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), it’s still disappointing…
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…
The latest report about trade-demanding wide receiver Brandon Marshall cites interest from the Baltimore Ravens, who made a play for the Arizona Cardinals’ Anquan Boldin a couple of months back in an effort to give young QB Joe Flacco a credible deep threat. But the team is sending mixed signals…
With the recent end of the Denver Nuggets’ exciting season, plenty of fans in these parts probably figured that they wouldn’t have another competitive local pro-sports team to follow until… the Nugs start playing again in the fall. But the Rockies have elbowed their way back into the conversation via…
Most football observers think the Broncos came out on the short end of the trade that sent Jay Cutler to Chicago earlier this year — a move that may have inspired troublemaking wide receiver Brandon Marshall’s own attempt to get out of Denver. But Greg Trippiedi, a Michigan-based blogger who…
Broncos wide receiver has had off-season health issues, not to mention a proclivity for arrests that rivals Robert Downey Jr. during his drug-pounding years. So, of course, he thinks he deserves an enormous new contract, and he’s demanded a trade if he doesn’t get one. Given his skill level, it’s…
Wow: That was suspenseful. The competition to succeed Jay Cutler as Broncos QB is already over now that Kyle Orton has been awarded the starting position — although it’s debatable whether he should regard this move as a victory. After all, he may not have disgruntled, new-contract-wanting Brandon Marshall as…
This morning’s Denver Post features a Colorado Rockies story on page one — but it’s not about the team’s eleventh straight victory, which tied a franchise record. Rather, it concerns an interview with catcher Yorvit Torrealba on the subject of his son’s kidnapping and eventual rescue in Venezuela. And its…
So… does knowing that your Denver Nuggets lost in the NBA’s Western Conference Finals to the eventual champs, the L.A. Lakers — and put up more of a fight than did the Orlando Magic — make the way the Nugs’ season ended a little less painful. No. Not at all…
Casual baseball fans who hear that the Colorado Rockies have suddenly won eight games straight, including ultra-rare road sweeps against the St. Louis Cardinals and the Milwaukee Brewers, may start thinking about corner-turning, even though the Rocks are currently mired in fourth place among the five National League West teams,…
Having just completed their most exciting season in years, the Denver Nuggets are smart to get into contact with fans about next season while they’re still buzzing from the team’s just-ended playoff run. After all, the Nugs’ bandwagon is more crowded than ever right now. Still, the franchise might want…
At a press availability yesterday, newly minted Denver Bronco Brian Dawkins, a veteran safety who’s a legend among Philadelphia Eagles faithful, declared, “I would love to have a ring. I would love to finish it all with a ring.” And from what I understand, the gathered reporters were polite enough…
Yes, it’s true. Elway is gone. In fact, he’s been gone for two weeks, but very few people in Colorado knew anything about it. The Elway in question was a fourteen-year-old golden retriever who worked for the San Francisco Police Department — and he was apparently as good at his…
The Denver Post piece about the University of Denver’s hiring of Princeton lacrosse coach Bill Tierney was modest; it lacked a byline and ran just a little over 200 words. But Tierney’s relocation to Colorado is a huge deal in lacrosse circles, as witnessed by the coverage given the move…
Last week, former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy caused a stir in NFL circles when he questioned the maturity level of QB Jay Cutler, who the Broncos shipped to the Chicago Bears to end one of the most ridiculous off-season dramas ever. Now, another Hall of Fame coach, Mike Ditka,…
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 just how difficult it’ll be for the Denver squad to…
Just when it looked like the Colorado Rockies were well on their way to redefining the word “pitiful,” the team has done the seemingly impossible: won five games in a row, including yesterday’s 5-2 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. But before you start digging out your 2007 World Series…
The NBA playoffs raised the profile of Nuggets streak-shooter J.R. Smith to the degree that he was included in “65 in 65,” a series of NBA chats facilitated by ESPN. Problem is, he didn’t show up for the session, which was supposed to take place yesterday — although he apparently…
See photos of the Broncos Fan Fest, the Larimer Square chalk-art fest and more coverage of the weekend at westword.com/slideshow…
The kidnapping and subsequent safe return in Venezuela of Rockies catcher Yorvit Torrealba’s eleven-year-old son and brother-in-law certainly makes matters like the firing of manager Clint Hurdle seem minor by comparison. And yet the holding of athletes’ family members for ransom is hardly novel in that country. As noted in…
The Colorado Avalanche didn’t wait long after the sacking of beleaguered good-guy coach Tony Granato to name his replacement. Yesterday, the team introduced new head man Joe Sacco, who most recently helmed the Lake Erie Monsters, the excellently named Avs’ affiliate in the American Hockey League. From all reports, Sacco…
Yes, I know that the Nuggets-beating Los Angeles Lakers are supposed to school Orlando in the NBA finals series, which begins tonight. But although I’d have to give the edge to the Lakers, too, I’m not ruling out a sweet, ever-so-satisfying Magic victory. No doubt the refs will give every…
