The Denver Nuggets tip off their second-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon — and their success will likely hinge on the sort of defensive play Kenyon Martin has been bringing to the court of late. Martin was hurt for on and off for many of his…
Ernie Barnes, who died yesterday, is a former Denver Bronco — but his days on the gridiron constitute one of the less interesting aspects of his career. After his playing days were done, he became a successful artist, creating canvases that drew upon sport and life with vibrancy and élan…
We cruise the blogosphere so you don’t have to. Send tips. NASCAR could be coming to Aurora. Yay? (5280) Pictures of an ice shelf breaking up: Who knew I gave a shit? (DenverPost.com’s “Captured”) Quick! Jump on the Nuggets bandwagon before it fills up! (Denver Stiffs, Pickaxe and Roll and…
There are certain sports out there that — no matter how difficult, dangerous or athletic — just look lame when people do them. I’m thinking of curling, speedwalking, skysurfing, downhill telemark skiing, camel racing, frisbee golf, etc. — all so hard to be really good at, and all soooo stupid-looking…
On ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning show today, hosts Mike Greenberg and Mike Golic declared the just-completed Denver Nuggets-New Orleans Hornets series to have been the most lopsided in NBA history, given that the Nugs outscored the Hornets by an average of over 24 points per contest…
The Nuggets’ brutalization of the New Orleans Hornets on Monday night make it abundantly clear that the team will finish off Chris Paul and company tonight; thanks to a drive and focus we haven’t seen around here for ages, a let-down seems about as likely as cable-news coverage of the…
Denver Post columnist Dave Krieger correctly noted the two NFL draft decisions for which coach Josh McDaniels and his crew will be second-guessed: taking more offensive players than defenders even though the defense blows like a $2 hooker, and trading the team’s first-round pick next year to Seattle for a…
The strange confidence that inspired me to write a blog yesterday entitled “Why the Nuggets Will Win Game Four Against the Hornets Tonight” was more than justified by the team’s historic performance last night. By any objective measure, the game was horrible — but I reveled in every glorious minute…
Insert good blogs into this slot. Clint Hurdle has been skipper of the Rockies for seven years. Anyone else got the seven-year itch? (Inside the Rockies) Lots of companies are looking for communications specialists. But with so many journalists losing jobs, who will they talk to? (Andrew Hudson’s Job List…
I’m mad. Mad about new Broncos coach JoshMcDufus’s arrogantly poor handling of the Jay Cutler affair, mad about his signing of, as my friend Mayf called it, the PuPu Platter of washed up running backs (Correll Buckhalter, J.J. Arrington and LaMont Jordan) to compliment (?) our existing cast of beat-up…
Strangely, the Nuggets’ 95-93 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday afternoon made me more, not less, optimistic that the team will take the series. My rationale: The Nugs blew a huge first quarter lead, as they’ve done innumerable times in recent years — but instead of going quietly,…
Watching the NFL draft during the Mike Shanahan era was consistently frustrating, since the team regularly made odd personnel choices, far too many of which didn’t work out (Maurice Clarett, anyone?). For that reason, a lot of us were looking forward to the first draft since the arrival of a…
Some links to help pass the time. Happy Broncos Draft Day Eve. What better time for some over-analysis. (Mile High Report) Senator Udall wants to help end our credit-card nightmares. (Colorado Pols) A slope divided: Talk of going going nuclear for the oil-shale industry sparks debate. (Colorado Independent)…
We’ve done our share of bitching about the prospect of the Broncos going into the 2009 season with party-boy Kyle Orton and rusty Chris Simms as their only quarterback options. The situation may be addressed during this weekend’s NFL draft (note the rumors about Mark Sanchez) — but it’s more…
The Lingerie Football League’s Denver franchise, the Dream, held an open mini-camp/tryout at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday, and because I’m as shameless as the next alleged journalist, I showed up. Here’s what I saw: Professional soccer players: As I made my way down to the field, I saw…
Remember Allen Iverson? He used to be a member of the Denver Nuggets. In fact, he used to be the Nug who, in tandem with Carmelo Anthony, was supposed to lift the team to the next level. And when he was swapped to the Detroit Pistons early in the season…
The major themes of the Broncos mini-camp this past weekend? Moving forward with two new quarterbacks, hard-partying Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, and putting the turmoil of Jay Cutler’s trade to the Chicago Bears in the rearview mirror. But some fans aren’t ready to forget — among them YouTuber GaryHoosier,…
Wouldn’t you like to e-mail tips about great local blogs? Hope so. Ski season is on its way out. And it was not a good one. (5280) Dems urge sentencing reform, but GOP doesn’t want to let criminals “in our homes.” Might there be something in the middle? (Colorado Pols)…
The ease with which the Denver Nuggets pulled away from the New Orleans Hornets during the second half of last night’s 113-84 playoff victory certainly bodes well for the Nugs in the series — although game two, scheduled for Wednesday night, remains key. Still, Hornets star Chris Paul remains dangerous,…
Our Friday blog round-up. Send tips if you’ve got them. What the Nuggets have to do to avoid letting down an entire city. No pressure, boys. (Denver Stiffs) Meet John Salazar, master of the earmark. (Face the State) When the Left and the Right have a protest-measuring contest, nobody wins…
Yesterday afternoon, Jim Armstrong and Sandy Clough were talking Denver Nuggets on FM 104.3/The Fan, and while the hosts kept the team’s playoff chances in perspective, many of the callers weren’t concentrating on the New Orleans Hornets, the Nugs’ first-round opponents (who they meet for the first time on Sunday)…
Why am I so surprised Broncos have been arrested twice as many times as Raiders since 2000? (Mile High Report) Funding education starts… in prison? Yes, according to smokin’ State Senator Morgan Carroll. (SenMorganCarroll.com, via Colorado Pols) When it comes to making laws, you, dear reader, have way too much…
