Colorado athletic directors are scrambling to protect Olympic sports as a new revenue‑sharing era reshapes budgets, donors and conference alignments. Endowments and conference fit are now central to survival.

Rockies right‑hander Chase Dollander appears headed for UCL surgery and has been transferred to the 60‑day injured list. Colorado has called up prospect Sean Sullivan to start.

Joe Sakic and Josh Kroenke doubled down on continuity after the Avalanche's sweep, with Sakic resuming GM duties and Jared Bednar staying as coach.

X Games and Aspen Snowmass signed a three‑year host deal keeping Buttermilk the winter stop through the 2028 629 season as the franchise pivots to league play. The move gives Aspen more calendar certainty as X Games launches its MoonPay X Games League.

The Broncos signed Sean Payton to a five-year extension through 2030, reinforcing the Paton–Payton era as Davis Webb assumes primary play-calling duties.

Altitude Sports has removed Chris Marlowe and Scott Hastings from Nuggets broadcasts in a surprise shakeup while other on-air talent remain in place.

Avalanche captain Gabriel Landeskog won the 2026 Bill Masterton Trophy and the Mark Messier Leadership Award after returning from major knee surgery. Voters lauded his comeback and locker‑room leadership.

Ace Padel will convert the former Great Divide Barrel Bar in RiNo into a 26,000‑sq‑ft club with seven padel courts, locker-room amenities and on-site food service.

A 98.2-mph cutter from Jacob Misiorowski struck Tyler Freeman in the helmet at Coors Field; Freeman was removed for evaluation.

Vegas rallied from a 3-0 hole to beat Colorado 5-3, taking a 3-0 Western Conference final edge in Las Vegas.

Jamal Murray earned his first All‑NBA selection and joins Nikola Jokic among the league’s honorees after a career‑best regular season. The nod changes the local landscape heading into the offseason.

Ivan Barbashev scored twice and Carter Hart made 29 saves as Vegas rallied to beat Colorado 3-1, grabbing a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Final.

A Locked On segment shows a former Buffaloes player accusing Deion Sanders of a recruiting "lie," renewing friction between the coach and ex-players. The exchange adds to scrutiny around Colorado's recruiting practices.