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• 9-Year-Old Boy Accidentally Shot In Head By Younger Brother Dies

  11-01-2016 23:45
  
  AURORA, Colo. (CBS4) – A 9-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the head while playing with a loaded gun with his younger brother has died.
  The shooting happened on Jan. 5 in Trinidad inside a car parked at the Sparks Natural Gas station on Goddard Street. Investigators say the boys found a loaded gun in the car and it went off while the boys younger brother was playing with it.
  The boy was flown to Children’s Hospital where he was removed from life support over the weekend
  
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• DIA adds exclamation mark to 'Omaha!'

  11-01-2016 23:37
  
  DENVER – If you’re traveling to Omaha this week, Denver International Airport made the (slightly obvious but still funny) joke so you don’t have to.        
  
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• Stretch Of I-25 In Adams County To Close For Installation Of Massive Signs

  11-01-2016 23:35
  
  ADAMS COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) – The Colorado Department of Transportation announced they will be closing a stretch of Interstate 25 this week for the installation of three new overhead sign structures.
  The closure will occur along northbound I-25 between U.S. 36 and 84th Avenue from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday. Access will also be restricted to northbound I-25 from westbound I-270, eastbound U.S. 36 and eastbound I-76.
  The signs are being put up as part of the I-25 North Express
  
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• Broncos Notebook, Jan. 11: A Good Vibe In The Air

  11-01-2016 23:20
  
  No homage to David Bowie this morning at Broncos Headquarters. Practice was greeted to “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor. I felt Hulkamania running through my veins while I photographed practiced this morning. A good vibe was in the air.
  Back to football, or “Ball,” as Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak puts it. Their opponent, the Pittsburgh Steelers, is a familiar foe. The two teams met back in Week 15 of the regular season. In case you forgot, the Broncos had an epic second h
  
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• K-9s Credited For 2 Large Marijuana Busts In Douglas County

  11-01-2016 22:48
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Multiple suspects are in custody for allegedly trying to take large amounts of marijuana out of state thanks to the work of two K-9s that work for the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
  According to a post on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page, 50 pounds of marijuana were seized thanks to the dogs.
  (credit: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)
  In one incident deputies made a traffic stop on Dec. 27 and K-9 Atlas was deployed and sniffed out 3
  
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• K-9s Credited For 2 Large Marijuana Busts, Deputies Believe Pot Was Headed Out-Of-State

  11-01-2016 22:48
  
  CASTLE ROCK, Colo. (CBS4) – Multiple suspects are in custody for allegedly trying to take large amounts of marijuana out-of-state thanks to the work of two K-9s with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office.
  According to a post on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page, 50 pounds of marijuana were seized thanks to the dogs.
  (credit: Douglas County Sheriff’s Office)
  In one incident deputies made a traffic stop on Dec. 27 and K-9 Atlas was deployed and sniffed out 30 pounds
  
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• Purse Snatcher Makes Off With Officer’s Badge & Gun

  11-01-2016 22:26
  
  STRASBURG, Colo. (CBS4) – Deputies are looking for a purse snatcher who took a law enforcement officer’s gun and badge.
  The Adams County Sheriff’s Office released a surveillance picture of the woman they say is stealing purses. They say the woman snatched a purse from an off-duty officer at the Tomahawk Truck Stop in Strasburg.
  The officer’s badge and gun were inside the officer’s purse.
  The woman also allegedly took a purse from another woman at a King Soopers. The
  
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• Lottery Officials ‘Extremely Happy’ Last 2 Powerball Jackpots Have Rolled

  11-01-2016 22:11
  
  By Howard Nathan
  DENVER (CBS4) – The Powerball jackpot is now $1.4 billion.
  From now until Wednesday the lottery machines are bound to be humming. There seems to be no end to the interest in people wanting to win the latest Powerball jackpot.
  “We are pretty much flabbergasted that the last two jackpots have rolled, we’re extremely happy about it,” Brooke Christopher with the Colorado Lottery said.
  (credit: CBS)
  Six partial winning tickets produced winners Saturday in Colo
  
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• GOP State Rep. Keyser Running For U.S. Senate

  11-01-2016 21:39
  
  DENVER (AP) – Jefferson County state Rep. Jon Keyser has announced his Republican candidacy for the U.S. Senate, hoping to challenge Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet.
  Keyser, an Air Force Academy graduate and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, announced his run Monday. He said he will resign from the state Senate Jan. 25.
  Keyser joins a crowded GOP field that includes state Sen. Tim Neville of Littleton, El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn, former Aurora City Councilman Ryan Frazier, form
  
