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Turns out Shedeur Sanders isn’t the only one in Boulder with perfect timing. The morning after CU curb-stomped Utah to improve to 8-2, moving into a tie for first in the Big 12, four-star prep quarterback Julian “Ju Ju” Lewis told On3.com that he was punting USC to re-open his recruiting. I don’t believe in that many coincidences over 18 hours.

An SUV was hit by a train in Commerce City after it died on the tracks Monday night, police officials said. The Range Rover died on the tracks near Colorado 2 and East 88th Avenue and the driver was trying to push it out of the way when a train came through, the Commerce City Police Department said in a post on Facebook. The man was able to move before the crash and was not injured, and the train conductor and engineer were able to slow the train before it hit the SUV, according to the department. Related Articles Crime and Public Safety | Colorado on track to see deadliest year for police shootings since 2020, data shows Crime and Public Safety | Man thrown from truck, killed Friday night in Commerce City rollover crash Crime and Public Safety | I-76 back open after semi tips, crashes in Commerce City Crime and Public Safety | Man arrested in connection to fatal Commerce City hit-and-run Crime and Public Safety | 1 killed, 3 injured in fatal Commerce City hit-and-run crash Colorado 2 is closed for the crash investigation, police officials said. Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day.

PHILADELPHIA — Cale Makar is the ultimate weapon when another team tries to park the bus. It took the Colorado Avalanche a while to find a way through against the Philadelphia Flyers, but eventually, Makar scored twice in a 3-2 win Monday night at Wells Fargo Center. “It felt like we were rolling offensively,” Makar said.

Victims and mothers of those killed in the mass shooting at an LGBTQ+ nightclub in Colorado Springs in 2022 have filed lawsuits alleging that the murders could’ve been prevented if the sheriff’s office used the state’s red flag law after clear warning signs that the gunman intended to commit violence. The plaintiffs in the two lawsuits, filed Sunday, include survivor Barrett Hudson, who still has three bullets in his body from that night, and other victims and relatives.

An Aurora man was sentenced to 48 years in prison after he was found guilty of second-degree murder for fatally shooting his mother, the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Ryan Scott Avery, 42, was arrested in June 2021 after his mother, 70-year-old Deborah Avery, was found dead in her home in the 1600 block of South Granby Street. Ryan Avery, who also lived in the house, was accused of shooting his mother three times in the face and chest as she sat in a recliner in the family room.

PHILADELPHIA — NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night’s game at Philadelphia. The NHL said Dunning was taken to a hospital for precautionary reasons and that all neurological signs are normal. Manson skated alone on the ice when he slammed into Dunning near the blue line early in the first period.