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Charles Barkley Gives Blunt Assessment Of Denver Nuggets Firings
This week, the Denver Nuggets shocked the NBA by firing coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth.
Not much information has been released about the decision but it surprised many. One of them was TNT analyst Charles Barkley, who spoke about it with Altitude Sports Radio.
“No. 1, I was shocked because he got fired,” Barkley said. “I like Mike Malone as a coach. But I was shocked for two reasons. No. 2, three games to go in the rest of the regular season. But he had a done really good job. I know they had been struggling.”
The Nuggets were successful under Malone and Booth, defeating the Miami Heat in the 2023 Finals. Last year they were ousted by Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round despite Nikola Jokic winning a third Most Valuable Player award.
This year, the Nuggets could finish high as the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference. Barkley thinks there was beef between Booth and Malone, but owner Josh Kroenke got rid of them both to avoid taking a side.
“They’re like (11-13) since the All-Star break, which surprised me” Barkley said. “But this late in the season, I was shocked. But I don’t know what happened but what I think happened was there clearly was something going on with Calvin and Mike. I think, and this is just me guessing from a distance, the owner said I’m not gonna choose, I’m gonna get rid of both of y’all. That’s what it seems like, from me guessing. from all my years in the NBA.”
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HOUSTON COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) — A woman accused of murder at Houston Lake Apartments back in March has returned to Middle Georgia after her arrest in Denver.
27-year-old Tylar Oglesby of Warner Robins is now in custody in Houston County for her alleged role in the shooting death of Diandre Oates at Houston Lake Apartments on the night of March 12.
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Officers on the scene found Oates with a gunshot wound behind the 1700 building, and he was then pronounced dead by the Houston County Coroner’s Office.
The first arrest made in the case happened on March 18, with Perry Police arresting Alexander Culler on a warrant for murder surrounding Oates’ death.
Oglesby was arrested over a week later in Denver, Colo., on a warrant for a party to a crime in connection with the fatal shooting.
Oglesby has since returned to Middle Georgia from Denver, where she faces a pending murder charge at the Houston County Detention Center.
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Denverites looking for a stellar cup of Joe don’t need to travel far to savor the flavor of excellent coffee.
That’s according to The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops, a website that rates global hospitality establishments where coffee lovers can find better brew. The website recently announced its 2026 list of the best coffee shops in North America, Central America and the Caribbean and two local companies made the list.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters came in at No. 43, while Queen City Collective Coffee ranked No. 61. Not bad for a list that includes must-hit destinations in places like Guatemala and Costa Rica, which are known for their exports of coffee beans.
The World’s 100 Best Coffee Shops decided the ranking through a mix of nominations and voting by both the public and experts. Places were evaluated based on the quality of coffee served, barista expertise, ambiance, sustainability practices, and innovation among other criteria, according to the website.
Sweet Bloom Coffee Roasters, which came on the scene in 2013, helped usher the so-called fourth wave of coffee locally, which focuses on honoring the beans’ agricultural roots and using techniques like pour-over to extract more flavor from each brew. The company started with a wholesale roastery and retail shop in Lakewood before expanding to Arvada through a merger with another company called Two Rivers, and later to Westminster. In 2022, Food and Wine magazine named Sweet Bloom’s Westminster locale the best coffee shop in Colorado.
Queen City Collective has certainly earned the popular vote among Mile High City coffee drinkers if the company’s expansion is an indication. Since opening its first retail location in 2018, in a spot shared with Novel Strand Brewing Co., Queen City has expanded to seven locations between Denver and surrounding suburbs, including Wheat Ridge and Aurora.
To see the full list of must-hit coffee shops across the globe, visit theworlds100bestcoffeeshops.com. For additional recommendations, check out our list of Colorado’s best coffee shops with picturesque patios and views.
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