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There are usually a lot of handshakes involved when a player shows up at an NHL facility for the first time after signing with a new team. When Pierre-Edouard Bellemare arrived at Family Sports Center ahead of this season, he was met with a lot of hugs. That familiarity is a big reason why Bellemare, six months shy of his 40th birthday, believes he can still help the Avalanche pursue another Stanley Cup championship after signing a player-tryout contract shortly ahead of training camp. “Everybody knows my kids.

BOULDER — The Buffs’ revived run game could be adding another option back into the fold. CU football coach Deion Sanders said Tuesday that tailback and Ohio State transfer Dallan Hayden “looked good” during practice earlier in the day and is expected to play on Saturday against UCF. The sophomore from Memphis, Tenn., hadn’t played since CU’s loss at Nebraska with what ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported was a high ankle sprain.

Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question. What the heck happened with the Broncos on Sunday? Was it a favorable matchup against Tampa or were there other factors? Is having the lowest-scoring team in the AFC going to be the norm this season with the Broncos?

By MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he told a congressional committee Tuesday. Favre made the disclosure as part of his testimony about a welfare misspending scandal in Mississippi. Favre, who does not face criminal charges, has repaid just over $1 million in speaking fees funded by a welfare program in the state and was also an investor in a biotech company with ties to the case.

The Jefferson County Planning Commission has recommended against the approval of a proposed chairlift-access mountain bike park in Conifer — taking a unanimous vote that is a bad sign for the first-of-its-kind attraction in Colorado. Jeffco’s county commissioners, who have final say over the future of the 250-acre Shadow Mountain Bike Park and a special use permit the project is seeking, are scheduled to take up the proposal on Oct.

Although the Colorado women’s basketball team has been working out together for several weeks, there’s certainly a measure of excitement that comes with the first official day of practice. Including breaking in some new practice jerseys. “I know for them, anytime they get real practice gear, it’s very exciting,” CU head coach JR Payne said.