Comment on Denver weather: Near-record heat roasts the metro area Tuesday, city opens cooling centers

LINCOLN, Neb. — If you’re a late-arriving sort of Buffs fan, a Dodgers sort of Buffs fan, you’re probably wondering what the heck this whole “slow-start” fuss is all about. After all, over the first two games of the season, CU’s football team in Deion Sanders’ second season has outscored foes by a margin of 24-6 after halftime. The problem?

Broncos head coach Sean Payton has his quarterback in first-round pick Bo Nix, who will be Denver’s first rookie starting QB in Week 1 since some guy named John Elway. Will he come out firing or have rookie jitters in his first NFL start? Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Seahawks at Lumen Field in Seattle. Live updates Pre-game updates Scouting report (11 a.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Seahawks in Ryan McFadden’s scouting report. Game predictions Parker Gabriel, beat writer: Seahawks 17, Broncos 16 The Broncos have lost their last two season openers by this score, including one at Lumen Field.

Boulder city councilwoman Tara Winer and two other people were attacked by a 26-year-old man yelling racial slurs on University Hill on Friday night, according to witnesses and the Boulder Police Department. A man was yelling racial slurs and disrupting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Nana’s Dim Sum & Dumplings when Winer confronted him and he punched her in the face and knocked her to the ground, she told the Daily Camera. Boulder Chamber and city officials gathered outside the restaurant at 1125 13th.

Southbound Interstate 25 reopened near the Pikes Peak International Raceway between Colorado Springs and Pueblo after a crash, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation. The highway was closed just after 7 a.m. between exit 123 for Clear Spring Ranch and exit 122 for the raceway, agency officials said in a travel alert.

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the biggest challenges for Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris in the final stretch of the campaign is introducing herself to voters before her Republican rival, Donald Trump, has a chance to define her. Until her sudden election to the top of the Democratic ticket this summer, Harris was still a somewhat unknown figure in national politics, driven in part by her aversion to opening up and embracing the spotlight.

US’ first human case of bird flu not linked to animals reported in Missouri CNNUS confirms first human bird flu case with no known animal exposure BBC.comFirst case of bird flu without known animal contact detected in Missouri: CDC The Hill