Happy birthday, Colorado — and Colorado sports.

Leading into the state’s 150th birthday Aug. 1, The Denver Gazette has partnered with the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame to publicize the definitive list of Colorado’s top 150 sports moments.

Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian Dave Plati and a committee of 10 compiled and will release the list every week until the No. 1 moment on July 31. Plati and Broncos icon Jim Saccomano will unveil the list weekly on a Colorado Sports Hall of Fame podcast at coloradosports.org/podcast/.

No. 87 — March 28, 2026

Before a National Women’s Soccer League record crowd, the Denver Summit FC played its first home game, dueling to a scoreless tie with the Washington Spirit with 63,004 in attendance at Empower Field at Mile High. It topped the league best of 40,061 set by Bay FC — also versus Washington in August 2025. It was the second-largest crowd ever for an inaugural home game by a state team, behind the 80,227 at the Rockies-Expos opener in 1993.

— Dave Plati, Colorado Sports Hall of Fame historian