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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 >>

Peyton Manning exorcises Tim Tebow once and for all in Saints blow-out

While the interest in Peyton Manning nationally is running high (as witnessed by how often Denver's played in prime time this season), the excitement level locally has been muted in comparison with last year's Tim Tebow mania. But that may be about to change. Hours after the Chosen One missed a bloc ... More >>

Video: Broncos' Eric Decker on living through school shooting, helping Aurora theater survivor

Eric Decker had some ups and downs in the Broncos' win over the Chargers last night -- catching a sure touchdown pass before inexplicably falling down, and later scoring a TD in an impressive act of will. But he's familiar with emotional swings, having lived through a school shooting -- an experienc ... More >>

Videos: Broncos' demolition of the Raiders showing Peyton Manning's real team at last?

After gut-wrenching comebacks-that-weren't to the Falcons and the Texans, the Broncos needed a laugher -- and they got one. Denver's 37-6 demolition of the hated Oakland Raiders was perfectly timed going into the most brutal stretch of an already killer schedule. More important, the game showed the ... More >>

EatDenver's Harvest Week returns with 36 restaurants and a series of pop-up parties at the GrowHaus

October is far and away my favorite month in Colorado -- and it really has nothing to do with marshmallow pumpkins, goblins or watching the original Halloween for the umpteenth time, although I do enjoy all of those distractions. October signifies bounty in Colorado, with farmers' markets, farm st ... More >>

Tim Tebow timeline: The history of The Chosen One in Denver

Denver may be landlocked, but the town was hit by a hurricane two years ago -- and its name was Tim Tebow. Now that Peyton Manning has signed with the Broncos and Tebow's trade to the New York Jets is offical, the time is right to look back on Tebowmania, from the first time his name ever appeared i ... More >>

Tim Tebow 5th worst QB in NFL according to ESPN's obviously confused quarterback metric

Tim Tebow.​Even Tim Tebow haters have got to be amused by the way his unconventional play has left so-called NFL experts tongue-tied and confused. And even long-established formulas are worthless when it comes to illustrating how he wins. Prime example: ESPN's Total QBR quarterback ranking sy ... More >>

Tebowing, the horse: Not too late to buy piece of filly who can even outrun Tim Tebow (PHOTOS)

Gary Fenton of Woodland Hills, California's Little Red Feather Thoroughbred Racing was caught off-guard by the attention garnered by the latest horse the stable is syndicating -- but in retrospect, it shouldn't have been. After all, her name is Tebowing -- a nod to the genuflecting trend that's eve ... More >>

Tim Tebow tattoos and tribute Tumblrs meet hate sites and pointless-spin-move ridicule

It's Tim Tebow's worldwide web. We're just surfing on it. With the Broncos having reeled off their fourth straight win, Tebowmania has reached heights that even his most fanatical fans probably never imagined. But that doesn't mean the haters have been squelched. Here are some examples from opposi ... More >>

Tim Tebow proves he's the best awful QB in NFL history thanks to win over Jets (VIDEOS)

Post-TD Tebowing.​It's gotten to the point where it's funny, at least for Broncos fans. Denver's 17-13 win over the Jets will no doubt boost sales of those Tim Tebow Jesus jerseys, as well as more comparisons between The Chosen One and His Lord and Savior, and that's understandable. After all, ... 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 now Broncos starting quarterback: Are you excited, terrified or both? (VIDEOS)

After the Green Bay Packers topped the Broncos last week, we predicted that if the team fell to the San Diego Chargers, no token Tim Tebow package would satisfy fans calling for a QB change. But in the second half of what turned out to be a 29-24 loss, Tebow got his chance half a game earlier than e ... More >>

Denver Broncos inspire Tim Tebow chants on road in Green Bay Packers humiliation (VIDEO)

Yesterday's 49-23 Broncos loss to the Packers wasn't the first time Denver inspired chants of "TEEE-BOW!" on the road, but it may have been the most telling. At this point, the Broncos are so uninteresting, so unlikely to inspire the passions of longtime rooters and haters alike, that fans of every ... More >>

Other athletes would dwarf Chad's roommate demands

What's that, Chad? You want our attention? What a shock...​NFL fans know Chad Ochocinco as a loudmouth. Even back when he had a real last name, 85 constantly chattered with officials, made signs asking not to be fined, tweeted constantly and sought out the spotlight in 1,001 ways. Call him a ... More >>

NFL free agency rumors you won't find anywhere else

One of this year's top free agents, Nnamdi Asomugha knows where the best sports rumors come from.​If the NFL lockout bored you, never fear. The perfect antidote is here: a free agency fury as teams sign, cut and trade players madly to adjust their rosters in time for the season. What would usu ... More >>

Denver Broncos Memory Series photo gallery: See the team's greats (before 1985)

The other No. 7.​True Broncos fans tend to hang on to anything and everything associated with the team -- and my late Uncle John certainly qualified. He passed away a few years ago, but this weekend, I was given an envelope containing some of his Broncos treasures, including a slew of cards th ... More >>

Broncos blow like $2 hookers vs. Arizona: Please lose every game the rest of the season!

