Colorado Avalanche beat writer
Bennett Durando
Bennett Durando joined The Denver Post in 2022 as the Colorado Avalanche and NHL hockey beat writer. He previously covered college sports in the SEC, first Mizzou for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Columbia Missourian, then Auburn for the Montgomery Advertiser. He is an 11-time Associated Press Sports Editors contest nominee and a two-time winner, including for best beat writing in 2022 while in Alabama. Born and raised in St. Louis, he is a graduate of Missouri.
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How Avalanche’s Evan Rodrigues won over Colorado hearts with pregame puck ritual with sons
Here's how there got to be a mountain of about 30 pucks sitting on Evan Rodrigues' kitchen counter.

The malleability of Cale Makar: From taking on bigger opponents to bigger ice time, Avalanche defenseman is different kind of All-Star
Little brothers often have to play dirty to win. Itap their natural instinct. Such was the case in the Makar front yard, where younger Taylor matched up with older Cale...

After expanding from Nuggets to Avalanche games, Celly Squad drummers revel in “rock star” status: “No one would treat me like this at my day job.”
The performers were setting up equipment. The players were taking their places, families in tow. They would all begin the parade route soon, but Andrew Brickman's day was made before...
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Nikola Jokic sets career-high with 19 assists as Nuggets bounce back at Pacers
Denver won its 10th game in the last 11.

Nuggets Journal: Power ranking 10 NBA championship contenders after All-Star break
Throw the standings out the window for a minute. Which teams have what it takes to win the NBA Finals this summer?

As trade sinks in, Luka Doncic finally finds groove against Nikola Jokic’s Nuggets: “Luka is the problem”
Luka Doncic's first "blackout episode" of excitement in a Lakers uniform? It happened in Denver, as much as the Nuggets tried to prevent it.

Nikola Jokic says Nuggets might have “tricked ourselves” with 9-game win streak.
There emerged two ways to evaluate the Nuggets' loss on Saturday: Nikola Jokic's perspective and the counter-notion that the Lakers just really wanted this one.

Luka Doncic, new-look Lakers dominate Nuggets to end Denver’s 9-game win streak
Weirdly, it was the Nuggets' offense that wasn't able to handle the new-look Lakers on Saturday.

Don’t ask Nikola Jokic about turning 30, even if his game is aging like wine: “It makes me feel sad”
Nikola Jokic is playing the best basketball of his life as he enters his 30s. How much longer can he avoid the inevitable decline that all NBA stars encounter eventually?

Top seed? Maybe not. But Nuggets have eye on standings as home stretch begins: “Every game matters”
The 2024 Nuggets are a cautionary tale. How will the 2025 Nuggets treat the home stretch of the regular season?

Nuggets move past Grizzlies into second place in West with ninth consecutive win
Jamal Murray scored 55 going into the All-Star break then returned with 34 more after the week off.

Michael Malone on Nuggets starting lineup: “I’m really fortunate to have a tough decision”
The Nuggets return to action Thursday (7 p.m. MT) after a seven-day hiatus.

🔊 Nuggets Podcast: Jamal Murray goes supernova, Nikola Jokic trails in MVP race and the All-Star Weekend abomination
In the latest Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene days after a dreadful NBA All-Star Game.