Strike 3: What the Denver Broncos can show fans during the preseason
It’s time for Broncos fans to watch their team play a game – even one that doesn’t count. Then the real evaluations begin.
Strike 2: Why MLB players will never accept a salary cap
The MLBPA's unmatched solidarity is due to the fact that the bulk of their membership is comprised of non-stars, not All-Stars.
Strike 1: The Pro Football Hall of Fame's voting system is broken
Ask any astute observer of professional football: Broncos legend Mike Shanahan should be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Strike 3: How the Dodgers could save MLB from itself
The Dodgers don't have to fully participate in revenue sharing, giving them at least a $66M payroll advantage every single season.
Strike 2: Broncos take a different look at Cooper situation
Regardless of whether or not Cooper is punished further by the legal system, a fine and a suspension from the NFL likely looms.
Strike 1: Rockies trade deadline moves signal a lack of urgency
What’s being built at 20th and Blake isn’t about next year as much as it’s about the next generation.
Strike 3: Comparing Davis Webb to Mike Shanahan
Is new OC Davis Webb on the same trajectory as legendary Broncos coach Mike Shanahan? There are those who think so.
Strike 2: Can the Nuggets recapture an underdog mentality?
The holdover Nuggets core players already have a ring, so their zeal to win another title is in question.
Strike 1: The Rockies must resist the temptation to trade Goodman
Contending baseball teams need to be strong up the middle – that's catcher, shortstop, second base and center field.
Strike 3: Air Force’s ‘Coach Kaz’ was one of a kind
Most sports fans in this region never got familiar with Air Force skipper Mike Kazlausky, and are worse off because of it.
Strike 2: An old-school way to fix what’s wrong with baseball
Today’s eight-man bullpens limit a manager’s defensive options and makes creating offense much more difficult.
Strike 1: Could the White Sox become the Rockies’ role model?
It will be a surprise if the White Sox don't make the postseason, only two years removed from a 121-loss season.
Strike 3: Could Derrick White’s CU gig could lead to similar moves?
Raising profiles and millions at the same time... could White's new role become more commonplace within college athletics?
Strike 2: Trey McBride shared what CSU was; that's not today's Rams
During McBride’s time in Fort Collins, which was the period leading up to the advent of NIL payments, CSU couldn’t play ball.
Strike 1: Why MLB owners want to cut high-schoolers out of the draft
In theory, forcing more high-schoolers to go to college first before turning pro should help grow the college game, right?
Strike 3: Can the CU Buffaloes win six games, return to (any) bowl?
The Buffs should be improved, but they'll have to face what might turn out to be the nation's best conference in the Big 12.
Strike 2: Who can the Rockies actually afford to trade?
It’s been quite a while (DJ LeMahieu from the Cubs for Ian Stewart and Casey Weathers in 2011 ?) since the Rox “won” a trade…
Strike 1: Could LeBron James really fit in with the Denver Nuggets?
He'll likely return to the Cavaliers, but let’s pretend for a moment that James decides to take his talents to the Mile High.
Strike 3: The only pressure on Jim Mora and CSU football is to improve
There is no pressure on either Mora or his coaches to get to a bowl in Year One.
Strike 2: In CBA negotiations, MLB owners have one good idea
While the two sides argue, there is one idea MLB owners put forth that the players' union says they’re against. They shouldn't be…
Strike 1: 'Middling' Nuggets should just trade Nikola Jokic right now
This is where top-flight front office folks earn their salaries. If Jokic walks, the franchise might never recover.
Strike 3: For Denver Nuggets fans, it’s reasonable to be frustrated
Frustrated Nuggets fans (and perhaps even Josh Kroenke) want to know what in the heck the Nuggets were thinking in the NBA Draft.
Strike 2: No World Cup in Denver? Locals wouldn’t bow down to FIFA
Denver should've been one of the 11 United States’ host cities, but local government wisely didn't give in to FIFA's corruption.
Strike 1: Coaching errors add to Rockies' pitching woes
The Rockies' bullpen has few defined roles... and that's a problem.
Strike 3: Would Jokic take a Brunson-style pay cut to help Nuggets?
Asking Nikola Jokić to become a rim protector at 31 is pointless. He needs help, and the Nuggets need both brawn and physicality.