In December 2020, Karl Dorrell said: “I have been waiting for this day for quite a bit. I am excited about this class. It is a very important class. They are really going to impact our depth and how we play. “It is exciting for our future.” Dorrell, then University of Colorado football coach, was …
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“How do you become a bracketologist?” I was asked the other day. “I don’t know,” I had to admit. Then, I offered: “Maybe you lock yourself in a room with a dozen TVs, from sometime in November through the following early March; watch as many college basketball games as possible (which means at least a …
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It will never stir worldwide national passions the way the FIFA World Cup does every four years, but the World Baseball Classic is returning after a six-year absence, and it seems to be catching on with some folks. “I never followed the tournament closely in the past,” Rockies closer Daniel Bard told MLB.com’s Thomas Harding …
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Next year—as in “Wait ‘til next year”— finally has arrived; the Rockies are hard at work in Scottsdale. Granted, only one team can win the World Series, and the postseason is limited to five clubs from each league. But . . . “Hope springs eternal” applies to all 30 when they gather in Arizona and …
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I’ve been trying to decide what to make of the Broncos’ protracted coaching search, the heralded acquisition of Sean Payton, and the early optimism about Denver’s football future with him at the helm. After weeks of listening, reading and ruminating, here’s what I’ve come up with. First, the process: We may never know for sure, …
EDITOR’S NOTE: In his fifth of 10 years of eligibility, Todd Helton surged within 2.8 percentage points of induction into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame. The following, which features the Rockies’ first general manager, Bob Gebhard, is excerpted from Denny Dressman’s book Walk-Off! The most momentous player decision in the Rockies’ first quarter-century …
The late Paul Salata would likely be flashing a wry grin if he were still around and watching Mr. Irrelevant of 2022. That’s Brock Purdy, formerly of Iowa State. All he’s done is quarterback the San Francisco 49ers to eight straight victories to put his team in the National Football League’s National Conference championship game …
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It’s still a bit early to hit the panic button concerning the wounded defending Stanley Cup champion Avalanche. But it’s definitely not too soon to cross your fingers, rub that lucky rabbit’s foot or whatever you do to try to influence an outcome in the desired positive way. Somebody has to do something to reverse …
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