Denver, CO
GameCenter live: No. 4 Denver at No. 5 UND
GRAND FORKS — No. 4 Denver is playing at No. 5 UND in the series opener of their top-five showdown in Ralph Engelstad Arena. In December, the teams split a two-game series in Magness Arena. The Fighting Hawks won the opener 7-5 and the Pioneers won the series finale 3-2 in overtime.
Time: 7:36 p.m.
Place: Ralph Engelstad Arena.
TV: CBS Sports (GF Ch. 314/635 HD).
Radio: The Fox (96.1 FM).
Stream: www.cbssports.com/watch/cbs-sports-network (for subscribers).
Forwards
18 Jayden Perron—14 Cameron Berg—17 Riese Gaber
26 Dylan James—22 Owen McLaughlin—9 Jackson Blake
27 Louis Jamernik V—8 Jake Schmaltz—21 Ben Strinden
29 Jackson Kunz—11 Griffin Ness—5 Dane Montgomery
Defensemen
7 Garrett Pyke—25 Abram Wiebe
4 Jake Livanavage—20 Keaton Pehrson
6 Logan Britt—2 Bennett Zmolek
15 Nate Benoit
Goaltenders
32 Ludvig Persson
30 Hobie Hedquist
1 Kaleb Johnson
Not in lineup: F Carson Albrecht (upper body), F Hunter Johannes (lower body), D Tanner Komzak
Forwards
6 McKade Webster—13 Massimo Rizzo—4 Jack Devine
14 Rieger Lorenz—15 Carter King—18 Jared Wright
16 Tristan Broz—7 Aidan Thompson—10 Miko Matikka
12 Sam Harris—22 Connor Caponi—29 Tristan Lemyre
Defensemen
2 Sean Behrens—28 Zeev Buium
9 Boston Buckberger—8 Shai Buium
3 Cale Ashcroft—21 Kent Anderson
11 Lucas Olvestad
Goaltenders
35 Matt Davis
1 Freddie Halyk
30 Paxton Geisel
Not in lineup: D Garrett Brown (lower body), F Alex Weiermair, F Kieran Cebrian, F Peter LaJoy, G Jack Caruso
Referees — Nick Krebsbach and Brian Hankes
Linesmen — Tyler Liffrig and Kyle Stephens
Supervisor — Mike Schmitt
As expected, UND is without two forwards due to injury. Hunter Johannes is out with a lower-body injury, while Carson Albrecht is out with an upper-body injury. . . Jayden Perron remains as top-line left wing. He was moved there in the third period Saturday at St. Cloud. Meanwhile, Ben Strinden moves to Perron’s old spot on the third line. Griffin Ness and Dane Montgomery are both in. . . Denver is going with the same lineup as last weekend at Omaha.
Schlossman has covered college hockey for the Grand Forks Herald since 2005. He has been recognized by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the top beat writer for the Herald’s circulation division four times and the North Dakota sportswriter of the year once. He resides in Grand Forks. Reach him at bschlossman@gfherald.com.
The Nuggets are declining Jalen Pickett’s fourth-year team option for the 2026-27 season, releasing him from his contract, league sources told The Denver Post.
Former Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth drafted Pickett with the 32nd overall pick in 2023. The 6-foot-2 reserve combo guard has struggled to break into Denver’s everyday rotation throughout his first three years in the league.
His $2.41 million salary next season would’ve offered the Nuggets a sliver of cap relief, but they chose instead to move on from the former Penn State star. Monday was the deadline to make a decision on his option.
Pickett, 26, averaged 5.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 16.1 minutes per game last season. He appeared in 50 games, highlighted by a career-high 29-point, seven-assist performance in January to lead the Nuggets in an upset over Philadelphia without their entire starting lineup.
Pickett is shooting 38.7% from the 3-point line on two attempts per game in his first three years. He also boasts a sturdy 3.63 career assist-to-turnover ratio.
But he’s remained a deep bench option under two different head coaches in Denver, from Michael Malone to David Adelman. Booth was fired in April 2025. Then, new co-general managers Jon Wallace and Ben Tenzer signed veteran point guard Tyus Jones off the buyout market late last season when the Nuggets wanted ball-handling depth. Jones received playoff minutes over Pickett during their first-round series against the Timberwolves.
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Firefighters say a car crash was the cause of a large fire that broke out north of the Denver International Airport on Saturday afternoon.
The Brighton Fire Rescue District says a vehicle was traveling through the area of E. 120th Avenue and N. Watkins Road around 2 p.m. when it crashed. Fortunately, the people inside the vehicle did not suffer serious injuries, but the fire department says the vehicle’s catalytic converter caught the nearby grass on fire.
The 120 Fire quickly grew, and firefighters responded with engines, brush trucks and water tenders to attack it from multiple sides. Multiple agencies responded to assist as the winds continued to push the fire across the grassland.
It covered around 237 acres by the time firefighters brought it under control around 3:30 p.m. BFRD says firefighters continued to put out hotspots and monitor a large cottonwood tree that was smoldering nearly 30 feet up the trunk.
With Independence Day approaching, the fire rescue district shared a reminder that a single spark can ignite a fast-moving grass fire. They added that aerial fireworks are illegal in Brighton and pose a serious fire risk in the current conditions.
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