- Mines football players have stickers on their helmets that list their major. That’s how seriously this team takes academics at a university that’s widely regarded as one of the best engineering schools in the world. And they're pretty good at football too.
- Last week marked the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Betty Ford Center, a renowned residential treatment program for people struggling with substance use disorder — including one in Aurora.
- Being an umpire is a tough job, but for these MLB hopefuls, the chance to get some training to try to fulfill their dream is worth all the heartache.
- In 2014, Dale Scott became the first active Major League Baseball umpire to come out as gay. He’s since retired after umpiring for 32 years in the majors.
- After 21 years without a championship, the Colorado Avalanche celebrated Thursday with tens of thousands of their biggest fans. Here's what the fans had to say.
- HIV testing and treatment options have come a long way since the start of the AIDS epidemic four decades ago, but advocates say they still face many challenges.
- As the current Avs team gets set to play in their first Stanley Cup Final in 21 years, longtime fans are hoping for a replay of some of the same magic that brought the Cup home to Denver in 1996 and again five years later.
- Some fans love it. Some hate it. Pitchers hate it. But lots of people do it. And you don't have to go far to see it.
- After colliding with a playoff series foe, Colorado Avalanche hockey player Nazem Kadri faced racism and death threats. Now Avalanche players, coaches, and fans are voicing their support for the Canadian Muslim player in acts of solidarity.
- The powerful story of the friendship between a former NFL player facing the long journey of recovery and the photojournalist who refused to let him slip away.
- Morgan Sinclair wrestled with his identity as a trans man growing up. He turned to drugs to numb his feelings, and struggled with addiction. As a teen, he found a way to recover and heal.
- Lissa Yellow Bird-Chase's spiritual path to recovery is memorable and moving.
- Nuggets rookie Bones Hyland has made a name for himself on the court, in high school, college and now in the NBA. As the Nuggets get ready for the playoffs, Bones is ready too, to show just who he is.
- Leah V was in a relationship that was tumultuous and, at times, abusive. But therapy changed her life and allowed her to heal.
- Actor Jim Belushi on coping with grief and finding a way to move forward.
- Lynn Chen struggled with an eating disorder, but found an unusual way to get help and heal.
