After all the hype, after all the hoopla, after all the anticipation, Peyton Manning finally took the field for the Denver Broncos last night in a game that counted — against the Pittsburgh Steelers, whose loss to the Tim Tebow-led squad in last year’s playoffs provided plenty of incentive. And…
Editor’s note: With Peyton Manning’s regular-season debut for the Broncos set for Sunday, we offer this (hilarious) (and helpful!) Peyton primer by Melanie Asmar that first appeared last March. Hello, Denver sports noobs. Perhaps you’ve heard of a new man-about-town named Peyton Manning. No, no — he’s not the guy…
If you thought the only thing wrong with last week’s collection of photos from the 2013 Denver Broncos cheerleaders calendar photo shoot in Cancun is that there weren’t enough of them, we’ve got good news. There are even more images from the session to be found on the Broncos cheerleaders’…
Earlier this week, the Denver Broncos cheerleaders officially unveiled their 2013 calendar — but the photos inside it are far from the only images snapped for the project. The squad’s been sharing behind-the-scenes pics and more from various calendar shoots, including two days spent shutterbugging in Cancun. Look below for…
How can you tell that no one cared about the Broncos’ 16-13 win over the Arizona Cardinals last night? One way: John Elway was brought into the broadcast booth to try to prevent channel surfing in the second quarter. Another: Not a single YouTube user on the planet has shared…
After winning Olympic gold, hometown hero Missy Franklin got an Olympic rings tattoo on her hip — but that’s hardly the only spot fellow Olympians have chosen to ink up. There are also rings on backs, arms, feet and near enough to the pubic region to give you a mighty…
Last week, we wondered if Peyton Manning’s two picks versus the Seahawks, following a bad interception against the Bears the week before, were examples of rust or overconfidence. But his performance in a 29-24 loss to the 49ers yesterday was spot-on even after he was slammed to the turf in…
There’s a lot of pent-up demand for Peyton Manning on Twitter. Note that @peytonmanning18 has over 61,000 followers even though the account shows only two tweets from March 2011. Indeed, Manning’s disinterest in Twitter has created a vacuum that dozens of fake Peytons are trying to fill — with by…
Amid news that Lance Armstrong will quit fighting doping allegations (a move that will likely result in him being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles), it’s tough to remember that just two years ago, he was the face of what’s now known as the USA Pro Challenge, a…
OK, so the Broncos lost their preseason game against the Seattle Seahawks over the weekend. Sure, they lost it 30-10. But in case you didn’t notice, that was Peyton Manning’s first game with the team, and hope and hype rode on his performance in equal measure. On Saturday, Westword photographer…
On Saturday, Colorada welcomed back Missy Franklin and home-state Olympians at a Centennial Center Park event. As Governor John Hickenlooper noted, Colorado athletes won nine of 104 U.S. medals at the Olympics this year. By his math, that’s 8.65 percent of the total, though Coloradans only make up 2 percent…
A lot of Broncos fans shrugged off Peyton Manning’s first interception of the preseason against the Chicago Bears. And plenty of those boosters are also writing off the two additional picks he threw in his second outing, a 30-10 Seattle Seahawks victory in Denver. But should they be? After all,…
New Nugget Andre Iguodala met the press yesterday, and pretty much every word out of his mouth — including his interest in a long-term deal — reassured fans that the move was a positive one. And the Nuggets have wasted no time in promoting their latest star, featuring him in…
Centennial’s Missy Franklin has had a busy week, what with attending the Olympics closing ceremony in London and giving people a reason to watch the Tonight show for the first time in forever — not to mention starting her senior year at Regis Jesuit High School. But she still managed…
Attorney Harvey Steinberg’s Broncos winning streak is over. After helping Perrish Cox escape unscathed after sexual assault claims by a woman he impregnated and helping Elvis Dumervil evade charges in an alleged road rage incident in Miami, Steinberg client D.J. Williams has been found guilty of DWAI. Now what?…
Most age controversies at the Olympics involve athletes who may be younger than they’re claiming. But in the case of hometown hero Missy Franklin, she can seem much older than her seventeen years — particularly given how well she appears to be handling her sudden fame. But she’s still a…
When Peyton Manning joined the Broncos and Tim Tebow left for NYC, we collected some funny Peyton-Timmy memes from the NFL Memes page. Since then, there have been few Manning memes but loads of Tebow ones because of his predictably spotty play. Check out the latest jokes just in time…
Like pretty much everyone else on the planet, we’ve been following the story of hometown girl turned Olympics idol Missy Franklin, who’s now the proud owner of four gold medals and one bronze. Fortunately, she’s made doing so easy by sharing plenty of messages and photos via her Twitter feed…
You’d think the fact that a member of America’s Olympic men’s basketball team was traded amid its latest gold-medal run would be a headline item rather than a footnote. But the Nuggets’ acquisition of Andre Iguodala late yesterday is parenthetical in a four-team deal that sends Dwight Howard to the…
Not that the expectations for Peyton Manning’s preseason debut as a Denver Bronco were high or anything, but the intro to 9News’ broadcast of last night’s game against the Chicago Bears featured the sort of Leni Riefenstahl-style music and imagery that would have been appropriate to live coverage of Jesus…
Last month, Denver Broncos star defender Elvis Dumervil was arrested in Miami after what was portrayed as an armed road-rage incident. Dumervil responded by retaining the legal services of Harvey Steinberg, an attorney with a seemingly magic touch when it comes to getting pro footballers out of trouble — and…
Local heroine Missy Franklin has a big tax bill due thanks to her amazing success at the London Olympics. Fortunately, she’ll also come home with priceless memories, many of which she’s sharing with followers of her Twitter account. Look below to see Franklin’s Twit pic gallery of Olympic highlights from…
