The Denver Nuggets spent the last three NBA drafts twiddling their thumbs and dreaming of the day when Draft Day would mean something more than trading their way out of contention for fresh talent. That day has come, and the glittering prize is point guard Tyler Lawson from the University of North Carolina, fresh off [...]
After getting absolutely hammered by the Rockies in the series opener, the Angels came back with a vengeance.
Today, the Rockies continued their incredible hot streak by knocking off the Pirates at Coors Field, 5-4, completing the sweep that at many times looked to be in jeopardy. Yesterday, it was Jason Hammel’s turn to toy with Rockies fans cardiac health. Today, it was the ever-so-fragile stuff of Jorge de la Rosa.
I’m still a Broncos Fan. There. I said it. I think Bowlen might be going off his rocker. I think McDaniels is already on thin ice. I think Marshall’s an idiot, but I hate to see him leave. I think Cutler was a baby, but I hate to see him leave. I’ve questioned far more [...]
The McDaniels Era in Denver has thus far been defined by an ego clash that chased the Broncos’ franchise quarterback out of town. Thanks to Brandon Marshall and Pat Bowlen, the Broncos can move beyond that tumultuous time in team history… and on to a fresh crisis. Brandon Marshall bid farewell to Broncos Nation on [...]
A friend began circulating the term a week ago. “This is some great Junetober weather!” he exclaimed, a reference to the Rockies’ 2007 October run to the playoffs. I told him, “Sure, I’ll hop on the bandwagon. But there had better be beer.” And with that a little cart pulled out of Union Station down [...]
The axe fell, and Tony Granato’s head rolled. Now Joe Sacco will become the third coach in as many seasons for the Colorado Avalanche. Sacco was most recently the head coach of Colorado’s American Hockey League affiliate team, the Lake Erie Monsters. The Avalanche fired Head Coach Tony Granato last week in an entirely unsurprising [...]
Forget the Nuggets’ 27-point Game Six loss to the fiendish Lakers. Forget the frustration of a resounding defeat at the hands of the undeserving after coming so far so fast. It just wasn’t the Nuggets’ time… not yet. (And may a plague of bricks befall Kobe and his uninspired underlings in the Finals.) For the [...]
