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Charlie Blackmon, who retired last month after a 14-year career with the Colorado Rockies, has moved back to Georgia and listed his home in Denver’s Belcaro neighborhood. Blackmon lives full time in Atlanta with his wife, Ashley, and their two young children, so he’s selling his home in a gated community near Cherry Creek. He listed the 5,500-square-foot, four-bedroom, five-bath home with a three-car tandem garage on Sept.

The Rockies’ offseason roster shuffle began Friday when versatile outfielder Jake Cave and right-handed pitchers Dakota Hudson and Peter Lambert opted for free agency after being outrighted to Triple-A Albuquerque. All three players were on the Rockies’ opening-day roster. Cave becoming a free agent opens the door for Sam Hilliard to compete for a roster spot in spring training as Colorado’s fourth outfielder.

FRANKLIN, Tenn.– Former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and possession of a handgun after a minor collision on Thursday. Cutler, 41, who played for the Denver Broncos from 2006 to 2008, was given a $5,000 bond and was released, according to a statement from the Franklin Police Department. Police say they responded to an accident and it appeared that Cutler’s vehicle rear-ended another.

Less Yoda, more Vader. The Nuggets don’t need Russell Westbrook to be Bubble Jamal. They need him to be Bubble Dwight. As in Howard. Circa 2020. (Booooooooooooo!) Want to stick a fork in Minnesota? Stick an elbow in Ant. Want to make OKC go AWOL? Scramble Alex Caruso’s brain. Want to drive Dallas crazy? Play mind games with Kyrie. A pernicious preseason, combined with watching the Avs run out of players by Indigenous Peoples’ Day, might have you already contemplating the unthinkable about the 2023 NBA champs.

Here’s a look at whose stock improved or declined after the Broncos’ 33-10 win over the Saints on Thursday night. Stock Up ILB Cody Barton: Denver’s inside linebacker played the game of his life. Barton recorded eight tackles, a sack, a forced fumble and a recovery that resulted in a touchdown during the fourth quarter.

NEW ORLEANS — Cody Barton swears he thought another chance was coming. That’s how good he felt Thursday night. That’s the kind of outing it was for the Broncos defense. Barton had no rational reason to think such things, but lo and behold, the football gods delivered. The sixth-year linebacker lost a chance at his first career touchdown early in Denver’s 33-10 win over the Saints at the Superdome when his scoop-and-score return was negated by a D.