Denver Post: Sports
- NFL Power Rankings, Week 15: Road win at Buffalo keeps Baltimore at No. 1
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 08:00 AM1. Baltimore (11-2): On Sunday, Lamar Jackson joined Michael Vick as the only quarterbacks to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. Next: vs. N.Y. Jets (Thursday).
2. San Francisco (11-2): Broncos fans can only hope former Iowa tight end Noah Fant turns into the kind of player that 49ers/former Iowa tight end George Kittle has become.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Amateur Hour Podcast: Analyzing CSU Rams’ football coaching search, CU Buffs recruiting and praising the Cheez-It Bowl
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rockies Mailbag: Veteran contracts, hot stove news, Coors Field dimensions and more
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 08:00 AMDenver Post sports writer Patrick Saunders with the latest installment of his Rockies Mailbag.
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Pose a Rockies — or MLB — related question for the Rockies Mailbag. - Northern Iowa makes the plays down the stretch to stun No. 24 CU Buffs
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 12:07 AMTad Boyle wondered this week if it was a wise choice to schedule a very good Northern Iowa squad on the heels of Colorado’s visit to No. 2 Kansas.
Buffaloes fans probably are wondering the same thing.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rockies trading Nolan Arenado is improbable but not completely out of the question
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 07:13 PMSAN DIEGO — “Would the Rockies really trade Nolan Arenado?”
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I’ve been asked that question numerous times here at baseball’s winter meetings. The queries have come from fellow baseball writers, some agents and even a couple of former players. - Nuggets can’t survive Jamal Murray injury in loss to Sixers
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 10:45 PMPHILADELPHIA – Thrust into a worst-case scenario, the Nuggets did their best to survive.
After a first-quarter injury to Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray, Denver leaned heavily on its depth but couldn’t hang with the Philadelphia 76ers in Tuesday’s 97-92 loss.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - CU Buffs receiver K.D. Nixon declares for 2020 NFL draft
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 01:03 PMColorado wide receiver K.D. Nixon announced on Twitter Tuesday that he is foregoing his senior season and declaring for the NFL draft.
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The 5-foot-8, 185-pound junior is the second Buffs receiver to leave early, joining Laviska Shenault Jr., who declared last week. - All-Pac-12 football teams: Six Buffs recognized by conference’s coaches
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 03:10 PMThe Pac-12 released its all-conference football teams Tuesday afternoon, with six CU Buffs receiving honors in a poll voted on by the conference’s coaches.
Junior linebacker Nate Landman was the Buffs’ lone first-team selection, while junior receiver Laviska Shenault and senior punter Alex Kinney received second-team recognition.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - A guide to the college football bowl games
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:00 AMThree big games determine the national college football champion. But there are 40 postseason games in all so that teams from Buffalo to Miami of Ohio each get a shot at some type of postseason glory.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Broncos Mailbag: How does Drew Lock’s initial success impact team’s 2020 draft plans?
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:00 AMDenver Post Broncos writer Ryan O’Halloran posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season.
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You can pose a Broncos- or NFL-related question for the Broncos Mailbag here. Follow Ryan for more daily updates on Twitter.
- Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. gets valuable time, seeks clarity on role: “I need to talk to coach again”
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 08:00 AMPHILADELPHIA – As Nuggets rookie Michael Porter Jr. worked through his pregame shooting routine Tuesday night, he knew something only a select few did.
With the offense scuffling and in need of a spark, the plan was to give Porter some extended run in valuable minutes against an elite opponent.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kickin’ It with Kiz Podcast: As DU hockey team hits patch of bad ice, coach David Carle insists: “We’re not panicking.”
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 08:00 AMhttps://soundcloud.com/mark-kiszla-podcast/du-hockey-coach-david-carle-kiszla-podcast
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Rockies’ Brendan Rodgers instructed not to rush his shoulder rehab
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 11:45 PMSAN DIEGO — Last month, Rockies infield prospect Brendan Rodgers told The Denver Post that he was making excellent strides in recovering from shoulder surgery in late June.
“I’m on track and maybe even just a couple of steps ahead,” he said.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Yanks land ace Gerrit Cole on record $324M, 9-year deal, AP source says
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 12:22 AMSAN DIEGO — Gerrit Cole and the New York Yankees have agreed to a record $324 million, nine-year deal, a person familiar with the contract told The Associated Press on Tuesday night.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ferguson: Patrick Reed becoming known for more than “Captain America”
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:30 PMMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — This might be the end of that Captain America business.