Eric Studesville.​On Friday, Joe Williams, Irv Brown and other ESPN 1600 prognosticators picked the Broncos to crush the Cardinals under the theory that the team would be ultra-motivated after Coach Josh McDaniels's firing and other assorted embarrassments. But they couldn't have been more wro ... More >>

Monday Night Football: That's what she said?

"The best thing he could do was just push it"​The game of football has a long, storied tradition of homoerotica: the spandex pants, the frequent bending over, the sweaty, man-on-man grappling -- it's a classic case of Sparta syndrome: athletic, highly ritualized body-worship. And though uncomf ... More >>

Josh McDaniels, Broncos kick ass: Who the hell were those guys wearing Denver uniforms?

Josh McDaniels.​On Friday, we published ten great Broncos video moments against the Chiefs in part because we feared there might not be any on Sunday -- but we needn't have worried. The Broncos' 49-29 stomping of the K.C. crew featured more highlights than the rest of the season combined (see ... More >>

LaDainian Tomlinson in Broncos orange? Only if you thought Allen Iverson was a good fit for the Nuggets

A Flickr photoLaDainian Tomlinson as Broncos fans got used to seeing him -- in the open field.​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, ... More >>

What's Cooking: Slow Food Rocky Mountain region guv Matt Jones takes us tailgating with ceviche

​ Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Pete and Barb are taki ... More >>

What's Cooking: Slow Food Rocky Mountain region guv Matt Jones takes us tailgating with fish soup

Barb Macfarlane​Pete Marczyk and Barbara Macfarlane do not leave their work behind when they leave Marczyk Fine Foods and head for their great old Denver house with the big, new kitchen. They often bring some of their market's choicest ingredients home with them, and cook up a feast. Pete an ... More >>

Josh McDaniels: No apologies necessary, Coach McF

"Fuck you -- and the horse you rode in on, motherfucker."​Josh McDaniels' mouth has been getting him in trouble lately -- first after he reportedly told Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips "We own you" prior to a horrific 32-3 loss, and then when NFL Network cameras and microphones caught him f ... More >>

Chris Simms should start at quarterback for the Broncos? Ha!

If Chris Simms is the answer, he's the wrong answer. Heal, Kyle, heal!​Behold: The talent-evaluating acumen of one Woody Paige, Denver Post columnist and ESPN yukmeister, who last week called for backup Chris Simms to be given the starting quarterback job for the Broncos in place of Kyle Orton ... More >>

Denver Post beat writers told to stop making game predictions

Mike Klis can still report -- but not prognosticate.​For as long as most of us can remember, beat writers at the Denver Post have been allowed to make game predictions about teams they cover -- but no more, because of a decision by the paper's editor, Greg Moore. The dictate went public Frida ... More >>

Broncos fans: If you've forgotten why you hate Philip Rivers, here's a reminder...

I know, I know: Philip Rivers is one of the most talented young quarterbacks in the NFL, blah blah blah. But he's also a classless dick -- the kind of dick Broncos fans would love to see caught in a zipper à la Little Ben (Stiller) in There's Something About Mary. For proof, eyeball this clip of h ... 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 >>

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 >>

The tortured scenario explaining how I helped get Mike Shanahan fired

We all think that our actions have sweeping repercussions -- or at least that's what I tell myself after being admonished by my team of therapists each week. But this time, it seems to me, I really might have, maybe, sort of, spurred last week's sacking of longtime Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanah ... More >>

The Denver Post's Dan Haley is the greatest Broncos prognosticator ever

Like most Denver football fans, I found the Broncos' humiliating defeat to the San Diego Chargers last night to be painful in the extreme. But there's an additional reason why I'm in agony this morning -- and it centers on Denver Post editorial page editor Dan Haley, pictured here. Back on March ... More >>

The 10 most memorable Denver sports moments of 2008

Ten Denver sports moments we'll remember (sometimes against our wishes) from 2008.10. The Birdman flies back into DenverReserve center and reformed party addict Chris "The Birdman" Anderson re-joined the Nuggets this year after a two-year suspension for an unspecified violation (cocaine). He's not t ... More >>

The Post's Bizarre Anti-Broncos Editorial

Curtain Call on the Denver Broncos 2007 Season

The Broncos Reversal of Misfortune

A Trial Separation From The Broncos

Fake Fan: Loss and Sorrow

Pub on Pearl

Monday Nght Mania

Off Limits

Grub scrubs

Yuck!

The Rockies hit the dog-meat days of summer.

Time's Out

Rocky the Leprechaun helps people prepare for the end.

Elway's Long Bomb

Quarterback Sneak

Forgetting the Last Laugh

Thanks to a little help from a famous friend, Steve Poltz is finally being taken seriously.

All Choked Up

The Toast of Greeley

Where Cheeseheads Meet

Fake Street Bombers

COWBOYS? LOST IN A CLOUD OF COAL DUST

THE ONCE AND VIRTUAL CHAMPS