Reading last night’s live Denver Stiffs NBA draft thread the morning after is simultaneously funny and sad. Funny because of the range of emotions. Sad because the Nuggets didn’t manage to accomplish anything, leaving them a good team, but not nearly good enough to guarantee that Carmelo Anthony will want…
In a post yesterday, we noted that Tim Tebow’s autographed cards are worth more if he supplements them with Bible verses. Tebow is also renowned for putting verse references on the eye black he wears under his waterfall-like orbs during games. But that doesn’t mean a statue of him commissioned…
After hitting a two-run homer that put away the vaunted Red Sox last night, Jason Giambi said, “This could be one of those games when you look back on the season and see this as a turning point” — and he’s right. But we won’t know for a while if…
On April 20, Colorado Rockies president Keli McGregor was found dead in a Salt Lake City hotel room. He was just 48 and apparently in terrific health. Nevertheless, the Salt Lake medical examiner’s office still hasn’t released an autopsy and toxicology report and may not do so for another month…
Since the Broncos drafted Tim Tebow, the national-media hype has been off the charts, with Tebow haters clashing with fans who worship him. Leading the PR parade is ESPN, whose Tebow focus has made it a joke according to at least one commentator. But the net’s not backing off. Latest…
Last week, my wife and I accompanied our seventeen-year-old twin daughters on tours of four Big 12 campuses. Included among them were Texas and Baylor — and at both of these stops, counselors took the opportunity to ridicule the University of Colorado, with a Baylor rep making the point that…
The Nuggets’ swan dive this past season pretty much corresponded directly with health issues that kept George Karl away from the bench. So it’s a great sign that Karl showed up for a pre-draft workout today, despite the fact that the Nuggets don’t have a pick for this week’s draft…
When Saturday’s World Cup match between the U.S. and England ended in a tie, a lot of casual American soccer fans — who wanted to see America kick some foreign ass — were baffled. A tie? What kind of real sport ends games in a tie? In America, there’s hardly…
World Cup soccer is a little different from your kid’s rec league team. Here are a few of the things soccer moms (and dads) need to know. 10) Team moms not responsible for halftime snacks 9) Coach may not tie players’ shoes on the field…
Last year, Colorado parkour pioneers Ryan Ford and Mat Marshall opened APEX Movement, the world’s largest parkour gym, in downtown Denver. Now that the record’s been overtaken by other locations, they’ve moved to a new spot in Englewood that, after the grand opening celebration this past weekend, is once against…
In Nebraska, the Cornhuskers’ likely leap to the Big 10 is the biggest news since the temporary discontinuation of red M&Ms. Note that the Omaha World-Herald is live blogging today’s regents meeting on the subject. Also in the World-Herald: A CU official says the school’s open to continuing the CU-Nebraska…
A brave photog sent Deadspin a photo of our own Woody Paige publicly macking on a young woman at Big Game Restaurant and Lounge. The post makes us feel a little bad for the Woodman — but that’s trumped by our eagerness to laugh, point and share both the full-sized…
The CU Buffs will reportedly announce tomorrow that they’re leaving the Big 12 in favor of the Pac 10 — proof that future potential trumps present mediocrity…
As CU fans were wondering if the school will wind up in an expanded Pac 10 or remain in the Big 12, the NCAA hit the university with sanctions. Why? The football and basketball programs failed to reach required minimum academic standards — which is shocking given how mediocre they’ve…
No number 25 pick in NFL draft history has been built up higher than the Broncos’ Tim Tebow. The expectations of him are so oversized that the Mile High Messiah would have to turn into the real thing to match them. Example: An amusing ESPN.com riff comparing Tebow with Stephen…
Brandon Marshall undoubtedly hoped the drama that preceded his exit from Denver would be forgotten once he landed in Miami. But no such luck. Overnight on ESPN Radio, host Mike Salk was looking for an example to demonstrate that the NFL is tougher on prima donnas than is the NBA…
There is nothing quite as pure as the love of a coach for a promising new player. The Tim Tebow-Josh McDaniels man-crush that has been recorded in recent news conferences is about to go live. These fervent football refrains will be proffered at the Broncos Bunch Summer Kickoff Event this…
Last night, Detroit’s Armando Galarraga got screwed out of a perfect game when umpire Jim Joyce mistakenly called a runner safe with two outs in the ninth. Had Joyce, who’s admitted his error, seen straight, Gallaraga would have joined an extremely exclusive club of major league pitchers. Instead, he’s gained…
What kind of birthday cake would you get if you were Nuggets superstar Carmelo Anthony? A badass one. Obviously. Today, Melo’s fiance, LaLa Vazquez, posted photos of his 26th birthday bash (his birthday is May 29) on her website, IamLaLa.com. If the cake is any indication, the party, which was…
Not many blog-post comments earn items of their own — but that was the case with a screed on a Bleacher Report piece arguing why fans should root for Tim Tebow over questionable role models like Donte Stallworth, Ben Roethlisberger and Michael Vick. Indeed, NFL Draft Notebook has offered not…
You’ve heard about B-cycle, the city’s ground-breaking bicycle-sharing program, which kicked off on April 22 with 42 rental racks around central Denver. But there’s a lot you probably don’t know about it — at least five things, anyhow…
Baby strollers can be great. They’re great for pushing babies at the park, carrying shopping bags at the mall or filling with tin cans redeemable for five cents each. Know what they’re not great for? Running road races. To the non-stroller-pushing runner, there’s nothing more frustrating than spending the first…
