The Associated Press

The Big Ten voted unanimously to add Southern California and UCLA as conference members beginning in 2024.

Nikola Jokic went from No. 41 draft pick, to two-time MVP, and now the holder of the largest contract in NBA history.

The court’s ruling could complicate the Biden administration’s plans to combat climate change.

The city celebrated the Colorado Avalanche’s Stanley Cup title with a parade through the streets of downtown Denver. It may have been the last time a few of these Avalanche players assemble with several about to become unrestricted free agents.

Shareholders of Spirit Airlines will vote next month on a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines. If that deal fails, Spirit could be sold to JetBlue Airways. A vote on the Frontier deal had been scheduled for Thursday but was delayed until July 8.

A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.

The Mile High City is now home to three ice hockey champion. There are the Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche. There is also the NCAA champion University of Denver and Denver East High School, which won the national title earlier this year.

NASA wants to experiment with a new orbit around the moon that it hopes to use in the coming years to once again land astronauts on the lunar surface. So it is sending up a test satellite from New Zealand.

About 1,000 Air National Guard troops who are assigned to space missions are mired in an identity crisis.

Tuesday’s elections are the first since the Supreme Court revoked a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. It’s a top issue in multiple races in primaries in seven states. In Colorado, a rare Republican who supports most abortion rights, Joe O’Dea, competes for his party’s U.S. Senate nomination against state Rep. Ron Hanks, who opposes abortion.

The panel called a surprise hearing on Tuesday to present “recently obtained evidence.”

Marlin Briscoe, the first Black starting quarterback in the American Football League, died Monday. Briscoe was a star quarterback at Omaha University before the Denver Broncos drafted him as a cornerback in the 14th round in 1968. He told the team he wanted a tryout at quarterback. Denver agreed to an audition, and the 5-foot-10 dynamo nicknamed “The Magician” made the starting lineup on October 6.

Cale Makar has won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after leading the Colorado Avalanche to their first Stanley Cup title since 2001 and third in franchise history. Makar is the second defenseman to win the award over the past three years.

The Colorado Avalanche have won the Stanley Cup after dethroning the two-time defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. The Avalanche beat the Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final behind a goal and an assist from Nathan MacKinnon.

One of the biggest stories in the NHL this season has been the increase in viewers in the league’s first year of its television contracts with ESPN and TNT. The league is also seeing unparalleled growth in female and younger fans that should have a big impact for years to come.

Baker has been with the governing body since 2005 in a variety of roles. He took over as acting executive director in late 2020 before assuming the job on a full-time basis last July.