Morning headlines from DenverPost.com

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Today's Front Page News

UConn defensive tackle could be Broncos' first-round draft pick
Connecticut defensive tackle Kendall Reyes looks like a late first-round pick in the NFL's April 26-28 draft, which means the Broncos probably are interested in him at No. 25 overall.  

• MLB suspends Ubaldo Jimenez for hitting Troy Tulowitzki
• Denver 911 operator mishandled road-rage call after which man was fatally shot, official says
• 3 sites on campus in running for Colorado State stadium
• 98 percent of Colorado in a drought, say CSU climatologists
• Father, grandmother of missing Commerce City baby offered to take him from troubled mom

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Today's Local Politics

Colorado secretary of state again pushes for Senate panel to approve bill
Secretary of State Scott Gessler, a Republican, on Monday again publicly reprimanded Sen.  

• Aurora Council names familiar Pierce to fill vacant council seat
• Colorado municipalities to host several elections Tuesday
• Denver City Council shrink pool of redistricting maps
• Popular wind-energy tax credit stumbles in Congress
• Pot, hens and taxes are before Colorado voters

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Today's Business

Market conversion: Evolution of Denver's River North takes root with apartments
Developers have started construction on two apartment projects in Denver's River North neighborhood, providing a fresh signal that the area is poised for rejuvenation — nearly a decade after the city approved a plan to set a renaissance in motion.  

• Xcel reaches $114 million electric rate-hike deal with Colorado regulators
• FTC files suit against payday lending operation claiming tribal affiliation
• Frontier Airlines to discontinue complimentary chocolate chip cookies after April
• Processor off Visa's list over breach
• Northglenn welcomes surge of new businesses

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Today's Sports Headlines

UConn defensive tackle could be Broncos' first-round draft pick
Connecticut defensive tackle Kendall Reyes looks like a late first-round pick in the NFL's April 26-28 draft, which means the Broncos probably are interested in him at No. 25 overall.  

• MLB suspends Ubaldo Jimenez for hitting Troy Tulowitzki
• Rockies Mailbag: Does Tracy have grudge against Jimenez?
• Rockies' Jason Giambi finds tranquil path on baseball's rocky road
• Kiszla: Baylor Lady Bears' fiery spirit starts with coach Kim Mulkey
• Kentucky Wildcats won and done after beating Kansas for NCAA championship

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Today's Entertainment

An (ink)barrel of laughs as reporters concoct hoax
Review: The anxieties coursing through Lloyd Suh's "Great Wall Story," about three reporters cooking up a fake story, feel mighty contemporary for a romp set in Denver in 1899. Lisa Kennedy's rating: ***  

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Today's Style

Williams: Chillin' at Avalanche Ranch hot springs pools
My two children — ages 9 and 11 — are accustomed to adrenaline-charged adventures when we gallivant around the state: riding the Giant Swing at Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park, snow tubing at Keystone's Adventure Ridge, freefalling on the Skycoaster at Royal Gorge.  

• Lindsey Vonn's just one of the girls at Vail
• Fit Food: Walnuts star in roasted-tomato salad
• Meet ... Patrick Lambke
• Fit Fix: Vonn urges girls to ease into skiing
• 5 reasons to visit Fort Collins

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Today's Opinion

He'll still be the Mitt we know
The problem for Mitt Romney, assuming he eventually wins the GOP nomination, is that a general election campaign isn't really like an Etch a Sketch.  

• Editorial: Mixed results in DPS efforts
• If you weigh more, should you pay more?
• Pine beetles' life cycles are speeding up
• Editorial: Oppose federal effort to force gun laws on states