Strangely, the Nuggets’ 95-93 loss to the New Orleans Hornets on Saturday afternoon made me more, not less, optimistic that the team will take the series. My rationale: The Nugs blew a huge first quarter lead, as they’ve done innumerable times in recent years — but instead of going quietly,…
Watching the NFL draft during the Mike Shanahan era was consistently frustrating, since the team regularly made odd personnel choices, far too many of which didn’t work out (Maurice Clarett, anyone?). For that reason, a lot of us were looking forward to the first draft since the arrival of a…
Some links to help pass the time. Happy Broncos Draft Day Eve. What better time for some over-analysis. (Mile High Report) Senator Udall wants to help end our credit-card nightmares. (Colorado Pols) A slope divided: Talk of going going nuclear for the oil-shale industry sparks debate. (Colorado Independent)…
We’ve done our share of bitching about the prospect of the Broncos going into the 2009 season with party-boy Kyle Orton and rusty Chris Simms as their only quarterback options. The situation may be addressed during this weekend’s NFL draft (note the rumors about Mark Sanchez) — but it’s more…
The Lingerie Football League’s Denver franchise, the Dream, held an open mini-camp/tryout at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Thursday, and because I’m as shameless as the next alleged journalist, I showed up. Here’s what I saw: Professional soccer players: As I made my way down to the field, I saw…
Remember Allen Iverson? He used to be a member of the Denver Nuggets. In fact, he used to be the Nug who, in tandem with Carmelo Anthony, was supposed to lift the team to the next level. And when he was swapped to the Detroit Pistons early in the season…
The major themes of the Broncos mini-camp this past weekend? Moving forward with two new quarterbacks, hard-partying Kyle Orton and Chris Simms, and putting the turmoil of Jay Cutler’s trade to the Chicago Bears in the rearview mirror. But some fans aren’t ready to forget — among them YouTuber GaryHoosier,…
Wouldn’t you like to e-mail tips about great local blogs? Hope so. Ski season is on its way out. And it was not a good one. (5280) Dems urge sentencing reform, but GOP doesn’t want to let criminals “in our homes.” Might there be something in the middle? (Colorado Pols)…
The ease with which the Denver Nuggets pulled away from the New Orleans Hornets during the second half of last night’s 113-84 playoff victory certainly bodes well for the Nugs in the series — although game two, scheduled for Wednesday night, remains key. Still, Hornets star Chris Paul remains dangerous,…
Our Friday blog round-up. Send tips if you’ve got them. What the Nuggets have to do to avoid letting down an entire city. No pressure, boys. (Denver Stiffs) Meet John Salazar, master of the earmark. (Face the State) When the Left and the Right have a protest-measuring contest, nobody wins…
Yesterday afternoon, Jim Armstrong and Sandy Clough were talking Denver Nuggets on FM 104.3/The Fan, and while the hosts kept the team’s playoff chances in perspective, many of the callers weren’t concentrating on the New Orleans Hornets, the Nugs’ first-round opponents (who they meet for the first time on Sunday)…
Why am I so surprised Broncos have been arrested twice as many times as Raiders since 2000? (Mile High Report) Funding education starts… in prison? Yes, according to smokin’ State Senator Morgan Carroll. (SenMorganCarroll.com, via Colorado Pols) When it comes to making laws, you, dear reader, have way too much…
Lip Dub: Supermodel from NonSociety on Vimeo. Looks like former Broncos baller Jay Cutler’s getting to hang with higher-profile babes now that he’s ensconced in Chicago. The New York Post’s Page Six reports that Sweet Baby Jay was seen in the company of “Internet celebrity” and “fame whore” Julia Allison…
Our daily blog patrol. Send tips. It’s (more) official (than before): This Broncos season is not going to be pretty. (Mile High Report) State agencies are coming around on the whole following-the-law thing. (Face the State) “(T)he future of gay marriage hinges on what happens in states like Colorado.” Gulp…
Admit it: When you heard the Nuggets were getting rid of defensive stalwart Marcus Camby prior to the start of the season in exchange for virtually nothing, and when the team swapped Allen Iverson for Chauncey Billups a few games into the 2008-2009 campaign, you figured Denver’s ballers were in…
As noted in a blog yesterday, the end of a pathetic season by the Colorado Avalanche prompted a collective yawn by most mainstream sports fans — a reaction that should worry Avs management. However, the person most likely to be punished for the team’s performance — coach Tony Granato –…
The Colorado Avalanche ended their 2008-2009 season in appropriate fashion, winding up on the short end of a 1-0 loss to the St. Louis Blues — and a sidebar about the game by Denver Post hockey scribe Adrian Dater is freighted with symbolism about the future. Joe Sakic, the heartbeat…
Read from the bottom up. Or not at all. 4:44 Two down in the ninth. Before we leave for the bar, let me assure you I am not wearing a Cardinals hat. My hat is not red. It says “SC,” which does not have anything to so with St. Louis…
We read the blogs so you can get drunk at the Sports Column and watch baseball. Happy Opening Day! (Purple Row) Over budget talks, one politician tells another to jump in a lake. Hey, that’s our line! (Colorado Independent and Colorado Pols) Jared Polis is “safely out of Afghanistan.” For…
So although the Nuggets let the Thunder stay in the game about 47 minutes too long last night, it’s become evident they mean business this year. They sit at the number-two spot in the conference with three games to go, with some absolutely pivotal match-ups with the Lakers and the…
I swear I don’t work for DeRailed Ink, but I couldn’t blame you for thinking so, considering the endless fawning I’ve done over their quirky sports-related T-shirts. I just happen to dig the designs, and want local sports fans to consider their options when shopping for gameday garb. This time,…
The March Madness predictions made by my daughter Lora and me proved to be much less than spot-on. We haven’t heard the final results of our pool yet, but I’m certain we finished far out of the money. But both last two games in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball…
