At tonight’s season opener between the Colorado Avalanche and the San Jose Sharks, Joe Sakic’s number 19 will be raised to the rafters in appropriate honor of his accomplishments on ice. And there’s no better way to get ready for the orgy of good feelings on the way than by…
Sweet Relief: On-again, off-again mop-up ROOGY Joel Peralta takes a walk in a bridal gown by Lisa Ramfjord Elstun, while curveballer Rafael Betancourt gets more than his fair share of strikes in a Coors can crochet dress by Katie Wells…
It’s true. Just watch the video. Apparently desperate to find a new coach (despite having just enjoyed his team’s first victory since 2007), Detroit Lions owner Adolf Hitler recently flew to Denver to court former-Denver Broncos head Mike Shanahan. OMG, Hitler, you so cray-zee!…
An account of last night’s Rockies-Brewers game, as told by my large intenstine: First inning: As Jason Marquis loads the bases, my digestive system begins to rumble in distress, only to give a sigh of relief, in a matter of speaking, when he escapes with no scoreboard damage. Things further…
Pitcher Adam Eaton swings in a cocktail dress by Asha Monique, while center fielder Eric Young, Jr. hits his first career home run in an evening dress by Rachel Tai…..
Our Basebrawl series of trash-talking with the folks at the SF Weekly, our sister paper, en route to the MLB playoffs is winding down thanks to the Giants’ 1-3 series against the Cubs over the weekend and a kind call on a Clint Barmes “catch” that allowed the Rockies to…
Clint Barmes’ astonishing grab, which helped the Rockies preserve a 4-3 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday, turns out to have been neither astonishing nor a grab, as assorted photos that have been popping up in the past day or so prove. Clearly, the umpires missed Barmes’ bobble…
Some of the celebrities who take part in the long-running “Got Milk” campaign pull off the moo-curdling look better than others. Chauncey Billups, for instance, actually looks kind of distinguished, as if he’s rocking a gray ‘stache in keeping with his status as one of the NBA’s elder statesmen –…
Colorado Frockies manager Jim Tracy shows who’s boss in a power-fringe ensemble from Team Firefox, and Matt Murton comes from way out of left field in a duct-tape and plastic-tarp gown designed by Izzy Bristow…..
Here’s some odd (or maybe not so odd) timing. Even as the Colorado Rockies are fighting to secure a playoff berth, KOA has confirmed that Jeff Kingery, the squad’s play-by-play man since its inception, will retire at the end of the season. But while the outlet’s press release is as…
This whole Basebrawl idea, in which we would trash talk with the San Francisco Giants lovers at our sister publication, the SF Weekly, along the road to the playoffs, hasn’t turned out to be much of a fight. Moments ago, I cyber-ambled over to the Weekly’s news blog to see…
Earlier this month, the Denver Post’s Dan Haley and I made our bets about the Broncos’ season record — and I was one game more pessimistic than he was, predicting they’d end the season at four wins, twelve losses in an inglorious return to the days of Steve Tensi. Three…
Homer Duggins is Westword’s house gambling expert. Read his dispatches every Friday in the Latest Word sports section. Read last week’s blog here. It’s Raider Week. Oh yeah, it’s Raider Week! Normally I’d be fully engaged in my typical Raider Week traditions — painting my face blue and orange when…
Pitchers and catchers: Pitcher Jeff Francis winds up in a side-slit dress by Francis Roces and catcher Paul Phillips swings in a bridal gown by Rae Marie…..
I’ve been waiting for the deluded denizens at SF Weekly, our sister paper, to start crowing about the Rockies’ dispiriting performance over the past couple days, when they dropped two at home to the friggin’ San Diego Padres. (Note: From this point on, Franklin Morales’ pitch count should be one…
Another season, another Broncos-Raiders game, another five YouTube reminders that you shouldn’t make the trip to Oakland to root on your Broncos. 5. “I Will Kick Your Powder Blue Ass” Look below for more mayhem:…
Stitch and pitch: Happy hooker Greg Smith throws some curves in a cocktail dress by Tran Wills, while sinker-baller Greg Reynolds works the stitches of a power suit by Kotomi Yoshida……
Our daily hike up Blog Mountain. Is Aspen really as shitty as Ski Magazine things? (Huffington Post Denver) In case you were getting too optimistic, Pols tells us Colorado’s budget is hosed till 2011. (Colorado Pols) Welcome back Huston Street and Aaron Cook! But how welcome are they? (Purple Row)…
Timothy Chase McCartney bears a striking resemblance to his father. He’s bigger and has a stronger arm, but otherwise it’s “like seeing his ghost,” LSU football coach Les Miles tells ESPN.com in a story about McCartney and his late father, Sal Aunese. Miles should know. More than two decades before…
A baseball card collection featuring Colorado’s boys of summer (dresses) sporting the fashions of Denver designers. Shortstop Chris Nelson rocks a miniskirt by Haley Mariah, while pitcher Samuel Deduno covers the mound in an apron by Margo Cory…..
We’ve heard a whole lotta nothing from the Giants-loving trash-talkers at our sister paper, the SF Weekly, over the past couple of days. I expected an outburst yesterday, after the G-men bested lowly Arizona Monday to gain half a game on the idle Rockies. Probably one filled with more misinformation,…
With a possible referees’ strike looming over the 2009-2010 NBA season, the league is assembling a roster of potential replacement officials willing to cross picket lines in order to take whistle between teeth in prime time again. Among those listed is Michael Henderson, whose union went to extraordinary measures to…
