At this writing, John Elway is reportedly on the job as executive veep of football operations for your Denver Broncos, and he’ll presumably have a big say about who becomes the next head coach. But there’s a problem — the same one the team’s braintrust failed to address when hiring…
The Colorado Lottery’s Mega Millions jackpot rose to $330 million on Tuesday. That’s a lot of green, and while we all like to fantasize about what we’d do with our winnings — pay the mortgage? – can we all agree to donate that money to the Broncos and the Rockies?…
Nugget Kenyon Martin’s birthday was surely better than his April Fool’s Day, when teammate J.R. Smith’s driver filled K-Mart’s SUV with buttered popcorn. The power forward’s December 30 birthday appears to have been a happier affair, though it, too, involved some Nuggets hazing: Rookie guard Gary Forbes was elected to…
Broncos? What Broncos? Colorado Rockies season officially begins today, on the day after the pathetic (yet strangely exciting — near the end, anyway) Denver Broncos closed out their worst year in history with a 4-12 record, no coach and a huge number of problems…
Because most of us can only stand the talking heads of the NFL pre- and post-game shows in two- or three-minute increments, we asked Broncos fans leaving the 33-28 loss to San Diego on Sunday at Invesco what they thought of the season. In three words or less. Photos and…
Before the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 119-113 last night in Minnesota, Nuggets head coach George Karl said his team considered trading for hot-shooting Timberwolves star Kevin Love this past summer. According to reports, Karl said the organization asked about a possible trade for Love, a 6′ 10″ power forward…
One is the loneliest number. The Pro Bowl rosters were released last night, and, assuming there are no Broncos added as replacements, the team will have its fewest representatives since 1988, when punter Mike Horan was the lone Bronco. That team was much better than this one, too: They went…
Before the Independence Bowl last week in Shreveport, the Air Force falcon was released for a bit of pre-game wing stretching. But the mascot had bigger things than a stadium circuit in mind — namely, a tour of downtown, where he was found hours later thanks to a tracking device…
Carmelo Anthony has been absent from the team since last week, when his 38-year-old sister died of a “pre-existing condition.” Yesterday, the family held a funeral service outside Baltimore, where Anthony was raised. Michelle Anthony was twelve years older than Carmelo. She is survived by four children and three other…
If you haven’t seen the footage from earlier this month when Brandon Lloyd took a few extra steps out of bounds after a catch and sent a Cardinals cheerleader scrambling, stop reading immediately and click through to the image below. It’s great — one of those rare unscripted, uncontrolled NFL…
Carmelo Anthony has missed the last three games due to his sister’s death. The official word from the team is that he’ll return “after Christmas.” Doesn’t much matter when he gets back to the team — games with balls are of microscopic importance in comparison. For those of us with…
Verily did Tim Tebow lift the forlorn Broncos on his broad shoulders and dump-off screen pass them over the worst pass defense in football. This win is hardly cause for a re-evaluation of the Broncos’ historically awful season, but hey: they got the win after being down by 17 at…
Dear Oakland Raiders, Thank you for giving us a reason to hate you again. Life has been a little boring in Denver without the evil scourge that you bring upon football. For many years now, you have been just a pathetic shell of your former selves. Your players rarely got…
Before his first NFL start, in yesterday’s game with the Oakland Raiders, quarterback Tim Tebow tweeted “Psalms 23:4.” The popular passage reads: “Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they…
Thousands of local Broncos fans aren’t alone in hoping that Tim Tebow gets the start in Sunday’s game versus the Oakland Raiders in the Black Hole. A survey of ESPN SportsNation viewers showed that 68 percent of them want Tebow under center from the get-go — a big jump from…
As predicted, all the breathless talk among the local media about Carmelo Anthony possibly being traded to the New Jersey Nets yesterday proved to be premature, probably because Melo would much rather go to the New York Knicks. Now, however, there are signs that the Knicks may be looking for…
Last night, 7News’ Lionel Bienvenu reported that Carmelo Anthony could be traded to the New Jersey Nets as early as today for two first round draft picks, Derrick Favors and the expiring contract of Troy Murphy. (9News’ Drew Soicher did likewise.) Problem is, the deal’s dead if Melo refuses to…
After Sunday’s humiliating defeat at Arizona, the Broncos are at 3-10 — a mark that recalls the horrific ’60s and early ’70s. And since Kyle Orton is suddenly playing down to that level, we thought it was the perfect time to revisit our slideshow of the most mediocre quarterbacks in…
Carmelo Anthony’s comments yesterday following the Nuggets’ loss to the Knicks were less vague than usual. It’s plainer than ever that he wants to leap from Denver to New York, and he’s willing to use the threat of refusing to sign a long-term extension with another team to make it…
On Friday, Joe Williams, Irv Brown and other ESPN 1600 prognosticators picked the Broncos to crush the Cardinals under the theory that the team would be ultra-motivated after Coach Josh McDaniels’s firing and other assorted embarrassments. But they couldn’t have been more wrong. In surrendering 43-13 to the woeful Arizona…
This morning on 87.7 The Ticket, John Elway offered his most detailed and wide-ranging comments to date about the firing of Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels and the possibility of him taking on a new role in the organization. He doesn’t aspire to be either head coach or general…
Last night, the Nuggets failed to secure George Karl’s 1,000th win vs. the Boston Celtics in part because Carmelo Anthony sat out, reportedly due to cold symptoms and right-knee inflammation. Is it coincidental that these issues flared up the same night reports suggested that the Nugs have finally realized Melo…
