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i rich bingo Wild Christmas: BC Ferries cancels many sailings over 'severe' forecastThe Denver Gazette sports business insider is a reader’s guide to understanding the influence of money, politics and power behind their favorite leagues, teams and players: Sports business insider: The top 10 highest-paid Colorado professional athletes will combine to earn more than $260 million in 2024-25. Short version: The Denver Gazette gathered public salary cap data (via spotrac.com ) to determine the top 10 highest-paid professional athletes in Colorado. 1. Nikola Jokic, C, Nuggets: $51.4 million cap hit (2024-25) 2. Jamal Murray, PG, Nuggets: $36 million cap hit (2024-25) 3. Michael Porter Jr., PF, Nuggets: $35.8 million cap hit (2024-25) 4. Kris Bryant, 1B, Rockies: $28 million payroll salary (2024) 5. Aaron Gordon, F, Nuggets: $22.8 million cap hit (2024-25) 6. Garett Bolles, LT, Broncos: $20 million cap hit (2024) 7. Kyle Freeland, LHP, Rockies: $15 million payroll salary (2024) 8. Charlie Blackmon, DH, Rockies: $14.5 million payroll salary (2024) 9. D.J. Jones, DT, Broncos: $12.9 million cap hit (2024) 10. Nathan MacKinnon, C, Avalanche: $12.6 million cap hit (2024-25) Folsom Field beer sales nearly double with CU football coach Deion Sanders | Sports Business Insider Long version: The Nuggets have four players ranked among the five best-paid athletes in Colorado. Jokic — a three-time league MVP — is tied with Sixers center Joel Embiid as the second-highest paid NBA player this season. The league’s flexible salary cap is currently at $140 million per team. The Rockies' payroll ranked No. 17 among MLB teams at $147.7 million and it didn’t lead to success. Colorado lost 100-plus games in back-to-back seasons. Bryant, the top-paid baseball player, appeared in only 117 games over that span due to injuries. There is no MLB salary cap. The Broncos overcame significant salary cap challenges (more on that later) with help from the strong play of quarterback Bo Nix on a rookie contract. Bolles is in the final year of his current deal with a front office decision looming on his future in Denver. Jones will also be an unrestricted free agent this summer. The NFL’s hard salary cap is currently at $255.5 million per team. The Avalanche boast the reigning Hart Trophy winner. MacKinnon is the NHL’s second-highest paid player this season. And yet, he barely cracks this list. That is because the league’s hard salary cap is just $88 million per team. However, on Tuesday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman told reporters in Florida that it is expected to hit $92.4 million next season . Key context: The highest-paid Colorado professional athlete does not live in the state. The Broncos released ex-quarterback Russell Wilson in March and Denver incurred a $53-million cap hit this season ($85 million total over two years). Translation: the Broncos are paying Wilson more than any professional athlete in Colorado this season to quarterback the playoff-bound Steelers (10-3). The good news is that both teams appear better off from the Broncos-Wilson split with Nix leading the Broncos (8-5) to a likely playoff berth, too. How the Denver Broncos aim to lift Colorado small businesses | Sports Business Insider Looking ahead: Expect a handful of young stars to join this list in the near future. Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain signed a four-year, $96-million extension that begins in 2026. Outside linebacker Jonathan Cooper agreed to a four-year, $60-million deal that also starts next year. Offensive Quinn Meinerz also signed a four-year, $80-million contract. Avalanche winger Mikko Rantanen has yet to reach a contract extension. He’s earning $9.25 million on his current deal that expires after this season with Rantanen anticipated to increase that number on his next deal. The Nuggets have long-term commitments from their core four players: Jokic, Murray, Porter and Gordon. The Rockies have Bryant under contract through the 2028 season.

