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Now that the World Series has ended, let the collective bargaining begin. The current contract between Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) expires on December 1. This is certain to affect the Hot Stove League—free agency, as well as trades. Owners are not going to dive into the open …

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Let’s get one thing straight right away. The Broncos sending Von Miller to the Rams IS NOT in any way, shape or form comparable to the Rockies’ trade of Nolan Arenado, as one fan tweeted shortly after the news broke on Monday. Arenado is in his prime; Miller is not. The high draft choices Denver …

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I stopped attending Broncos games more than a decade ago, and a couple of recent events reassure me it was the right thing to do. My decision had nothing to do with the play of the team but everything to do with the behavior of people who consider themselves fans. I got tired of listening …

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Ray Fosse, the catcher involved in one of the most debated plays in the history of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, died last week at the age of 74. He’d battled cancer for 16 years, though he didn’t make that public until this year when he stepped down as an Oakland A’s color commentator in …

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Matai Naqica will compete in Drive, Chip & Putt finals In his dreams, Matai Naqica (pronounced nuh-GEE-thuh—with a hard “G”) is headed down Magnolia Lane, about to compete at fabled Augusta National Golf Club, home of The Masters. Magnolia Lane: the route traveled by the immortals—Jones, Hogan, Snead . . . Arnie, Nicklaus, Tiger—and every …

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“Wait ‘til next year” time has officially arrived for the Rockies.  So, what might all those fans of purple pinstripes watch for in the coming months? What might they expect come next April? And what should we make of the 2021 season? After starting 15-31, the young Rockies won more than they lost (59-56) from …

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Three games down, 14 more to go. Can the unbeaten Broncos keep winning? Will they make the playoffs? How far above .500 will they finish? These are among the questions on the minds of hopeful but anxious Orange-and-Blue diehards following Sunday’s dominating 26-0 victory over the Jets—the team’s 20th shutout in its long history (14th …

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Serious fans of the Colorado Rockies will have the opportunity to salute one of the team’s biggest stars—and its most overlooked—in a couple weeks. On September 29 Bob Gebhard finally will be inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. Hired in 1992 as the first general manager of the Rockies, Geb is the man …

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