For as long as most of us can remember, beat writers at the Denver Post have been allowed to make game predictions about teams they cover — but no more, because of a decision by the paper’s editor, Greg Moore. The dictate went public Friday afternoon, when Broncos writer Mike…
No one’s deep-throating any shotguns following the Broncos’ 30-7 loss to the Baltimore Ravens yesterday. The Broncos had been lucky to be 6-0 — hell, they were fortunate to be 1-0 — and they were more than due for a reality check. But the way the game developed raises worries…
The Broncos are 6-0, while the Baltimore Ravens, who they’ll play on Sunday, are 3-3. No problem, right? But the Ravens can be a terrifying team, and not just on Halloween weekend. Given a couple of breaks here and there, they could be undefeated as well — they were absolutely…
Those of us making ends meet on modest salaries are always astonished when we hear about celebrities who earn much, much more but still manage to piss it all away. Case in point: Denver Nuggets legend Dan Issel, who declared bankruptcy in June thanks to debts estimated at $4.5 million…
CU Buffs coach Dan Hawkins’ news conference yesterday, excerpted in the Boulder Daily Camera clip above and viewable in its entirety below, began with an opening statement that lasted more than twenty minutes, and it seemed longer. Hawkins is a smart guy, and he’s got to know that he’s not…
Right now, fans of pro sports in Denver have a difficult task — figuring out how not to spontaneously orgasm at inappropriate times (like during fully clothed meetings with the boss) due to the magical confluence of seasons involving all the big-four sports: baseball, football, hockey and basketball. The World…
Sports talk shows and blogs blew up over the weekend after cameras spied New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez eating a hot dog on the sidelines during a TV time out. Some critics have said Sanchez, who apologized after the game for some reason, was showing up the pathetic Oakland…
When Broncos fans Googled new quarterback Kyle Orton this past spring, many of them were greeted with image after image of KO boozin’ it up and getting’ crazy with the ladies. He’s reportedly left those lifestyle extremes behind, or at least engages in them when there are no cameras present…
Last week, Fox Sports’ Tim Ryan insisted that Jay Cutler was worth everything the Chicago Bears gave the Denver Broncos to get him even though Cutler had only racked up a 3-2 record at that point this season, as opposed to a 6-0 mark for Kyle Orton, the QB the…
Okay, you and me, and most of the local media, and all of the national media — everyone, really, except this guy. We read his age, and we heard the lip-smacking and the no-commenting, and we saw all the former Patriots showing up in Dove Valley, and we decided: This…
Sorry, Kyle Orton. Even if the Broncos go undefeated this season, you probably still won’t get any respect from NFL media wise guys. Latest example: Fox Sports’ Tim Ryan, who was asked in a “5 Questions” piece if the Bears made the right move giving up so much to get…
A few months back, Jay Cutler’s Twitter feed was actually kinda entertaining — mostly because the person tweeting under Sweet Baby Jay’s name was an imposter. Now, however, Cutler has what appears to be a legit Twitter account, and he used it to confirm that he’s just signed a hefty…
As we all know, Chargers QB Philip Rivers is a dick. Even most of the people who like him would agree — and given the Broncos’ performances against SD over the past several years, his dickishness has been able to reign supreme. So even more satisfying than Denver’s 34-23 victory…
I know, I know: Philip Rivers is one of the most talented young quarterbacks in the NFL, blah blah blah. But he’s also a classless dick — the kind of dick Broncos fans would love to see caught in a zipper à la Little Ben (Stiller) in There’s Something About…
Yorvit Torrealba was definitely among the best performers during the Rockies’ all-too-brief 2009 playoff run, hitting well (e.g., that home run in game two) and playing consistent defense. So, of course, the team is going to let him leave. No, the Rockies haven’t announced that Torrealba will only be invited…
Recent news accounts from Eaton, Commerce City and Aurora, demonstrate that social behaviors and youth coaching practices are changing, and all will have a profound impact on the evolution of youth football… #1. For starters, the customary coin toss, used to determine which team will kick off, is being replaced…
I take second place to no one in Brandon Marshall bashing over the past six months or so — and I continue to feel it was entirely justified given allegations about bad behavior by former squeeze Rasheedah Watley, among many other things. Now, however, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is talking…
So I was sitting in an A&W in Virginia on Sunday when I received a text from one of my daughters: The Broncos were tied with the Patriots in overtime. Because my cheap phone isn’t Internet-enabled, that meant my only chance of hearing the action was the radio in my…
The end of baseball season is always a sad day, no matter when or how it ends. It means, among other things, that Saturday-afternoon errands will no longer be buoyed by the baseball on the car radio; that excuses to drink $9 drafts and yell at grown men are limited…
On CBS last night, 60 Minutes added to the pile recent stories about brain damage being suffered by NFL football players. Among the story’s lead characters was former Colorado Buffalo Ted Johnson, who went on to star for the New England Patriots. Johnson’s post-career life has been marred by health…
Rick Upchurch was the best at what he did when he did it. But the former Denver Broncos return specialist isn’t in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Nor is he in the Broncos’ own Ring of Fame at Invesco Field. This fact was all the more glaring Sunday when…