The World Cup may be over a year away, but the road to 2026 kicks off for real this Friday, December 13, (Friday the 13th) when Europe’s teams discover their qualifying fates. The draw takes place in Zurich at 12PM (noon) Spanish time, with fans on tenterhooks to see who their national teams will face. So, what’s new about this year’s format, and how will it all unfold? New World Cup rules, new rivalries In a shake-up for the ages, the European qualifiers have been revamped to match the expanded 48-team World Cup, set to be hosted across the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Europe’s 16 spots are up for grabs through a streamlined 12-group system, with some intriguing twists. Six groups will feature five teams, while the other six will have only four. It’s simple: finish top of your group, and you’re booking a ticket to North America. Come second? You’ll enter a nerve-shredding play-off alongside four Nations League hopefuls, with just four tickets available for those 16 teams. Most Read on Euro Weekly News Football World Cup 2026 Draw: Friday’s Big Draw- New rules, new rivalries Spanish banks will be forced to report every penny December's cosmic gift: Cold Moon and meteor showers to light up Spanish skies! Seeds of excitement: Where will your team land? The seeding system adds another layer of drama. Each group will include teams from pots ranked by their performances. Here’s the breakdown: Pot 1: Heavyweights like Spain, Germany, England, Portugal, France, Italy, and the Netherlands, are joined by Denmark, Croatia, Belgium, Switzerland, and Austria. Pot 2: These are the dark horses; Ukraine, Sweden, Turkey, Wales, Hungary, Serbia, Poland, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, Czech Republic, and Norway. Pot 3: Scotland, Slovenia, Republic of Ireland, Albania, North Macedonia, Georgia, Finland, Iceland, Northern Ireland, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Israel could spring surprises. Pot 4: Teams like Bulgaria, Luxembourg, Kosovo, Belarus, Armenia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Estonia, Cyprus, Faroe Islands, Latvia, and Lithuania could be wildcards. Pot 5: Football minnows Moldova, Malta, Andorra, Gibraltar, Liechtenstein, and San Marino look to shock the big boys. The draw starts with Pot 1 teams assigned to groups before moving sequentially down the pots. However, restrictions are in place: political tensions mean Ukraine won’t face Belarus, and Kosovo must avoid Serbia. Four-team groups: The Nations League twist The Nations League adds an extra wrinkle to the mix. Four of its quarter-finalists will occupy spots in the four-team groups, ensuring fewer fixtures due to their packed calendars. Scotland and the Republic of Ireland, part of the play-offs, are prime candidates for these groups. Meanwhile, England are expected to land in a five-team group. Weather woes and travel troubles To avoid frozen pitches, only two of Europe’s coldest nations – such as Finland and Iceland – can share a group. Long-haul journeys for teams like Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan are also limited. Mark your calendars Qualifiers kick off in March 2025, with games spaced across five international breaks. Four-team groups get a later start, with matches beginning in September. The play-offs – for those holding on to their World Cup dreams by a thread- take place in March 2026. The final countdown The tournament itself begins on June 11, 2026, in Mexico City, culminating in a July 19 final in New Jersey. For the first time ever , 48 teams will battle it out in 12 groups, followed by a thrilling last-32 knockout stage. As fans gear up for the big reveal, the road to 2026 promises a bucket-load of drama. Find more news in English from around Spain . Read more news in English from around Europe .By David Shepardson, Nora Eckert (Reuters) -General Motors said on Tuesday it will stop funding and exit robotaxi development at its majority-owned Cruise business, a blow to the automaker that had made the advanced technology unit a top priority. GM said it would no longer fund work on the robotaxis "given the considerable time and resources that would be needed to scale the business, along with an increasingly competitive robotaxi market." The automaker has invested more than $10 billion in Cruise. GM shares rose 3.2% in extended trading on Tuesday. In 2023, GM CEO Mary Barra said the Cruise business could generate $50 billion in annual revenue by 2030. "This is the latest in the series of decisions that GM has announced which underscore our focus on having the right technology for the future of our company and the industry and reflects our commitment to execute with speed and efficiency," she said on Tuesday. Barra declined to say how many Cruise employees could be moved over to GM. Some of GM’s competitors have already stopped funding autonomous driving businesses, citing the costs and difficulties involved in developing such sophisticated technology. In October 2022, Ford Motor shifted spending away from its Argo AI operation, winding down the venture that was also funded by Volkswagen. Ford is still working on advanced driver assistance systems in-house different from the fully autonomous ones being developed at Argo AI. Last month, Cruise admitted to submitting a false report to influence a federal investigation and agreed to pay a $500,000 criminal fine as part of a deferred prosecution agreement. The Justice Department said Cruise failed to disclose key details of an October 2023 crash to federal regulators in which one of its robotaxis in San Francisco struck and seriously injured a pedestrian. GM expects the restructuring will lower spending by more than $1 billion annually after the plan is completed by the end of June. GM, which owns about 90% of Cruise, has agreements with other shareholders that will raise its ownership to more than 97% and will pursue the acquisition of the remaining shares. GM in July said it would halt development of a planned robotaxi that would not have a steering wheel or other human controls. In 2022, GM filed a petition with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration seeking permission to deploy up to 2,500 self-driving Origin vehicles annually without human controls such as brake pedals or mirrors. The agency has not acted on the request and GM cited the regulatory risk for its decision. (Reporting by David Shepardson in Washington, Nora Eckert in Detroit and Manya Saini in BengaluruEditing by Chizu Nomiyama, Ben Klayman and Matthew Lewis)

