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Chauncey Billups's homecoming wasn't so happy thanks to Nuggets

Denver blog posts bring it. Denver Stiffs' Nate Timmons on the Nuggets running the Clippers out of the Pepsi Center last night. Chauncey Billups didn't sound like a Nugs believer on ESPN Radio yesterday. Wonder what he thinks now. Mile High Mamas on how to find hope in autism. Denver Frank feels ... More >>

Ed McCaffrey in, Brian Griese out for KOA's Broncos broadcasts

Denver blog posts make perfect sense if you think about them. Mile High Report's John Bena on the switch that puts Ed McCaffrey in the Broncos broadcast booth alongside Dave Logan, as Brian Griese gets more ESPN college-football face-time. Denver Urbanism's John Hayden touts upper Larimer bike lan ... More >>

Peyton Manning ranked as fourth best NFL quarterback: Suck it, Philip Rivers

Denver blog posts make miracles happen. At Mile High Report, metalman5050 celebrates ESPN's Ron Jaworski ranking Peyton Manning above Chargers hurler Philip Rivers. And so do we. Colorado Pols: Here's one candidate who isn't thrilled to advertise Tea Party love. The Intermittent Blogger thinks th ... More >>

Tim Tebow works out with ESPN's Steve Young

Denver blog posts melt in your mouth, not in your hands. Mile High Report guest poster DrBroncoFan shares a factoid from Tim Tebow's Las Vegas church appearance that's flown under the radar: He worked out with ESPN's Steve Young this past Friday. Denver Infill's Ken Schroeppel shares Union Station ... More >>

102.3 ESPN replaces The Ticket with national-local mix, Jack FM survives

102.3 The Ticket, launched in July 2010, was an ambitious attempt to create a homegrown sports-talk station from the ground up during one of the toughest times for radio in the history of the medium. And despite bold moves, like recruiting CBS4's Vic Lombardi and Gary Miller to serve as morning host ... More >>

Strangely, Hank Williams Jr. was harmed after his Hitler-Obama comment

Five worst moments in Colorado sports history (inspired by Rox's 17-week Sunday losing skid)

Tulowitzki.​The Rockies should have known it wouldn't be their night when Chris Nelson decided to play "Pin the baseball on the coach's face" with Rich Dauer before the game in a gaffe seen in the background of an ESPN live shot. Then the Rockies' unfortunate play was caught by ESPN cameras -- ... More >>

Women's soccer and the ten greatest things ever

Goal. It's not as exciting when you don't yell it, huh?​Women's soccer. Whoa, wait, wake up. It's not a yawn anymore. This past week proved women's soccer can be exciting. On Sunday, an amazing late goal put the U.S. team into a shootout with Brazil, where the Americans won and advanced in t ... More >>

The Ticket and ESPN Desportes swap places -- but will ESPN Radio supplant Jack FM?

Tom Manoogian.​Tom Manoogian, known to local radio listeners as Lou From Littleton, is the manager of Front Range Sports Network -- and he'll be overseeing some switching around of the properties he oversees. On March 31, The Ticket, currently heard at 87.7 FM, will swap places with ESPN Despo ... More >>

CU snubbed: Buffs are Scarlett Johansson to UAB's Roseanne, says Dick Vitale (VIDEO)

Relphorde.​Last week, we used the term "lock" in our post about the CU Buffs' Big Dance chances after beating Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament, -- and we weren't the only ones certain that was true. But no: Marcus Relphorde and the rest of the squad were snubbed by the selection committee ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade: New York Knicks deal about to happen with help from Timberwolves?

Carmelo.​A new partner has emerged in the New York Knicks continuing quest to obtain the services of Carmelo Anthony: the Minnesota Timberwolves. Reports are circulating about a three-way deal that could happen as early as mid-week -- although there are a lot of gaps that would have to be fil ... More >>

Over the weekend: The Winter X Games wrap up at Buttermilk

Sebastian Toutant's decision to skip Denver Big Air pays off in X Games gold​Denver Big Air organizers at the Denver Sports Commission and the LG FIS Snowboard World Cup were right to be upset that top riders like Canadian Sebastian Toutant (aka "Seb Toots") stood them up in favor of getting i ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade to New Jersey Nets more about location than money or rings

Carmelo.​The blogosphere's known Carmelo Anthony has been available for months -- but now that ESPN concurs, media outlets such as the Denver Post have joined the chorus. And if reports about Melo's willingness to sign with the Nets are true, they suggest he's more interested in going home, an ... More >>

Carmelo Anthony trade on hold? Are Nuggets rejecting pitches from New Jersey Nets, etc.?

Carmelo.​Hope these three Denver blog posts keep you going over the long weekend. Denver Stiffs' Andrew Feinstein rounds up Nugs news, including an ESPN report that team brass is shutting down inquiries from all possible Carmelo Anthony suitors. Do they really believe he might stay? Denver A ... More >>

Brandon Marshall-for-Philip Rivers trade in Denver Blogs: April Fools!

