The headline of our first post about Paxton Lynch, the Broncos’ number one draft pick this past April, reads, “Meet Paxton Lynch: Broncos’ Star QB of the Future or the Next Tim Tebow?” Yesterday, during his first start — a desultory 23-16 home loss to the Atlanta Falcons that wasn’t…
Over 30,000 elementary-school-aged kids in Colorado took advantage of Vail Resorts’ free Epic Schoolkids Colorado Pack offer in its first year, during the 2015-16 ski and snowboard season, and Keystone Resort spokesman Russell Carlton says the company is aiming to far surpass that number before the October 9 registration deadline…
One significant contributor to the Denver Broncos’s Super Bowl-winning 2015-2016 season had previously announced that he wouldn’t be joining the squad for its visit to the White House, scheduled to take place today: former fill-in quarterback Brock Osweiler, who jumped to the Houston Texans during the off-season. Now, however, another…
The most telling aspect of the response to news of Walt Weiss’s resignation as Colorado Rockies manager after three years on the job? How measured most of it was. On social media, a platform made for impassioned reactions (and overreactions), most of those who bothered to weigh in did so…
During the first three weeks of the 2016 NFL season, fans of the teams beaten by your Denver Broncos have complained about being screwed by officiating, bad luck and plenty of other earthly factors. After the Broncos’ 27-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers yesterday, however, Bucs lovers griped to…
Arnold Palmer’s death at age 87 has prompted plenty of memories about the golfing legend, who helped bring the game into the modern age through his combination of tremendous skill, aggressive play and a media savvy that today’s athletes emulate whether they realize it or not. But of his 62…
Three games in, the 2016-2017 Denver Broncos season is all about victories that leave fans of the defeated team pissed-off and fuming. And we couldn’t be happier. Yesterday, the Broncos bested the Cincinnati Bengals by a score of 29-17, with Denver QB Trevor Siemian having his best game as a…
Peyton Manning will go down in history as one of the greatest Broncos quarterbacks, perhaps second only to John Elway himself. But the trouble is that we have to share him — with his original team, the Colts; with most of Indiana, which still loves him like a prodigal son;…
Through two weeks, the Denver Broncos’ season has been marked by victories and the broken hearts of opponents’ fans. Game one found Denver duplicating its Super Bowl win over the Carolina Panthers in a manner that left Cam Newton loyalists feeling thoroughly pissed off. And a similar shudder of despair went…
Broncos star Von Miller just launched his latest ad — this one a spot for Old Spice, which was probably funnier in concept than in execution and is unlikely to become a pop-culture classic. (Sorry, Von.) But that got us to thinking. There have actually been a lot of NFL…
When Colin Kaepernick takes a knee during the national anthem tonight, before the 49ers play the Rams in San Francisco, it will be the quarterback’s first such protest during the regular season. Since last month, Kaepernick’s stance against oppression and inequality has both empowered and outraged Americans over what constitutes…
Okay, admit it: You hoped your Denver Broncos would win last night’s NFL season-opening Super Bowl rematch with the Carolina Panthers, but you didn’t really think it would happen. And who could blame you? After all, Denver’s starting quarterback was Trevor Siemian, a seventh-round pick from Northwestern (a school I…
The Denver Broncos have been riding high since they won Super Bowl 50 back on February 7 of this year…but today, when the team kicks off the NFL season against Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers, it’s time to get back to work toward Superbowl 51. (Or will we go…
A few weeks back, Denver Post subscribers were flabbergasted when sports columnist Woody Paige left the paper after thirty years of covering local teams — most notably (and most frequently) the Denver Broncos, who kick off the NFL season and their defense of their championship tonight in a nationally televised…
On Saturday night, August 27, thanks to my daughter, I had the pleasure of watching the Denver Broncos take on the Los Angeles Rams from the south stands of what continues to be known as Sports Authority Field at Mile High — although probably not for much longer. And to…
After the Broncos’ 22-0 preseason-opening victory over the Chicago Bears on August 11, plenty of fans on Twitter were sufficiently reassured about the ongoing quarterback controversy to predict a return visit to the Super Bowl. Not anymore. On Saturday night, August 20, Denver lost 31-24 to the woeful San Francisco…
Among the greatest traditions of your Denver Broncos is the rookie haircut, in which veterans wreak shear havoc on the scalps of first-year players. And no one is immune — not even presumed quarterback-of-the-future Paxton Lynch, who proudly tweeted the photo of his new Munchin Land-ready look, seen above. Not…
It’s hitching season for pro football players with Colorado connections. Last week, we shared wedding and honeymoon photos of Broncos receiver Eric Decker and singer Jessie James. Now we’ve got images, a wacky wedding video and more from the Colorado nuptials of Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III and Rebecca…
It’s an indication of Denver’s Broncos-craziness that on a day when Patrick Roy blindsided hockey fans everywhere by abruptly resigning as the coach of the Colorado Avalanche and local heroine Missy Franklin continued her Olympics swoon in Rio, the Super Bowl champs’ preseason opener against the Chicago Bears was easily…
The collective head of planetary sports media exploded this week when agents for former Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow announced that he’s interested in tackling a career in Major League Baseball and will be holding a try-out for teams later this month. Never mind that he hasn’t played baseball since…
Today brings the opening ceremonies of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — and while many will be watching to find out if the games turn into a literal shit show (thanks to reports about water tainted by feces), those of us in Colorado have another reason to…
On Sunday, your Denver Broncos will be playing the Pittsburgh Steelers in a huge playoff game for everyone concerned, including standout wide receiver Demaryius Thomas. But the contest will be even bigger for Thomas if another possibility falls into place. That’s because it appears his mom, Katina Smith, will be in…
