Posted: 1:00 PM It's playoff time which means it's prime time for Joe Sakic. Sakic tipped in a shot by Ruslan Salei from the point midway through the first overtime period to give Colorado a 3-2 win over Minnesota. That's his eighth career playoff goal in extra time. The goal came at 11:11 of OT and gave Colorado a 1-0 lead in this first-round series. Game 2 is at Minnesota on Friday.
Posted: 8:16 AM The college hockey's Frozen Four tournament will kick off at the Pepsi Center Thursday night.
Posted: 2:38 PM San Francisco police are telling spectators that the Olympic torch relay route will be several miles shorter than originally planned.
Posted: 8:03 AM The flame arrived Tuesday and has been kept at an undisclosed location. And if there are disruptions, the route could be changed.
Posted: 7:54 AM The Lady Vols beat Stanford 64-48 for their eighth national championship under coach Pat Summitt.
Posted: 7:31 AM Colorado Rockies' beat Atlanta Braves 4-3 Tuesday night.
Posted: 7:27 AM Colorado Avalanche announcer Mike Haynes will undergo surgery for a brain aneurism and will miss the playoffs.
Posted: 7:18 AM Former Air Force Falcons coach Fisher DeBerry has been inducted to the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame.
Posted: 6:58 AM Carmelo Anthony scored 36 points to help the Denver Nuggets snap a two-game losing streak and beat the Los Angeles Clippers 117-99 Tuesday.
Updated: 12:19 PM Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling on President Bush to stay away from the Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing this summer.
Posted: 10:03 AM The defending NL champions look to get back on track in their four-game series this week.
Updated: 2:03 PM Security officials have extinguished the Olympic torch for the third time because of raucous protests at the relay in Paris.
Updated: 10:38 PM Rookie Jeff Green had a season high 35 points to lead the Seattle SuperSonics to a 151-147 double-overtime victory over Denver on Sunday night, damaging the Nuggets’ playoff hopes.
Posted: 9:41 PM Series with Minnesota gets underway on Wednesday
Posted: 6:10 PM Mark Reynolds hit a two-run homer in the ninth and Stephen Drew went deep in Arizona's three-run 10th inning, leading the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Sunday
Posted: 6:09 PM The Colorado Avalanche beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Sunday, setting up a first-round playoff matchup between the teams. Wojtek Wolski and Joe Sakic scored shootout goals and Jose Theodore stopped both of Minnesota's shootout attempts.
Posted: 6:06 PM Speier replaces Luis Vizcaino who has been placed on the disabled list
Posted: 9:05 AM Instead of moving into a seventh-place tie with Dallas, Denver, which frittered away an early 12-point lead and trailed from the middle of the second quarter on, fell into a tie with idle Golden State for the eighth and final playoff spot in the wild Western Conference
Posted: 9:03 AM The Arizona Diamondbacks crashed yet another Rockies celebration, spoiling the unveiling of Colorado's NL championship banner on Saturday night
Posted: 9:01 AM The Jayhawks left their old coach in the dust Saturday night, getting 25 points and seven rebounds from Brandon Rush to stave off a ferocious comeback by North Carolina for an 84-66 victory in the national semifinals
Posted: 8:59 AM The Tigers took their show to a new level Saturday, romping 78-63 to reach the NCAA championship game.
Posted: 11:19 AM The international relay is set to pass through Denver Saturday on its way to San Francisco.
Updated: 6:09 PM Popovich is one of only five NBA coaches with four or more championship titles to their credit.
Posted: 10:57 AM Denver Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin has been suspended for one game without pay for having too many flagrant fouls.
Updated: 11:52 PM The Colorado Rockies dissapointed fans at Coors Field Friday, scoring only one run against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
