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Former Georgia slugger signs largest draft bonus in MLB history
One of college baseball’s most exciting players got himself a nice payday on Friday. ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that former Georgia third baseman Charlie Condon signed a deal with a $9.25M signing bonus with the Colorado Rockies, who selected him third overall in the 2024 MLB draft last week. Condon’s bonus equals the bonus signed by the No. 2 pick, right-handed pitcher Chase Burns out of Wake Forest. It is the biggest draft bonus in MLB history. Condon was an absolute superstar in 2024, slashing an otherworldly .433/.556/1.009 with 37 home runs, 78 RBI, and 20 doubles – earning SEC Player of the...
Denver International Airport Reveals The Weirdest Items In Its Massive Lost And Found Department
The amount of items that end up in the lost and found department at Denver International Airport is pretty crazy. “We get probably around 150 to 200 items a day,” lost and found supervisor Noelle Aguirre told ABC 7 Denver. Considering the airport served 77,837,917 passengers in 2023 (more than 200,000 people per day – […] The post Denver International Airport Reveals The Weirdest Items In Its Massive Lost And Found Department appeared first on BroBible.
Sun Theory Taps Blythe Huestis, Kevin Schultz for Executive Team
DENVER – Sun Theory Holding Co., a leading vertically integrated cannabis operator, appointed cannabis industry veterans Blythe Huestis as VP of Retail and Kevin Schultz to the role of VP of Sales. The two newly created positions will provide critical strategic guidance as the company continues to support the growth of its existing portfolio companies, identify new acquisitions and position the company for national expansion. Both Huestis and Schultz will report directly to Chief Executive Officer Connor Oman.
MAKfam Launches Hong Kong-Inspired Brunch
MAKfam, the fine-casual eatery run by husband-and-wife duo Doris Yuen and Kenneth Wan, just rolled out its Hong Kong-inspired weekend brunch menu, available on Saturday and Sunday starting at 11 a.m., with the last seating at 1:30 p.m. It’s actually Yuen and Wan’s third iteration of brunch. Their very first...
Win Sold Out Olivia Rodrigo Tickets For Her Denver Show
Olivia Rodrigo's Sold Out Guts World Tour is coming to Colorado on Wednesday, July 30th, and is completely sold out. The good news for you is that 99.9 The Point has the most free tickets in all of Colorado, and winning them is as easy as it gets. Win Sold...
Every Denver Nuggets player competing in the 2024 Olympic Games
Now that the Nuggets are done with Summer League, and have (all but) filled their final roster spot with Russell Westbrook, it feels like the bulk of the offseason is over. But training camp and preseason are still months away, so what do Nuggets fans do now?. Well luckily, we...
Long-time Broncos team physician Martin Boublik transitions to emeritus role
ENGLEWOOD, Colo — As the Denver Broncos continue to reshape their sports performance departments, there has been a change with the team’s head physician role. Dr. Martin Boublik, who spent the last 12 years as the Broncos’ head team physician, is transitioning to an emeritus role after deciding to step down from his position. Boublik, who joined the Broncos in 1994 as an assistant team physician to first Dr. Richard Hawkins, then Dr. Ted Schlegel and served as the head team physician as a contracted employee/outside consultant since 2012, personally informed Broncos Owner & CEO Greg Penner of his decision.
Avalanche Mailbag: Annunen’s Workload, Playing Young Players
It’s the middle of July and very little is happening in the hockey world. The Colorado Avalanche picked up a goaltender this week, but if he ends up playing NHL games, that might not be a good sign. For the most part, the roster is close to set for next season.
Wastewater in Denver to be tested for fentanyl and other high-risk substances
Colorado will soon turn to analyzing wastewater to find clues about the rise in fentanyl seizures and overdoses in the state. The Denver Department of Health and Environment has teamed up with Biobot Analytics in a program to test wastewater for high-risk substances, including fentanyl. The program is being supported by Opioid Abatement Settlement Funding.
Urgent Help Needed as Blood Shortage Effects Colorado
Coloradans have always taken their health incredibly seriously. In fact, Colorado got ranked as the 4th healthiest city in the United States according to Real Simple, and 9th by U.S. News. We also have five of the Top 10 healthiest counties in the entire country as well, according to Money...
Weekend Reads | Pickleball Noise Pollution and the Science Behind It
This weekend’s read is a deep dive into pickleball – specifically pickleball noise. Recently, pickleball has become a celebrated export from the Pacific Northwest (Bainbridge Island, to be precise) and has taken the country by storm because it’s easier than tennis to learn and play. That has led to many requests for local parks departments to re-stripe tennis courts for pickleball. But pickleball is indeed not tennis: The court is much smaller, and it’s played with different balls and paddles that have harder surfaces that make louder and higher-pitched noises compared with tennis. As the sport has spread, so have noise complaints from people who live near newly created pickleball courts.
Utah Gov. Cox to fellow governors: Please don’t ‘tear down’ bipartisan leadership group
It’s been a year since Utah Gov. Spencer Cox was elected as chairman of the National Governors Association and launched his “Disagree Better” campaign. At the time, Politico columnist Jonathan Martin pointed out that the NGA, which he described as a “once-vital forum for common ground,” had appeared to have “fallen prey to polarization,” noting […] The post Utah Gov. Cox to fellow governors: Please don’t ‘tear down’ bipartisan leadership group appeared first on North Dakota Monitor.
CPW Reminds Pet Owners — Don't Turn It Loose
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding residents to not release unwanted pets into the wild, as it is illegal and unethical. Domesticated animals are often not able to fend for themselves to find food or shelter. Regardless if the species is native to Colorado or non-native, unleashing it into the wild can introduce new diseases, parasites and competition for wild species.
Sam’s Club To Make Drastic Change for Colorado Members
People absolutely love huge warehouse stores. For many, paying the cost of admission to get access to some incredible deals on anything from food to electronics is simply too good of a deal to pass up. However, there has been some recent controversy with how these stores are dealing out...
Multiple Colorado services offline, outages linked to Crowdstrike incident
Multiple Colorado services are experiencing outages due to the Crowdstrike incident. The tech outage linked to the cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike disrupted airlines, banks, hospitals, public transit systems, and others around the world on Friday, as reported by USA TODAY. ...
Renewable energy company eyes Golden for new HQ
GOLDEN, Colo — A renewable energy company based in the United Kingdom is considering building a headquarters and a new plant in the west Denver-metro area. The unidentified company told state leaders that it's considering expansion and that the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and planned energy-focused Glo Park business district in the Golden area are major drivers of its location decision.
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