Yes, the Nuggets’ nail-biting 100-97 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last night was disappointing. But it seems inappropriate to complain too much. After all, it was a hugely entertaining game almost singlehandedly won by a great player — Kevin Durant — whose performance will become a foundation of his…
Every NBA prognosticator worth his leather balls has declared Denver dead in the 2011 playoffs, but the Nugs won’t lay down. Last night’s 104-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder found the team displaying the gumption we knew was there all along — as well as establishing for all to…
After the Nuggets failed a game-two gut-check against the OKC Thunder, I wrote that Denver needed to make a statement in the next matchup to have any chance to win the playoffs series. Well, the Nugs did so in Saturday’s 97-94 loss, all right. They let everyone know they’re not…
Alec Burks was one big reason why the CU Buffs basketball team had such a special season — but he won’t be around as the team tries to improve on its semi-finals loss in the NIT tournament last month. Yesterday, he declared for the NBA draft. But while he’s likely…
Nuggets fans have marveled at J.R. Smith’s behavior since the Carmelo Anthony trade. Everything about him — his attitude, his demeanor on and off the court, his shot selection — seemed so much more mature that the idea of re-signing him after the season didn’t seem like such a crap…
The Rockies came into their three game series against the San Francisco Giants with the best record in the league. And then the defending World Series Champions performed the baseball equivalent of telling the Rocks, “We don’t give a shit.”…
The Nuggets 106-89 hammering at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder last night would have been agonizing under any circumstances. But the way they lost compounds the pain. Simply put, this was the poorest game the Nugs have played since Carmelo Anthony trade — and it came at the…
It might not seem sensible… Still, the Nuggets would be well served to duplicate their game plan from Sunday’s 107-103 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of their playoff series in the next matchup tonight…
Just to provide a little perspective on the Rockies having the best record in baseball: Their opponents are a combined 25-36 this year. But they’ve set a 12-3 mark without any meaningful contribution from ace Ubaldo Jimenez and even less from veteran pitcher Aaron Cook. Fresh off a 2-1 series…
Two weeks back, we wrote that the Nuggets-Thunder playoff series would be a war, and that prediction was certainly borne out by last night’s 107-103 OKC victory. Credit for the Thunder win goes to superstars Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook, aided by referee Steve Javie — in part because of…
This year, the prestigious “Best Roller Derby Nickname” award in our 2011 Best of Denver went to Frida Beater of the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, who, in addition to having a kick-ass nickname, routinely kicks actual ass. But she’s not the only witty derby girl around. As such, we present the…
When the former Quiznos Pro Challenge changed its name to the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, it didn’t sever ties with Lance Armstrong, who joined then-Governor Bill Ritter to announce the race last August. But that doesn’t mean Armstrong will very involved, if at all…
What seemed imminent since the beginning of the month is official: The Nuggets and Thunder will do battle in the first round of the playoffs. The fun starts on Sunday and all signs point to a fistfight — either in competitiveness or actual throwing of fists; Nenê and Kendrick Perkins…
Can’t wait for the NBA playoffs to begin this weekend? Neither can the Denver Nuggets. In fact, the team would be a lot better off simply forfeiting to the Utah Jazz in tonight’s regular season finale than playing it, given the nagging injury issues plaguing the squad…
Update: The results are in: The Denver Broncos have officially named the 26 cheerleaders who’ll represent the team this year. Look below to check out a group shot of the winners who survived the arduous audition process, which is documented in the series of shots on the pages that follow…
It would seem like a death wish to hope to play the two-time defending NBA champions in the first round of the playoffs. But given recent play, are the Lakers now the most desirable first-round opponent for the Nuggets? Probably not, but it’s at least a question worth asking…
Pop trollop Jessica Simpson may not have really hexed Dallas quarterback Tony Romo when the two were an item. But with Troy Tulowitzki just shaking off the curse of Katy Perry, we still have reason to worry about any connection to J-Simp, who’ll reportedly make an appearance at Coors Field…
Troy Tulowitzki isn’t known for his Aprils. Or rather, he is known for his Aprils. He’s known for sucking in them. Over the past few years, the Colorado Rockies’ $134 million Gold Glove-winning All-Star shortstop has looked like a Little Leaguer through the first month of the season — a…
In all likelihood, Tuesday’s Nuggets-Thunder slugfest was a playoff preview, since Oklahoma City’s currently in the fourth position in the west and Denver’s ensconced in the fifth. But OKC’s only one game behind the Dallas Mavericks for the third slot, and the Nuggets, who just beat the Mavs at home,…
At this time last year, Rockies ace Ubaldo Jimenez was mowing down batters at a historical pace. Simply pitching with a healthy hand is now Jimenez’s goal. The Rockies placed Jimenez on the fifteen-day disabled list today, in order to give the cut cuticle on his right thumb time to…
At this point, it’s all but certain that the Denver Nuggets will meet the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs — which made last night’s game between the squads doubly interesting. And while the Nugs lost 101-94, there were a number of positive signs from…
Lance Armstrong, who joined Bill Ritter last August to hype the just-renamed Quiznos Pro Challenge bike race, is the subject of an ongoing federal investigation into his potential use of performance-enhancing drugs. And now, the journalist who’s likely closer to Armstrong than any other believes the seven-time Tour de France…
