Woody Paige: Basketball inventor Naismith would love Nuggets style of play

PLUS l 48th annual Territory Days kicks off in Old Colorado City, Klee's Corner, and more. [View in browser]( [Share with a friend]( Springs AM Update [News]( [Sports]( [Opinion]( [Life]( Welcome to Sunday. It’s May 28, 2023. Take 5 minutes to catch up on what's happening in Colorado. In today’s edition: - [Woody Paige: Basketball inventor Naismith would love Nuggets style of play]( - [Colorado Springs Black leaders hail to Yemi Mobolade's mayoral win]( - [48th annual Territory Days kicks off in Old Colorado City]( [Woody Paige: Basketball inventor Naismith would love Nuggets style of play]( The original Dr. J. brought basketball to Denver for the first time in 1895. The Nuggets have elevated the game to a new level in Denver for the first time in 2023. [Read More]( Did you miss this? [Behind Friendly Lines: A new way to honor veterans' legacies]( [The speech we'd like to hear from President Biden at AFA | Vince Bzdek]( [Casa Bonita: Everything you need to know about the Lakewood Mexican restaurant]( [Colorado Springs Black leaders hail to Yemi Mobolade's mayoral win]( Colorado Springs Mayor-elect Yemi Mobolade broke invisible barriers in more than ways than one when he was elected on May 16, leaders in the local Black community said this week, expanding opportunities for new kinds of leadership in the city's top elected seat. [Read More]( [Klee's Corner: Like the NBA's Michael 'Jordan rules,' next will be the 'Jokic rules']( With Malone’s Nuggets barreling into their first NBA Finals with Game 1 on Thursday, there’s another flashback worth addressing: How an all-time talent impacts not only his team, but everyone else’s team. [Read More]( [48th annual Territory Days kicks off in Old Colorado City]( In celebration of its deep historic past, Old Colorado City kicked off its Territory Days street fair Saturday with a bang: bringing live music, great food, local vendors and a lively sense of community. [Read More]( MORE TOP STORIES North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum is planning to enter the 2024 presidential race, [joining a growing field of candidates hoping to topple Donald Trump and secure the Republican nomination](, according to a person familiar with his plans. As the weather warms and Colorado Springs residents flock to outdoor pools this weekend, the YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region is[equipped with enough lifeguards for full operations this summer — the first time in over three years.]( President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an “agreement in principle” to raise the nation's legal debt ceiling late Saturday as they [raced to strike a deal to limit federal spending and avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default.]( Before you go... [This morning's weather from American Furniture Warehouse:]( A 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 5-10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. [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