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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Jamal Murray is one of league’s faces of NBA Cup in commercial for 2024 in-season tournament
"Some are better than the others, you know?" Jamal Murray said Wednesday when asked about the infamous novelty courts used for NBA Cup games. "Hopefully they'll be a little better...

See the Nuggets’ new city edition uniform for 2024-25 season: “5280” jerseys return
The Nuggets will wear the city edition uniforms for six regular-season home games, according to the team's schedule.

🔊 Nuggets Podcast: Youth Movement arrives, Nikola Jokic levels up and NBA Cup courts blind viewers
The NBA Cup is here, and people are wearing captain hats in Golden State! How about those courts? Terrible or just plain awful?

Aaron Gordon won’t play in Nuggets’ 3-game road trip; no timeline for return from calf injury
Aaron Gordon has missed three games due to a calf injury and will miss at least the next three, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Wednesday.

Nuggets Mailbag: Could Denver trade for a backup big to Nikola Jokic this season?
The Nuggets will likely be hard-pressed to acquire a rotation-worthy big man before the trade deadline.

Nikola Jokic has Nuggets in cruise control. Can they manage his minutes and keep winning?
The Nuggets have one of the best records in the NBA 10 games into the season, but Michael Malone knows playing Nikola Jokic 38 to 40 minutes per game might...

In game of dueling masterpieces from Nikola Jokic and Kyrie Irving, Nuggets prevail on Michael Porter Jr. game-winner
Kyrie Irving scored 43 points but missed two contested 3-pointers in the last minute as the Nuggets pulled out a fifth consecutive win at Ball Arena.

How Christian Braun is learning to be NBA starter, with help from locker-room neighbor Jamal Murray
Nuggets guard Christian Braun takes notes and accepts challenges. Jamal Murray is always happy to issue him one.

Jamal Murray returns from concussion, Jimmy Butler leaves with injury and Nuggets defeat Heat
Jamal Murray scored 28 points in his return from a concussion and Nikola Jokic added a 30-point triple-double.

Nuggets Journal: Can Nikola Jokic defy expectations and narratives enough to win 4th MVP?
Nikola Jokic is averaging a triple-double and a career-high in scoring early in the Nuggets' season. Would that be enough to convince NBA MVP voters to anoint him with a...