A little late, yes, but it’s Weekend Fourteener time:
1. And now, a word from a spoiled brat: “At the end of the meeting, he wasn’t like, ‘Jay, I want you as our quarterback, you’re our guy.’ It felt like the opposite. He basically said that I needed to tell him if we can’t work this out, [...]
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The Weekend Fourteener – March 15th, 2009
Posted in Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, General Colorado Sports, tagged Chris Iannetta, Chris Simms, Clint Hurdle, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Rockies, crybaby Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, George Karl, Jay Cutler, Jorge De La Rosa, Kenyon Martin, Renaldo Balkman, Weekend Fourteener, Yorvit Torrealba on March 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Weekend Fourteener – March 8th, 2009
Posted in Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Buffaloes, Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, General Colorado Sports, tagged Air Force Falcons, Anthony Carter, Chris Andersen, Chris Iannetta, Colorado Avalanche, Colorado Buffaloes, Colorado Rockies, crybaby Jay Cutler, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Franklin Morales, Greg Reynolds, Jay Cutler, Jeff Bzdelik, John Tavares, Josh McDaniels, JR Smith, Juan Morillo, Kenyon Martin, Lamont Jordan, Linas Kleiza, please God let the Avalanche get John Tavares, Ryan Smyth, Scott Hannan, Taylor Buchholz, Todd Helton, Weekend Fourteener on March 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A busy, hectic week on all ends kept us from getting new material up, but that’s what the Weekend Fourteener is for – catching up. We’ll return to a semi-regular posting schedule this week with more Rockies content on the way, but for now, the Fourteener.
1. By the time you read this, the Denver Nuggets may [...]
Sad days ahead for Rocky Mountain News sports reporters, readers
Posted in General Colorado Sports, tagged Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Jeff Legwold, Iwantmyrocky.com, Sam Adams, Dave Kreiger, Drew Litton, Tracy Ringolsby, E.W. Scripps, Puliter Prize, Fox Sports Net, 104.3 The Fan, Woody "I only care about making my column look pretty" Paige, Mark "I know it all and you'll like it" Kiszla on January 21, 2009 | 1 Comment »
For more than a quarter century, readers of the Rocky Mountain News have opened up to Page 2 of their sports section to find the drawings of Drew Litton, one of the last remaining sports cartoonist in the country. But starting next week their may not even be a Rocky to open.
Yes, it’s sad but [...]
College Hoops Update: Colorado Falls to Texas Tech, Rest of State’s Schools Struggling
Posted in General Colorado Sports, tagged Austin Dufault, Casey Crawford, Cory Higgins, CSU basketball, DU basketball, Dwight Thorne, Jeff Bzdelik, Jermyl Jackson-Wilson, Joe Scott, Mike Singletary, Nate Tomlinson, Tad Boyle, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Tim Miles, Trey Eckloff, UNC basketball on January 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some things just never change. On this day where we just witnessed the inauguration of America’s first black president, anything seems possible. Barriers can be broken, ceilings can be cracked and people can reach their greatest aspirations. The maxims seem to apply everywhere except with University of Colorado basketball and college hoops in the state in general.
The CU men’s basketball team [...]
Rockies Reach Deals with Street and De La Rosa; Bates is Headed for Southern Cal
Posted in General Colorado Sports, tagged Colorado Rockies, Denver Broncos, Garrett Atkins, Huston Street, Jeremy Bates, Jorge De La Rosa, Mike McCoy, Pete Carroll on January 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some miscellaneous tidbits for you on this Martin Luther King holiday. The Rockies have reached one year deals with reliever Huston Street and starter Jorge de la Rosa. By reaching the agreements, the Rockies avoid going to arbitrations with either player. Street, who came to Colorado this offseason in the Matt Holliday trade with the [...]
Top 10 MHC Moments of 2008: #8
Posted in Colorado State Rams, General Colorado Sports, tagged Billy Farris, Colorado State Rams, Gartrell Johnson, MHC Moments, Mychal Sisson, Sonny Lubick, Steve Fairchild on December 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Top 10 MHC Moments countdown continues with #8:
Top 10 MHC Moments of 2008: #10
Posted in Colorado Rockies, General Colorado Sports, tagged Cedrick Bowers, Colorado Rockies, Glendon Rusch, Greg Reynolds, Kip Wells, Matt Holliday, MHC Moments, Ryan Spilborghs, that's probably the only time we'll break out a Cedrick Bowers tag on December 20, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In the final few days of 2008, Mile High City Sports will be looking back on the moments that made the year a memorable one, if not always a pleasant one, in Denver sports. We start our countdown tonight with Number 10… revealed after the jump:
MHC Memories — The Greatest Games I ever saw, Part 2
Posted in General Colorado Sports, tagged Andres Gallaraga, Bobby Purify, Bruce Ruffin, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Brown, Colorado Rockies, CU Buffs, Curt Leskanic, Daniel Graham, Dante Bichette, Darren Holmes, Denver Broncos, Denver Nuggets, Eric Young, Jamey Carroll, John Elway, Josh Fogg, Kaz Matsui, Lance Painter, Larry Walker, Matt Holliday, Nebraska Cornhuskers, Terrell Davis, Troy Tulowitzki, Yorvit Torrealba on December 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People sometimes ask me how I can pour so much time, effort and energy into something like sports. The games are just that, games. The players come and go and ultimately don’t influence my life in any significant way.
But sometimes we sports fans get to experience something special, something that transcends the simple games [...]
