Broncos fans trust Sean Payton. Russell Wilson? Not so much.

[ad_1] Hell hath no fury like a woman with an El Camino scorned. Especially if that El Camino is painted orange and blue. “I mean, I expect us to at least make the playoffs this year,” Crystal Gonzalez told me before her beloved Broncos hosted the Rams in Denver’s preseason finale on Saturday night. “Yeah, […]

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CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter has Heisman Trophy in his sights

[ad_1] BOULDER — Where the Good Lord gave the rest of us hands, He bestowed Travis Hunter with a pair of pillows, soft and sure. CU’s new two-way star is a Mega Millions ticket in cleats, a magic lamp that can cut on a dime. The only limits are Sean Lewis’ imagination and Deion Sanders’ […]

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Deion Sanders has CU Buffs legend Chauncey Billups dreaming big. “It’s fun to be a Buff right now.”

[ad_1] Word of warning if you texted Chauncey Billups last fall to talk trash about his 1-11 CU Buffs: Mr. Big Shot keeps his receipts. “It’s fun to be a Buff right now. And we’ve had some tough years there,” the CU great, Denver hoops icon and current Portland Trail Blazers coach told me before […]

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Broncos’ kicking competition only going to make us miss Brandon McManus

[ad_1] It took Brandon McManus 114 attempts and four seasons to miss as many extra points — seven — as the combo of Brett Maher and Elliot Fry have whiffed on over their last 72 attempts. Combined. Now, we’ll grant you, the guys coming back from vacation on the Grading The Week stat crew admittedly […]

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Hail, Rockies ground crew! Denver could be great baseball town again.

[ad_1] If Dick Monfort hustled as hard as the guys with the shovels and leaf blowers did Thursday night at Coors Field, the Rockies might be telling Arizona to eat their dust instead of the other way ‘round. “Yeah, we were on The Rooftop (bar) and we were like, ‘There’s no way they’re playing this […]

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Nuggets’ run to NBA title inspired Denver vet to find his feet again

[ad_1] Greg Hatter turned up Thursday to say thanks. Not because the Nuggets gave him a reason to party. Because they gave him a reason to live. “It’s funny. They look at me like, ‘You had a stroke?’” Hatter chuckled Thursday after watching Denver’s first-ever NBA championship victory celebration at Civic Center Park. “I say […]

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