Masai Ujiri was a young man when he was hired, and was paid the lowest salary in the NBA. While he taught us that was no indicator of success, it...
"It’s Tim Tebow’s bizarre legacy that Denver, Colorado has become the most eventful sports town in America. Unequivocally."Read More
"I guess I should be thrilled they blocked me since I didn’t follow them in the first place, so it’s a backhanded honor just to be recognized. A backhanded honor...
(pic via @Joe_solomon) "Karl has essentially validated the move Kroenke Sports chose to make by displaying his childishness in softball interviews with a small assortment of sympathetic journalists." Read More ......
The Nuggets future and Josh Kroenke's legacy as Denver Nuggets President and Governor both rest on his coach and GM hires.
"For sports fans, movies also allow us to live vicariously through the heroes and underdogs on the silver screen creating memories that can last a lifetime. For a few hours,...
The University of Denver needs a new mascot. The school’s traditional symbol is Boone. Drawn in 1958 by an artist with the Walt Disney Company, Boone is a cute “Pioneer”...
"Brooking is gone and at the moment that role is somewhat of an unknown. According to the Denver Post, Nate Irving is in line to step up and own that...
Last week we learned that Vic Lombardi’s co-anchor and sports life partner at channel 4, Gary Miller, was departing to become the play-by-play announcer and coach’s show host for CSU...
Within only blocks of the concrete bunker we find some of the junkiest jalopies in all of Colorado. It's not like us to keep this bounty to ourselves. Oh, no....
"Nobody involved in professional sports at any level would ever confess to being influenced by the ramblings of a cynical newspaper columnist." Read More ...
Some divorces are messy. Sometimes folks just move on. Either way it’s sad when two people who were just too perfect together split up. That’s what’s happening to the greatest...
"I know what you’re probably thinking: But you get incredible perks, right? Yes there are some advantages to having a husband that works for an all sports television station. However,...
Pay Masai Ujiri, Kroenke Sports Enterprises, or fans will remember why their favorite team doesn't have a chance for a championship.
"the Nuggets could have stepped up last summer with a halfway decent contract extension and avoided being in the situation that they are in now. But they didn't." Read More ...
Tom Nalen is without a doubt one of the most important players in the history of the Denver Broncos. His Ring of Fame honor is definitely deserved.
"Having all three of a quarterback’s receivers reach 1,000 yards in the air in a single season is extremely difficult, as the past has proven. Many teams have come close,...
The Colorado Avalanche need a new coach. According to the good people over at Mile High Sports web (http://milehighsports.com/2013/05/16/several-names-surfacing-in-avalanche-coaching-search/), the scuttlebutt seems to be that the team is looking at...
Josh Rutledge isn’t going to make the Baseball Hall of Fame when he retires; at least I don’t see him turning into the second coming of Jeff Kent or something....
"Sure, it’s great to know what plays are being run and what one’s role iswhile “Green Frog Left” is going down. Building chemistry with teammatesis understandably a solid thing...
Joel Klatt is history July first. He’s gone. You won’t have him to kick around anymore. The CU quarterback turned Tom Helmer replacement is moving on to greener pastures having never...
Did George Karl deserve another vote of confidence and the chance to coach the Nuggets for one more year?
"Sports radio in Colorado is a little like the weather here. If you don’t like it just wait awhile. It’ll change. And there’s a sense that another seismic shift is...
"Folks were basically gathering up their chairs, selecting spots on the parade route and putting in their PTO days to plan accordingly. The Super Bowl was a done deal in...
Whoa. Von Miller got a ton of chicks. Thirty-eight of them! No, silly. Not THAT kind of chicks. Von is getting into the poultry business! He's just taken posession of...
"Never have the Nuggets entered the first round more heavily favored over an opponent. Never have they won so many regular season games. Never have they seemed as talented or...
"Call him Curious George, because he's continually searching for a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."
" What we can tell from this draft is that Denver wants to be prepared for anything this season. Depth at every position is crucial down the stretch and into...
Truth is stranger than reality. Just two weeks after learning that Denver's bumbling center, JaVale McGee has designs on starring in the world of reality television (along with his smothering mother...
Can a George Karl led team win in the playoffs? Don't get your hopes up.
"Sadly, those writing on the internet have become accustomed to writing for free, and what results is the bastardization of journalism."
Realistically Manning only has a few good years of high physicality left in his 37 year old body. What happens if Denver fails to get to a championship game in...
"To NBA fans outside of LA Kobe has been an incessant thorn in the side. He’s not likeable at all which makes it that much more painful to see him...
"For the professional athlete, the consideration is even more complex – to reveal something intrinsically private, and in the same vein become the public face of your private life." Read...
Over the years, the Denver Broncos have had their share of great late-round picks and even undrafted free agents who have added major contributions to the legacy of the franchise....
"With a few new rules, soccer can kick ass on the wild side. After all, few billion heathens can’t be wrong. The world spends half its rupees on soccer, so...
Basically guys, it's a crap shoot and we all know it. However, as a society we are all still riveted. What keeps us enthralled even after our carefully chosen brackets...
To be expected, these tweaks to the rulebook come with mixed feelings by both present and former players as well as fans and the media. Is the league going soft...
Boone's Tavern (http://www.pourkids.com/) at Downing and Evans grows more popular by the day. That doesn't mean that the POUR KIDS (http://www.pourkids.com/) are resting on their laurels. Today they launched their new...
The ridiculousness of "Fax Gate" leaves many wondering how this could happen.
"Whatever the Broncos may be able to save under the cap by not signing Stokely, it will cost more not to have him." Read more
(article inspired by the Denver Post (http://www.denverpost.com/rapids/ci_22734327/stan-kroenke-hot-seat-gets-backing-mls-commish)) "Arsenal has developed a reputation of being unwilling to pay top players. Kroenke’s notoriously tight check book is problematic in the NHL and...
" It would be phenomenal as a fan base to collectively boycott Coors Field until ownership changes their philosophies. What a novel concept, don’t give the Rockies organization any money...
"There’s little question that, despite overtures to the contrary, most professional athletes are still uncomfortable with the idea of gay team mates. Ignorance tops the list of reasons. These men...
Football season has been over long enough that folks are pining for fantasy football again. An entire spring and summer still stand between degenerates and their leagues. Fantasy basketball and...
Conversations about cleavage, side boob, under boob and of course the man boob have now become commonplace around the water cooler. What else would have Katherine from accounting and Richard...
Want fresh fish? Follow these steps and you'll be eating Colorado trout in no time.
It’s time for Karl and the Nuggets to let go of the “we don’t need a superstar” mentality. Quite frankly, they do. People are always quick to complain about a...
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It's not unusual to see Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey soar. He does it all the time while deflecting and intercepting passes.
But today Champ get to fly in a different way - and break the sound barrier in the process. Bailey is in Cheyenne, Wyoming to fly with the Air Force Thunderbirds who perform each year at the Frontier Days air show.
Here he is getting geared up after several hours of pre-flight instruction.
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