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KILLINGTON, Vt. — American ski racer Mikaela Shiffrin crashed after catching an edge in her second run of a World Cup giant slalom race Saturday, did a somersault and wound up in the protective fencing. Shiffrin stayed down on the course for quite some time as the ski patrol attended to her.

While it feels like the Colorado Avalanche is piecing together lineups with duct tape and popsicle sticks this season, the rosters for hockey’s first best-on-best international competition at the highest level in nine years will be announced Monday. The rosters for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off will be revealed in two parts: Finland and Sweden in the afternoon (noon MT) on ESPN (and NHL Network), then the United States and Canada at 4:30 pm MT on TNT. “You speculate with some of the guys a little bit,” Avs star Mikko Rantanen said.

Guys in the Nuggets locker room may have lives outside of basketball, but the Grading The Week team? No chance. No lives whatsoever. We wake up in a triangle offense. We pick and roll until lunchtime, baby. But we’ll also admit that Jamal Murray’s comments during a roller-coaster week that saw Denver stomp the Lakers in Los Angeles and then come home and give up 265 points — yeah, yeah it was only 145, but it felt like more — to the Knicks got us … well, thinking. Which is always dangerous. “It’s a long season,” the Nuggets guard said after New York went wild at Ball Arena.

At least seven Coloradans have been sickened by cucumbers containing salmonella bacteria that were sold across the United States between October and November, prompting a recall by SunFed Produce, LLC. The Food and Drug Administration this week announced that 68 people across 19 states have reportedly been infected with the outbreak strain of salmonella.

DALLAS — The Colorado Avalanche has shaken up the goaltending position for a second time this season. Colorado traded backup goalie Justus Annunen and a sixth-round pick in the 2025 NHL draft to the Nashville Predators for veteran Scott Wedgewood. The 32-year-old Wedgewood has played for four teams. He signed a two-year contract worth $1.5 million per season with the Predators this past summer.

A pair was hospitalized after a shooting in an east Aurora condominium complex Friday evening, according to police. Officers responded to multiple 911 calls about gunshots in the 18400 block of Kepner Place at about 6:15 p.m. When first responders arrived, they found one man suffering from life-threatening injuries and took him to the hospital. A second man transported himself to a local urgent care and was also taken to the hospital with serious injuries. Police said Friday night that they were still investigating the incident but believed there were no suspects at large. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | One wounded in alleged gunfight with Aurora police on Thanksgiving Crime and Public Safety | Aurora dentist charged in wife poisoning sought to kill detective, prosecutors allege Crime and Public Safety | Judge keeps $5 million bail in murder case, concerned over community support for defendant Crime and Public Safety | Councilwoman, city leaders clash as questions over “Operation Aurora” deportation plan persist Crime and Public Safety | Attorney dumps Aurora dentist just before jury selection, delaying trial in high-profile poisoning case Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.