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Three must-see events this week: 

1. Baltimore Orioles at Rockies (6:40 p.m. Monday, MLB.tv) — Baltimore’s Jackson Holliday gets his second series at Coors, where li’l bro Ethan Holliday one day will join the Rockies.

2. Colorado at Georgia Tech (6 p.m. Thursday, ESPN) — Stay tuned to The Denver Gazette for a sweeping week of Buffs coverage, including Tyler King’s robust season preview on Tuesday.

3. Wyoming at Colorado State (4 p.m. Saturday, USA Network) — How does first-year coach Jim Mora endear himself to the Rams’ faithful? Win the 127-year-old Border War in Year One.

Numbers game

3 — Broncos preseason games all were blowouts decided by 20-plus points, a contrast to the 13 one-score games in 2025. Denver last season tied an NFL record with 11 one-score wins.

Box office

$12 — to watch the Denver Pioneers men’s soccer team host Tulsa at 7 p.m. Friday. The Pios (0-2-1) are coming off lopsided losses to Stanford (3-1) and UCLA (3-0) in road matches.

On this day

Aug. 30, 2018 — Padres pinch-hitter Franmil Reyes hit a walk-off homer in the 13th inning to beat the Rockies 3-2 at Petco Park. The Rockies still went on to win 91 games and reach the National League Division Series. Memories.

Final word

Sports have a way of turning on a dime. Take the Seahawks. Six months after winning Super Bowl LX, the franchise introduced a new owner, a fella named Vinod Khosla. His first order of business was announcing he’s a fan of… the Steelers? Hey, we all have our first loves. But that level of unawareness is a huge red flag for a first-time NFL owner. I can imagine the reaction around these hills if Greg Penner quickly proclaimed his affinity for the 49ers or Giants or the then-Redskins. Thank your lucky stars, Broncos fans. You hit the lottery with this ownership group.

—Paul Klee, The Denver Gazette