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• Broncos Still Smarting From Loss To Pittsburgh Last Month

  11-01-2016 21:26
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos are still smarting from their most recent encounter with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
  They blew a 17-point lead and lost 34-27 at Pittsburgh on Dec. 20 when Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown capitalized on Denver’s dearth of healthy safeties to hook up for a pair of second-half TDs.
  The Broncos were without T.J. Ward, Darian Stewart and Omar Bolden that game. Plus, David Bruton Jr. played 75 snaps on a broken right leg and was speared by Stee
  
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• Broncos Healthier As They Prepare For Steelers

  11-01-2016 21:26
  
  ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – The Denver Broncos are back at practice, preparing for the one team that solved their league-best defense.
  The only two players who were absent from Monday’s practice were safety Darian Stewart (hamstring) and cornerback Chris Harris Jr. (shoulder).
  Denver (12-4) hosts the Pittsburgh Steelers (11-6) on Sunday in the AFC divisional playoffs.
  The Broncos blew a 17-point lead in a 34-27 loss at Pittsburgh on Dec. 20. Denver was without safeties Stewart, T.J. Ward
  
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• Trial Date Nears In Mother-To-Be Stabbing Case

  11-01-2016 21:25
  
  BOULDER, Colo. (CBS4) – The scheduled start date of the trial for a 35-year-old woman accused of stabbing a pregnant woman in Longmont and cutting the baby out of her womb is only a few weeks away. This week the court is addressing numerous pre-trial motions.
  Dynel Lane’s trial is scheduled to start in mid-February. She is charged with attempted first degree murder and unlawful termination of pregnancy in the attack on Michelle Wilkins in March 2015 at Lane’s home.
  Wilkins was
  
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• For Some Theater Shooting Jurors, Trial Began After Verdict

  11-01-2016 21:18
  
  CENTENNIAL, Colo. (AP) – For nearly 14 weeks, they sat in a suburban Denver jury box, listening for hours as witnesses described the searing pain of gunshot wounds and the terror they felt as they fled the movie theater, the gunman still firing at them.
  They sat feet from a poster-sized photo of a 6-year-old girl’s bullet-ravaged body. They held the murder weapons. And when the jurors announced they couldn’t agree that James Holmes should die for his crimes, they heard the crie
  
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• Effort To Help To Injured Flight Nurse A Big Success

  11-01-2016 21:18
  
  By Alan Gionet
  COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4) – It started with an ambitious goal, raise $20,000 to help injured medical helicopter crew member Dave Repsher. It came out huge.
  The Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation charity hockey tournament went gangbusters over the weekend at Copper Mountain. Their goal: help the critically burned flight nurse.
  Dave Repsher (credit: Dawg Nation Hockey Foundation)
  Repsher was hurt in the July 3 crash of a Flight For Life helicopter shortly after takeoff from the
  
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• Nurse Accused Of Groping Patient Appears In Court

  11-01-2016 19:58
  
  FORT COLLINS, Colo. (CBS4) – A nurse who is charged with groping one of his patients in Fort Collins appeared in court Monday morning.
  Thomas Mark Moore, of Eaton, is facing one count of unlawful sexual contact after police say he touched and kissed a bare chested female patient under his care.
  The incident is alleged to have happened at Poudre Valley Hospital in 2013.
  Moore went before a judge in Larimer County on Monday but the hearing was rescheduled. Moore’s attorney told the jud
  
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• Central City Ditches Police Department, Will Contract With Local Sheriff

  11-01-2016 19:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  CENTRAL CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – One of Colorado’s longest serving police departments will disband, a move city leaders call a cost-saving measure.
  Talks began last year between the Central City Police Department and Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office regarding supplemental law enforcement services by contract.
  City leaders tell CBS4 those discussions have continued since that time and most recently a viable option was presented and accepted by the city to contract law
  
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• Central City Considers Ditching Police Department, Would Contract With Local Sheriff

  11-01-2016 19:14
  
  By Matt Kroschel
  CENTRAL CITY, Colo. (CBS4) – One of Colorado’s longest serving police departments could disband, a move city leaders call a cost-saving measure.
  Talks began last year between the Central City Police Department and Gilpin County Sheriff’s Office regarding supplemental law enforcement services by contract.
  City leaders told CBS4 those discussions have continued since that time and most recently a viable option was presented and accepted by the city to contract la
  