"What? You mean it's a joke?"​Denver produces many good blogs, and we're not kidding. A salute to Mile High Report fan blogger jonmark93, for his post about a Brandon Marshall-for-Phillip Rivers trade. He even went to the trouble of dummying up a bogus ESPN report about it. If only he'd doubl ... More >>

Brandon Marshall in Denver Blogs: Do the Broncos want to get rid of him or not?

Will he stay or will he go?​It's that time again, Denver blog lovers. Mile High Report's John Bena is baffled by ESPN writer Bill Williamson's take on the Brandon Marshall drama, which seems to simultaneously praise and criticize the Broncos for their first-round tender offer. The confusion c ... More >>

Denver Blogs: Sperm Egg doesn't equal big donations

Destination: Ovum!​Local blogs for locals like you. Former Colorado Independent staffer Wendy Norris launches Western Citizen, her new online news project, with a story about the tough financial times being faced by backers of the latest personhood amendment. Fetus don't fail them now. John ... More >>

Tilted Kilt set to flip its skirt the week of November 2

​ The Tilted Kilt, a sports-bar chain popular enough to publish its own calendar, will start a new page the first week of November in Denver, when its latest location -- in the former ESPN Zone in the Tabor Center -- is now slated to open.

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Some lucky writer is waiting to inhale in the really Mile High City

The Westword.com blog shortcut, August 27 edition

Steamy.​It's not faux. It's Pho. Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Pho 95. • What's Cooking? Getting corny in the kitchen with Pete Marczyk. • Spike It: Top six things that could be improved by caffeine. • Guess where I'm eating? • Candy Girls: Twilight Sweethearts, Forbidden Fruit ... More >>

Wide open spaces: Is downtown Denver experiencing a restaurant recession?

ESPN Zone's departure adds to the empty restaurant space downtown.When Fogo de Chao opens at 1513 Wynkoop Street in mid-July, the Brazilian steakhouse chain will occupy -- wait for it -- 14,000 square feet, enough footage to house nearly 600 cows, at least by my mathematical calculations, where are ... More >>

ESPN ZONE turns off the scoreboard, blames economy

Just got word that ESPN Zone, the 23,000-square-foot sports-centric playground and game center (and the only Denver link in the company's national chain) at 1187 16th Street, went dark today, exactly one day after Greg Goldfogel pulled the plug on Alto, the Northern Italian restaurant and live jazz ... More >>

Boobs and Beers at the Tilted Kilt

We've already posted the news about the ESPN Zone at 1187 16th Street going dark, but within moments of that announcement, something else popped up.  Namely, that a nice big chunk of that space has already been snapped up and will shortly be turned into another outlet of the Vegas-based nationa ... More >>

The Westword.com blog shortcut, June 29 edition

Zoning out.... Changing channels? Today in Cafe Society: • ESPN ZONE turns off the scoreboard, blames economy. • Tonight: A symphony of food and wine at Opus. • Milking It: All-Bran Yogurt Bites. • Bad weekend for barbecue at Big Hoss, Q Worldly Barbecue. • Bye-bye, Brandon's. • Arriv ... More >>

Columbine tenth anniversary coverage: massive, well-intentioned, mostly unenlightening

A word that applies to the vast majority of the stories I've seen, heard or read about today's tenth anniversary of the killings at Columbine High School is "obligatory." Although fewer commemorative efforts have appeared on April 20 in recent years than in the immediate aftermath of the bloodshed ... More >>

X Marks the Spot

Watch the games or have some fun of your own in Aspen

9News' Susie Wargin gets blistered -- by my daughter

Watch out, Ms. Wargin. These days, fans frequently lament that TV-news sports reports don't have nearly as much sports in them as they once did. Prime example: my daughter Lora, 15, who went off on such a memorable rant about 9News' Susie Wargin last week, on the day after the Denver Nuggets de ... More >>

FM 104.3/The Fan's morning and afternoon teams to go head-to-head

Pardon the Interruption Offers a Moment of Silence for the Nuggets

Rick Reilly, Loving Limbo

Rick Reilly on his impending move to ESPN, being directed by George Clooney, and the joys of doing absolutely nothing.

The Nuggets' Fight of Fancy

Airing Mile High on Denver Sports Radio

Adrian Dater's Anti-ESPN Rant

Adrian Dater Flames ESPN

There is a limit to freedom of speech for this hockey scribe.

More Messages: Back in the Box

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Knock on Woody

Woody Paige said his return to the Post wasn't imminent shortly before conceding that it was -- but he swears he didn't lie. Honest.

King Woody

Woody Paige is in a New York state of mind.

The Message

Lesson Learned

The Message

Pledge of Allegiance

Drunk of the Week

ESPN Zone

Under a Spell

A telling documentary reveals the sting of bees.

Trading Places

A high-profile ESPN reporter chucks it all to become a low-profile schoolteacher -- and he couldn't be happier.

Cyber Slams

A local college student is on a one-man mission to attack lousy radio.

Two-Way Player

Mark Schlereth tries to balance local radio with a rising TV career.

Head to Head

Fox Sports Net wants to beat local TV stations at their own game.

The Message

At 3 a.m., KOA's Rick Barber is the only game in town.

The Message

The ESPNing of America is being felt in Denver.

Night & Day

January 14 - 20, 1999

Thrills for the week