Moon Alert: There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Virgo. Happy Birthday for Monday, Dec. 4, 2023: You’re a risk-taker. You have strong views and sometimes appear eccentric, perhaps even stubborn. This year is about exciting changes and increased personal freedom. Stay flexible. Let go of whatever is holding you back. Seek out new opportunities and trust your intuition. Expect to travel. ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★★★ Today has mixed messages — good and bad. The good news is that you feel upbeat at work or with any task that you set for yourself. In f ..read more

LOS ANGELES — The Colorado Avalanche have been the NHL’s most-dominant team in the third period for much of this season, but this was a different challenge. The Avalanche were playing for the third time in four nights Sunday, and the slightly earlier start time meant even less of a recovery in the back-to-back situation. Meanwhile, the Kings, one of the hottest teams in the league (11-2-2 in their previous 15 games), hadn’t played since Wednesday. That showed up in the final period. The Avalanche ran out of gas in a 4-1 loss at Crypto.com Arena, a disappointing end to a winless road trip (0-1 ..read more

Will Anderson Jr. was a menace. That’s the simplest way to describe his performance against the Broncos on Sunday. Houston’s rookie pass rusher made his presence felt early when he pushed off Denver right tackle Mike McGlinchey before sacking quarterback Russell Wilson for an 11-yard loss on the Broncos’ first drive of the game. At the start of the third quarter, Anderson freely charged into the backfield for another sack. And later, he tipped a Wilson pass that ended up in cornerback Derek Stingley Jr.’s hands for an interception. The Broncos’ offensive line was showered with praise after the ..read more

HOUSTON — The Broncos messed around with the Texans and found out. The arms of Denver quarterback Russell Wilson are too short to fight with emerging Houston star C.J. Stroud. Even worse: Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton got clowned by Stroud for trying to intimidate a brash NFL rookie who refuses to blink. “I’m going to stand on business,” Stroud said Sunday, when he led Houston to a 22-17 victory. For Denver, this loss hurt far beyond the heart-wrenching end of a five-game winning streak and the damage done to its improbable playoff run. If the Broncos fall short of the Super Bowl tournamen ..read more

The difference between a groove and a rut is all about the edges. Run a string down the center line of either, and you’ll find few impediments. On the margins, though, a groove is smooth. Precise. Designed to allow an object already in motion to stay in motion. A rut is rough around the edges. Bouncy. Always threatening to knock a traveler off-kilter. Or, in this case, knock the Broncos off a miracle playoff run just as it picked up steam. Denver’s postseason hopes aren’t dead after a frustrating, rutty 22-17 loss at Houston, but its path narrowed considerably Sunday when it came up ..read more

HOUSTON — Broncos inside linebacker Alex Singleton was fired up during his team’s matchup against the Houston Texans, but it came with a steep price in Sunday’s 22-17 loss. The Texans faced a fourth-and-2 in the first quarter when left tackle Laremy Tunsil was called for a false start. But the penalty didn’t matter because Singleton was flagged for unnecessary roughness on the same play after he got into a verbal altercation with rookie quarterback C.J. Stroud and pushed him. Both players got into each other’s faces before the Texans stepped in to defend their teammate. Singleton’s penalty gav ..read more

Chick-fil-A is touching down for seconds at Denver International Airport. A second location of the Georgia-based fast-food chain is planned for Concourse A, according to a contract going before the Denver City Council. Skyport Holdings LLC, a concessionaire that already has a presence at the airport, plans to operate the restaurant in 1,700 square feet at the “core” of the concourse, where passengers emerge after getting off the shuttle from the main terminal. The contract still needs to be approved. It would be the airport’s second Chick-fil-A; there’s already one in the core o ..read more

The Denver Broncos faced the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium in Houston on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. Denver fell short on a late comeback attempt, losing 22-17. Denver falls to 6-6 on the season and had its five-game winning streak snapped. Related Articles Denver Broncos | Broncos four downs: Russell Wilson’s three interceptions end Team Takeaway’s five-game win streak Denver Broncos | How it Happened: Broncos’ five-game winning streak comes to an end with loss to Texans Denver Broncos | Broncos elevating QB Ben DiNucci, TE Lucas Krull from practice squad and activating WR Brandon Johnson from ..read more

Here are the heroes and zeros from the Broncos’ 22-17 loss to the Houston Texans on Sunday afternoon at NRG Stadium. Heroes Denver’s situational defense: It could have been a rout by halftime. But the Broncos personified the bend-don’t-break ideal, making timely stops in the final third of the field. Houston was held to field goals of 29, 38 and 38 yards while Denver’s offense could do nothing but punt. The second of those field goals built the lead to its largest margin: only 13-0 despite total yards favoring the Texans 194-23 at that point early in the second quarter. Stroud to Collins ..read more

Offense — D The Broncos put up a spirited rally late, but Russell Wilson threw three interceptions, the last on third-and-goal in the waning seconds. This game wasn’t lost on that play, though. It happened earlier. Denver went 0 of 10 on third down, many of them of a manageable distance. Through the Broncos’ first six full possessions, they mustered just one field goal and five punts. Wilson hit big plays in the second half to Courtland Sutton and Jerry Jeudy, but he got unlucky, too, on a tipped pass interception that set up a key Texans fourth-quarter touchdown. He tossed another later tryin ..read more