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Denver Pioneers hockey forward Jack Devine was named National Player of the Month for October. During the first month of the season, Devine led the NCHC and NCAA in scoring with 14 points on 13 assists and one goal. The Pios senior is averaging 2.33 points per game on the young season.

At the end of the last decade of Colorado high school football, Cherry Creek ripped off 23 consecutive wins to claim the first half of a championship four-peat. Myles Purchase, a two-way star in Cherry Creek’s 2020 title game victory, was one player among a list of Bruins who led them to those two perfect seasons and who now have become key contributors for teams in this year’s College Football Playoff race. Purchase had 14 carries for 153 yards and two touchdowns in that win over Valor Christian and added three tackles, an interception and a couple of pass break-ups.

Broncos (5-3) at Ravens (5-3) When: Sunday, 11 a.m. MT Where: M&T Bank Stadium Radio/TV: 850 AM, 94.1 FM/CBS Line: Ravens -8.5 Broncos-Ravens series: Denver is 6-8 in 14 regular-season games dating back to 1996; the Broncos lost 10-9 in the last meeting, on Dec. 4, 2022, in Baltimore, and have lost three in a row against the Ravens. In the spotlight: Vulnerable Ravens pass defense presents opportunity for Broncos Browns quarterback Jameis Winston might not have won AFC Offensive Player of the Week if Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton hadn’t let a game-sealing interception slip through his fingertips.

Around the AFC Jets… back? The Jets finally stopped their losing streak at five games with a 21-13 win over Houston on Thursday night. For a while, it looked like Aaron Rodgers and company might get smothered again, but they got the catch of the year from Garrett Wilson and a late touchdown from Davante Adams.

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Troy Franklin had a routine before training camp practices. The rookie wide receiver would line up on the end line of the Broncos’ practice fields and work on his releases. Not fancy stuff, just getting off the line efficiently and cleanly. Most days, passing game coordinator John Morton would remind him — sometimes calmly, sometimes more animated — to work on a detail so small you’d never notice it during a game. In a way, though, it encapsulated the entire challenge in front of Franklin this summer.