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• Trump: ‘Football’s Become Soft’

  11-01-2016 17:50
  
  RENO, Nev. (The Sports Xchange) – While the NFL is attempting to remove some of the violence — particularly head shots — from the game, one of the leading presidential candidates criticized the league for growing soft.
  Republican hopeful Donald Trump, speaking Sunday in Reno, Nev., commented on the penalties that are being called in the modern game.
  “You used to see these tackles and it was incredible to watch,” Trump said. “Now they tackle — ‘Oh,
  
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• Denver Company Drills In Wrong Area; Forfeits Oil

  11-01-2016 17:43
  
  BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota regulators ordered a Denver company to forfeit crude oil that was obtained from an area where it did not hold a lease.
  The North Dakota Industrial Commission on Monday ordered Gadeco LLC to forfeit the 800 barrels of oil. Proceeds from the sale of the oil will go into the state’s general fund.
  State Mineral Resources Director Lynn Helms says the company drilled into an area in Williams County in error. He says the company spent more than $8 million
  
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• University Of Colorado’s Patty Limerick Named State Historian

  11-01-2016 17:35
  
  DENVER (AP) — Gov. John Hickenlooper has picked University of Colorado professor Patty Limerick to serve as the new state historian.
  The appointment, announced Monday, is part of a new collaboration between the university and the organization that runs the state history museum, History Colorado.
  Limerick co-founded the Center of the American West at CU and will continue to serve as its faculty director as well as a professor at the university.
  She replaces Bill Convery, who left the job in
  
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• Bronco fans love Bud Light; NFL fans like Blue Moon

  11-01-2016 17:35
  
  When it comes to talking about their favorite beer and wine, fans of the Denver Broncos love talking about Bud Light beer and Bacardi rum.        
  
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• National Championship Game: Alabama Vs Clemson – Five Things To Watch

  11-01-2016 17:27
  
  By Ryan Mayer, CBS Local Sports
  The college football season reaches its conclusion tonight. Alabama looks to win its fourth title under Nick Saban while Clemson is gunning for its first championship since 1981. Both teams sport dominant defenses and potent rushing attacks. But, the way in which the two teams attack on both sides of the ball is different. As you gear up for the game, here are five things to watch for heading into the title game tonight.
  Kickoff: 8:30 pm ESPN 
  Clemson Of
  
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• Broncos Favored To Win Against Steelers On Sunday

  11-01-2016 17:26
  
  DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – After the visiting team captured all four wild-card playoff games for the first time in NFL history, the home teams are favored in all four divisional round games.
  The Las Vegas books favor the New England Patriots, Arizona Cardinals, Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos this weekend.
  In the AFC, the No. 2-seed Patriots host the Kansas City Chiefs in Saturday’s first playoff game (4:35 p.m. ET), while the top-seeded Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers i
  
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• Broncos Will Face Familiar Playoff Foe In Pittsburgh Steelers

  11-01-2016 16:49
  
  By Mark Schiff
  With all four road teams winning their wild-card games this weekend, the divisional round is now set and the Broncos will face a sixth-seeded Pittsburgh Steelers team that beat them less than a month ago. Oddly enough, this year marks the tenth anniversary of a sixth-seeded Steelers team traveling to Denver and beating the Broncos en route to Pittsburgh’s fourth Super Bowl title.
  Sunday’s meeting will be Denver’s eighth playoff game against the Steelers, the most
  
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• David Bowie Dies at 69

  11-01-2016 16:34
  
  By Brian Ives, Radio.com One of pop and rock music’s most consistently trailblazing artists, David Bowie, died overnight. A note on his Facebook page read, “January 10 2016 – David Bowie died peacefully today surrounded by his family after a courageous 18 month battle with cancer. While many of you will share in this loss, we ask that you respect the family’s privacy during their time of grief.”His death came just two days after his 69th birthday, and the release of
  
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• Team Grades: Seahawks Get Kick Out Of 10-9 Win Over Vikes

  11-01-2016 16:30
  
  By Dave Thomas
  If the Seattle Seahawks expected another blowout victory over the Minnesota Vikings following a 38-7 win back in December, they sure got a different game this time around.
  That said, Seattle (11-6) still found a way to leave a bitterly cold Minnesota with a 10-9 NFC Wild Card victory, thereby punching their ticket to the second round of the playoffs, meaning a date next Sunday on the road yet again with the top-seeded Carolina Panthers.
  After trailing for much of the game, Seattle
  
