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From Colorado Mines walk-on to Broncos tryout, Josh Johnston’s football journey a true underdog story

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

Give Josh Johnston an opportunity, and he will do whatever it takes to make the most of it.In 2017, Johnston arrived at the Colorado School of Mines as a freshman uncertain if he would even have a spot on the football team. But when a chance to walk on landed on his lap, Johnston burst through the door, needing only a week of fall camp to prove he could be a part of a wide receiver group that already had six players on some form of scholarship.Six years later, Johnston is in a similar situation. He has been invited to the Broncos rookie minicamp, where the stakes are higher and the odds heavily against him. But if he can catch the eye of the Broncos’ coaching staff as he did at Mines, the reward could be life-changing.“With all the opportunities I’ve seen (Johnston) get, he’s done something pretty cool with them,” Mines wide receivers coach Ryan Diedrick said. “Whatever the outcome, he’s definitely going to make some plays.”Johnston is glowi...

If Nuggets role players can assemble road performance as complete as Game 5, Suns will finally set in Phoenix

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

Michael Malone doesn’t throw chairs during film sessions. He leaves it to his players to throw elbows at opposing team owners during games.“This is not 1980s Bob Knight Indiana, where it’s just like, I’m telling our players,” Malone slammed his fist on the table in front of him. “It’s interactive. It’s players taking ownership. ‘What do you see? What can we do better?'”In the film session after consecutive playoff losses in Phoenix, several of the Nuggets’ unheralded characters identified one thing they needed to do better — a spirit that reflected (in a more tangible, on-the-court sense) Nikola Jokic’s Game 4 skirmish in the stands.“Let’s be an irritant,” as Malone put it.More specifically: Make the Suns’ red-hot ball of fire work a little harder, and maybe the blaze would lower to room temperature. Devin Booker averaged 41.5 points on 79% shooting — 67% from beyond the arc &...

Kiszla: With twinkling eyes, Nuggets center Nikola Jokic burns hotter than the Suns

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

The magic of Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is born from the twinkle in his eyes, which light up with delightfully childlike glee the instant before he shares the basketball or spreads joy for life.When this big Joker is twinkling, baby, he’s sees a game more beautiful than our fondest hoop dreams.  And he burns hotter than the Suns.“I think sometimes we take Nikola Jokic for granted,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said Tuesday. “What he is doing is just incredible every single night.”In a crucial NBA playoff game, Jokic killed Suns owner Mat Ishbia with kindness, then buried Phoenix with a triple-double in a 118-102 victory that put Denver one win away from advancing to the Western Conference finals.We could talk about the 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists Jokic dropped on the Suns to set the record for most postseason triple-doubles by any center in the history of this league with 10. But grumpy old Kendrick Perkins doesn’t want to hear that noise.“Must be stat-padding,” Mal...

Letters: Cruel joke? Boebert would make AR-15 the “national gun.”

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

A critical look at Boebert’s “National Gun”“An AR–15 style rifle chambered in a .223 Remington round or a 5.56x45mm NATO round is hereby declared to be the National Gun of the United States.”The bolded quote above is the entire text of H.R. 1095, a bill introduced in Congress on Feb. 17 and cosponsored by our congresswoman, Lauren Boebert. One of her co-sponsors on the bill is none other than George Santos, the congressman who faked virtually every aspect of his life. Is this a cruel joke?The AR-15 assault rifle Boebert wants to make our “National Gun” is a weapon of war. Its bullets are designed to tear human flesh to pieces by “yawing”, tumbling or fragmenting in the body, thereby causing maximum internal bleeding and tissue damage. I am a Vietnam War vet, and the M-16s we carried there were an offshoot of the AR-15. The Army always told us it was the best rifle in the world because of how efficiently it killed “the enemy”.Recently, the AR-15 has been used in mas...

San Diego Executive David Malcolm, Explains His “Go Fast. Go Slow.” Formula to Win in Real Estate

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

         When evaluating potential opportunities in commercial real estate, some people like to move fast, snapping up deals before anyone else does. Other people prefer to be more deliberate and avoid buying a lemon. David Malcolm, a San Diego real estate executive with five decades of experience, thinks differently, and it has done well by him and his business partners.         “When you’ve been in commercial real estate as long as I have, people bring opportunities to you,” he explained. “You don’t have to go hunting quite as much.“Then, to sort the winners from the losers, go fast and go slow,” he explained.         Go fast, go slow. It’s not a Zen Buddhist koan, but rather a deliberative process. In his 50-year career, Malcolm has earned the highest commercial real estate designation (CCIM) in the U.S., and handled sales, acquisitions, and loan negotiations of more than $4 billion. Here is one key to his success.Go Fast         When an attractive opportunity comes his way, Davi...

