Paul Klee

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Paul Klee

The Rockies needed a fall guy. Exit Hensley Meulens. The Rockies on Thursday fired Meulens, their hitting coach, after a historically bad start. Clint Hurdle, who owns the title of special assistant to the general manager and served as Rockies manager from 2002-09, will serve as the team's hitting coach for the rest of the 2025 season. “I want to thank Hensley for his efforts over his two-plus seasons with the Rockies.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Paul Klee

Where good news shinesAli Farokhmanesh knows how to open a tenure. With Farokhmanesh entering Year 1 as Colorado State's basketball coach, the Rams are headed to the Bahamas and the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament Nov. 26-28. One of the premier early season events in college basketball, the Battle 4 Atlantis this year will feature Colorado State, Saint Mary's, Vanderbilt, VCU, South Florida, Virginia Tech, Western Kentucky and Wichita State.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Paul Klee

Where good news shinesCherry Creek graduate Cam Yuran had an award-winning week for MSU Denver baseball. Yuran was named RMAC player of the week following a road series sweep of Colorado Christian. Yuran went an astounding 11-for-15 with 13 RBI, six home runs and two stolen bases across four games. The Roadrunners set a program record with 36 runs in one of the wins and piled up 84 runs over the four games.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Paul Klee

Where good news shinesThe Colorado State softball team scored a much-needed win Sunday. The Rams beat New Mexico 4-1 thanks to a 3-for-4 effort from Kaylynn English and seven innings pitched by Giselle Bentley at Albuquerque. Colorado State had dropped the first two games of the Mountain West series. Jailey Wilson, Abby Edwards, Jordan West and Morgan Coleman also had singles. Brooke Bohlender led the Rams with six hits in the series, raising her batting average to a team-best .376 this season.

1 week ago | denvergazette.com | Paul Klee

Carter King is headed to the NHL. The Denver Pioneers captain signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Calgary Flames, the NHL team said Monday. King was part of the winningest senior class in Pioneers history, a group that won 124 games across four seasons, reached three NCAA Frozen Fours and won NCAA titles in 2022 and 2024. King had career highs in goals (21) and assists (22) in his final season with the Pios. He's also a Calgary native going to play for his hometown team in the NHL.