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• Both Patriots’ Coordinators Coveted For Vacant Head Coaching Positions

  11-01-2016 15:58
  
  By Gregory Hunt
  Typically, at least a half-dozen head coaching positions in the NFL become available after the end of the regular season. Those coaching vacancies are often filled by the offensive and defensive coordinators of the more-successful organizations in the league. As the New England Patriots prepare to meet the Kansas City Chiefs in an AFC Divisional Playoff game at Gillette Stadium on Sunday, the team is also facing the possibility of losing both of its coordinators after the season,
  
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• Cardinals Had Historic Season By The Numbers But May Lose Offensive Coordinator

  11-01-2016 15:55
  
  By Danny Cox
  It really is hard to ignore the fact that the Arizona Cardinals have had a season for the record books, and more than just in the franchise. This has been an amazing season by the team, and they were rewarded by something they worked very hard to earn: A first-round bye in the playoffs.
  Looking at the numbers, they’ve done so much more than people may realize, but it could end up costing them a key cog of their offense.
  Offensive coordinator Harold Goodwin to interview with Bu
  
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• Vikings Blow Fourth Quarter Lead, Miss Field Goal In Loss To Seahawks

  11-01-2016 15:47
  
  By Joseph Gunther
  Blair Walsh made three kicks to give the Minnesota Vikings a two-score lead heading into the fourth quarter. Then everything went downhill as the Seattle Seahawks scored 10 unanswered points to win 10-9 Sunday at TCF Bank Stadium.
  The scorekeeper had little to do with such a low-scoring affair. Walsh made field goals from 22 yards in the first quarter and a pair of kicks over 40 yards in the third quarter. Russell Wilson dumped a pass to Doug Baldwin for a three-yard touchdown
  
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• Home In Evergreen Fully Engulfed By Fire

  11-01-2016 15:40
  
  EVERGREEN, Colo. (CBS4) – A large home in Evergreen was fully engulfed by fire early Monday morning. It began at approximately 5:30 a.m. at a home on Aspen Drive near Interstate 70.
  Both the Evergreen Fire Rescue and Clear Creek County Foothills Fire Department assisted in fighting the flames.
  Nearly 15 fire trucks were on scene, most of which carried water due to the lack of hydrants in the area.
  (credit: Evergreen Fire Rescue)
  The fire was put out and declared under control by 7:15
  
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• 1 In Custody After Shooting, Victim Expected To Survive

  11-01-2016 15:18
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – One person is in custody after a shooting outside the Super 8 Motel near West 26th Avenue and Zuni Street.
  The victim had unspecified injuries but is expected to survive. Police caught up with the suspect at West 28th Avenue and Clay Street. Two cars, a grey sedan and red Hummer, were searched and towed from the scene.
  West 26th Avenue was closed near the motel for a short time as officers filled the parking lot, but has been reopened.
  
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• Music Legend David Bowie Dies From Cancer At 69

  11-01-2016 14:56
  
  NEW YORK (AP) – David Bowie, the other-worldly musician who broke pop and rock boundaries with his creative musicianship, nonconformity, striking visuals and a genre-spanning persona he christened Ziggy Stardust, died of cancer Sunday. He was 69 and had just released a new album.
  Bowie, whose hits included “Fame,” “Heroes” and “Let’s Dance,” died “peacefully” and was surrounded by family, representative Steve Martin said early
  
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• 2 Rescued From House Fire That Forced Firefighters To Change Tactic

  11-01-2016 14:25
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Two people had to be rescued from a house engulfed in fire on Federal Boulevard early Monday morning.
  Firefighters received the call at approximately 2:30 a.m. and worked to keep the fire contained to the house near Viking Park.
  The fire began in the attic though the cause is unknown. The home has been deemed a total loss and suffered partial collapse of the roof.
  Two people were escorted out of the home and one taken to the hospital with minor injuries.
  The fire was s
  
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• Gallinari Helps Nuggets Hang On For 95-92 Win Over Hornets

  11-01-2016 05:36
  
  Forward Danilo Gallinari scored 27 points, guard Emmanuel Muiday had 11 in his return to the lineup and the Denver Nuggets beat the Charlotte Hornets 95-92 on Sunday night.
  
