Fox News’ fascination with Tim Tebow continues unabated — but with a new twist. Prompted by icy-hot hostess Megyn Kelly, longtime sports reporter and pundit Bernie Goldberg suggests in an interview on view below that most people who criticize Tim Tebow for public expressions of Christian faith wouldn’t have a…
In the post-Carmelo Anthony trade world, sought-after players almost always target the biggest markets — New York, L.A., Miami — in an effort to maximize their profitability and win championships aided by an uneven playing court the NBA lockout has done little to level. So, in that environment, the decision…
When members of Twitter Nation aren’t abuzz with rumors about Tim Tebow breaking up Lindsey Vonn’s marriage, they’re chewing over The Chosen One’s pros and cons. And even after six straight victories, there are still plenty of doubters. We’ve collected the ten most memorable recent tweets from those who still…
It’s been mighty hard for web surfers to come up with grime on Tim Tebow. But you had to know trolls wouldn’t stop until they found a chink in his heavenly armor — or hyped nothing into something. All of which explains the latest crazy rumor of the week. Which…
We gave photographer Eric Gruneisen an interesting assignment: Get snapshots of folks Tebowing at Mile High Stadium before the Denver-Chicago game, whether they’re backing the Broncos or the Bears. As you can imagine, he had better luck with Broncos lovers. As for Bears fans, some played along, some flipped him…
Broncos’ fans are growing accustomed to improbable victories this season — and yesterday’s 13-10 overtime win over the Chicago Bears is no exception. But that doesn’t mean we should take Tim Tebow’s latest miracle for granted. Like his Lord and Savior, Tebow faced seven trials on the way to a…
Did you have a moment of doubt? Even one? Or did you know that the Broncos would defeat the Bears despite trailing 10-0 with just over two minutes to play? Whatever the case, Denver’s latest crazy victory has left the NFL intelligentsia either speechless or grasping for imagery. ESPN’s Chris…
Colorado Avalanche center Matt Duchene has already been picked by Westword as Denver’s Best Av and Best Local Athlete on Twitter, so, you know we love him. But now you can join in the love with an autographed jersey. What a stellar holiday gift, right? In order to win, tell…
It’s yet another indication of how the Tim Tebow phenomenon has split so-called NFL experts. Earlier this week, we noted that ESPN’s Total QBR ranking system lists Tebow as the fifth worst quarterback in the NFL despite a 6-1 record this season that found him besting signal-callers all slotted above…
After your Colorado Rockies traded closer Huston Street to the San Diego Padres yesterday for a player to be named later, General Manager Dan O’Dowd made sure to tell MLB.com that the organization didn’t just dump money in the deal, but created opportunities for players inside the organization. That is…
‘Tis the season for Bill O’Reilly and other Fox News personalities to rail against the alleged “War on Christmas” — and they’re doing so. But they’ve also found time to deride the “War on Tebow,” tackling questions about Tim Tebow’s religiosity with the same fervor they defend any dilution of…
Our post about the Broncos’ latest inexplicable Tim Tebow-led victory, this time over the Vikings, inspired one reader to wonder, tongue-in-cheek style, if there isn’t something unholy about all the miracles. Horror-movie buffs, take note…
Tim Tebow’s NFL rise has done more than boost the Broncos’ chances of making the playoffs. It’s inspired musical tributes, tattoos and Tumblrs, the naming of racehorses and a slew of testimonials from celebrities and pundits from beyond the world of sports. The latest examples of this last phenomenon: Bill…
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 system, which can’t figure out The…
No telling how many heathens among Broncos Nation have been converted by Tim Tebow’s stint as the team’s starting QB, but they probably number in the thousands by now. After all, the way Denver’s been winning — including yesterday’s 35-32 victory over the Vikings — is nearly as good as…
It’s the latest addition to Tim Tebow’s legend: Before overtime versus San Diego, he reportedly told teammates, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (aka Proverbs 27:17) and then led Denver to victory. What Bible verse might spark the squad against the Vikings on Sunday? Here are our…
Gary Fenton of Woodland Hills, California’s Little Red Feather Thoroughbred Racing was caught off-guard by the attention garnered by the latest horse the stable is syndicating — but in retrospect, it shouldn’t have been. After all, her name is Tebowing — a nod to the genuflecting trend that’s even got…
Wide receiver Eric Decker is arguably the most handsome pass-catcher in football — the sort of guy who probably doesn’t have much personal experience with rejection. But in an interview, he revealed that he’s recently been turned down for dinner dates on a couple of occasions. The person playing hard…
The NBA lockout was like a pregnancy. There was a lot of irrational screaming and finger-pointing, and of course, labor pains. And the entire time, all anyone wanted to see was the baby. In this case, the baby is a season, which was born very early Saturday morning and appears…
Remember way back when Kyle Orton was quarterback of your Denver Broncos? The folks at Landlocked Pioneers do. They’ve put together a hilarious farewell video featuring a dead ringer for KO, who’s portrayed as the drunken party dude he was known as before hitting Colorado in 2009. Want to hear…
In 2009, Westword writer Joel Warner told the story of Colorado parkour pioneer Ryan Ford, who had recently opened the world’s largest parkour gym, APEX Movement. Since then, the sport — described on APEX’s website as “an art of movement in which you train the body and mind to overcome…
It’s Tim Tebow’s worldwide web. We’re just surfing on it. With the Broncos having reeled off their fourth straight win, Tebowmania has reached heights that even his most fanatical fans probably never imagined. But that doesn’t mean the haters have been squelched. Here are some examples from opposite sides of…
