The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club announced today that the following players will be placed on waivers with the intention of being reassigned to the Colorado Eagles’ (AHL) training camp:

Jack Ahcan, D

Matthew Phillips, RW

Calle Rosen, D

Additionally, the following players have been reassigned to the Eagles’ camp:

Sean Behrens, D

Jean-Luc Foudy, RW

Jere Innala, LW

Jayson Megna, C

Trent Miner, G

Jason Polin, RW

Matthew Steinburg, LW

The 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 total handle for August sports gambling wagers placed in Colorado exceeded $372 million.

Short version: The Colorado Division of Gaming released sports-betting figures on Tuesday for August. Sports gamblers in the state wagered a total of $372,378,663. That represented an uptick of 21% compared to the same month last year ($306,065,790).

Long version: Here is a breakdown of the top five sports ranked by total wagers placed in Colorado for August 2024, according to the state’s division of gaming:

1. Baseball — $103.2 million

2. Tennis — $39.2 million

3. Basketball — $33.5 million

4. Football (Pro American) — $29.6 million

5. Soccer — $23.3 million

Colorado imposes a 10% tax on the sports betting proceeds of retail and online casinos. In August, that figure reached $2,375,442. Voters in 2019 approved Proposition DD, which directs the state to spend nearly all tax revenue from sports betting on the Colorado Water Plan.

Key context: Booming popularity of the WNBA and star players like Caitlin Clark is reflected in sports gambling wagers placed in Colorado. The state division of gaming does not provide figures for specific leagues. However, the NBA and NCAA did not play basketball games in August, and the sport outpaced preseason NFL, soccer and early-season NCAA football games.

Looking ahead: Colorado sports gamblers will shift their attention to the NFL as regular season play continues. Last year, per the state division of gaming, football (Pro American) was the most wagered on sport in Colorado between September and December. Will the Broncos end up hitting the over on total wins (5.5) this season? The Denver Gazette sports business insider will keep you in the loop.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A threat targeting several Colorado Springs schools is a hoax, district officials tell 11 News.

A post making the rounds on social media showed a list of schools, claiming it was “all of the high schools/middle schools that are going to get shot up.” The post is primarily aimed at districts 2 and 11:

Both districts tell 11 News that while they take every threat seriously, the post is not legit.

“This appears to be similar in nature to the false and unsubstantiated social media threats that have been circulating over the past few weeks,” said Jessica Wise with Colorado Springs School District 11. “That said, we pursue every threat with the same rigor of investigation.”

“This post is not valid,” echoed Christine O’Brien with Harrison School District 2. “A hoax like this takes time and resources away from law enforcement and school districts.”

The Colorado Springs Police Department said it was investigating the post and told 11 News that if the individuals behind it were found to be local, “There will be consequences and [officers] will pursue them.”

All schools are operating as normal Tuesday.

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