Patrick Ames Debuts “Somehow I’ll Find a Way” – A Heartfelt Ode to the Struggles of Songwriting

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

Multifaceted composer, Patrick Ames, returns with a fresh and poignant single, “Somehow I’ll Find a Way”, a testament to the trials and tribulations of songwriting. This emotive and candid piece follows his highly praised album, Harmonium (2022), further refining his unique blend of powerful lyrics and melodies.In collaboration with long-time partner Jon Ireson, Ames takes us on a journey into Americana with “Somehow I’ll Find a Way”. The tongue-in-cheek track narrates the story of a songwriter who contemplates quitting his craft while driving home from a performance he’s just abandoned. With its infectious melody and lively rhythm, you’ll find yourself humming along and tapping out the beat on your steering wheel.Hailing from California’s wine country, Ames is a true storyteller and wordsmith. His diverse inspirations and raw, emotional style give his music a profound depth that is both heartbreaking and captivating. Fusing elements of dark...

79-year-old Robert De Niro welcomes his seventh child

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

By Alli Rosenbloom | CNNRobert De Niro is a dad again, a representative for the actor confirmed to CNN on Tuesday.The Oscar-winner first shared the news on Monday in an interview with ET Canada to promote his new film, aptly named “About My Father.”Speaking of fatherhood in the interview, the 79-year-old politely corrected interviewer Brittnee Blair when she mentioned De Niro’s previously known six children.“Seven, actually,” De Niro said, adding “I just had a baby.”De Niro has six children from previous relationships but it’s unclear who the mother of his seventh child is.The “Godfather” actor also shared that he relishes being a father, saying that he believes in “being loving with (his) kids” even if he has to be “stern about stuff” at times.Related ArticlesEntertainment | Melania Trump endorsed Trump’s 2024 bid just before E. Jean Carroll sex abuse verdict Entertainment | ...

Opinion: Are any of California’s housing laws actually working?

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

A slew of ambitious housing legislation has emerged recently in states as varied as Maine, Utah and Washington. Many of the proposals aim to loosen zoning restrictions with the goal of addressing housing shortages. Perhaps not surprisingly, California is mentioned in many of the resulting conversations and debates, and not in a positive light.Policymakers and advocates elsewhere have invoked the Golden State as a warning: We must pass pro-housing policies to avoid ending up like California. One think tank in Montana went so far as to advocate repealing “California-style zoning” to make starter homes more feasible.At the same time, however, California has become a national model among many of the same housing advocates for its recent efforts to fix past mistakes. Since 2016, state legislators have passed more than 100 housing-related laws with the intent of encouraging the construction of more affordable and market-rate homes. These laws have fundamentally changed the landscape of ho...

Opinion: Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh’s dreams are coming true

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

Timothy McVeigh, the right-wing terrorist who killed 168 people in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, cared about one issue above all others: guns. To him, guns were synonymous with freedom, and any government attempt to regulate them meant incipient tyranny.“When it came to guns,” writes Jeffrey Toobin in “Homegrown,” his compelling new book about the Oklahoma City attack, “McVeigh did more than simply advocate for his own right to own and use firearms; he joined an ascendant political crusade, which grew more extreme over the course of his lifetime and beyond.”Reading Toobin’s book, it’s startling to realize how much McVeigh’s cause has advanced in the decades since his 2001 execution. McVeigh, who was a member of the KKK and harbored a deep resentment of women, hoped that blowing up the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building would inspire an army of followers to make war on the government. This didn’t happen immediately, although, as historian Kathleen Belew has written, there was a wave...

Gov. Newsom declines to publicly back recommended reparations payments for Black California residents

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 12:25:50 GMT

By Tina Burnside and Christine Sever | CNNCalifornia’s governor has declined to publicly say whether he’d support reparations payments to some Black state residents recommended by a task force looking at how to mitigate injustices and discrimination stemming from slavery.The recommendations approved Saturday outline restitution that, if approved by state lawmakers, could cost billions of dollars to address historical disparities in health care, housing and policing.“Dealing with legacy is about much more than cash payments,” Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat who is White, told CNN affiliate KCRA in a statement.RELATED: California task force member says reparations are about more than payouts“Many of the recommendations put forward by the Task Force are critical action items we’ve already been hard at work addressing: breaking down barriers to vote, bolstering resources to address hate, enacting sweeping law enforcement and justice reforms to build tru...