By WILL GRAVES The legal wrangling between USA Gymnastics and the victims of sexual abuse by former national team doctor Larry Nassar, among others, is over. The fight for substantive change within the sport’s national governing body is just beginning. A federal bankruptcy court in Indianapolis on Monday confirmed a $380 million settlement between USA Gymnastics and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee and the hundreds of victims, ending one aspect of the fallout of the largest sexual abuse scandal in the history of the U.S. Olympic movement. Over 90% of the victims, who number more than ..read more

An image submitted to the city last week shows a possible layout for the large development that could replace the west side of the Cherry Creek Shopping Center. The image, which shows seven buildings and a large grassy lawn surrounded by wide walkways, was included in the “large development review” document submitted by Denver-based development firm East West Partners. East West announced last month that it had struck a ground lease with property owner Buell Foundation and mall owner Taubman, and would seek to rezone and eventually redevelop the approximately 13-acre site into a project called ..read more

The benefit of facing a one-win Detroit team missing several players Sunday was clear from the hop for the Broncos’ offense. When they wanted to run it, they ran it with vigor. When they wanted to throw it, they mostly threw it well.  And when they reached the red zone, they scored exclusively touchdowns. In their most productive scoring game of the year, the Broncos beat Detroit 38-10 and rushed 39 times for 184 yards, quarterback Teddy Bridgewater was an economical 18 of 25 and the offense was 5 of 5 inside the 20-yard line. More than good enough to beat the Lions. But now comes the tou ..read more

By AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd ‘s civil rights, according to a notice sent out Monday by the court’s electronic filing system. The federal docket entry shows a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not guilty plea in the case. These types of notices typically indicate a defendant is planning to plead guilty, though nothing will be official until it happens in court. The court system also sent out instructions for media to attend the hea ..read more

By AMY FORLITI MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin appears to be on the verge of pleading guilty to violating George Floyd ‘s civil rights, according to a notice sent out Monday by the court’s electronic filing system. The federal docket entry shows a hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday for Chauvin to change his current not guilty plea in the case. These types of notices indicate a defendant is planning to plead guilty. The court system also sent out instructions for media to attend the hearing. Chauvin has already been convicted of state murder and manslaug ..read more

Employees, and even passengers on their way out of town, can now get their COVID-19 vaccine booster at Denver International Airport, airport officials announced in a news release. DIA officials are opening a booster clinic for six days this month: Monday, Dec. 13, 1-7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 15, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 19, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2-8 p.m. Monday, Dec. 27, 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 29, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. The clinic is located on the fourth floor of the hotel and transit center on the far northwest side of the airport Plaza. Signs  labeled “Health Appointment” will be ..read more

The Avalanche’s goaltending depth took a hit Monday after Jonas Johansson was claimed off waivers by the Florida Panthers, according to capfriendly.com. Related Articles Avalanche defenseman Devon Toews named NHL third star of the week Blood on the ice: 5 Avalanche takeaways from gritty victory against Panthers Andre Burakovsky hat trick propels Avalanche to victory over Panthers Avalanche’s Gabe Landeskog out two weeks with lower-body injury Avalanche’s Darren Helm scores against Red Wings after playing 14 seasons in Detroit Johansson, 26, was Colorado’s No. 3 goaltender. In nine games (six ..read more

By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed an executive order Monday aimed at rebuilding the public’s trust in government by making it easier to do things like renew passports, apply for Social Security benefits and get aid after natural disasters. The idea is to put the public and customer service at the center of federal operations, saving time, energy, frustration and potentially money by offering better and more efficient services for the millions of routine interactions people have with the government. “The bottom line is we’re going to make the government work more effecti ..read more

We’re doing a story about Colorado approaching 10,000 COVID deaths, and that about a quarter of them have happened since July. Does this seem like an okay source request? The Denver Post is working on a story about Colorado’s approaching milestone of 10,000 deaths from COVID-19, focusing on the more than 2,500 people who have died since summer. We’d like to include the stories of some of the Coloradans who were lost. If you lost someone close to you to COVID-19 since July and would like to share their story for the article, please consider filling out the form below. [contact-form]   ..read more

Baylor won the national championship last season without ever reaching No. 1 in the AP Top 25. The Bears are there now. Baylor took advantage of Purdue’s last-second loss to Rutgers last week to become the fourth different team at No. 1 in the past four weeks. The Bears earned every vote from a 61-member national media panel Monday to reach the top spot in the poll for the first time since a four-week run ended on Feb. 17, 2020. “Every coach tells you that the goal is at the end of the year to be No. 1,” Baylor coach Scott Drew said, “but I will tell you that it always means something. It mean ..read more