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Photos: Ten best athletes to be born in Colorado

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? We've ... More >>

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 >>

Ten most notable people to die in Colorado

Posts like our collection of the top ten "You know you're from Colorado when...." punchlines celebrate life in our fair state. But what about the opposite side of that coin? Turns out the last breath of many memorable folks was of our thin air. We've assembled a roster of the ten most notable passin ... More >>

Tim Tebow inspires least confidence of all QBs this weekend, say ESPN's Mike and Mike

How can Denver be in the playoffs and still be a national laughingstock? This morning, NPR opened a half-hour segment by noting that the Broncos have 120-1 odds against making the Super Bowl, with the host wryly noting that this fact probably won't prevent some Tim Tebow fans from betting on them. B ... More >>

Tim Tebow: Top five franchising opportunities

Big pics below.​No question about it, the ascension of Tim Tebow has established a unique style of football in Denver. The Broncos have managed to distill all the heart-pounding excitement and nail-biting competitiveness of NFL action and compress it into the final couple of minutes (and somet ... More >>

Tim Tebow's latest defenders: Bill Cosby and former Secretary of Education William Bennett

Bill Cosby.​Tim Tebow's NFL rise has done more than boost the Broncos' chances of making the playoffs. It's inspired musical tributes, tattoos and Tumblrs, the naming of racehorses and a slew of testimonials from celebrities and pundits from beyond the world of sports. The latest examples of ... More >>

Starz Denver Film Festival 2011 Opening Night: Like Crazy works like crazy

Big pics below.​The 2011 Starz Denver Film Festival's slogan is "Roll out the Red" -- a reference to the many red carpet screenings on tap over the next week and a half or so. The first of those took place last night at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House -- or, as Like Crazy director Drake Doremus ... More >>

Twitter Nation hates on Tim Tebow: 10 nasty (and funny, if you're not a Broncos fan) tweets

Tim Tebow.​After Tim Tebow's Miami Miracle, Kyle Garratt shared the ten best tweets about The Chosen One. But the worm has turned, and this week, Twitter Nation has been raining hate on poor Timmy. Fortunately, some of it's pretty amusing -- unless you're the kind of person who was offended by ... More >>

Tim Tebow becomes biggest Tebowing promoter on his Twitter account (PHOTOS)

​There are still plenty of people who doubt Tim Tebow's QB skills -- but no one should downgrade his ability to pimp, albeit in a vigorously wholesome way. Shortly after the launch of a website devoted to Tebowing -- striking Timmy's trademark prayerful pose of thanks -- the man himself jumped ... More >>

Tim Tebow-led Broncos win proves God has a sense of humor -- and hates Miami (VIDEO)

Tim Tebow.​This morning on ESPN Radio, NFL analyst John Clayton said both Tebow lovers and Tebow haters got what they wanted from the Broncos' hilarious 18-15 win versus the Dolphins yesterday. But frankly, Tebow lovers got more -- including a mighty strong argument that God not only exists, ... More >>

Top 10 things 1st Broncos draft pick Von Miller could have bought with the $50 million he lost

Miller.​Von Miller got screwed. Well, about as much as a guy who just signed a $21 million contract can get screwed. Last year's No. 2 overall pick, Ndamukong Suh, who was selected by the Detroit Lions, signed a deal that could be worth $68 million. Since Miller opted to stay in school last y ... More >>

Top 10 ways Josh McDaniels has destroyed the Denver Broncos

Josh McDaniels.​Is it fair to blame Coach Josh McDaniels for the Broncos' humiliating 59-14 loss to the Oakland Raiders yesterday? In a word: yes. McDaniels was brought to Denver to revitalize a once-proud franchise. Instead, he's steadily undermined the squad with stupid decisions, poor manag ... More >>

Kyle Orton just good enough for the Broncos to lose to the Lions? And we're happy about that?

Kyle Orton.​Kyle Orton has been praised up one side and down the other for his play in this weekend's loss to the Detroit Lions. Why? Presumably because Broncos fans, and journalists covering the team, are so desperate to find something positive to write about a team seemingly on the fast trac ... More >>

Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder: "A tour de force of executive douchery" -- and Mike Shanahan's next boss?

Do you really need money this bad, Mike?​The Denver Post reports that former Broncos coach Mike Shanahan is in discussions to become the next coach of the Washington Redskins. Familiar? That rumor's been floating around for weeks now, and it makes sense given that current 'Skins coach Jim Zor ... More >>

Thanksgiving traditions that should die. Now.

​Every year, on a seemingly random day at the end of November, America celebrates Thanksgiving. (Canadians, as usual, get this completely wrong and hold it in October.) It's a day of tradition, a day to give thanks. And a day, or so it's become over time, that we all do inexplicable things j ... More >>

Kyle Orton should already get thrown under the bus? Wrong, Woody Paige

Woody Paige has painted a target on Kyle Orton's back.​You had to know it'd happen about now -- and that Woody Paige would be the instigator. When the Broncos were 6-0, Kyle Orton was the toast of the town -- or at least no one was referring to him as toast, as fans had been doing before the ... More >>

Is Jay Cutler that good? Or are the Broncos that bad?

Lucky Jay Cutler still gets to wear orange hats.​The Broncos' 27-17 loss to the Chicago Bears last night didn't start out so badly thanks to a crowd whose berserker rage fired up the defense throughout the first quarter. Once the throng's energy level eased up, however, members of the Denver D ... More >>

On Market, trendy Monark gives way to the more casual Oak Tavern

The Broncos dismiss the Boss... Bailey, that is

Boss Bailey. At this writing, linebacker Boss Bailey's page remains on the Denver Broncos' website -- but that won't be true for long. Yesterday, the team cut him loose. And while that makes sense (he's still rehabbing from the sort of microfracture surgery that makes comebacks slow and difficult), ... More >>

A most sadistic take on five Jay Cutler trade destinations

Jay Cutler: Buffalo Bill? So Jay Cutler's (probably) getting traded. Fine by me. He's a talented guy, sure, and he's got an arm like a diesel-powered T-shirt gun. But I like my quarterbacks savvy and cerebral and not so damn pouty when things go awry. And while Josh McDaniels has proven to be just ... More >>

Tatum Bell: dropped calls or dropped balls

NFL Season Preview 2008: Which team has the drunkest fans?

Former Bronco Tatum Bell: Papa's got a brand new bag

A Kid's First Broncos Game

Little Big Men

The Crush is ready for its close-up.

D-Lirious

The coach and the Broncos get ready to test Plan Shanahan.

Al Green

Friday, June 25, Paramount Theatre, 303-830-8497.

Plumbing the Broncos

Feeling defensive, Coach Shanahan? It's about time.

Season's Greetings

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan has his work cut out for him.

The Glendale T&A Party

Two years ago they took over their city. Since then, things have just gotten curiouser and curiouser.

A Sporting Chance

Colorado sports went on a downhill slide in '99.

The National Free-for-All League

The NFL tries to recover from a series of fumbles.

Loserville?

Denver says goodbye to its winning ways.

The Bucking Stops Here

Anger Bowl

Quarterback Sneak

Blast From the Pass

City of Hype

Great moments in Bronco history--and hysteria.

A Year of Games

Put Your Money on the Bills

The Mouths That Roar

Watch out, Dean and Rog. The other radio creeps are creeping up on you.

MUSIC BY FAMOUS PEOPLE

40,000 YARDS--BUT MILES TO GO

SURFACE TENSIONS

WHAT A WAY TO START A CENTURY!

HEISMAN, SCHMEISMAN

THE CRUCIAL FOURTH WEEK