Mark Kiszla: Kroenkes build Avs, Nuggets into champs, while Monforts turn Rockies into chumps

PLUS l Woody Paige: Broncos' Sutton must ascend in '24 to be worth pay raise and more [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Good morning! It’s Monday, June 10, 2024. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. [In today’s edition:]( - [Mark Kiszla: Kroenkes build Avs, Nuggets into champs, while Monforts turn Rockies into chumps]( - [Woody Paige: Broncos' Sutton must ascend in '24 to be worth pay raise]( - [2024 Colorado Primary Election: How to vote]( [Mark Kiszla: Kroenkes build Avs, Nuggets into champs, while Monforts turn Rockies into chumps]( While Nuggets coach Michael Malone can’t bear to watch the NBA Finals on television because it hurts too much not to be playing for the championship, I wouldn’t watch the Colorado Rockies play painfully bad baseball on TV if franchise owner Dick Monfort paid me $100 per game. [Read More]( Did you miss these stories? [Stewart Green, climbing pioneer and prolific writer, dies at 71]( [The overlooked side of Lake Pueblo: 40-plus miles of sprawling trails through a geologic wonderland]( ['The opposite of shame': Pride Parade celebrates LGBTQ+ community despite hardships]( [[SPONSORED] Walk through the St. Jude Dream Home ... and get your ticket to win the Giveaway!]( Planning your weekends? Visit the St. Jude Dream Home on Saturdays and Sundays through June 23 ! Take a tour of the Rolling Hills Ranch residence with amazing amenities on every level. One hundred percent of ticket sales goes to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital to cover families' bills for treatment, travel, housing and food. [Read More]( More top stories: [Colorado Springs Switchbacks survive onslaught from Memphis 901 FC in draw, extend unbeaten run to seven games]( The Colorado Springs Switchbacks extended their unbeaten run to seven matches at Memphis 901 FC on Saturday. But for the second week in a row, the club escaped a worse fate. [Read More]( [UCLA commit, Grandview girls basketball player Sienna Betts remains focused on mission]( When the U.S. U18 Women’s basketball team travels to Bucaramanga, Colombia, next week, players and coaches expect to return with gold. As coach Teri Moren said after the U18 team’s practice Sunday morning, “There is no plan B.” [Read More]( [Woody Paige: Broncos' Sutton must ascend in '24 to be worth pay raise]( Like Amazon, Courtland Sutton will arrive in two days. Like the Postal Service, the Broncos’ No. 1 wide receiver only occasionally delivers on Sundays. [Read More]( More Top Stories: The near-term [threats to the Colorado River Basin have been fended off,]( and the system has been stabilized to protect water deliveries, the ecosystem, and power production, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton said last week. [Jason Lupo and Jarvis Caldwell are facing off in the Republican Primary]( for House District 20, which covers northern El Paso County and northern Colorado Springs, including Monument, Palmer Lake and the Air Force Academy. Ballots for the June 25 primary election went out to voters in El Paso and Teller counties beginning Monday. [Here's a voter guide to help you with the voting process.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Cloudy in the morning with scattered thunderstorms developing later in the day. Gusty winds and small hail are possible. High 74F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 50%. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn]( [YouTube]( Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up [here](. Engage in the conversation in [today's eEdition]( Interested in podcasts? Check out ours [here.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903