Woody Paige: Coach Prime's first CU spring game is one for the books

PLUS l Avalanche vs. Kraken: 3 takeaways from Colorado's Game 3 win, Yemi Mobolade receives endorsement from former El Paso County Sheriff, and more. Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Sunday. It’s April 23, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Woody Paige: Coach Prime's first CU spring game is one for the books]( - [Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade receives endorsement from former El Paso County sheriff]( - [Avalanche vs. Kraken: 3 takeaways from Colorado's Game 3 win]( [Woody Paige: Coach Prime's first CU spring game is one for the books]( Saturday afternoon was 5,318 feet of high altitude and highest attitude. Everybody was noticing the only spring game on ESPN — even corn-fed Nebraskans, who turned out 66,045 strong for their Huskers Saturday with the school’s new coach, Matt Rhule. Nebraska which, as Colorado, has been through tough times, will be in Boulder for the Buffs’ first home game Sept. 9. [Read More]( Did you miss this? Catch up here [Weekend things to do around Colorado Springs and beyond]( [3 Colorado cities among worst in the country for ozone pollution, report says]( [2-story cafe in southwest Colorado Springs a cozy spot for a quick bite]( [[SPONSORED] Save kids’ lives – and be eligible to win a house – when you buy a ticket for the St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway!]( Tickets for the 2023 Colorado Springs St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are on sale now! Each ticket costs $100, with 11,500 available, to raise $1.15 million for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a facility that is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. [Read More]( [Colorado Springs mayoral candidate Yemi Mobolade receives endorsement from former El Paso County sheriff]( Former El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder endorsed Yemi Mobolade for Colorado Springs mayor Saturday, according to the Mobolade campaign. [Read More]( [Avalanche vs. Kraken: 3 takeaways from Colorado's Game 3 win]( The Avalanche defeated the Kraken, 6-4, Saturday night in Game 3 of their first-round Stanley Cup playoff series. Here are three takeaways from Climate Pledge Arena. [Read More]( [Klee's Corner: Denver Nuggets' long, patient plan coming to fruition in NBA playoffs]( En route to a 3-0 series lead over the Timberwolves, the Nuggets have “lost” only one of 12 quarters. They’ve won games by 29, 9 and 9 points. They’ve been in control the whole time. Nearing the end of a long, winding road, this is what the Nuggets experiment looks like. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES The Gazette family of newspapers — Denver Gazette, Colorado Springs Gazette and Colorado Politics —[earned dozens of journalism awards, including 11 first place finishes](, from the Society of Professional Journalists Top of the Rockies 2023 Contest. [About two dozen makeshift tents were set ablaze and destroyed at a migrant camp across the border from Texas this week](, witnesses said Friday, a sign of the extreme risk that comes with being stuck in Mexico as the Biden administration increasingly relies on that country to host people fleeing poverty and violence. This year's [University of Colorado Buffaloes spring game was sold out despite the fact that the football team was playing itself](. Before Saturday, the record for the biggest crowd at the annual practice was 17,800, according to CU Sports Information's Dave Plati. Before you go.... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( Partly sunny skies and a high of 58 degrees. Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903 Would you like to send this email to a friend? [Send To A Friend](