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Kickin' It with Kiz: Why Nikola Jokic needs to get angry with Nuggets brass

Updated 3 hours ago

Maybe Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic should move to another NBA team. — R., antsy in his pantsies Kiz: My only real complaint about Jokic? He’s...

Mark Kiszla: Rockies need to do right by Kyle Freeland and trade him to contender

Updated 3 days 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 4 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 7 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 1 week ago

Kickin' It with Kiz: The only way trading Jamal Murray makes sense for the Nuggets

Updated 1 week 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: Why Bo Nix and Bronco Country's ankle fetish are a beautiful thing

Updated 2 weeks 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 4 weeks ago

The Avalanche won't ever get out of this rut if the NHL's most talented team can't find somebody to kick Nathan MacKinnon's butt. Chris MacFarland,...

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 1 month 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 1 month ago

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

Broncos misanthropes and Chargers missing links believe the Oranger’s early-season schedule will be the most grueling and grinding since Hannibal crossed the Pyrenees with 5,000...

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...