There’s no question that the Denver Nuggets are a top team in the NBA second to only the Boston Celtics in overall wins. The Nuggets currently lead the Western Conference two games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies and five and half games ahead of the third place Sacramento Kings.
The Nuggets put together an impressive string of wins going 9-1 in their last 10 games losing their latest without Nikola Jokic who has been nursing a tight hamstring and Michael Porter Jr. who took some personal time off after his younger brother Coban Porter who plays guard for the Denver University basketball team was arrested for vehicular homicide and DUI, following a car accident that left a 42 year old women dead.
This week the Nuggets will be on the road in New Orleans (results not available at the time of this writing), Milwaukee (Wed., Jan. 25, at 6 p.m.), and Philadelphia (Sat., Jan. 28, at 1 p.m.) to face the Pelicans, Bucks and 76ers before returning home next week to host the Pelicans.
The search for the Denver Broncos next head coach is still in full swing with Sean Payton leading the pack with his second interview later this week in Denver. Payton delayed his initial second interview to complete his first interview with the Arizona Cardinals on Thursday.
While Payton appears to be Denver’s frontrunner, other notable names are on Denver’s short list, which includes Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn, San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans, and the man who lead Denver to their win in the last game of the season Jerry Rosburg, who according to sources approached George Patton and Greg Penner about his interest in the head coaching position.
The Colorado Avalanche have been on a terror the past five games winning all five by a combined score of 23 – 6. Colorado’s most recent win was their closest in Seattle facing the Kraken. The Avs beat the Kraken 2 – 1 after a shootout where Nathan MacKinnon came up with the winning goal. MacKinnon had 7 shots on goal in Colorado’s win in Seattle.
The Avs are at home this week to host the Washington Capitals (results not available at the time of this writing), the Anaheim Ducks (Thur., Jan. 26, at 7 p.m.), and the St. Louis Blues (Sat., Jan. 28, at 7 p.m.).
The Avs are currently 1 point behind the Minnesota Wild for the number three spot in the Western Conference. If the Avs can take two of their next three at home they can put themselves in a good spot with two and half months left of NHL Hockey.
The Colorado Rockies former first baseman Todd Helton is a candidate for the MLB Hall of Fame. His chances are good but as of the time of this writing (Tue., Jan. 24) the MLB had not made the announcement.
Helton’s career as a Rockie was a steller one earning him the title of the best first baseman in Rockies history with 2,247 games played, 1,401 runs, 2,519 hits, 1,406 RBI’s and 369 homeruns.
Helton played 17 years with the Rockies and quickly became a fan favorite when he hit 107 homers in his first four seasons with the Rockies.
