March Madness — the annual NCAA men’s basketball championship tournament — visited Denver this year. But even though a significant chunk of the action was scheduled to take place at the Pepsi Center, I expected to be witnessing it as I had for many years: on my TV at home…
Denver Broncos linebacker Shane Ray has gotten himself into trouble with the team’s faithful. A native of Kansas City, he wanted to get a tattoo that reflected his pride in his hometown — which no reasonable Coloradan would begrudge. Problem is, the final collage includes the logo of the Kansas…
Yesterday afternoon, the CU Buffs men’s basketball team learned that they’d been invited to the Big Dance — the 2016 NCAA Tournament popularly known as March Madness. The Buffs received an eight seed. That’s not bad given their 22-11 record — although this year, even the top seeds have more…
Your Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos have a quarterback problem. First, Peyton Manning retired. Then presumed heir apparent Brock Osweiler signed with the Houston Texans. That suddenly left the Broncos scrambling for a viable signal caller — a situation the Daily Snark satirized in a piece claiming that the team had…
After Broncos quarterback Brock Osweiler signed a four-year, $72 million contract to play for the Houston Texans, featuring a $37 million guarantee (Denver offered him four years for $64 million, with $30 million guaranteed), it became clear that fans had underestimated how pissed off he was to be benched in…
Two days after his retirement press conference, Peyton Manning is still receiving rapturous praise for his speech, an emotional address that ended with the words, “God bless football.” He didn’t offer similar words of encouragement for USA Today’s Lindsay Jones, the sole reporter to reference allegations that Manning had pressed his naked…
As we noted in a post about the Brock Osweiler woman-pushing video published a short time ago, the retirement speech delivered by Peyton Manning yesterday received rave reviews in the sports press. But his Super Bowl-winning season earned a thumbs-down from DeAngelo Williams. A running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Williams…
Yesterday, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning announced his retirement in a speech that prompted ESPN’s Michael Wilbon to name-check the most famous farewell address in American professional sports history — Lou Gehrig’s 1939 goodbye to the Yankees, when he called himself “the luckiest man on the face of the earth” despite suffering…
One sure way of identifying the most passionate Peyton Manning fans is their use of the middle name given to him in honor of his quarterbacking prowess: Peyton Fucking Manning — or PFM for short. When news broke early yesterday that Manning would be announcing his retirement at a press…
After being named the Super Bowl 50 MVP, Bronco Von Miller headed out on a media victory tour. Stops included appearances alongside Ellen DeGeneres, plus stops at Saturday Night Live, the Today show, the Grammys and more. But now, he’s about to take part in his biggest gig yet. Sources say…
Vail’s Lindsey Vonn is not only one of the best skiers on the planet. She’s also a social media expert who shares the good, the bad and the ugly with her followers. And unfortunately, her latest revelations fit into the last category. Vonn announced on Instagram that she’s ending her…
Over the weekend, Denver Post and ESPN personality Woody Paige made a big splash when he wrote that Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who led Denver to victory (with a lot of help from a tremendous defense) in Super Bowl 50, would announce his much-anticipated retirement. A helluva scoop? Well, the Broncos…
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…
