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Mark Kiszla: Payton’s Broncos deal is chump change if Bo Nix isn’t a $55 million QB

Updated 3 days ago

The Broncos are betting big that coach Sean Payton can get them to the Super Bowl and they can get him to the Pro Football...

Kickin' It with Kiz: Why 'Flo' Balogun is U.S. soccer hero by happy accident

Updated 3 days ago

The USMNT’s 4-1 rout of Paraguay in the World Cup opener reminded me of quarterback Peyton Manning’s glory days running the Broncos offense. – R.,...

Mark Kiszla: Avs' championship window closes when Joe Sakic leaves Ball Arena

Updated 5 days ago

The Avalanche have gone back to the future, scheming to hoist the Stanley Cup again by doing it the only way this NHL franchise knows...

Mark Kiszla: World Cup celebrates soccer's rise into big four of American sports | 2026 World Cup preview

Updated 6 days ago

Only old men yelling at dark clouds of cynicism have failed to see the light: Soccer has made it big in America. But the quality...

Mark Kiszla: Why Nuggets' chronic injury woes are desperate cry for help

Updated 1 week ago

Kickin' It with Kiz: MacKinnon for McDavid a blockbuster trade that could do both superstars good

Updated 1 week ago

Mark Kiszla: Avs won't win another Cup until somebody makes MacKinnon grow up

Updated 2 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: The late Claude Lemieux left trail of blood on the ice and hugs from the heart

Updated 2 weeks ago

Kickin' it with Kiz: Here's what could put coach Jared Bednar on thin ice with Avs

Updated 2 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: Avs would be crazy to run it back, because Father Time is undefeated

Updated 3 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: After another Avs playoff flop, coach Jared Bednar must get canned

Updated 3 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: Why this Avalanche mess in NHL playoffs is of Joe Sakic's making

Updated 3 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: Epic playoff collapses now a Jared Bednar trademark

Updated 3 weeks ago

Woody Paige: Colorado sports teams have become softies of their leagues

Updated 3 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: MacKinnon and Avs centers have vanished in Vegas' diabolical black hole

Updated 3 weeks ago

Where the Avalanche’s championship mojo has gone is no mystery. It’s been swallowed by a $27 million black hole at the center of the ice....

Kickin' It with Kiz: Bednar is better BBQ buddy, but Payton more kick-butt coach

Updated 3 weeks ago

The Avalanche have too much talent to be down 2-0 to Vegas in this playoff series and have won only one Stanley Cup in this...

Mark Kiszla: Avs play like chokers instead of champs in brutal playoff loss to Vegas

Updated 4 weeks ago

The Avs saved their biggest choke of this NHL season for when it mattered most. Until this sad Friday night that seems doomed to live...

Mark Kiszla: Avs in big trouble if they need Jared Bednar to outcoach John Tortorella

Updated 4 weeks ago

For the first time in these NHL playoffs, the adversity facing the Avs looms as big as the “A” on their sweaters. Home was where...

Mark Kiszla: This Avalanche run to the Cup is revenge tour against the hockey gods

Updated 4 weeks ago

Mark Kiszla: The Rockies might not lose 100! It's a baseball miracle.

Updated 1 month ago

Woody Paige: Denver's schedule reveals that the Broncos are truly back in 2026

Updated 1 month ago

Kickin' It with Kiz: The Broncos' Super Bowl dream as shaky as Bo Nix's ankle

Updated 1 month ago

Mark Kiszla: The Avs have what the Nuggets don’t — a championship mentality

Updated 1 month ago

Briggeman | An open letter to Megan Paisley, a hurdler who came up 0.07 seconds short of a spot at state track

Updated 1 month ago

Mark Kiszla: Big, bad Avalanche bullies send Wild a playoff message — Butt out!

Updated 1 month ago

Mark Kiszla: Can Avs coach Jared Bednar end nasty habit of failure to put the hammer down in NHL playoffs?

Updated 1 month ago

Mark Kiszla: Avs have goalie controversy at worst possible time after Scott Wedgewood benched in playoff loss

Updated 1 month ago

Woody Paige: Penner, Paton, Payton could have long partnership as Broncos top dogs

Updated 1 month ago

Kickin' It with Kiz: Trade Jamal Murray? That's the last thing Nuggets should do.

Updated 1 month ago

If I’m running the Nuggets, I would start restructuring the roster by shipping Jamal Murray to the Boston Celtics for Jaylen Brown. – Eric, Charleston,...

Mark Kiszla: 'Joker Halo Effect' trapped the Nuggets in luxury tax

Updated 1 month ago

The miracle of Nikola Jokic that brought Denver a long-sought championship also landed the Nuggets in the mess they’re stuck in now. Joker is too...

Mark Kiszla: Avs are wagon rolling to the Stanley Cup with Gabe Landeskog in driver's seat

Updated 1 month ago

Fuel up those fire trucks for the championship parade, because ain’t nobody stopping these Avs from hoisting the Stanley Cup. Hot take? Maybe. But I’ve...