Final: Lakers 101, Mavericks 81

Eighteen years ago, on a steep snow slope high in the French Alps, on skis nearly eight feet long, Ross Anderson of Durango set the American speed skiing record that still stands: 154 mph. Across a career that spanned 17 years, he was the lone person of color in an obscure form of skiing in which competitors sheathed in aerodynamic suits ski straight downhill searching for maximum velocity, an experience he likened to jumping out of an airplane.

Denver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag. Pose a Rockies- or MLB-related question for the Rockies Mailbag. Patrick, I am tired of seeing the Dodgers spend all this money and have millions deferred. Will that money eventually hit them on the luxury tax side of things?

Christian Braun jinxed himself last week. Try as he might to keep the streak alive, it was bound to end eventually. On Monday night in Sacramento, Braun was ruled out with a strained lower back one hour before opening tip, snapping his run of 122 consecutive games played dating back to the 2023 playoffs. The 23-year-old shooting guard has developed into a staple of the Nuggets’ lineup on a nightly basis only two years and change into his career. “My goal is to be out there every game,” Braun said the previous Thursday, after a practice at Ball Arena.

SAN JOSE — Alexandar Georgiev was traded on a Monday and he was in net for his new team barely more than 72 hours later. It’s just a blur of logistics and text messages for anyone who gets traded in the middle of an NHL season. So much to figure out in such a short period of time. Georgiev spent two-plus seasons as the starting goaltender for the Colorado Avalanche.

In the latest edition of the Nuggets Ink podcast, beat writer Bennett Durando and sports editor Matt Schubert reconvene as trade season begins in the NBA. Among the topics discussed: Zach Lavine to the Denver Nuggets … not so fast, sweetheart. Can the front office make a pitch to move enough pieces to upgrade — Or not upgrade?

Perception of the 2024-25 Nuggets is turning into a case study of optimism vs. pessimism. Are you a glass-half-full kind of person? Then when the Nuggets improved to 14-10 with their latest miracle this week in Sacramento, you probably thought of the remarkable number of clutch moments they’ve conjured in such a small fraction of this season, from a refreshing variety of sources. You probably dwelled on Jamal Murray’s game-winning step-back jumper with 8.6 seconds remaining.