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Videos: Top four stupid things said or done by fired Colorado coaches

Yesterday, Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video surfaced (it's on view below) of him throwing balls at players, as well as kicking them and shouting homophobic slurs like "fucking faggot" and "fucking fairy." An extreme case, no doubt, but not an isolated one. In fact, a nu ... 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 >>

Vance Johnson moves from Three Amigos to two restaurants

Vance Johnson, one of the Three Amigos on the Denver Broncos in the late '80s, is about to open his second restaurant on the Western Slope. He already has VJ's Outlaw Ribs in Parachute, the town where he now lives. And soon he'll open Vance's Epicurious in Grand Junction. Vance's Epicurious will b ... More >>

Tim Tebow trade rumors: Legit or wishful thinking by Tebow bashers?

'Tis the season for trade rumors, so it's no surprise that Tim Tebow's name has surfaced in respect to potential deals. After all, anything related to the Chosen One is news right now, including his reported dinner date with Taylor Swift earlier this week. Is there anything to such gossip? Doubt it, ... More >>

Josh McDaniels timeline: Suck for years, then get your old job back

When Josh McDaniels returns to the New England Patriots as an offensive assistant this weekend, he won't only provide insight about a Broncos team he coached just last year. He'll also complete an improbable circle in his career. Next year, McDaniels will take over as Patriots offensive coordinator, ... 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 >>

Led by the Ogden Theatre, six Denver/Boulder clubs ranked in Pollstar's Top 100 by ticket sales

Eric GruneisenThe Ogden Theatre has the sixth most ticket sales of any club in the world so far this year​In third quarter, year-to-date figures compiled and reported by Pollstar, the industry trade that tracks various clubs and venues across the globe, Denver and Boulder made a very strong sh ... More >>

Denver Broncos: Will Tim Tebow lovers revolt if team uses top draft pick to nab a quarterback?

Tim Tebow.​You've heard them -- the rumors that the Denver Broncos will use the second overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft on a quarterback. Yahoo! Sports contributor Bill Snyder's heard them, too, and he thinks Broncos fans in general, and Tim Tebow lovers in particular, would be very disp ... More >>

Josh McDaniels as St. Louis Rams offensive coach: He'll do great if you don't promote him!

Josh McDaniels.​At the end of Laurence Maroney's post-arrest TV interview in St. Louis yesterday, the Denver running back bust was asked about disastrous ex-head coach Josh McDaniels being hired as offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams. Maroney predicted McD would do a great job, and he ... More >>

Laurence Maroney, Broncos bust arrested in St. Louis, says he needs to be smarter (VIDEO)

Big pic below.​Update: As we shared yesterday in an item on view below, Denver Broncos running-back bust Laurence Maroney was arrested in St. Louis on a weapons charge. At this writing, however, he has not been officially charged, and he's already attempting to do image repair, as seen in an a ... More >>

Top 10 worst Denver Broncos quarterbacks: Should Kyle Orton be on the list?

Kyle Orton.​After Sunday's humiliating defeat at Arizona, the Broncos are at 3-10 -- a mark that recalls the horrific '60s and early '70s. And since Kyle Orton is suddenly playing down to that level, we thought it was the perfect time to revisit our slideshow of the most mediocre quarterbacks ... More >>

Speedo demons: Opt-out protestors at DIA removed almost everything

Reader: Josh McDaniels, aka McDouchebag, is making Broncos fans miss Mike Shanahan

​Our Monday post about Josh McDaniels "Not My Coach" t-shirts on sale before the Broncos' horrible loss to the St. Louis Rams (but after McDaniels was fined by the NFL for not reporting improper recordings of a San Francisco 49ers practice) prompted some impassioned takes -- including one from ... More >>

Josh McDaniels "Not My Coach" t-shirts hot item at Broncos' debacle vs. Rams (PHOTO)

Large pic below.​Even before the Broncos' 36-33 loss to the St. Louis Rams yesterday, it was clear the video scandal that led to the fining of Coach Josh McDaniels had turned the tide of opinion even more decisively against the young hire. As proof, check out a photo by Westword's Nick Lucche ... More >>

Josh McDaniels, Broncos find a new way to embarrass themselves against St. Louis Rams

Josh McDaniels.​Fresh off a humiliating video scandal, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels and his team desperately needed a win at home against the improving but very beatable St. Louis Rams -- and they didn't get one, losing 36-33. Yes, the Broncos made the final score close -- but close wasn't cl ... More >>

Stan Kroenke wants to buy all of the St. Louis Rams: What's that mean for the Nuggets and Avalanche?

Just because Stan wants the Rams doesn't mean he's through with Denver.​Stan Kroenke owns 40 percent of the St. Louis Rams football team -- and he reportedly is interested in purchasing the remaining 60 percent. How might such a buy impact Kroenke's Denver sports franchises -- the Denver Nugg ... More >>

Shmuck of the Week: Whoever's making us watch the Raiders-Redskins game

Yellow = Redskins vs. Raiders. Lucky us, eh? (See the maps here).​Before you start: Yes, I know I could actually leave my house on Sunday, and I could no doubt find a cozy booth within viewing proximity of a TV armed with the NFL Ticket. And in times of need -- when the TV Gods bestow on me an ... More >>

Gambling with Homer: The Broncos are Super Bowl-bound

​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's that noise? It's a little whisper I keep hearing, a whisper becoming louder and louder, blowing on the wind until it becomes a r ... More >>

Could Stan Kroenke be getting into bed with Rush Limbaugh?

With a name like Rush, expect a focus on the running game.​Talk-show blather king Rush Limbaugh didn't exactly make a splash as a Monday Night Football commentator (except with people who think Donovan McNabb gets overpraised because he's African-American). But he could get another shot at the ... 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 >>

Brett Favre's Trade Means One Less Circus in Town, Damn It

Brett Favre's Trade Means One Less Circus in Town, Damn It

At DNC, a suite deal for Stan Kroenke

Obama’s Mile High Salute?

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The Crush is ready for its close-up.

At a Loss

Colorado fumbles the ball.

Busted Broncs

As college teams bowl for dolors, Shanahan keeps burning.

Long Bombs Away

The true spirit of sport returns when pigskins fly.

Best Bye

Broncos' Day Off November 3, 2002

Bronco A-Go Go

Will the newly retooled Crushmobile have the horsepower to reach New Orleans?

Best examples of genuine athletic role models

Colorado's scholar athletes

Best Broncos Super-Bowl coverage in a year the Broncos weren't in the Super Bowl

AM-950/The Fan

The National Free-for-All League

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Quarterback Sneak

Still Buffaloed

The Golf War

All Choked Up

New Kids on the Block

THE BALLS AND STRIKES OF '95

BOWLEN FOR DOLLARS

DENVER'S FAVORITE CANADIAN MILLIONAIRE WANTS A STADIUM SUBSIDY. HERE'S WHAT HE WON'T TELL YOU ABOUT IT.BRONCO BULLY PAT BOWLEN PLAYS SMASH-MOUTH POLITICS IN HIS QUEST FOR A NEW STADIUM.

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SHADOW OF A DOUBT

THE DEFECTION OF PHILIP ANSCHUTZ IS JUST THE LATEST RED FLAG IN THE PEPSI CENTER DEAL.

JUST GO HOME, BABY!

BOLTS OUT OF THE BLUE

YEAR STRIKES OUT

WIN ONE FOR THE ARCHBISHOP

EJECTION DAY

MOIDA DA BUMS

THE CRUCIAL FOURTH WEEK