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Colorado Rockies’ Chad Bettis says he’s cancer-free

“I feel great,” said Bettis on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio’s Power Alley show Wednesday.

Christian Clark

Jan. 04, 2017, 1:17 p.m.

Jan. 04, 2017, 1:17 p.m.

Chad Bettis was recently diagnosed with testicular cancer. He said he expects to make a full recovery. (Keith Allison/Flickr) — Chad Bettis says he's healthy and cancer-free after being diagnosed with testicular cancer. (Keith Allison/Flickr)

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Chad Bettis was diagnosed with testicular cancer in November, but after a successful surgery, Bettis says he is now cancer-free.

“I feel great,” said Bettis on SiriusXM MLB Network Radio’s Power Alley show Wednesday. “I got an early Christmas present the other day. The doctor called me on Dec. 22 and told me that I’m cancer-free, so all is good, and I’m ready to push forward here.”

Bettis had one of his testicles removed in late November. He said that he’s already resumed throwing and working out.

Bettis went 14-8 with a 4.78 ERA in 186 innings last season. He figures to be a part of the Rockies’ starting staff in 2017.

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Elisabeth Epps watches as Rep. Leslie Herod makes the case for HB-1226 on the state House floor, April 19, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Elisabeth Epps, abolitionist and bail reformist, is running to represent part of Denver at the State Capitol

The move is another example of grassroots activism shifting into more traditional centers of power.

James Kinney finishes one lap between Curtis and Wewatta Streets downtown. He'll keep going on the circle, picking up trash and sweeping, until his eight-hour shift is over. Nov. 23, 2021.

Cleaning the 16th Street Mall, James Kinney has seen it all: zombies, a sword-carrying martial artist

“Like a basketball player, a football player, I know my job, and once I get this suit on I’m doing my job."

Riders gather before the CMSA Cowboy Mounted Shooting competition. National Western Stock Show. Jan. 8, 2016. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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The National Western Center executives will still pursue its arena after voters deny funding

Voters chose not to fund the arena meant to be the complex's centerpiece earlier this November.

A closed drive-through bank at 5350 Leetsdale Drive. Nov. 30, 2021.

A drive-through Ziggi’s Coffee will take over an old Leetsdale drive-through bank location

FRIDA: IMMERSIVE DREAM

Frida Kahlo is getting the Immersive Van Gogh treatment

This spring, Denverites can immerse themselves in digital recreations of the iconic artist’s work.

John Bonath's Highland home and studio. Nov, 24, 2021.

Look out! It’s the friendly Highland neighborhood Spider-Man

Spidey isn't hanging from John Bonath's home because he loves superheroes. Spider-Man is a tribute to the neighborhood.

An overhead view of the Fox Park urban redevelopment area, with the former Denver Post printing facility on the bottom right. (Source: Denver Department of Finance )

Former Denver Post printing facility officially ‘blighted,’ paving the way for massive redevelopment in Globeville

What does blighted mean again?

Jennifer Piel, leader of Carson Elementary's Discovery Link before- and after-school program, paints with Helen after regular classes ended on March 17, 2021.

Should Denverites be worried about Omicron, the new COVID strain?

The new coronavirus variant was first detected earlier this November in Africa.

Protected bike lanes on 14th Street downtown, May 30, 2019.

Denverites have $1.7 million to spend on projects. Here’s how many sidewalks, bike lanes or street lights that could buy

14 miles of sidewalks? 17 miles of bike lanes? Ten light poles in parks?

The latest X Co. development, D2, in Arapahoe Square, November 14, 2021.

Where are the companies behind all these new Denver buildings based?

In the mix: Five Points, Shanghai and Chicago.

Little Man Ice Cream dressed in its holiday best. (Chloe Aiello/Denverite)

Things to do in Denver this weekend, Nov. 26-28

Holiday light shows are here!

Nice looks seen from the Colorado State Capitol. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

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What Denver’s exceptionally dry fall means for the future of snow

We talked to an expert.

Hundreds met at the State Capitol for the conclusion of the 18th annual Sand Creek Memorial Run in 2016. (Chloe Aiello/Denverite)

There won’t be a public Sand Creek Healing Run this year

But this Indigenous man will still be running.

The first frame of Denver Drink and Draw's first Comics Jam after a long hiatus, which began on their first official gathering after COVID in early October.

Denver’s creatives found the pandemic as inspiring as a root canal. They’re glad to be back at Drink and Draw.

The hang for local creatives is back, in the basement of the St. Mark's Coffee House.

The City and County Building seen from atop the Denver Art Museum's newly opened Martin Building. Oct. 13, 2021.

Denver plans to send large buildings into the warm embrace of renewable electricity

It’s just pushing more lightly than some other deep-blue cities (cough, Berkeley, cough).

Michaela Onyenwere #12 of the New York Liberty drives to the basket against the Connecticut Sun on July 11, 2021 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

From Aurora to Brooklyn, NY Liberty’s Michaela Onyenwere is always moving forward

The New York Liberty forward and Grandview graduate is living her best life.

Family photos inside Andre Lavonn Faggett's studio apartment in Cap Hill on Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. A childhood photo of Faggett sits in the middle, next to a photo of his late mother, Ruthie Mae Jones. (Esteban L. Hernandez/Denverite)

Andre Lavonn Faggett is one of 500 Denverites who’s secured permanent housing in recent months

A city initiative to house 200 people in 100 days has been a massive success.

Young raccoons in a cage at the Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center, June 29, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Does Denver have a raccoon problem or a Ring problem?

This is a Denverite investigation.

A Colorado sunset over East Colfax Avenue, June 28, 2019. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite)

Here are 14 of the best places to watch the sunset in Denver, because the end of daylight savings time is getting us down, too

Here's where to chase the season's earlier sunset.

Nhung Mai draws out a COVID-19 vaccine at a city-run clinic inside the Barnum Recreation Center. March 10, 2021.

Denver reinstitutes a mask mandate for businesses

"Our system is on the brink of collapse."