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News Politics Sports Business Entertainment Lifestyles Opinion Travel Multimedia Coupons Autos Real Estate Jobs Classifieds Today's Sports Headlines Minnesota Wild defeats Colorado Avalanche 3-2 The Wild beat the somewhat flat Avs 3-2 in a key Northwest Division game that leapfrogged Minnesota over Colorado for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth heading into this weekend's NHL all-star break.   Nuggets not resting on 12-5 record Dave Logan, Cherry Creek near a deal? Woody Paige: Raiders raid Broncos, hire Dennis Allen as head coach Raiders hire away Dennis Allen from Broncos for head coach job Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen hired as head coach of Raiders Today's Avalanche Minnesota Wild defeats Colorado Avalanche 3-2 The Wild beat the somewhat flat Avs 3-2 in a key Northwest Division game that leapfrogged Minnesota over Colorado for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff berth heading into this weekend's NHL all-star break.   Semyon Varlamov not pouting over being backup goalie with Colorado Avalanche Avs host Minnesota Wild in big game before NHL all-star break Peter Mueller's increased ice time, shots a good sign for Avalanche All Things Avs Avalanche play flat in playoff atmosphere, lose 3-2 to Wild NOTE: The Denver Post’s email and entire publishing system is down, but not our friendly All Things Avalanche blog. The following game story will be updated with quotes over the next hour, so please check back in. (UPDATE: Looks like we will have Avalanche coverage in Wednesday’s paper and online, but the following game story   Today's Broncos Woody Paige: Raiders raid Broncos, hire Dennis Allen as head coach Dennis, we hardly knew ye. The Raiders did a two-fer Tuesday night. They hired a new coach and stole the Broncos' defensive coordinator.   Raiders hire away Dennis Allen from Broncos for head coach job Broncos defensive coordinator Dennis Allen hired as head coach of Raiders Manning says handle business now Six intriguing QBs on display at Senior Bowl, but not the Big Two Broncos will continue to use NFL draft to plug most of their holes All Things Broncos Who is Dennis Allen? A look back I’m sure plenty of folks outside of Denver heard the news tonight that the Raiders had hired Dennis Allen to be their new head coach and thought, “Who?” That’s fair. Just a year ago many Broncos fans were wondering the same thing when John Fox hired Allen to be Denver’s defensive coordinator. I figured, then,   Today's Colleges Blue-chip prep cornerback Yuri Wright brings controversy to CU Buffs football team Two days after the Colorado football program nabbed its first four-star recruit in the current recruiting cycle, the Buffs landed a even more high-profile cornerback.   Long lines to bid farewell to Paterno CU's freshman Asika Booker lifts Buffs in sixth-man role Today's Nuggets Nuggets not resting on 12-5 record For 72 hours, the Nuggets could finally sit back and exhale.Bodies could heal a bit. Weary legs could be rested.   Nuggets Mailbag: Melo mess in N.Y. looks familiar, but Denver can win in West Wizards fire coach Saunders, promote Wittman Nuggets' Harrington, Miller anchor productive bench Kiszla: Nuggets' Gallinari has all-star potential All Things Nuggets Nuggets coach George Karl: Right now, team development trumps playing rookies The finicky thing about youth is its reluctance to just go away after one season. It holds on. Nuggets coach George Karl looks at his team and sees a good number of his players still in basketball elementary school. Some of those players – Ty Lawson, Danilo Gallinari, Timofey Mozgov, among them – play significant   Today's Post Preps Dave Logan, Cherry Creek near a deal? Dave Logan, one of Colorado's top athletic figures and a hugely successful prep football coach the last 19 years, could be named head coach at Cherry Creek High School as early as today.   Haldorson, Donatell help keep Falcons unbeaten at 15-0 The Denver Post's 2012 high school football recruiting rankings Today's Outdoors: Hunting and Fishing Outdoors calendar and prime times   Warm winter has Colorado hunters frustrated by scarcity of ducks and geese Willoughby: Winter is a great time for telling fish tales Briefs: Ice fishing on tap Today's Rockies Jorge Posada: 17 seasons, 5 titles and 1 team NEW YORK—Jorge Posada was watching television when he saw speculation on which teams were interested in signing him as a free agent.   AP source: Fielder and Tigers agree on 9-year deal Lincecum and Giants agree to $40.5M, 2-year deal Mark Kiszla Kiszla: Nuggets' Gallinari has all-star potential OK, let's dispense with the nonsense about Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari. Please stop with the comparisons to Dirk Nowitzki before somebody strains all credibility or a back muscle.   Woody Paige Woody Paige: Raiders raid Broncos, hire Dennis Allen as head coach Dennis, we hardly knew ye. The Raiders did a two-fer Tuesday night. They hired a new coach and stole the Broncos' defensive coordinator.     All Things Avs Reporter Adrian Dater has the ins and outs of the Avalanche All Things Broncos The Denver Post's football reporters serve up the dish on the Broncos All Things Nuggets Everything Nuggets from Benjamin Hochman and Chris Dempsey All Things Rockies Rockies notes from the diamond with Troy E. Renck and Jim Armstrong All Things Colorado Preps Analysis, notes and minutiae from preps editor Neil Devlin Outdoor Extremes Outdoor blog from John Meyer and Jason Blevins All Things Motorsports The Post's Obbie Harvey posts entries on this blog devoted to NASCAR You are receiving this newsletter from the Denver Post. 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