If it wasn’t his finger-pointing interview after the Ryder Cup in France, a few swipes of sand in the Bahamas should make it a little more clear.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Breckenridge, Keystone ski areas getting new chairlifts next season
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 12:03 PMFRISCO — On Monday, Dec. 9, Vail Resorts announced $210 million to $215 million in capital investment projects for the 2020-21 season. For Colorado, this means a new chairlift on Breckenridge Ski Resort’s Peak 7 and a replacement of Keystone Resort’s Peru Express Lift.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- CU Buffs receiver KD Nixon declares for 2020 NFL draft
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 02:14 PMThey came to Colorado together and now they are leaving together.
A week after Laviska Shenault announced he will forego his senior year and enter the 2020 NFL draft, fellow receiver KD Nixon announced Tuesday that he will enter the draft, as well.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Fantasy football Week 15 players to add include Drew Lock, Gardner Minshew
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 04:53 PMInjuries, injuries and more injuries. Hopefully you’ve advanced in your fantasy football playoffs but if you did, chances are you lost an important player to an injury. A lot happened in Week 14, which has opened up value for all different types of players.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- How Avalanche’s Ryan Graves emerged as NHL plus/minus leader
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:00 AMAn unlikely NHL plus/minus leader has emerged with more than a third of this season now in the books.
Here’s the real surprise: Avalanche defenseman Ryan Graves answers the honor with a shrug.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Patriots go from very back luck to very bad look
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 09:46 AMOne day, things aren’t looking good at all for the New England Patriots. The next, the defending champs are grappling with a very bad look.
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- How the 2019 Broncos can make the NFL playoffs
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chiefs Scouting Report: 3 straight wins have KC comfortably atop the AFC West
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 08:00 AMWhen: Sunday, 11 a.m. (CBS).
Where: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City.
Coach: Andy Reid (seventh year — 74-35 regular season, 2-5 playoffs; 21st year overall — 204-128-1 regular season, 12-14 playoffs).More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Broncos safety Kareem Jackson named AFC defensive player of the week after dominating his former team, the Texans
Wednesday - 12/11/2019 - 09:33 AMAfter dominating his former team on Sunday in Houston, Kareem Jackson was named AFC defensive player of the week, the first Broncos player to take home the honor this year.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Avalanche’s Jared Bednar after Jim Montgomery dismissal: “We try to be as tight as we possibly can”
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:40 PMThe NHL world was stunned early Tuesday when the Dallas Stars announced they fired coach Jim Montgomery “due to unprofessional conduct.”
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The team did not disclose the exact reason for his dismissal, only that there is no criminal investigation and no current or former players were connected to the decision. - Stephen Strasburg, Nationals reach record $245M, 7-year deal
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 08:21 PMSAN DIEGO — Stephen Strasburg returned to the Washington Nationals with a record contract on the first day of the winter meetings, a deal that puts fellow free agent pitcher Gerrit Cole in position for an even larger payday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Nuggets coach Michael Malone on expanding Michael Porter Jr.’s role: “I consider it every day”
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 12:24 PMPHILADELPHIA – With Denver’s offense in a rut, Nuggets coach Michael Malone said “you have to have all options on the table.”
That includes playing celebrated rookie Michael Porter Jr., who hasn’t gotten off the bench in five of the team’s last nine games. Meanwhile, the Nuggets’ offense has spiraled over their last five games (1-4) ahead of Tuesday night’s matchup against the 76ers.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Broncos right tackle Ja’Wuan James crosses mental hurdle in return from second knee injury
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 01:56 PMThe Broncos’ offense experienced a scoring breakthrough in Sunday’s 38-24 win over the Houston Texans.
And so did right tackle Ja’Wuan James — his 31-snap first-half appearance came and went without incident (another left knee injury).More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Nazem Kadri returns to practice in positive Avalanche injury development: “Knock on wood”
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 05:25 PMJared Bednar didn’t want to jinx it. So, midway through his news conference Tuesday, the Avalanche coach stopped mid-answer and rapped his knuckles against microphone stand.
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Colorado center Nazem Kadri returned to full practice after missing three games with a lower-body injury, and finally, the team has gained some positive momentum toward full team health. - Jake Plummer, former Broncos QB, set to be inducted into College Football Hall of Fame
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More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Broncos Insider: Could Noah Fant be the next Rob Gronkowski or George Kittle?
Tuesday - 12/10/2019 - 10:00 AMThe key to rookie tight ends is patience. After a slow start to his first season, Denver’s Noah Fant is starting to look like the player the Broncos were hoping for with the 20th overall pick.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share