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Denver Broncos 2014 Super Bowl favorites: Wanna bet?

Watching Ray Lewis acting like the king of the world after playing a thoroughly ordinary game, and seeing Joe Fluke-o named MVP after the Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl victory yesterday was enough to make me nearly throw up my seven-layer dip. Fortunately, Las Vegas sports books give our Denver Bronc ... More >>

Videos: Five Broncos playoffs defeats more vomit-inducing than loss to Ravens

The Broncos' loss to the Ravens on Saturday was agonizing, and not just because we (like pretty much everyone else) inaccurately predicted an easy Denver win. But let's put things in perspective, shall we? In our opinion, there have been five Broncos playoff defeats that were even worse. Make yourse ... More >>

Broncos playoffs-challenge trivia, day five: Test how big a fan you really are!

Yep, Tim Tebow and the Broncos are in the playoffs, and each day this week, to get you ready for Saturday's showdown with the New England Patriots, we're going to put real fans to the test with brain teasers from the Denver Broncos Trivia Game (the 1985 version, which I just found at a local antique ... More >>

Jessica Simpson (and Michelle Obama) to honor military families at Coors Field on April 13

Jessica Simpson.​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 a ... More >>

Karen Marie Esquibel, ID'd as woman found in Lakewood parking lot, dies of exposure

​Update: Lakewood Police were able to identify the woman found in the parking lot of a Lakewood apartment complex at 5 a.m. this bitterly cold morning as Karen Marie Esquibel, 48. But while a Lakewood police spokesman was initially optimistic that she would survive, it was not to be. She died ... More >>

Worst five Super Bowl performances of all-time include... John Elway?

John Elway.​John Elway became a Super Bowl hero, but he didn't always look like a football god among men in the big game, as Yahoo! Sports' Darren Pare points out. In anticipation of this weekend's Packers-Steelers tilt, Pare chose the five worst Super Bowl performances of all time -- and Elwa ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony: "Bernie Madoff" says Melo was his boyfriend, seeks restraining order

Carmelo Anthony: "You're kidding me, right?"​Oh, what a bizarre document the folks at Westword sister paper the Dallas Observer stumbled upon today. It's a handwritten request for a preliminary restraining order against Carmelo Anthony -- plus Dwyane Wade, Mark Cuban, Jerry Reinsdorf and Jerry ... More >>

Hugging how-to for Josh McDaniels and Brandon Marshall

One of the most unlikely debates to arise following the Broncos win over the Dallas Cowboys this past Sunday involved the hugs between baller Brandon Marshall and coach Josh McDaniels -- the first immediately after Marshall's astonishing touchdown catch, the second in a post-game press conference. ... More >>

Top ten reasons I'm eating crow about the Broncos

Yeah, I predicted that the Broncos would win four games this season -- out of sixteen, not out of four. I couldn't be more thrilled to be eating crow after yesterday's game. My top ten reasons why: 10. When the Cowboys took an early 10-0 lead, I expected the Broncos to fold like the French governm ... More >>

Our top draft picks for Tony Romo's new girlfriend

Tony Romo.​Your 3-0 Broncos face their biggest test this Sunday, when they take on the Dallas Cowboys and Tony Romo, a talented but erratic QB who's prone to distractions, as demonstrated by his high-profile relationship with buxom, brain-challenged Jessica Simpson. Unfortunately, Romo has bro ... More >>

Gambling with Homer: Breaking even in Rocktober

​Homer Duggins is the biggest sports fan in Denver and Westword's gambling, uh, "expert." Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. What an incredible week it was for Denver sports! Good thing it's chilly now too, because it get really hot wearing my Sakic jersey on ... More >>

Today's featured events: High school footballers everywhere get a big pat on the butt from Tony Dungy

​Winning NFL coach Tony Dungy thinks the stars of tomorrow deserve to get off to a positive start, and that's why, for the first time ever, he's hosting Tony Dungy's RED ZONE '09, a special Fathom Events screening tonight at more than 450 theaters nationwide, including eleven here along the Fr ... More >>

Hed:Smashburger continues its march for world hamburger domination.

Smashburger goes big

Mark Manger​Yesterday I was called out of a very important Cafe strategy meeting at the Fainting Goat to take a call from a fellow scribbler, up against a deadline at the Chicago Tribune and looking for a few words about local chain Smashburger. "Tell me," he said, "on a scale of one to ten w ... More >>

Broncos' schedule: Is a 6-10 prediction too optimistic?

At what point will the Broncos wipe this smile off Josh McDaniels' face? Even before the hiring of new coach Josh McDaniels and the loss of quarterback Jay Cutler, even casual NFL fans knew that the team was facing a brutal 2009 schedule -- and the breakdown provided by BetFirms.com makes it clear ... More >>

More about former Broncos assistant Joe DeCamillis, injured in Dallas Cowboys practice-bubble collapse

In many of the stories about the roof collapse at the Dallas Cowboys practice bubble over the weekend (seen vividly in the video above), special teams coach Joe DeCamillis is identified as the son-in-law of former Cowboys star Dan Reeves, as if that's his principal claim to fame. But if DeCamillis ... More >>

Flag Bearers, Unite!

Flag football isn’t just for gym class.

The Mexican's got a beef with thick steaks

Loss of language leaves this D.F. denizen tongue-tied

From Jay Cutler to Eddie Royal, a jersey pass

Obama versus the Denver Broncos at Invesco

Texas Loves You Anyway

Delegating Denver #48 of 56: Texas

Crossing Over

Music has no borders.

Best 2007 - Phoenix: Jordin Sparks's Idol Thoughts

Edinburgh, Scotland: Ballad of Little D

Training Day

This feel-good football tale scores with charm and sincerity.

This Week's Day-by-Day Picks

Off Limits

High in the sky

X Marks the Splat

Let's get ready to fumble!

The National Free-for-All League

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Trials Can Be Murder

All Choked Up

New Kids on the Block

Avs and Have-Nots: The Year in Review

Boomtown Rats

Where Cheeseheads Meet

Cowboys and Quarterbacks

Put Your Money on the Bills

Feedback

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