We should never root for a player to get hurt: It’s bad sportsmanship, and bad karma. But there’s nothing wrong with appreciating the repercussions of an injury — like, for instance, the Oakland Raiders’ current quarterback turmoil leading into this weekend’s game against the Broncos. The silver-and-black attack was looking…
Although Matt Taibbi typically writes about politics for Rolling Stone, he’s lately added sports to his list of topics. And in the December 24 issue, in a column not yet online, he tackles former Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, memorably describing him as a “sniveling NFL superdouche.” Granted, Cutler isn’t the…
After the Broncos’ 28-16 loss to the Colts on Sunday, coach Josh McDaniels shrugged off suggestions that the defeat should be viewed more positively than most. “When you lose, you lose,” he said. “There’s no moral victories in this league.” I understand what he means — and, frankly, that’s the…
For two-and-a-half glorious hours on Sunday, the Nuggets’ Birdman will become Cherry Creek North’s Santaman. From 3 to 5:30 p.m., Chris “Birdman” Andersen will (in our imaginations) cover up his miles of tats with a fluffy red Santa suit and tuck his signature mohawk under a puffball-tipped stocking hat and…
Before you start: Yes, I know I could actually leave my house on Sunday, and I could no doubt find a cozy booth within viewing proximity of a TV armed with the NFL Ticket. And in times of need — when the TV Gods bestow on me an afternoon involving…
Last week, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning stirred up a mini-controversy in Dallas when he signed his name on the wall of the visitors locker room at the new and lavish Cowboys Stadium. In response to gripes from the Cowboys’ Bradie James about this supposed act of desecration, Manning…
Allen Iverson is expected to suit up tonight as the Philadelphia 76ers, his once and future squad, take on your Denver Nuggets — one of three squads to sign him after he left Philly in 2006. And despite the negativity surrounding Iverson after he did the Brett Favre dance (retiring,…
Last week, we told you about a photo on the Kansas City Chiefs’ website that showed mascot KC Wolf kicking the Barrel Man. Didn’t seem funny then, and it got a hellvua lot less humorous when news broke that the Barrel Man, also known as Tim McKernan, died Saturday morning…
If ever there was a game that proved Pat Bowlen was right to bid farewell to Mike Shanahan after the end of last season in favor of some new blood, it was yesterday’s Broncos-Chiefs matchup, when Josh McDaniels and company clearly experienced none of the “Oh, shit!” fears felt by…
Denver blogs are bloggeriffic! George Jahn at Huffington Post Denver shares the fiery tale of Pamela Phillips, an Aspen socialite busted in Austria for allegedly killing her ex-husband with a pipe bomb in 1996. Oh, sweet memories of Claudine Longet… Steve Nichols at Mile High Report wants the Broncos to…
Buffs coach Dan Hawkins couldn’t have done much more this season to earn getting whacked: He lost games, he lost players, he lost faith in his son, he lost faith in himself, and he even appeared to lose his grip on reality a few times. Yet, he’s still employed, while…
Remember reports this past summer that Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher referred to new golden-boy QB Jay Cutler as a pussy? Well, Urlacher’s at it again — although this time, he’s using more polite language. Bottom line, he misses the kind of ball the Bears played back when Kyle Orton…
Colorado blogs that fulfill the USDA recommended amount of cyber. Andrew Feinstein at Denver Stiffs floats the possibility of the Nuggets trading Kenyon Martin for Shaquille O’Neal, who’s dragged down both Phoenix and Cleveland in recent years. My three responses, in order of volume: No, No! and NO! Western Citizen’s…
A few days back, we told Josh McDaniels he had no reason to apologize for his revved-up outburst about wanting to “win the motherfucking game” that the NFL Network broadcast last Thursday. But he keeps doing it anyway even as his big moment is becoming a YouTube sensation. Right now,…
Today, the Broncos blog Predominately Orange features a post with a provocative headline: “The Chiefs Could Put an End to Broncos Season.” Kim Constantinesco’s intriguing argument about the dangers of looking past a mediocre squad playing at a stadium that’s seldom been kind to Denver sent me to the Chiefs’…
Word Dan Hawkins will be back as head coach at CU triggered the first test of the decision to retain him: Would recruits who’d previously committed to the school be excited or disgusted? At this early juncture, the news is mixed, but it leans toward the positive. According to Bleacher…
In November, voters in Breckenridge approved the decriminalization of marijuana in the community — and the town council has now approved regulations relating to the measure. As of January 1, 21-and-older adults can possess up to one ounce of weed and transfer a like amount to someone else without breaking…
Josh McDaniels’ mouth has been getting him in trouble lately — first after he reportedly told Chargers linebacker Shaun Phillips “We own you” prior to a horrific 32-3 loss, and then when NFL Network cameras and microphones caught him fulminating to his players on Thursday about “winning the motherfucking game”…
Anyone who thought Dan Hawkins would start talking about the CU Buffs more realistically after being promised another year as head coach were disabused of this notion following the squad’s not-quite-shocking loss to Nebraska on Friday. Among Hawkins’ post-game comments: “I think it’s one of those seasons where if you…
We’ll leave it to the shrinks and pundits to try to figure out which Broncos team is going to show up in Kansas City next week. Will it be the upstarts who shocked just about everybody for six games? The head cases who fell flat against the Redskins and were…
You didn’t really think the Broncos were going to win six games and then lose the next ten did you? You didn’t really think they would suddenly just turn into the team everyone expected them to be and make a mockery of hope? Wait, what? You did? Well, you weren’t…
Pretty much the only folks not dumbfounded by reports that Dan Hawkins will get a fifth year as CU coach are university accountants. Clearly, this announcement (expected to be made on Thanksgiving, when plenty of people with gorging on their mind are apt to miss it) will have nothing to…
