Last August, the Denver Post focused plenty of attention on the Twitter account of Nugget J.R. Smith, with columnist Woody Paige opining that Smith’s tweet’s proved he still needs to grow up and a separate article implying that his use of the letter “K” as a substitute for “C” recalled…
News that future Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson had been released by the San Diego Chargers immediately set off speculation about where he might land, with the Broncos among the many, many teams mentioned. Makes sense on a superficial level. Even in those good old days when Denver…
Brandon Marshall has been sending out so many mixed signals about potentially signing a new contract with the Broncos that even he probably doesn’t know what he wants at this point. Note that during Pro Bowl week, he declared his love for Denver — but upon being busted for drunk…
Denver’s John W. Johnson is a bowler — one serious enough to have flown with his wife to Reno to participate in this past weekend’s U.S. Bowling Congress open championship. And while he’s not among the winners at the event listed on the Bowl.com website, he hardly wound up in…
One reason roller derby can seem campy is the nicknames the skaters give themselves, which are sometimes witty and sometimes cute and sometimes downright pee-your-pants intimidating. Though some ultra-competitive skaters have abandoned their silly derby names and eyebrow-raising uniforms when they compete for national rankings, a concept explored in this…
You might recall that last week we called out cancer-fakers for this award, inspired by the guilty plea of the very abhorrent Tausha Marsh. But most people who ask and get our support have cancer that’s very real, as we were reminded this week when we learned that Nuggets coach…
Denver’s first roller derby bout of the season went down on February 6 at the Fillmore Auditorium — site of today’s speech by President Barack Obama. It was a sold-out intra-league face-off between two of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls’ home teams, the Sugar Kill Gang and the Dooms Daisies. The…
Want to see some of the bone-breaking roller derby action described in this week’s feature, “Denver’s Roller Derby Rivalry Could Start The Sport Rolling Across The Country”? Today’s your lucky day. (Thanks be to YouTube. Amen.) The above clip shows of one of the more controversial moments of the past…
The news that Nuggets coach George Karl has a form of throat cancer and will miss a number of practices and games over the next month and a half came as a shock. After all, the last big news about Karl coming out of the Nuggets front office involved him…
Daily newspapers’ continued fight for survival isn’t made easier by regular examples of how the old paper-on-the-driveway delivery method has become hopelessly antiquated. Case in point: One of the main pieces in today’s Denver Post sports section is Woody Paige’s column advising the Nuggets to trade for one of their…
Carmelo Anthony and La La Vazquez have set a date for their New York City nuptials: July 10, 2010. And to make sure none of their important guests schedule a backyard barbecue for the same day, the Nuggets star and former MTV veejay put a couple hundred Valentine’s Day-themed save-the-date…
NFL fan sites have been abuzz about rumors that the Broncos are interested in trading for Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb ever since an ESPN report mentioned the possibility. Broncos sources swear nothing along these lines is happening, but ESPN Radio’s Amy Lawrence thinks it should be. During an overnight broadcast,…
This weekend, Nuggets Carmleo Anthony and Chauncey Billups, who helped absolutely dismantle the Dallas Mavericks last night in Melo’s return following an eight-game absence, will appear side by side in the NBA All-Star game thanks to a belated invitation to Chauncey that he deserved in the first place. But before…
The Washington Post is reporting that former Bronco Bill Romanowski is interviewing for a job with his old coach, Mike Shanahan, now helming the Redskins. The gig? Strength-and-conditioning coach. Cue peals of laughter. Yes, Romanowski was strong, Really strong. Crazy strong — which is what can happen to a guy…
If you think the Broncos’ quarterback situation is stable, think again. This weekend, ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reported that Denver’s had multiple conversations with the Philadelphia Eagles about the availability of QB Donovan McNabb. Is a deal likely to be reached between these two teams for a player as high profile…
Yesterday’s Super Bowl featured a few Colorado touches — Focus on the Family’s canny ad featuring Tim Tebow and his mom, as well as the sight of Broncos legend Floyd Little standing with fellow NFL Hall of Fame inductees during the opening coin toss. But for me, the biggest Broncos…
As a native Coloradan who grew up in Grand Junction, I began following the Denver Broncos in the 1960s, when watching them play was a frequently painful experience. Their level of ineptitude is symbolized by their record during that decade: 39-97-4. But beginning in 1967, running back Floyd Little, elected…
Around this time last week, we were ranting about the moronic decision by NBA coaches not to name the Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups to the All-Star team. Fortunately, that wrong has been righted. Billups was added to the unit by commissioner David Stern as a replacement for the injured Chris Paul…
Last month, a spokesman for the CU Buffs maintained that the well-documented turmoil swirling around the return of embattled Coach Dan Hawkins hadn’t really hurt recruiting. But with national signing day coming up on Wednesday, at least one indication of trouble has already surfaced: According to the Boulder Daily Camera,…
At yesterday’s Pro Bowl, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall declared, “I love the city of Denver. I started there and would love to finish there.” That’s a far cry from what Marshall said after an October 2007 drunk-driving arrest. Back then, he proclaimed, “I hate Denver. I hope I get traded…
It was no surprise when Nuggets guard Chauncey Billups didn’t land on the NBA All-Star team based on fans’ votes. What he brings to the table doesn’t always lend itself to ESPN top-ten lists. But for the coaches not to make him a reserve is absolutely astonishing — a travesty…
If anything, the debate over a still-unseen Focus on the Family Super Bowl ad has only intensified as the week has gone on, with protesters appearing on shows such as The O’Reilly Factor and pro-life supporters attaching themselves to what they assume will be its sentiments. Focus on the Family…
