No denying that the Jets’ 24-20 win over the Broncos yesterday was agonizing. But it was also predictable. Point blank, a good team would have won that game — and that the Broncos didn’t provides a mighty clear indication of where they stand on a qualitative scale. Meanwhile, the play…
This Sunday, the Broncos take on the New York Jets — and while Denver is beset with an incredible array of injuries, and burdened by a running game that’s should be hospitalized for severe anemia, the team’s got history on its side. Note that in Jets Insider Ken Fratto’s 2002…
Remarkably in this age of cell-phone cameras, no video has yet surfaced of the brawl at Saturday’s Colorado Eagles-Odessa Jackalopes preseason hockey game, which Odessa forfeited despite leading 3-1 following a series of fights that were vicious even by the standards of the sport. The worst: Eagle Brad MacMillan reportedly…
Update: Former CU standout Kanavis McGhee has reportedly come forward to deny that he asked for and accepted $2,500 from sports agent Josh Luchs, as the latter claimed in a high-profile Sports Illustrated article. McGhee is planning to formally apologize to the university for allowing athletic staffers to twist for…
Colorado’s fledgling rollerboys, Colorado Roller Derby’s Rollin’ Bones, will play the big girls in a bout Saturday against the Denver Roller Dolls’ Green Barrettes at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield. It will be the first full roller derby bout for Colorado’s only men’s team — and it’s sure to be…
The deal to send Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is supposedly dead — but don’t schedule the funeral just yet. Last week, a Nuggets scout was in New Jersey watching Derrick Favors, reportedly a centerpiece of a potential transaction. And now, comments from the Nets’ owner indicate that…
Last week, we suggested that based on her performance in a familiar Snickers commercial, Betty White would be an upgrade over the current Broncos running backs — a reference that, truth be told, we thought was kinda funny. But after yesterday’s worse-than-the-score-implies 31-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, we’re not…
We keep being told that the four-way trade to send Carmelo Anthony to the New Jersey Nets is dead — but it may have some life in it yet. Why else would a Nuggets scout be eyeballing Nets rookie Derrick Favors, reportedly one of the keys to a possible deal?…
After a trade that would have sent Carmelo Anthony to New Jersey fell through (and Chicago re-signed Joakim Noah), Denver fans began to wonder if Anthony might remain in Denver for a while longer — even as other observers debated whether the Nuggets would be better off without Melo. But…
Amid all the speculation about a Carmelo Anthony trade to places like New Jersey, New Orleans or Chicago — the sort of deal that might also send Nuggets other than Chris “Birdman” Andersen packing, too — most Nugs fans have contended that keeping Anthony here represents the best-case scenario. But…
The Carmelo Anthony trade rumors have included frenzied speculation about possible deals involving New Jersey and, more recently, New Orleans. But with speculation about a trade to Chicago taking a hit with the Bulls’ inking of Joakim Noah to a five-year, $60 million pact, are the Nuggets confident their lineup…
Who gets the credit for the Broncos’ wholly unexpected 26-20 win over the Tennessee Titans yesterday? Kyle Orton — with a big assist from the Titans’ game plan, which kept the predominantly orange men in a contest they had no business winning but (happily) managed to do anyway. But that…
There’s a novel idea starting to get some online buzz: If the Nuggets can’t get the entire league to negotiate a Rubik’s Cube of perfect-storm, planets-aligned trade talks because they’re dealing with Russian mogul and Michael Jordan types, they’ll simply simplify. To spin Mark Twain, rumors that a Carmelo Anthony…
With the Carmelo Anthony trade talks devolving into accusations of tampering against the New York Knicks, an intriguing new question has arisen: If Anthony won’t accept a trade to any team other than the Knicks, should the Nuggets explore the idea of a swap with a team that might want…
Yesterday, we told you about team execs reportedly angry at how the Nuggets have been handling the Carmelo Anthony trade negotiations. But such frustration apparently goes both ways. Now, we’re hearing the Nugs are pissed at one squad in particular — the New York Knicks — for allegedly helping to…
It was one awkward media day for Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets, with all involved doing their best to pretend the trade winds that continue to blow at gale force are merely a gentle breeze. Behind the scenes, though, NBA heavyweights are reportedly upset at Nuggets execs for not…
With the Denver Nuggets’ media day upon us, the Carmelo Anthony trade rumors are as fierce as a tsunami — and sometimes contradictory. There are some reports that a potential four-way trade involving the New Jersey Nets is all but dead. But if so, there are plenty of other possibilities…
Did you ever expect Kyle Orton to throw for 476 yards in a Broncos uni? Probably not. Did you ever think you’d see him toss a pass like that 48-yard touchdown strike to Brandon Lloyd? Doubt it. Did you expect to see the Broncos lose to the Colts by two…
The insane homophobes at Westboro Baptist Church are branching out beyond protesting against Jews and celebrating the deaths of American soldiers. Now, they’re promising to picket the funeral of Kenny McKinley, the Broncos receiver who committed suicide earlier this week. And while the service is in Georgia, the target is…
More dizzying twists in Carmelo Anthony trade rumors. This week, we’ve been told the New Jersey Nets are his choice, in a likely concession to his fame-addicted reality-TV-star wife La La Vazquez — only to hear Chicago is really his top pick. But are the Nuggets pushing for a pact…
Word that Carmelo Anthony had put the New Jersey Nets atop his trade list made more sense for his fame-addicted reality-TV star wife La La Vazquez than for his chances of winning a championship. But while some outlets suggest that Houston’s now the trade frontrunner, more persuasive reports argue that…
The suicide of Broncos receiver Kenny McKinley has shaken football fans across the country — especially those who follow the Broncos and South Carolina, for which McKinley played his college ball. We’ve assembled the most heartfelt tribute videos to date, capped by an ESPN report featuring an emotional Coach Josh…
