No, it wasn’t a surprise the Nuggets lost 92-88 to the Warriors last night to get bounced in the NBA playoffs’ first round — again. But it was a gut-shot, since this was supposed to be the year the Nugs made a deep run. Who’s to blame? Plenty of names…
Hard to believe, but it’s only been a little more than thirteen months since Tim Tebow was traded by the Broncos to the New York Jets — and an unlucky thirteen it’s been. Tebow went from being the talk of the NFL thanks to his series of miracle victories for…
The Nuggets have made reaching the playoffs only to lose in the first round a tradition during the George Karl era. That was all supposed to change this year, though. Most wins in a single season since the Nugs joined the NBA. A third seed. Home court advantage against a…
With the 28th choice in last night’s NFL draft, the Denver Broncos selected Sylvester Williams, a defensive tackle from North Carolina seen here. We won’t be certain for years if this was a wise decision or a terrible one — but we’ve already got a mighty good idea which players…
Earlier this month, we featured a gallery of photos from Denver Broncos cheerleader tryouts — and it didn’t take long for supervisors to assemble a winning team for this next season. We’ve got the first squad photo below. But that’s not all. A number of slots opened up because several…
It’s been an exciting NBA regular season for a lot of reasons, including the Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak and the epic battle between Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant for the scoring title. But don’t overlook the Denver Nuggets, who had one of the best season’s in franchise history. The…
During an interview yesterday on KOA (click here to listen to it), Peyton Manning listed his five favorite movies — all comedies from 1979 to 1985. He added that teammates need to watch the flicks, because otherwise when he quotes from them, the players won’t have any idea what the…
The Denver Police Department says that at this time, there’s no known local link to the horrific attack at the Boston Marathon yesterday. Yet the images currently blanketing news broadcasts can’t help striking a chord with local runners expecting to participate in the BolderBOULDER and Colfax Marathon next month. Will…
Just a few short months ago, the Denver Broncos’ best season in years ended in disappointment. But hope springs eternal, and so do those wishing to become members of the Broncos cheerleading squad that will whip crowds into a frenzy at what we all anticipate will be even more victories…
We admit it. After taking one look at the pitching staff of the 2013 Colorado Rockies, we thought the team would set records — for ineptitude. But thus far, we’ve been happily surprised — no, thrilled — by all aspects of the team, which currently has a 5-1 record and…
Yesterday, Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video surfaced (it’s on view below) of him throwing balls at players, as well as kicking them and shouting homophobic slurs like “fucking faggot” and “fucking fairy.” An extreme case, no doubt, but not an isolated one. In fact, a…
It’s official: Elvis Dumervil, a vaunted sack-master and feared presence on the Broncos defensive line for seven years, is now officially a member of the Baltimore Ravens. How did this disastrous turn of events take place? For reasons that are at least as stupid as the ones that ended with…
If one were to create a line graph of the 2012-2013 college basketball season, it would look something like the Flatirons: jagged and uneven. Multiple teams held the position of number one in the country for a week, only to lose the next. Yes, it’s been a schizophrenic season, but…
In recent weeks, rumors that Vail skier Lindsey Vonn had hooked up with golfer Tiger Woods were snowed under by word of Vonn’s wipe-out at the world championships in Austria, where she suffered a severe knee injury; see our previous coverage below. Now, however, Lindsey and Tiger are refocusing on…
Last night, your Denver Nuggets beat the Chicago Bulls for their twelfth straight win — and the person who locked up the victory, by blocking an in-bounds pass with less than a second left, was none other than JaVale McGee, who is quickly becoming one of Denver’s (and the NBA’s)…
Last night, Carmelo Anthony returned to play in Denver for the first time since forcing a 2011 trade to the New York Knicks that left Nuggets fans feeling pissed off and disrespected. And somehow, justice prevailed. The Nugs ran all over Melo and pals en route to a 117-94 crushing…
Whenever the Broncos make a big move, there’s always debate. Was drafting Tim Tebow in the first round an unbelievably stupid decision? (There’s still plenty of disagreement about this one.) Was paying huge money to Peyton Manning right after neck surgery an unnecessary risk? (It’s worked out pretty well so…
March Madness is well underway as teams begin to punch their tickets for the Big Dance. The major conference tournaments kick off today, but many Coloradans will have their eye on only one: the Pac-12 Conference Tournament. With respect to the Colorado State Rams for a solid season and probable…
Nick Kasa, a CU Buffs tight end, is getting a lot of attention in the wake of the NFL Combine, an annual meat market where players are examined, tested and quizzed by teams. The reason, though, is only marginally connected to his (first-rate) play and potential. During an interview with…
The All-Star break is over, Kenneth Faried manimaled his way to some long-overdue national attention, and fastest team in the NBA West got a few days off to recharge its batteries. After the Nuggets beat the Celtics last night to avenge that frustrating triple OT loss heading into the break,…
Multiple Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong’s confession last month about blood doping and performance-enhancing drugs focused new attention on Tyler Hamilton, a former Boulder cyclist and Armstrong teammate who’s been pointing the finger at Mr. Live Strong for years. Now, Hamilton is a key witness in the Madrid trial…
Ask people to name Colorado’s best-ever athletes and you’ll hear references to the likes of John Elway, Dave Logan and Missy Franklin. But they all moved to the state rather than being born here. So who are the greatest Colorado athletes as listed by Wikipedia who actually qualify as natives?…
