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.
Strike 2: What will future big-league baseball in Las Vegas look like?
The Rockies' explosive series in Vegas with the host Athletics certainly raised eyebrows around MLB.
Strike 1: 'No-drama Broncos' are no more
The Penners have created a far better culture at Dove Valley, and the team is a Super Bowl contender again this season.
Strike 3: A more combative Deion Sanders is a good sign for the Buffs
Buffs coach Deion Sanders put a new emphasis on high school recruiting, something that went almost unattended in previous years.
Strike 2: The Rockies weren’t the first to host the Brewers in Denver
The Brewers lost a pair of games to the Denver Zephyrs – their Triple-A minor league affiliate – back in 1987 and 1989.
Strike 1: Has promoting from within become a problem for KSE?
The powers that be at Kroenke Sports Enterprises appear to fill any openings with the same people who have already worked there.
Strike 3: The Rockies need to pick up wins during trading season
The Rockies new front office, led by Paul DePodesta and Josh Byrnes, has already made at least one impactful trade.
Strike 2: Would Joker ever leave Denver? Should he?
Any kind of salary dump by the Nuggets would send a message to Jokic that winning isn’t worth their luxury-tax bill.
Strike 1: Should the Avs promote Bednar to GM, hire Carle as coach?
Getting more out of less is the best trait a coach can have. Denver Pioneers head coach David Carle has it.
Strike 3: Moving to the bullpen could help Kyle Freeland, Rockies
Clearly, what Freeland and the Rockies are doing isn’t working for either side.
Saying goodbye to Adam Munsterteiger; one of local media’s very best
Adam didn’t just care about the stories he’d write, he cared about the student-athletes he was writing about.
Strike 1: What if the thing the Avs are missing isn’t on the ice?
The Avalanche's poor showing in the Western Conference Finals is about more than just the absence of a single outstanding player.
Strike 3: Can the Nuggets swing big and land Giannis?
The 31-year-old Antetokounmpo will make more than $58 million next season, meaning the Nuggets would have to trade Jamal Murray.
Strike 2: Tortorella, Golden Knights aren’t afraid of the Avalanche
John Tortorella’s pedal-to-the-metal coaching style has rubbed off on a veteran-laden, dangerous Vegas team.
Strike 1: No one knows how hard the Broncos' schedule is... yet
We need to keep this in mind: The 14 teams that made the playoffs last year aren’t going to be the 14 that make it this year.
Strike 3: Would the Rockies ever trade Kyle Freeland?
Freeland has consistently dismissed all trade talk in the past, saying that he wants to remain a Rockie for his entire career.
Strike 2: For the Nuggets, Peyton Watson isn’t indispensable
If another team wants to offer Peyton Watson a stupid-big contract this offseason, Denver would be insane to match it.
Bednar’s 'gamble' on Blackwood was no panic move
In his return to the starter's role in Game 4 against the Wild, Mackenzie Blackwood was sensational.
Strike 3: The Nuggets must hit on their first-round draft pick
The Nuggets need to find a hidden gem in the draft to fill in for Aaron Gordon – and perhaps, eventually replace him.