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Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is guarded by the Lakers' Rui Hachimura during the second half in Game 3 of their first-round series in Los Angeles on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 26, 2024
Nuggets win on road to push Lakers to brink in playoff series
The defending champion Nuggets erased a 10-point first-quarter deficit to beat the Lakers 112-105 in Los Angeles.
Chiefs running back Jerick McKinnon carries the ball against the Broncos during the fourth quarter in Kansas City, Missouri, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 13, 2023
Chiefs hold off Broncos to improve to 5-1
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes improved to 12-0 in his starts against the Broncos.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 13, 2023
Denver Nuggets win NBA Finals for first title
Two days after countryman Novak Djokovic won the French Open for his record 23rd Grand Slam tennis crown, Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals MVP.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2023
Heat's Kevin Love has experience being down 3-1
While the odds are stacked against the Miami Heat as they head into Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Monday trailing the Denver Nuggets 3-1 in the series, one member of the team knows all is not yet lost.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 8, 2023
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray combine for historic performance to lead Nuggets to win in Game 3 of NBA Finals
Jokic became the first player ever to log at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists in an NBA Finals game.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 5, 2023
Heat rally in fourth quarter to pull even in NBA Finals
Miami erased an eight-point deficit entering the fourth quarter and overcame a 41-point, 11-rebound performance from Nikola Jokic.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 2, 2023
Nuggets deliver dominant performance in Game 1 of NBA Finals
Nikola Jokic scored 27 points with 10 rebounds and 14 assists to lead the Nuggets, who will try take a 2-0 lead in the series when they host Game 2 on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 31, 2023
Quiet man Nikola Jokic ready for crowning glory in NBA Finals
While the likes of LeBron James and Kevin Durant embrace the 28-year-old Serb as a member of the league's elite, some critics aren't convinced by his stats.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 23, 2023
Rui Hachimura's Lakers swept in NBA Western Conference finals
The Japan star averaged 12.2 points on 55.7% shooting across the entire playoffs.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 19, 2023
Nuggets rally past Lakers in fourth quarter to take 2-0 lead in series
Jamal Murray scored 23 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter to lead the Nuggets to the victory.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 17, 2023
Rui Hachimura drops 17 but Lakers lose West finals opener
Hachimura was called on to defend Nuggets center Nikola Jokic at times and had some success in slowing the two-time league MVP.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 10, 2023
Joel Embiid shines as Sixers sink Celtics and Nuggets rout Suns
The Sixers will return to Philadelphia brimming with confidence after an assured Game 5 display.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 24, 2022
Nuggets' Nikola Jokic still getting better
Jokic is bolstering his case to become the first NBA player to win three straight MVP Awards since Larry Bird, who won from 1984 to 1986.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 10, 2022
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson riding into Seattle with new team to start season
Wilson, who guided the Seahawks to their lone Super Bowl title, will play his first game for the Denver Broncos at Lumen Field, where he spent his first 10 seasons.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 28, 2022
Russell Wilson savoring fresh start with Broncos
Russell Wilson is bullish on his new club despite the fact the Broncos have experienced five straight losing seasons and six without reaching the postseason.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 11, 2022
Playoff makeovers may upend the NBA championship chase
Over the coming days and weeks, opposing coaches will overprepare for the possibility that long-injured stars could return.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2022
Russell Wilson joins Broncos with sights set on winning multiple Super Bowls
Broncos general manager George Paton said Wilson was the team's 'No. 1 target.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 3, 2022
Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic reflects on early days in NBA
Nikola Jokic struggled at the start of his NBA career when he joined the Denver Nuggets and had to change his diet to become the league MVP in 2021, the Serbian center said in an interview aired on Serbia's Arenasport on Saturday
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2021
Broncos pay tribute to late Demaryius Thomas during game against Lions
The Broncos set up a memorial for Thomas around his No. 88 and also played a video tribute for the receiver.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2021
Jet engine explosion over Denver rings alarms about shielding
The incident is the latest in a string of failures that has raised alarm among regulators about debris evading shielding that's supposed to keep broken parts from hitting aircraft.

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