Sports Columnists
Mark Kiszla: Rockies need to do right by Kyle Freeland and trade him to contender
Updated 1 day ago
After 10 years, the Rockies need to set Kyle free. Hasn’t the bravest pitcher in franchise history suffered enough? Colorado native and starting pitcher Kyle...
Mark Kiszla: Rather than giving Nikola Jokic a much-needed boost, Nuggets sit on hands during NBA draft
Updated 2 days ago
What did the Nuggets achieve in the first round of the draft to help Nikola Jokic return to legitimate NBA Finals contention? Absolutely nothing. Zip....
Woody Paige: Broncos eager to move into bright, shiny, new digs
Updated 5 days ago
The Broncos soon will be cutting the ribbon at their new headquarters and cutting the Gordian knot at training camp for their next NFL championship...
Mark Kiszla: What made coach Doug Moe a Big Stiff and the Nuggets' mad genius
Updated 5 days ago
Alex English, George Karl and a band of Nuggets brothers grabbed a slice of pizza, hopped in a time machine and traveled back to the...
Kickin' It with Kiz: The only way trading Jamal Murray makes sense for the Nuggets
Updated 5 days ago
Mark Kiszla: Has Sean Payton finally realized it's better to win the Super Bowl than the argument?
Updated 1 week ago
Mark Kiszla: Payton’s Broncos deal is chump change if Bo Nix isn’t a $55 million QB
Updated 2 weeks ago
Kickin' It with Kiz: Why 'Flo' Balogun is U.S. soccer hero by happy accident
Updated 2 weeks ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs' championship window closes when Joe Sakic leaves Ball Arena
Updated 2 weeks ago
Mark Kiszla: World Cup celebrates soccer's rise into big four of American sports | 2026 World Cup preview
Updated 2 weeks ago
Mark Kiszla: Why Nuggets' chronic injury woes are desperate cry for help
Updated 3 weeks ago
Kickin' It with Kiz: MacKinnon for McDavid a blockbuster trade that could do both superstars good
Updated 3 weeks ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs won't win another Cup until somebody makes MacKinnon grow up
Updated 3 weeks ago
Mark Kiszla: The late Claude Lemieux left trail of blood on the ice and hugs from the heart
Updated 4 weeks ago
The blood of the most brutal feud in NHL history was on the hands of Claude Lemieux. Until his final breath, the rugged player whom...
Kickin' it with Kiz: Here's what could put coach Jared Bednar on thin ice with Avs
Updated 4 weeks ago
Broncos coach Sean Payton was a Bo Nix injury from a Super Bowl appearance, and a large fraction of Broncos fans still wanted him run...
Mark Kiszla: Avs would be crazy to run it back, because Father Time is undefeated
Updated 4 weeks ago
LAS VEGAS – In the dying final seconds of their championship dream, Father Time coldly broomed the Avs off the ice and out of the...
Mark Kiszla: After another Avs playoff flop, coach Jared Bednar must get canned
Updated 4 weeks ago
LAS VEGAS — For an Avalanche dynasty that never was, there will be no more tomorrows. The championship-caliber team that Colorado hockey icon Joe Sakic...
Mark Kiszla: Why this Avalanche mess in NHL playoffs is of Joe Sakic's making
Updated 1 month ago
Mark Kiszla: Epic playoff collapses now a Jared Bednar trademark
Updated 1 month ago
Woody Paige: Colorado sports teams have become softies of their leagues
Updated 1 month ago
Mark Kiszla: MacKinnon and Avs centers have vanished in Vegas' diabolical black hole
Updated 1 month ago
Kickin' It with Kiz: Bednar is better BBQ buddy, but Payton more kick-butt coach
Updated 1 month ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs play like chokers instead of champs in brutal playoff loss to Vegas
Updated 1 month ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs in big trouble if they need Jared Bednar to outcoach John Tortorella
Updated 1 month ago
Mark Kiszla: This Avalanche run to the Cup is revenge tour against the hockey gods
Updated 1 month 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
I hate those heavily weighted games for the Broncos during the first four weeks of the NFL season. I’d rather see inter-conference games scheduled in...
Mark Kiszla: The Avs have what the Nuggets don’t — a championship mentality
Updated 1 month ago
The Avs and Nuggets are neighbors who live under the same arena roof, but their definitions of success seem to have been discovered on different...
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
Dear Megan, Your efforts this season did not fall short, even if the stopwatch cruelly leads you to believe otherwise. I love sports, but I...
Mark Kiszla: Big, bad Avalanche bullies send Wild a playoff message — Butt out!
Updated 1 month ago
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Those big, bad Avalanche bullies now have Minnesota’s arse in a sling – no ifs, ands or butt-endings about it. This...
Mark Kiszla: Can Avs coach Jared Bednar end nasty habit of failure to put the hammer down in NHL playoffs?
Updated 2 months ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs have goalie controversy at worst possible time after Scott Wedgewood benched in playoff loss
Updated 2 months ago
Woody Paige: Penner, Paton, Payton could have long partnership as Broncos top dogs
Updated 2 months ago
Kickin' It with Kiz: Trade Jamal Murray? That's the last thing Nuggets should do.
Updated 2 months ago
Mark Kiszla: 'Joker Halo Effect' trapped the Nuggets in luxury tax
Updated 2 months ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs are wagon rolling to the Stanley Cup with Gabe Landeskog in driver's seat
Updated 2 months ago
Mark Kiszla: Avs, Wild channel the 1980s in a Game 1 goalapalooza
Updated 2 months ago
Kickin' It with Kiz: Nuggets need to end era when team depends on Joker to do it all
Updated 2 months ago
Woody Paige: Nuggets need a franchise fix to finally find playoff success
Updated 2 months ago
Mark Kiszla: Denver is hockey mecca that State of Hockey wants to be when it grows up
Updated 2 months ago
