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Sports : Page 27

Digging for Gold

With a new coach, a new front office, and at least four promising new players, the Nuggets’ 2013–14 season is certain to be a roller coaster ride of transition. We mined the history books and picked the brains of local analysts—and of the Nuggets’ new coach himself—to give you an insider’s look at the franchise’s past, present, and future. 

Court Couture

Who says sports are just about the score? Tracking the Denver Nuggets’ uniform redesigns throughout the team’s 50-year history has become a game in and of itself. Here, we present the evolution—and occasional devolution—of the franchise’s never-dull duds, with expert feedback from Paul Lukas, founder of the go-to uniform blog Uni Watch.

Back On His Feet

Retired Denver Broncos tight end Nate Jackson pens a true rarity: the football memoir that depicts what life is really like in the NFL.

Opening The Playbook

How the Colorado School of Mines football coach is reinventing the way teams at all levels of the game think about offense.

Photo of the Week: Great Expectations

This is part of a weekly series, published fresh on Thursday mornings. Photographers: Have a great shot of something happening in Denver or Colorado? Send it or questions to submitaphoto@5280.com.

NFL Ends Lawsuits, Agrees to Concussion Settlement

The league will pay $765 million to more than 4,500 players to cover medical exams, concussion-related compensation, and medical research. Nearly 300 former Denver Broncos filed lawsuits against the NFL.

Sports: Banner Debate Devolves

Two sports personalities’ debate over NFL banners hanging in Denver turns into an argument about the Aurora theater shootings. Seriously.

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In The Cross Hairs

Fewer and fewer Coloradans are hunting—which is actually bad for wildlife.

Grand Slam

A local tennis academy aims to improve our state’s lagging game.

Rider 01: A Cyclist’s Art

John Wenner and his welded sculpture, Rider 01, on display during the USA Pro Challenge in Vail.

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