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• Blackhawks Pound Avalanche 6-3 For 7th Straight Win

  11-01-2016 05:32
  
  On Sunday night, Marian Hossa's positivity finally paid off. He scored twice for his first multi-goal effort of the season, and the Blackhawks overwhelmed the Colorado Avalanche for a 6-3 win.
  
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• Hunter Bags Mountain Lion With Fully-Formed Set Of Teeth On Forehead

  11-01-2016 05:07
  
  PRESTON, Idaho (CBS4) – The Idaho Department of Fish and Game has released photos of a mountain lion that appears to have a set of fully-formed teeth and small whiskers growing out of it’s forehead.
  The mountain lion was killed by a hunter after it attacked the landowner’s dog in southeastern Idaho near the town of Preston on Dec. 30, according to the Idaho State Journal.
  Idaho Fish and Game issues statement on deformed mountain lion https://t.co/Ynowgofjy9 pic.twitter.com/cR6l
  
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• Former Broncos OC Gase Beats Out Shanahan For Dolphins Coaching Job

  11-01-2016 04:01
  
  MIAMI (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – The Miami Dolphins hired former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase as the 12th head coach in franchise history on Saturday.
  Gase, the former offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach at age 37.
  NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported that Gase has signed a five-year deal.
  “We did exhaustive research on all of the candidates ahead of time and conducted thorough and detailed interviews wit
  
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• Former Broncos OC Adam Gase Beats Out Mike Shanahan For Dolphins Head Coaching Job

  11-01-2016 04:01
  
  MIAMI (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – The Miami Dolphins hired former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Adam Gase as the 12th head coach in franchise history on Saturday.
  Gase, the former offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, becomes the NFL’s youngest head coach at age 37.
  NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported that Gase has signed a five-year deal.
  “We did exhaustive research on all of the candidates ahead of time and conducted thorough and detailed interviews wit
  
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• Broncos center Paradis did not have typical NFL journey

  11-01-2016 03:48
  
  KUSA - Players say all the time they got where they were through hard work.        
  
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• Hockey Tournament Held To Benefit Flight For Life Nurse Injured In Helicopter Crash

  11-01-2016 02:14
  
  COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (CBS4) – A hockey tournament was held at Copper Mountain this weekend to raise money for a Flight For Life nurse who was seriously injured in a helicopter crash in Frisco.
  (credit: CBS)
  The money is going to help Dave Repsher, who was hurt in the July 3 crash. He still remains in the hospital but is now conscious and was able to have the phone on speaker during the presentation Saturday night.
  A Flight for Life helicopter crashed in Frisco (credit: Lake Dillon Fire)
  
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• Mudiay Returns After Missing 14 Games With Ankle Ailment

  11-01-2016 01:57
  
  DENVER (AP) – Nuggets rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay returns to the court Sunday night against Charlotte after missing 14 games with a sprained right ankle.
  Just in time, too, as the Nuggets will be without Jameer Nelson after he strained his left hip flexor in a loss at Memphis on Friday. Denver also will be without forward Kenneth Faried, who’s helping out after the birth of his daughter.
  Drafted with the seventh overall pick last summer, Mudiay is averaging 10.7 points and 5.7
  
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• Steelers Advance To Play Broncos But Worried About Roethlisberger’s Shoulder

  11-01-2016 01:53
  
  PITTSBURGH (AP) – There were parts of the Steelers’ playoff game that seemed surreal.
  Their forced fumble that provided one last chance. Their drive in the rain that featured the franchise quarterback shot-putting passes he normally slings. The ugly meltdown by an opponent known for self-destruction.
  The bandage on running back Fitzgerald Toussaint’s nose, the wrap around linebacker Ryan Shazier’s leg and the uncertain status of Ben Roethlisberger and wide receiver Antoni
  
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• CBS Sports Poll 1/10/16

  11-01-2016 01:33
  
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• Even Lottery Officials Are Shocked At The Powerball Jackpot Amount

  11-01-2016 00:03
  
  DENVER (CBS4) – Lottery fever is growing nationwide as the Powerball jackpot is now at an estimated $1.3 billion.
  People are already buying their tickets for the next drawing because the jackpot is so big. The signs can’t even show the current prize. They are stuck at $999 million. Even lottery officials are shocked about the massive jackpot.
  “This is uncharted, unprecedented territory for us. It’s great,” Brooke Christopher with the Colorado Lottery said. &ldq
  
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