Afternoon Drive

Cale Makar showing emotion, Jared Bednar displays genuine love and appreciation for players and organization, Nathan MacKinnon did something different than many other athletes, Nazem Kadri wants to be back with the Avalanche but is going to see what free agency holds, CSU potential candidate for Pac12, Big Ten and SEC way ahead of other conferences, Russell Wilson #1 selling jersey of 2022, 4th of July

Nuggets trade Barton and Morris to Wizards for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, Jared Bednar responded to Tampa with all the injuries the Avalanche battled through during the Cup Final, Darcy Kuemper saw optemetrist multiple times a day during end of playoff run, Hackett & Wilson and their wives attend Ed Sheeran concert together, K.J. Wright says Geno Smith should start over Drew Lock, great college QBs who flop in NFL, pageantry in sports, Olympics, Cale Makar nominated for an ESPY

Monte Morris and Will Barton to Wizards for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Ish Smith, defensive priorities evident in move, Kuemper, Kadri, Burakovsky, Nichushkin, Lehkonen, Manson, Cogliano, Helm, players the Avs should bring back, Pavel Francouz, Rockies beat Dodgers at Coors Field again, away team fans at games, Broncos strengths and weaknesses, Freddie Freeman fires agents

Lightning injury list leaked by GM, playing hurt, Darcy Kuemper vs Andrei Vasilevskiy, winning the Stanley Cup reduces some of the bitterness for the Altitude-Comcast dispute, booing Kroenke at the parade, attention will flip from Avalanche to Broncos soon, heirarchy of pro teams in Denver, Adrian Peterson and Le'Veon Bell boxing July 30th, Rockies vs Dodgers

Avalanche win 3rd Stanley Cup in franchise history, Peter McNab, more significant impact on Colorado sports: Joe Sakic or John Elway? Patrick Roy's coaching tenure, John Wall bought out by Rockets and poised to sign with Clippers, Nuggets Big 3 of Jokic & Murray & MPJ, Denver still needs to add defense, DU Pioneers, second chances for coaches

Avalanche deserved to hoist the Cup, Andrew Cogliano, moment you knew Avs could win it all, playing with a lead vs from behind, Darcy Kuemper very good in games Colorado won in playoffs, which team is next to bring title to Denver, Nuggets and Broncos have a shot if planets align, Colorado-born heavyweight boxing champ Jack Dempsey, Micky Ward vs Arturo Gatti

Colorado drafted the core of this Stanley Cup winning team, Red Wings-Avalanche rivalry, Avs scraping salary cap ceiling, Joe Sakic and Jared Bednar's job security, comparing Colorado's 3 Stanley Cup winning teams, Sakic and Forsberg, Cale Makar unanimous Conn Smythe Trophy winner, Nathan MacKinnon, Blink 182, baseball brawls, Dodgers @ Rockies

Avalanche high powered offense slowed down by strong shot-blocking and clogging up of neutral zone by Lightning, Andre Burakovsky, who gets the Cup after the captain, Ryan Blackburn on Nuggets drafting Christian Braun and Peyton Watson and Ismael Kamagate, best trophies in sports, Rockies, Brendan Rodgers, Kris Bryant

Cale Makar, Nathan MacKinnon, Nazem Kadri, Connor McDavid, comparing Bednar to Marc Crawford and Bob Hartley, Avalanche taking on Bednar's calm and collected personality even when other teams instigate in playoffs, Vasilevskiy's greatness in elimination games, hard for Kuemper to put up another great night in net, Malik Reed, Russell Westbrook, Deshaun Watson

Terry's Travel, soft goals, bad ice, Kuemper bounces back after early goal from Lightning, Jon Cooper cries too many men for Nazem Kadri's game-winning goal, Avalanche's path to the Stanley Cup Final, Tyreek Hill gets death threats after saying Tua more active than Mahomes, investing in theater, Draft "pick is in" switched to jingle

Nazem Kadri and Darcy Kuemper play hero-hockey in Game 4, offensive defensemen, NBA Draft with Harrison Wind, Nuggets trade 21 or use pick for selves, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Michael Malone's preferences, Calvin Booth, draft prospects and trade targets, back-up center, greatest playoff performances by an individual Denver athlete, Gordon Hayward and 13 or 15, Michael Porter Jr.'s willingness to defend, Denver throwback unis

Bednar sticking with Darcy Kuemper, Nazem Kadri likely playing, fans rooting to be right over their team winning, Ryan Blackburn, NBA Draft and Calvin Booth's strategy, Rob Gronkowski's retirement led local Tampa TV over Avalanche and Lightning, football is king, Charles Barkley talking hockey, Denver athletes Terry wants to see on broadcasts of other teams in town

Darcy Kuemper could get pulled again, Nazem Kadri playing so quickly after thumb surgery, Cale Makar's poise, reaction from fans with an Avs win or loss in Game 4, rooting for a 7-game series or a dominant win, predicting Game 4, how Colorado can go up 3-1, Rockies 1-10 after off day, Shohei Ohtani has great night at plate in loss, Roger Goodell tells Congress he can't force Daniel Snyder out as NFL owner

Low-hanging fruit, Jared Bednar non-committal about starting goalie for Game 4, Avalanche defense subpar in Game 3, Nazem Kadri closer to return, ice conditions in Tampa Bay, Corey Perry, fighting in blowouts, Hart Trophy and Norris Trophy voted on by Professional Hockey Writers Association, Vezina Trophy voted on by NHL GMs, Cale Makar

Brian Engblom, Vasilevskiy's reputation, Tampa Bay emphasizing offense over defense, comparing Cale Makar and Victor Hedman, Darcy Kuemper, Pavel Francouz, Brooks Koepka going to LIV Golf, Saudi money, pro golfers leaving PGA for LIV, Cale Makar wins Norris Trophy, Michael Porter Jr.

Colorado whooped Tampa Bay in Game 2, Vasilevskiy and Point not at morning skate, Nazem Kadri, Cogliano, Lehkonen, Manson, comparing Pierre Lacroix and Joe Sakic, Avalanche dominance compared to other Colorado Stanley Cup teams, Rob Blake or Victor Hedman, Colorado Mammoth are NLL Champions

Keeping this Avalanche roster together will be pricey, maintenance days, Mike Chambers from Tampa, Erik Johnson, Avalanche dominant in playoffs so far, Jon Cooper said Tampa outplayed by Colorado in Game 2, predictions for Game 2, Rockies sweep Padres, P.J. Tucker becoming free agent

Cogliano likely back, Kadri likely still out, Golden State wins 4th title in 8 seasons, Andrew Wiggins, Boston needs a point guard, Stephen Curry, Jeff Green expected to pick up player option, betting Avalanche vs Lightning Game 2, Darcy Kuemper, NBA Dynasties post-Jordan, Astros immaculate innings

NHL starting to get better at promoting their star players, Avalanche need to be more aggressive on offense, Stanley Cup tickets, the crowd at Ball Arena, watch parties and Stanley Cup ratings, Russell Wilson, Colorado Rockies struggling as expected, Denver White Elephants, NHL salary cap, Wimbledon

World Cup venues revealed without Denver making the cut, Avalanche beat Lightning 4-3 in OT Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, Andrei Vailevskiy and Darcy Kuemper, Jared Bednar, Jon Cooper, fun storylines of the Stanley Cup Final, Bruce Cassidy hired by Golden Knights, John Tortorella hired by Flyers, NBA Finals Game 6