U.S. 6 will be closed overnight between Interstate 70 and Colorado 119 starting at 6 p.m. for tunnel inspections, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. Related Articles Transportation | Multiple overnight closures scheduled for US 6 in Clear Creek Canyon Transportation | I-70 westbound reopens near Eagle after 20-foot sinkhole repaired Transportation | U.S. 6 reopens between Loveland ski area and Arapahoe Basin after safety closure Transportation | Man’s death on U.S. 6 in Denver ruled a suicide Transportation | Colorado woman arrested in Arkansas for fatal cyclist hit ..read more

LONE TREE — Stall ball is dead. A shot clock is coming to Colorado high school basketball at the varsity level in 2026-27, passing by a vote of 40-30 at Tuesday’s CHSAA Legislative Council meeting at the DCSD Legacy Campus. The 35-second shot clock applies to all classifications, boys and girls. Since the NFHS officially approved the shot clock in 2021 and other states began implementing it in 2022-23, Colorado basketball coaches and fans have been pushing for the shot clock here. It was voted upon in January’s Legislative Council meeting but failed, mostly due to financial concerns from small ..read more

By The Associated Press Caitlin Clark appears to be on the cusp of setting another record. The most prolific scorer in NCAA Division I history and the No. 1 overall pick in the WNBA draft will continue her association with Nike by signing a $28 million contract that spans eight years and includes a signature shoe. The Wall Street Journal and The Athletic reported the pending deal, citing unnamed people familiar with the negotiations between the sportswear giant and Clark’s agents. Excel Sports Management, which represents Clark, and Nike did not immediately respond to requests for comment from ..read more

By ED WHITE (Associated Press) DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in 2015 and 2016, a critical time gap that allowed the sports doctor to continue to prey on victims before his arrest. When combined with other settlements, $1 billion now has been set aside by various organizations to compensate hundreds of women who said Nassar assaulted them under the guise of treatment for sports injuries. Nassar worked at Michigan State ..read more

LONE TREE — Girls flag football is here to stay in Colorado. Related Articles Preps | Girls flag football faces critical vote to become CHSAA sanctioned Preps | Mike Campbell heading back to Class 5A to coach Vista PEAK Prep football Preps | Many tried to stop Christian McCaffrey during his Colorado high school days. Few could. “He did whatever he wanted” Preps | Eaglecrest hires Green Mountain’s Jesse German as next head football coach The sport became officially sanctioned on Tuesday at CHSAA’s Legislative Council meeting at the DCSD Legacy Campus, passing by a vote of 57-9 with five a ..read more

A video purporting to show the brother of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic punching a fan after the Nuggets’ game vs. the Los Angeles Lakers has gone viral on social media. The TikTok video posted following the game at Ball Arena displays text that says, “Jokic brothers going wild,” with a flushed-face emoji. It shows two men in the stands walking toward another man, and as someone yells an expletive, one of the men, who the poster said were the brothers, punches the man sitting lower in the stands. Related Articles Denver Nuggets | Jamal Murray stuns Lakers with fadeaway buzzer-beater to ha ..read more

In the Denver Nuggets’ practice gym, a backpack was on the line. A designer backpack with a speaker built into it. An NBA star player’s backpack. Four of Jamal Murray’s high school friends and basketball teammates were visiting him in Denver. It was still early in his NBA career, and he was showing them his office. They had made plans to play pick-up together, like old times, so Murray upped the stakes by suggesting they play king of the court for the backpack. “Say less,” Josiah Riley told him. “I’m with it.” Standard rules. Rotating one-on-one matchups. If you get a stop, you get the ball. H ..read more

Gov. Jared Polis just signed legislation to ban almost all occupancy limits, and coming rapidly toward his desk is a bill to allow ADUs on almost every single-family lot in big Colorado cities. The occupancy ban still allows cities and counties to enforce fire codes and to regulate unhealthy and unsanitary conditions, but for the most part, cities will no longer be able to restrict how many unrelated people live in a house or apartment together. Very few cities still have occupancy limits on their books, and those that do rarely enforce them. Most of the enforcement was occurring in areas near ..read more

An Aurora school is closed Tuesday because of a break-in, according to the Aurora Police Department. A staff member reported the apparent burglary and vandalism at Aurora West College Preparatory Academy at 5 a.m., police say. Classes were canceled Tuesday for the police investigation and clean up, according to the academy. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Indigenous teen girl reported missing after she was last seen at Durango High School Crime and Public Safety | Sex offender arrested after attempting to kidnap child during recess, Aurora police say Crime and Public Safety | RT ..read more

Before Jamal Murray ripped out the Lakers’ hearts, Aaron Gordon smothered their soul. “I think it was in the huddle,” Nuggets wing Peyton Watson said of a 101-99 buzzer-beating win over the Los Angeles Lakers, one that staked Denver to a 2-0 series lead. “(Coach) said (to) switch, and (Gordon) was just like, ‘Whatever, let’s do it.'” Before the wow, Monday night was all Brow. The greatest comeback in Nuggets postseason history began with an avalanche of Anthony Davis — the Lakers center who’d rolled into halftime with a game-high 24 points. AD was a downhill train, scoring for fun. He’d attemp ..read more