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Tom Tancredo appeals to the Republican base -- but how about anyone else?

Denver blog posts are right there with you. Colorado Peak Politics looks at the voters who'd mark their ballot for a Republican gubernatorial candidate -- and whether Tom Tancredo can win them over. Denver Egotist on the local behind Pittsburgh Pirates' sizzle. Denver Infill's Ryan Dravitz gives ... More >>

Denver Roller Dolls' new Orange Crushers to sport Broncos colors

The Denver Roller Dolls roller derby league expanded this week with the addition of a new local squad, bringing the home team total to five: the Orange Crushers will be joining DRD's Bad Apples, Green Barrettes, Shotgun Betties, and Electrocuties (the 2012 DRD Home Team champions) for the 2013 seaso ... More >>

Jack Reacher: one beautiful beat-'em-up action flick

Viking Chris Kluwe tackles discrimination in major-league sports

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 >>

Westword Music Showcase 2011

The Westword Music Showcase celebrates seventeen years, a lifetime for some of 2011's performers

Colorado Rockies: If they want to prove they're baseball's best, they've got to school the Giants

Troy Tulowitzki.​Just to provide a little perspective on the Rockies having the best record in baseball: Their opponents are a combined 25-36 this year. But they've set a 12-3 mark without any meaningful contribution from ace Ubaldo Jimenez and even less from veteran pitcher Aaron Cook. Fresh ... More >>

Thank goodness this isn't the booking photo of a current Rockies player

Shawn Chacon poses for the law.​There was a lot of blab a few years back about the Colorado Rockies looking to sign Christian ballplayers. And while that may not thrill assorted atheists, pagans and druids, not to mention Pedro Cerrano, the voodoo-doll worshipping character played by Dennis Ha ... More >>

Colorado Rockies: The season starts over today

Back on June 12, I wrote that I wouldn't be able to look at the Colorado Rockies' glass as half full until they reached the .500 mark. To the delight of Rockies' fans everywhere, that happened yesterday, thanks to a 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. This outcome was doubly important, because it ... More >>

Rockies: Don't turn your win streak upside down

As pointed out in a blog yesterday, the Colorado Rockies need stability more than a franchise-record win streak -- and it's a good thing, since the Rocks were clubbed to death in a 12-4 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays last night, halting them one victory short of a best-ever twelve triumphs in a row. ... More >>

Q&A With Rome 1960 Author David Maraniss

Home State Hero Shawn Chacon Goes Sprewell on GM

Asked and Answered

Do you have what it takes to beat the brainiacs?

Trivial Pursuits

Down in Front!

The Colorado Rockies should be pleased to seat you.

Jesus at the Bat

Heaven help the Colorado Rockies this season.

Diamond in the Rough

After a dozen years, your Colorado Rockies still face a rocky road. Play bawl!

The Waiting Game

For the Rockies, August can be the cruelest month.

Safe at Home

Baseball's sunshine still peeks out among the clouds.

Midterm Grade: F

Colorado mopes along with baseball's other underachievers.

Balls to the Wall

The Rockies find no humidor in high-altitude baseball.

A Really Rocky Start

Helton's anemia and pitchers' schizophrenia aren't the only clouds over Coors Field.

Owners Get Batty

The Boys of Summer and Joys of Autumn fade into baseball's Icy Winter of Discontent.

Pray Ball

The return of the timeless rhythms of baseball helps us regain our balance.

Shuck and High Five

New York baseball nostalgia hits Denver.

Cool and Unusual Punishment

Imperfect Pitch

Yankee Ingenuity

Life's a Pitch

The Boys of Winter

Note to Rox: Go Fish

Quit Making Such a Racquet

Baseball's Black Days

A Sad, Sad Fish Story

Baseball's Labor Pains

Charge! It

Pitchless Wonders

THE GRAND YOUNG GAME

THE GAME'S BIGGEST JERK

YOU'RE OUT

MOIDA DA BUMS

A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN

LAST CALL

JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT

THE GAME IS CATCHING

DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH

ERROR JORDAN