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…
Missy Franklin’s races in the 2012 London Olympics are over, but her victory laps are only beginning. This morning, Franklin was a featured guest on the Today show, and as you’ll see in the video below, she used her moment in the spotlight to give a shout-out to plenty of…
Sorry, Missy Franklin, but unless Senator Marco Rubio’s bill to exempt medal-winning Olympians from paying taxes passes, you’re going to owe Uncle Sam another $8,000-plus. That’s because Franklin just won a gold medal in the 200 meter backstroke, setting a world record in the process…
This week’s cover story, “Going to Extremes,” focuses on triple-threat Justin Simoni, a Denver artist and performer who also finished first last month in the single-speed division of the world’s toughest mountain bike race, the Tour Divide — a grueling odyssey on mostly unpaved trails through the Rockies from Canada…
Centennial’s Missy Franklin is among the breakout stars of the London Olympics — and not just because of her edge-of-seventeen excitement over Justin Bieber’s tweet after she won a gold medal. Thus far, she’s displayed a tremendous ability to balance youthful exuberance and beyond-her-years maturity — qualities never so evident…
Local teen-queen-of-the-pool Missy Franklin has won her first gold medal, in the 100 meter backstroke — and pretty much no one thinks it’ll be her last. Now the question: Which means more to her — that medallion or the congratulatory tweet she received from Justin Bieber?…
The hilarious NBA Memes page has made the Denver Nuggets’ JaVale McGee a star by consistently portraying him as a total moron. The Deadspin feature “That’s So JaVale” does pretty much the same thing, and given the moment last season when he threw the game ball into the stands on…
Update: The Denver Nuggets have reportedly cut Chris “Birdman” Andersen and signed free agent Anthony Randolph, most recently of the Minnesota Timberwolves, to fill his slot on the roster. Andersen was once among the most popular Nuggets. However, that was before he was embroiled in what was initially described as…
In the wake of Elvis Dumervil’s Miami bust over the weekend, the Denver Post noted that the Broncos are third in the NFL since 2000 (behind only Minnesota and Cincinnati) in an extremely dubious category: most arrests. The paper’s source: an amazing database created by the San Diego Union-Tribune, which…
Update: In our original coverage of Broncos star Elvis Dumervil’s weekend arrest in Miami, we highlighted a local blogger’s speculation that the bust could have been “a black thing.” But the just-released police report suggests trouble may have begun with Dumervil’s pal, who allegedly had a road rage temper tantrum…
You don’t need a playbook to figure out what is going on inside the head of Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams: nothing. On Thursday, local journalist John Ingold revealed that Williams has actually flunked not one, but two recent performance-enhancing drug tests. And Number 55 is already facing a six-game…
Back in March, we shared photos of mansions that could have been Peyton Manning’s new Denver home. Instead of moving into one of them, he temporarily bunked in Mike Shanahan’s old place. But now, TMZ reports that he’s purchased a 16,000 square foot Cherry Hills Village pad for a bargain…
Last night’s ESPY awards were a reminder to Broncos fans about the bizarre nature of the Tim Tebow era. He appeared multiple times in the friggin’ intro (including a brief Tebowing montage), was the first athlete on the stage (for a gag with host Rob Riggle), returned to be the…
There’s always 2026? In a disappointing development for folks who have been pushing Denver to make a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics, news broke this week that the United States Olympics Committee is not going to pursue 2022, which means Denver is out of the running for that year…
We’re halfway through the last year of our lives. So what were all of us reading on the Latest Word? Out of the 1,804 or so posts published on Latest Word, here are the ten most popular of 2012. Those of you with a Latest Word elite membership will recognize…
Should Denver make a bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics? Yesterday, a panel of local experts and planners tasked with exploring the possibility yesterday gave state and city officials an overwhelming “yes” recommendation. And fortunately, a majority of folks across the state don’t know about 1976. Do you? If not,…
The Nuggets have the twentieth pick in tonight’s NBA draft. Yawn? Well, last year, the Nugs pulled off one of the great draft steals in recent memory when they snapped up Kenneth Faried with the 22nd slot. Could they repeat that feat? It’ll be tough, since this year’s draft class…
No, it’s not a surprise that Joe Sakic has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame. Seldom has a player in any major sport been more deserving from the standpoint of talent, skill and the way he played the game. Man, could the Avalanche use him now — and…
Back in April, when Broncos receiver Eric Decker and country singer Jessie James announced their engagement, we noted that they’re two of the planet’s most beautiful people. Turns out AthletesWives.com agrees, about James, anyway: She tops the site’s list of the hottest football player wives and girlfriends not just for…
