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Broncos’ HC hunt leaves many unknowns to ponder
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, …
Here’s how Todd Helton became a Colorado Rockie
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 …
UNDER FURTHER REVIEW – Paul Salata’s vindication: Purdy definitely ‘noticed’
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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UNDER FURTHER REVEIW – ‘I’ word threatens to doom Avs’ Stanley Cup defense
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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5-12 doesn’t mean Broncos’ next coach can’t win ‘now’
Whether it’s Sean Payton, Jim Harbaugh or Vince Lombardi reincarnate, or somebody else, the next head coach of the Broncos will not find the cupboard as bare as this 5-12 season would seem to indicate. In fact, Denver’s situation is ripe for a dramatic reversal of fortunes rather than the start of an arduous rebuilding …
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UNDER FURTHER REVIEW – Tale of Two Coaches playing out in Boulder
Two momentous occurrences competed for top play in news out of the University of Colorado recently. What is to follow might be called—with apologies to Charles Dickens— the Tale of Two Coaches. In the afternoon Coach Prime, less than a month into his new job as CU head football coach, announced the first recruiting class …
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16 Pitches is Book 3, but of a trilogy, or in a series?
When I authored Game 163 a few years ago, it wasn’t intended to be the first step in writing a trilogy or a series about the Colorado Rockies’ classic extra-inning games in their first 15 years. I saw a replay of their 2007 Wild Card tiebreaker game against San Diego on television in the early …
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‘Better part of valor’ explains Wilson move
Growing up in Northern Kentucky in the 1950s, I began “living and dying” with the Cincinnati Reds when I was in the third grade. The play-by-play “Voice of the Reds” back then was Waite Hoyt, a retired Hall of Fame pitcher who had been a vital teammate of Ruth, Gehrig and the rest of Murderer’s …