It would seem like a death wish to hope to play the two-time defending NBA champions in the first round of the playoffs. But given recent play, are the Lakers now the most desirable first-round opponent for the Nuggets? Probably not, but it’s at least a question worth asking…
Pop trollop Jessica Simpson may not have really hexed Dallas quarterback Tony Romo when the two were an item. But with Troy Tulowitzki just shaking off the curse of Katy Perry, we still have reason to worry about any connection to J-Simp, who’ll reportedly make an appearance at Coors Field…
Troy Tulowitzki isn’t known for his Aprils. Or rather, he is known for his Aprils. He’s known for sucking in them. Over the past few years, the Colorado Rockies’ $134 million Gold Glove-winning All-Star shortstop has looked like a Little Leaguer through the first month of the season — a…
In all likelihood, Tuesday’s Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City’s currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver’s ensconced in the fifth. But OKC’s only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just beat the Mavs at home,…
At this time last year, Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez was mowing down batters at a historical pace. Simply pitching with a healthy hand is now Jimenez’s goal. The Rockies placed Jimenez on the fifteen-day disabled list today, in order to give the cut cuticle on his right thumb time to…
At this point, it’s all but certain that the Denver Nuggets will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs — which made last night’s game between the squads doubly interesting. And while the Nugs lost 101-94, there were a number of positive signs from…
Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who’s likely closer to Armstrong than any other believes the seven-time Tour de France…
True Broncos fans tend to hang on to anything and everything associated with the team — and my late Uncle John certainly qualified. He passed away a few years ago, but this weekend, I was given an envelope containing some of his Broncos treasures, including a slew of cards that…
This past weekend, Carmelo Anthony — you know, that guy who used to be Denver’s best basketball player until the new Nuggets showed up and started kicking major ass (GAAAAAAALLO!) — did something in New York that he could have never, ever done in Denver: took just a few hours…
On Friday, the Rockies lost a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s thumb cuticle. On Saturday, the Rockies won a nail-biter and left the game worried about their starting pitcher’s blister. And while both games against the Arizona Diamondbacks were played in weather fit for a…
Yes, the Nuggets have been playing out of their minds since the Carmelo Anthony trade. But doubters still wondered if they could win on the road in the playoffs, or if they’d be one-and-done again. The Nugs provided a clue on Sunday, when they bested the Lakers in L.A., ending…
The topic of concussions and NFL football players continues to make news, even in the off-season, as CNN tells the heartbreaking story today of former lineman Shane Dronett, who killed himself in 2009, three years after retiring. Dronett was drafted in the second round by the Denver Broncos in 1992…
The Rockies are the best team in baseball. As of this writing they’re a half game ahead of the defending World Series Champion San Francisco Giants. We’re not sure what all the talk of grapefruit and cactus is about or why the good players keep leaving after half a game,…
You’ve heard them — the rumors that the Denver Broncos will use the second overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft on a quarterback. Yahoo! Sports contributor Bill Snyder’s heard them, too, and he thinks Broncos fans in general, and Tim Tebow lovers in particular, would be very displeased if…
At Giants slugger Barry Bonds’ perjury trial yesterday, the Colorado Rockies’ Jason Giambi testified about a long history of steroid use and his interactions with Bonds’ trainer, Greg Anderson. And outside? As seen in the video below, he signed autographs. Yes, the scene smacked of irony. But it also demonstrated…
There was so much positive about the CU Buffs’ mens basketball squad this year that it was tough to watch the season flicker out as a result of three bad sequences in a row during crunch time of last night’s 62-61 NIT semi-final loss against Alabama. So let’s deal with…
The Denver Roller Dolls have a new home team: the blue-and-yellow Electrocuties, whose logo is a roller skate wheel with a lightning bolt trailing behind it. The Electrocuties have a superhero-ish vibe, says skater and team member Andrea “Kendra Blood” Hill…
The release last July of Tim Tebow’s first photos for Jockey underwear caused multiple small orgasms among the faithful. So imagine the body rockin’ on the way now that a print and TV campaign is about to roll out. In advance, Jockey has released a couple of preview videos that…
A year ago, the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls launched a junior league, the Rocky Mountain Rollerpunks, for girls and boys who didn’t want to wait until they were eighteen to kick ass. The first year was phenomenal, reports Rollergirls spokeswoman PJ “Dangerous Leigh A’Zon” Shields — and now they’re gearing up…
After the CU Buffs got screwed out of a March Madness berth, their consolation was a number one seed in the National Invitational Tournament — and they’ve made the most of it so far. By beating Kent State last night, the squad earned the right to play in the NIT…
The NCAA basketball tourney games in Denver on Saturday stood in stark contrast to each other. Richmond-Morehead State boasted virtually no notable names, while Brigham Young-Gonzaga featured one of the biggest stars of 2011 March Madness, BYU’s Jimmer Fredette — a player so renowned that even his cheerleader gal-pal, Chatfield-grad…
There were a slew of bracket-busting upsets on the real day one of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — damn you, Louisville! — but the University of Northern Colorado Bears weren’t part of one. UNC fell to San Diego State 68-50 in their first Big Dance foray. But through two-thirds…
