Last week, we reported about a mention of Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning in a federal lawsuit against the University of Tennessee, which he attended. Specifically, the complaint, which alleges that UT has a “culture that enables sexual assault by athletes,” cites a 1996 incident during which Manning allegedly pressed…
Although Sports Authority is heading for a bankruptcy restructuring, the company says it hopes to keep its name on Mile High Stadium, a privilege for which it pays more than $6 million a year. Still, Denver’s been through this before: Mile High was hung with the Invesco Field moniker until…
Since shortly after your Denver Broncos won Super Bowl 50, there’s been open speculation about whether quarterback Peyton Manning would retire, so they he could go out as a champion. In the days that followed, however, the potential timing of such an announcement has gotten complicated by an ongoing NFL…
No one is enjoying the Broncos’ win in Super Bowl 50 more than game MVP Von Miller. We’ve already showcased his appearances alongside Ellen DeGeneres and Saturday Night Live. But that’s just the tip of a media iceberg. And thanks to Miller’s Instagram page, as well as the videographers of America, it’s…
Despite the Broncos’ victory in Super Bowl 50, the reports about Peyton Manning that emerged in recent days — including coverage of a lawsuit that accuses him of pressing his testicles and rectum into a female doctor’s face while in college — has been far less than super. But the…
Peyton Manning is a hero in Denver and beyond for his play on the field — he led the Broncos to two Super Bowls in four years, one of which the team won — as well as for the perception that he’s a straight arrow off it. But in recent…
Ron Howard had an important role in the lead-up to Super Bowl 50, won by your Denver Broncos. But he made his biggest contribution to the contest after the fact — via a video shared here, in which he speaks for a pouting Cam Newton while being gently chided by…
To the victors go the spoils — and for your world champion Denver Broncos, they include making appearances on major talk shows. First, Ellen DeGeneres hosted Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller, who said that he job was to make sure the other guy had a horrible day. Then, last night,…
Congratulations, Justin Carrigan. You’ve got the most forgiving, understanding wife in all of human history. Why? Because she isn’t giving him the heave-ho despite telling a reporter in a video that went viral how he expected to spend $30,000 to see his beloved Denver Broncos play the Carolina Panthers in…
Although Von Miller still hasn’t gotten a car for being Super Bowl 50 MVP — come on, John Elway, pony up! — he did get to meet Ellen DeGeneres, who he called “the only one” who picked the Broncos to beat the Cam Newton’s Carolina Panthers in the big game. Not…
An estimated one million people attended yesterday’s Broncos victory parade and rally. And while the downtown celebration in the immediate aftermath of the team’s win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 featured a dozen arrests, numerous police confrontations and the use of pepper spray to disperse crowds, there were…
Yesterday, we highlighted thirty NFL experts who predicted the Panthers would beat the Broncos in Super Bowl 50. We could have featured a lot more. The overwhelming majority of sports pundits thought Carolina would thrash Denver in the big game — including our own prognosticator, Brian Badzmierowski, who has now…
For his incredible performance during the Broncos’ Super Bowl 50 win, Von Miller was named the game’s Most Valuable Player — and deservedly so. But he’s got a reason to be wearing the expression seen in the photo above, which he shared on his must-follow Instagram page yesterday. His MVP…
A Broncos win in Super Bowl 50 would have bummed out Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton under any circumstance. But the loss has been compounded by reactions to his petulant reactions during numerous moments in the game and a subsequent press conference, which found him pouting up a storm and…
Super Bowl 50 is in the books and I’m 0-2 at picking winners in the Westword. Predicting sports games is never easy; there’s too many variables. I didn’t expect the 2011 version of Cam Newton to suit up after he had just won his first NFL MVP award. He looked…
Dear Peyton, Congratulations on your second Super Bowl victory and becoming the first quarterback in National Football League history to win the contest with two different teams. Your legacy as one of the greatest signal callers to ever play pro ball was secure whether you’d tasted triumph or defeat yesterday. But…
The vast majority of Super Bowl 50 bettors put their money on the Carolina Panthers to beat the crap out of your Denver Broncos. Why? One reason may be the influence of NFL journalists, broadcasters and media figures. Most people who make their living by predicting the outcome of NFL…
As we noted in a February 1 post entitled TOP 20 TWEETS FROM BRONCOS FANS WHO REALLY THINK DENVER WILL WIN SUPER BOWL, those betting on Super Bowl 50 overwhelmingly favored the Carolina Panthers to kick the ass of your Denver Broncos. Our NFL expert felt the same way. Things worked…
“This shit will not stop us…. I want teargas. I want the motherfuckin’ teargas.” This declaration represents one scene from celebrations set off last night by the Broncos’ unlikely 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50. Once the victory was sealed, happy fans began whooping it up…
Today is officially Orange Friday, as proclaimed by Mayor Michael B. Hancock, and buildings all over the city will get lit up in orange and blue to celebrate the home team. But the celebrations have spilled far beyond Denver, all the way to a sculpture hoax in Asia. Keep reading for…
Last September, the folks from WalletHub released a study tasked with determining the best U.S. sports cities. And much to our chagrin, Denver placed second behind (yeeesh) Boston, Massachusetts. Now, just in time for Super Bowl 50, WalletHub has set out in search of the cities with the best football fans…
A lot of prognosticators out there don’t give your Denver Broncos a prayer of defeating the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 on February 7. But what if that prayer was really, really powerful? And delivered by Tim Tebow? Tebow, of course, was the Broncos quarterback prior to the arrival…
