Ubaldo Jimenez held the American League scoreless during the two innings he spent on the mound at last night’s All-Star game, contributing to the National League’s first win since the outcome established home-field advantage in the World Series. Still, Jimenez was far from flawless — unless he meant to almost…
New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, who died today, was among the most colorful characters in all of sports — so much so that the satire of him perpetrated by the folks at Seinfeld sometimes seemed less loony than the genuine item. But did you know Steinbrenner almost wound up…
Not many wedding toasts make headlines — but Chris Paul’s salute to Carmelo Anthony and bride Lala Vasquez at their weekend nuptials was definitely an exception. Paul teased a possible big three to counter the LeBron James-Dwyane Wade-Chris Bosh combo in Miami. The idea: Paul, Amare Stoudemire and Carmelo Anthony…
As readers of this blog no doubt know — if only because we incessantly mentioned it last week (along with news of a proposed pickup game involving junior dreamboat Justin Bieber) — Carmelo Anthony and Lala Vazquez tied the knot in New York City this past Saturday. Want to see…
Sorry, world: Most Americans didn’t care one bit about yesterday’s World Cup finals. I did, though — and now I know the secret to getting more Americans to love (or at least better understand) the game the rest of the world knows as football. Each of us should be assigned…
Have you caught World Cup fever — and are you looking for somewhere awesome to view the 2010 final on Sunday? Look no further: The British Bulldog (2052 Stout Street) and the Colorado Rapids (who hosted the largest free outdoor soccer viewing event in the region when they screened the…
Attention Broncos fans: Who wants to be the first to see Tim Tebow holding a clipboard? Don’t all talk at once. But just in case, anyone on the Denver Broncos Season Ticket Waiting List (population: 6) can buy a limited number of single game tickets starting at 10 a.m. today…
Mystery solved. The secret meaning of Justin Bieber’s cryptic tweet to Carmelo Anthony yesterday? The floppy-haired teen idol simply wanted to play the NBA All-Star in basketball — not convince him to become Canadian or sing backup vocals or get down on one knee and propose to him, as we…
As the sports world waits for tonight’s announcement about where LeBron James will sign (right now, it looks like he’ll be Miami-bound), Nuggets fans are left to wonder if Carmelo Anthony will be looking for a Denver exit in the near future. Logic says “no,” but his decision to sell…
When Tim Tebow jerseys were the biggest sellers among members of the 2010 NFL draft class, you didn’t think it would last, did you? Oh, ye of little faith. Tebow-related sales have been saving Colorado’s economy one jersey at a time for months, and they’re still going strong…
Guess which teen heartthrob wants to chat up Carmelo Anthony when he’s in town for a concert tomorrow? None other than Justin Bieber, the throbbiest heartthrob since that swishy-bang-ed kid from High School Musical, Dreamy McDreamEyes. Earlier today, Bieber tweeted Melo’s bride-to-be, Lala Vazquez, with a request: “Yo @lalavazquez tell…
Nothing’s nicer for a husband-to-be than to be treated like an object of affection amid his wedding lead-up. But for Carmelo Anthony, the person spraying him with the most love these days isn’t his intended, Lala Vasquez. It’s Amare Stoudemire, who’s spent much of his time since signing to new…
On Sunday, hundreds of military veterans in wheelchairs will gather in Civic Center Park to kick off the 30th annual National Veterans Wheelchair Games, which are being hosted for the first time in Denver. Events include wheelchair basketball, weightlifting, trap shooting and quad rugby — a fast-paced game so rough…
These days, Denver seems to be pumping those pedals like never before, thanks to initiatives like the city’s new B-cycle bike-sharing program. But it turns out the city has always been bike crazy, with more bikes per capita than any other city in the country around the turn of the…
On Wednesday, with Carmelo Anthony trade rumors circulating, we presented a scenario that would keep him a Nugget. But if that’s his plan, why is he selling his house? Yep, Melo has put his Polo Ridge Estates mansion on the block for $9.5 million — and as you might expect,…
The Adult Swim show Squidbillies offers up a parody of our own Tim Tebow, more or less. “Tom Treebow” is still clad as a Florida Gator as he talks about seeing Jesus on a tree stump. “Tom’s had a lot of concussions in the last week,” a character explains an…
Given the debate over whether Kyle Orton, Tim Tebow or Brady Quinn should start for the Broncos, it’s easy to forget that last year, the Denver Post’s Woody Paige actually called for Chris Simms to get the gig. Problem was, Simms sucked so hard when he got the chance to…
Mark Kiszla’s Denver Post column about the prospect of the Nuggets trading Carmelo Anthony is getting a lot of national run, even prompting a fresh piece in USA Today. But while this scenario isn’t beyond the realm of possibility, there’s an equally strong argument for a Melo-sticks-around scenario, with a…
Thanks to media hype about everything from his classical beauty to his autographing skills, Tim Tebow has attracted haters and worshippers alike. Count TebowZone.com among the latter group. The site seduces folks to sign up (for free) with a list of the 51 reasons Tebow’s better than Superman…
Today, John Elway officially turns fifty, but the celebration’s been going on for over a week, with Rascal Flatts playing a special show to celebrate Big John’s latest landmark. That prompted a gusher of love on Elway’s Facebook page, with a note from No. 7 prompting a confession of man…
Lala Vazquez may not be the queen of all media yet, but she’s in the running. She’s the cover girl on the debut issue of the new mag Juicy and her forthcoming nuptials with Nuggets baller Carmelo Anthony will be the subject of a VH1 reality series to premiere on…
The Rockies may have lost to the Red Sox last night, but they won with Sandy Snow. Earlier this season, Snow had been breastfeeding her daughter, Ashlie, at a game when Coors Field personnel asked her to move out of view, even though only Ashlie’s toes were exposed. Snow was…