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Ex-DePaul guard leads N. Illinois against Chris Holtmann's Blue DemonsINDIANAPOLIS — It was just a 10-yard completion, easy to overlook in the wake of a record-setting rushing day and easy to dismiss as one of just 11 pass attempts throughout the Indianapolis Colts’ 38-30 victory Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. But Anthony Richardson’s third-and-8 pass to wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. just after the two-minute warning in the fourth quarter was pivotal to holding off the visitors’ late rally. If the Colts were forced to punt in that situation, a defense that had allowed touchdowns on three consecutive drives — of 70, 55 and 71 yards — would be back on the field with tremendous pressure to prevent the game going to overtime. Richardson was cold and out of rhythm. He’d been sacked on his most recent pass attempt — on third-and-9 with 6:51 remaining — and he hadn’t gotten a pass off since throwing an incompletion intended for wide receiver Josh Downs at the 11:20 mark. With the dual-threat quarterback and running back Jonathan Taylor combining for 270 of Indianapolis’ single-game franchise-record 335 rushing yards, Richardson had not completed a pass since the 8:33 mark of the third quarter, and he was just 1-for-2 in the second half. Still, he was calm and composed on the crucial third down — hitting Pittman on a simple out pattern to move the chains and keep the clock moving. When the Colts finally did punt the ball back to Tennessee, there were only three seconds remaining for the Titans to work with, It was a forgettable play in the grand scheme of the game, but it was also the most recent evidence of the 22-year-old quarterback’s ability to raise his level of play in the clutch. He’s 3-2 as a starter since taking the role back from veteran Joe Flacco, and the other two victories featured game-winning touchdown drives in the fourth quarter. “I think that’s a special trait — obviously as a young player — that he doesn’t flinch in those times, to lead those comebacks,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said. “Obviously, the (New York) Jets, the New England (Patriots) game, I mean, those are big-time drives to go win games. “You want that out of young players, especially (when) you see the veteran guys do it around the league all the time, but to do it as a young player speaks volumes of the person that he is.” Despite Richardson’s up-and-down season, Indianapolis has maintained steadfast belief in his potential. Even when he was benched for Flacco, the organization repeatedly stated it was not giving up on the quarterback as its future leader. There’s still plenty of work to be done. Richardon has completed just 47.7% of his passes, and he’s thrown 12 interceptions in 11 starts. His rushing ability again was evident Sunday, and he’s set franchise single-season records for a quarterback with 499 rushing yards and six rushing touchdowns. And he has proven his big-play ability with a league-leading 14.4 yards per completion. The Colts still believe improved consistency will come with increased reps, and they hold out hope the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft can still become the long-term answer at the game’s most important position. For now, Richardson’s late-game heroics offer the most compelling argument in his favor. “I think it’s just me just playing all the way until the clock hits zero,” Richardson said of his mindset. “I never think about fourth quarter moments or anything like that. I just try to play until the game’s over. And it just happens sometimes that most of it happens in the fourth quarter. So I just try to play through the whistle and just play through the whole game.” After rushing for 218 yards and three touchdowns against the Titans – both the second-highest single-game totals of his career – Taylor has been named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week. It was a major bounce-back performance after Taylor’s unforced fumble just short of the goal line cost the Colts dearly in a pivotal loss against the Denver Broncos a week prior. “It’s always exciting to see that dude just do what he does,” Richardson said. “It’s fascinating, honestly, just to see him hit a gap and just take it to the house. It’s just amazing, especially thinking about what happened in the Denver game. It honestly like wiped my mind. I wasn’t even thinking about it until people were talking about him coming back and having the game he did. “It’s like ‘OK, that’s the type of player he is, the type of person he is.’ He always wants to do better for the team and for himself. And just to see him do that and get what he did on Sunday is just a blessing.” The Colts officially signed right guard Mark Glowinski to the 53-man roster Tuesday after he’d been called up for game day in each of the past three weeks. Guard Antonio Mafi was re-signed to the practice squad after being released from the 53-man roster Monday.