In a blog yesterday, we argued that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to trade controversial receiver Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a measly fifth-round draft choice likely meant the Broncos’ dream of getting a first-rounder for Brandon Marshall was of the pipe variety. ESPN Radio’s Jason Smith argued…
In recent weeks, much of the drama surrounding the Denver Broncos has involved Brandon Marshall, and whether any team would pony up the first-round draft pick Josh McDaniels and company want for his services. Well, the decision this weekend by the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade receiver Santonio Holmes to the…
Colorado is all over the Big Lead’s “2010 NFL Draft: Ten Best Storylines With Less Than Two Weeks To Go.” Brandon Marshall’s destination turns up at number ten, with writer BigBrainOnBrett arguing that BM “could make the right team substantially more dangerous, and possibly push a B-level team to the…
Winding up the week with a Denver blogs triple play. Jeremy at Roundball Mining Company writes about the Nuggets’ victory over the Lakers: “For the second night in a row the Denver Nuggets delivered a feel-bad win.” He’s right, although a loss would’ve felt worse… 5280’s Michael de Yoanna shares…
You won’t likely won’t find any derby brats named Risky Bitchness, and their on-track uniforms include tights that cover up their bruised knees. But judging from the photos on the Seattle Derby Brats website, junior roller derby girls are nothing to mess with. And now Denver is getting a junior…
We’ve told you about Kenyon Martin’s anger over an April Fools’ Day prank at his expense: J.R. Smith’s driver, Laquan Johnson, filled K-Mart’s Range Rover with buttered popcorn, prompting a wig-out by Kenyon and an “LMAO” tweet from Smith. It’s one thing to read about Martin’s rant about the incident,…
Yesterday, Kyle Orton appeared at a press conference for the first time since the Broncos obtained the services of former Cleveland Browns hunkster Brady Quinn. Among his comments: He appreciated that coach Josh McDaniels confirmed that he remains the starting quarterback. Which is all very nice, but as we noted…
J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin have reportedly kissed and made up after an April Fools’ Day gag fell flat. As we noted yesterday, Smith’s driver, Laquan Johnson, filled Martin’s Range Rover with buttered popcorn, prompting a profanity-laced outburst from K-Mart and a tweet from Smith featuring the letters “LMAO.” Nonetheless,…
J.R. Smith and Twitter — not always the perfect combination. Last August, the Denver Post’s Woody Paige knocked Smith’s tweets as immature, while a separate article implied that his use of the letter “K” as a substitute for “C” recalled spelling used by members of the Bloods street gang. Then,…
Denver’s two roller derby leagues, profiled in the Westword’s feature “Denver’s Roller Derby Rivalry Could Start the Sport Rolling Across the Country,” are stepping up their games this year — both on the track and off. Exhibit A: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have been kicking ass against out-of-state teams, as…
On April 6 of last year — opening day for the Colorado Rockies — I fearlessly predicted that the team would end the 2009 campaign with a meager 72 victories. Early on, I looked like Nostradamus. But on May 29, after a dismal start, the team belatedly sacked manager Clint…
Some box office prognosticators predicted that Hot Tub Time Machine would be a box-office smash thanks to positive word of mouth. But that won’t happen in Denver, especially among Broncos fans. Why not? Because one of the plot points involves “The Drive,” the John Elway-led march that resulted in the…
Talk about a startling NFL trade: The Eagles sent QB Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for the 37th pick in this year’s draft, plus a third- or fourth-rounder next year. At first glance, new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan appears to have pulled off one helluva coup. Not only did…
Yesterday, ESPN spent much of its NFL Live broadcast touting Herm Edwards’ idea for the San Francisco 49ers to go after both Donovan McNabb, to whom the Eagles (inexplicably) seem ready to say goodbye, and the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall. Former Bronco Mark Schlereth immediately championed the idea, even holding up…
The rumor mill around the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall is cranking at a feverish pitch — and the latest reports about possible interest from the New York Jets provide a primer in how speculation builds in the current media age. The starting points for these whispers were two sentences near the…
The question of whether Denver Roller Dolls fans would follow their derby league to Broomfield has been answered with a resounding, “Hell yes!” The Dolls report that a record 4,429 fans attended the league’s first bout of the season last Saturday at the newly revamped, 6,500-seat 1st Bank Center in…
Congratulations, CU. Bleacher Report’s Dan Scofield just named Boulder one of the ten best college-football cities in America to tailgate. Make that number ten. And, unfortunately, this achievement is tainted to some degree by the fact that CU made the list only because the University of Georgia didn’t, “thanks to…
Yesterday, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said Kyle Orton remains the team’s starting quarterback — but he added that there would still be competition for the position. That’s another way of saying McDaniels hasn’t committed to a starting quarterback yet — and you can bet he hasn’t. So why bother making…
In recent years, the dangers of concussions has finally begun to receive serious attention across the sporting landscape. But a complaint filed in Denver District Court last week (read it here) alleges that this belated shift didn’t take place in time to save former Colorado Crush kicker Clay Rush from…
The Denver Roller Dolls — the fourth-best roller derby league in the country, according to the Derby News Network — have one of the best deals in derby. They’ve partnered with promoter AEG Live and Denver sports heavyweight Kroenke Sports Entertainment. Plus, they’ll skate in a revamped 6,500-seat mini-stadium: the…
I always liked Georgetown. Pretty campus, cool uniforms, lots of history — what else do you need to know about a team to deem it Elite Eight-bound? But then the tournament started, and Georgetown decided to wet itself against a team that, eighteen hours later, I can’t even remember their…
To put it mildly, the jury is still out on whether new Broncos quarterback Brady Quinn is going to be a savior or a bust. But there’s no debate about whether Quinn’s a luscious chunk of man candy. The verdict on that’s been in for a while now. Fortunately, Quinn…
