The Rockies looked to make some moves after the All-Star break last week in Los Angeles; unfortunately, they were moves in the wrong direction.
After heading into the MLB All-Star week last week where the Rockies were riding a 7-3 record, they lost the first three games of a four-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers, who are first in the National League Central, took the lead from the Cardinals after St. Louis lost two games to one over the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday.
This week the Rockies are at home hosting the Chicago White Sox in a two-game series (the results of game one are not available at the time of this writing). On Thursday the Rockies will host the division-leading L.A. Dodgers in a four-game series that ends on Sunday. Despite Colorado’s three losses to the Brewers they still managed to hold a half-game lead over the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Last week we talked about how the Lord Stanley Cup was used to serve ice cream when Jack Johnson of the Avalanche and his kids strolled into an ice cream shop in Ohio and ate ice cream from the cup. This week Johnson decided to take the cup to his church where his three kids were all baptized in Lord Stanley.
Over the weekend the Colorado Avalanche named Kevin McDonald as assistant general manager. McDonald spent the past 21 years with the St. Louis Blues and received the 2022 Thomas Ebright Memorial Award for his outstanding career contributions to the American Hockey League.
It’s unclear what to expect for the start of the Denver Nuggets 2022-23 season with no word if Jamal Murray will be starting. Murray spent the entire 2021-22 season on the bench after suffering a season-ending torn ACL in the prior season’s playoffs. Despite Denver not having their second and third-best players on the court, Nikola Jokic placed the team on his shoulders and recorded his second MVP season.
This year both Murray and Michael Porter Jr. are expected to return to the lineup and with the addition of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, the starting squad for the Nuggets is lethal and tip-off is just under three months away.
In other sports, the Denver Broncos will kick off training camp with Randy Gregory, Billy Turner and K.J. Hamler on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. This is likely a cautionary measure for Gregory after he underwent shoulder surgery shortly after signing with the Broncos. K.J. Hamler is coming off an ACL tear from last season and Billy Turner is dealing with a knee problem since last season. All are expected to play in game one against the Seattle Seahawks.
For Broncos Country, training camp opens Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Practices are free and open to the public. Seating and parking are limiting and available only on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information regarding the Denver Broncos training camp, please visit https://bit.ly/3BjEEHi.
