Arena since 2023. "It was a really entertaining game, obviously for the fans. I thought the energy, atmosphere in the building was excellent," DU coach David Carle said. "It's a special opportunity to be able to play here at Ball Arena. I'm appreciative of our administration and people at Kroenke (Sports and Entertainment) for making this game happen as well and giving our players this wonderful experience." It was a huge coup…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago (172+ words) Westbound Interstate 70 was closed Sunday near Glenwood Springs for a crash as snow fell on mountain roads, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Westbound Interstate 70 was closed Sunday near Glenwood Springs for a crash as snow fell on mountain roads, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. As of noon Sunday, westbound I-70 remained closed in western Colorado between exit 133 for Dotsero and exit 114 for Glenwood Springs, according to CDOT officials. No information about the crash was immediately available Sunday afternoon, but CDOT cameras in the area showed snow-covered roads and still-falling flurries. [Denver pedestrian killed in crash on I-25 near Yale Avenue] [Fuel tanker crash disrupts RTD light rail service in southeast corridor] [Colorado Sen. Faith Winter, killed in I-25 crash, remembered for relentless advocacy, "tremendous heart] [Colorado Sen. Faith Winter killed in 5-vehicle crash on I-25 near Centennial] [Father, son were…...

8+ hour, 46+ min ago (154+ words) Nearly 300 flights headed in and out of Denver International Airport on Sunday failed to leave the gate on time, and a handful more were canceled entirely, according to flight tracking data. As of 11:15 a.m. Sunday, 277 flights at DIA had been delayed and four were canceled, according to flight tracking software FlightAware. Nearly 700 flights were delayed on Saturday after Denver saw its second-latest first snow of the season on record " with 0.2 inches of snow accumulating at DIA " and dozens were canceled. No snow fell at the Denver airport Sunday morning, but temperatures dropped into the single digits overnight, according to weather service data. With wind chill, the 9-degree overnight low felt closer to 2 degrees below zero. There were no traffic management programs, including ground delays or ground stops, in effect at DIA as of 11:15 a.m. Sunday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration....

9+ hour, 1+ min ago (627+ words) Abrams, who will kick off the Minnesota Star Tribune and MPR News" Talking Volumes series Sept. 10 with a discussion of her thriller "Coded Justice," is the second of six high-achieving siblings. (Doubleday/TNS) Editor's note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the rest of us choose to pile onto our bedside tables. So we asked them, and all Denver Post readers, to share their mini-reviews with you. Have any to offer? Email [email protected]. " Barbara Ellis "Dominion," by Addie E. Citchens (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2025) [DOMINION By Addie E. Citchens Farrar, Straus [Amp] Giroux. 230 pp. $27]DOMINION Farrar, Straus [Amp] Giroux. 230 pp. $27"Dominion" references both the town where this novel is set and also the attitude of male dominance that permeates it. Every character here is flawed in some essential way....

9+ hour, 1+ min ago (602+ words) Jewish Family Service of Colorado is rarely quiet these days. In the two-story brick building at the corner of Eastman Avenue and Tamarac Drive, people rush up the stairs toward reception, passing others who step into the food pantry to select groceries. Nearby, visitors pause, flipping through pamphlets and reading signs plastered across the wall, taking in the full scope of the nonprofit's work. "We are an organization that has Jewish values, but we serve everybody. We don't discriminate in any way," Foster said. Today, the nonprofit serves more than 26,000 people annually through over 30 programs and services, including food security, housing stability, mental health counseling, aging care, employment support, refugee resettlement, chaplaincy and Jewish life, disability services and aeroponic farming. JFS, which receives funding from The Denver Post Community Foundation's Season to Share program, is now in its 153rd year and…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago (805+ words) Sean Payton has a three-step plan he regularly points to regarding how he wants his team to think about the postseason. 1. Win the division 2. Aim for the best seed possible There's an easy way to measure just how confident he and the Broncos are as they come off their bye week and try to run their winning streak to nine games Sunday night at Washington. He's talking primarily about Step 2 already. Denver, of course, is in terrific shape to win the AFC West. At 9-2, they lead the Los Angeles Chargers by two games, and they're four games clear of Kansas City in the loss column after the Chiefs lost on Thanksgiving to Dallas. Denver, too, will be heavily favored in each of its next two games against the Commanders and Las Vegas, even though each is on the road. The…...

9+ hour, 1+ min ago (647+ words) The injury-depleted Nuggets were able to mentally reset this week, getting three days at home between games for Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, the NBA season crossed the one-month mark, with trends and storylines growing increasingly recognizable. Let's take a look around the league at five topics outside of Denver but related to the Nuggets. You always wondered, throughout Michael Porter Jr.'s six years in Denver, whether he had some lingering untapped potential as a ball-in-hand scorer. He was a lethal off-ball weapon in the Nuggets' system, and he bought into that role enough to help them win a championship, much to his credit. But he always wondered the same thing. This is a former No. 1 high school recruit in the country, after all, back surgeries or not. What would he look like as a first option on a bad team? Oh,…...