Just to provide a little perspective on the Rockies having the best record in baseball: Their opponents are a combined 25-36 this year. But they’ve set a 12-3 mark without any meaningful contribution from ace Ubaldo Jimenez and even less from veteran pitcher Aaron Cook. Fresh off a 2-1 series…
Two weeks back, we wrote that the Nuggets-Thunder playoff series would be a war, and that prediction was certainly borne out by last night’s 107-103 OKC victory. Credit for the Thunder win goes to superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, aided by referee Steve Javie — in part because of…
This year, the prestigious “Best Roller Derby Nickname” award in our 2011 Best of Denver went to Frida Beater of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, who, in addition to having a kick-ass nickname, routinely kicks actual ass. But she’s not the only witty derby girl around. As such, we present the…
When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn’t sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn’t mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all…
What seemed imminent since the beginning of the month is official: The Nuggets and Thunder will do battle in the first round of the playoffs. The fun starts on Sunday and all signs point to a fistfight — either in competitiveness or actual throwing of fists; Nenê and Kendrick Perkins…
Can’t wait for the NBA playoffs to begin this weekend? Neither can the Denver Nuggets. In fact, the team would be a lot better off simply forfeiting to the Utah Jazz in tonight’s regular season finale than playing it, given the nagging injury issues plaguing the squad…
Update: The results are in: The Denver Broncos have officially named the 26 cheerleaders who’ll represent the team this year. Look below to check out a group shot of the winners who survived the arduous audition process, which is documented in the series of shots on the pages that follow…
It would seem like a death wish to hope to play the two-time defending NBA champions in the first round of the playoffs. But given recent play, are the Lakers now the most desirable first-round opponent for the Nuggets? Probably not, but it’s at least a question worth asking…
Pop trollop Jessica Simpson may not have really hexed Dallas quarterback Tony Romo when the two were an item. But with Troy Tulowitzki just shaking off the curse of Katy Perry, we still have reason to worry about any connection to J-Simp, who’ll reportedly make an appearance at Coors Field…
Troy Tulowitzki isn’t known for his Aprils. Or rather, he is known for his Aprils. He’s known for sucking in them. Over the past few years, the Colorado Rockies’ $134 million Gold Glove-winning All-Star shortstop has looked like a Little Leaguer through the first month of the season — a…
In all likelihood, Tuesday’s Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City’s currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver’s ensconced in the fifth. But OKC’s only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just beat the Mavs at home,…
At this time last year, Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez was mowing down batters at a historical pace. Simply pitching with a healthy hand is now Jimenez’s goal. The Rockies placed Jimenez on the fifteen-day disabled list today, in order to give the cut cuticle on his right thumb time to…
At this point, it’s all but certain that the Denver Nuggets will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs — which made last night’s game between the squads doubly interesting. And while the Nugs lost 101-94, there were a number of positive signs from…
Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who’s likely closer to Armstrong than any other believes the seven-time Tour de France…
True Broncos fans tend to hang on to anything and everything associated with the team — and my late Uncle John certainly qualified. He passed away a few years ago, but this weekend, I was given an envelope containing some of his Broncos treasures, including a slew of cards that…
This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony — you know, that guy who used to be Denver’s best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) — did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours…
On Friday, the Rockies lost a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s thumb cuticle. On Saturday, the Rockies won a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s blister. And while both games against the Arizona Diamondbacks were played in weather fit for a…
Yes, the Nuggets have been playing out of their minds since the Carmelo Anthony trade. But doubters still wondered if they could win on the road in the playoffs, or if they’d be one-and-done again. The Nugs provided a clue on Sunday, when they bested the Lakers in L.A., ending…
The topic of concussions and NFL football players continues to make news, even in the off-season, as CNN tells the heartbreaking story today of former lineman Shane Dronett, who killed himself in 2009, three years after retiring. Dronett was drafted in the second round by the Denver Broncos in 1992…
The Rockies are the best team in baseball. As of this writing they’re a half game ahead of the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. We’re not sure what all the talk of grapefruit and cactus is about or why the good players keep leaving after half a game,…
You’ve heard them — the rumors that the Denver Broncos will use the second overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft on a quarterback. Yahoo! Sports contributor Bill Snyder’s heard them, too, and he thinks Broncos fans in general, and Tim Tebow lovers in particular, would be very displeased if…
At Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ perjury trial yesterday, the Colorado Rockies’ Jason Giambi testified about a long history of steroid use and his interactions with Bonds’ trainer, Greg Anderson. And outside? As seen in the video below, he signed autographs. Yes, the scene smacked of irony. But it also demonstrated…
