J.R. Smith has gotten into trouble with his tweets, whether it’s been the Denver Post hinting that his spelling might have hidden gang code, an unwise decision to call out Kobe Bryant, or an “LMAO” aimed at a very pissed-off Kenyon Martin. But after the Nuggets’ victory over the Utah…
Tomorrow night, the Nuggets open the playoffs at home against the Utah Jazz — but the squad’s performance down the stretch didn’t exactly inspire confidence. For much of the season, the Nugs looked like a lock for the number two slot, behind only the Los Angeles Lakers in the west…
The trade of Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins is official, with BM promptly signing a $50 million-plus contract (with $24 million guaranteed). But the debate goes on about whether this was a win-win or lose-win situation for the Broncos and the Fish. Typical was this comment from ESPN Radio’s…
As soon as Brandon Marshall signed the Broncos’ tender offer yesterday, his trade went from being theoretical to a virtual certainty. Moreover, it became clear the Broncos had at last abandoned the idea that they’d get a first-round pick for BM’s services — something obvious to the rest of us…
In a blog yesterday, we argued that the Pittsburgh Steelers’ decision to trade controversial receiver Santonio Holmes to the New York Jets for a measly fifth-round draft choice likely meant the Broncos’ dream of getting a first-rounder for Brandon Marshall was of the pipe variety. ESPN Radio’s Jason Smith argued…
In recent weeks, much of the drama surrounding the Denver Broncos has involved Brandon Marshall, and whether any team would pony up the first-round draft pick Josh McDaniels and company want for his services. Well, the decision this weekend by the Pittsburgh Steelers to trade receiver Santonio Holmes to the…
Colorado is all over the Big Lead’s “2010 NFL Draft: Ten Best Storylines With Less Than Two Weeks To Go.” Brandon Marshall’s destination turns up at number ten, with writer BigBrainOnBrett arguing that BM “could make the right team substantially more dangerous, and possibly push a B-level team to the…
Winding up the week with a Denver blogs triple play. Jeremy at Roundball Mining Company writes about the Nuggets’ victory over the Lakers: “For the second night in a row the Denver Nuggets delivered a feel-bad win.” He’s right, although a loss would’ve felt worse… 5280’s Michael de Yoanna shares…
You won’t likely won’t find any derby brats named Risky Bitchness, and their on-track uniforms include tights that cover up their bruised knees. But judging from the photos on the Seattle Derby Brats website, junior roller derby girls are nothing to mess with. And now Denver is getting a junior…
We’ve told you about Kenyon Martin’s anger over an April Fools’ Day prank at his expense: J.R. Smith’s driver, Laquan Johnson, filled K-Mart’s Range Rover with buttered popcorn, prompting a wig-out by Kenyon and an “LMAO” tweet from Smith. It’s one thing to read about Martin’s rant about the incident,…
Yesterday, Kyle Orton appeared at a press conference for the first time since the Broncos obtained the services of former Cleveland Browns hunkster Brady Quinn. Among his comments: He appreciated that coach Josh McDaniels confirmed that he remains the starting quarterback. Which is all very nice, but as we noted…
J.R. Smith and Kenyon Martin have reportedly kissed and made up after an April Fools’ Day gag fell flat. As we noted yesterday, Smith’s driver, Laquan Johnson, filled Martin’s Range Rover with buttered popcorn, prompting a profanity-laced outburst from K-Mart and a tweet from Smith featuring the letters “LMAO.” Nonetheless,…
J.R. Smith and Twitter — not always the perfect combination. Last August, the Denver Post’s Woody Paige knocked Smith’s tweets as immature, while a separate article implied that his use of the letter “K” as a substitute for “C” recalled spelling used by members of the Bloods street gang. Then,…
Denver’s two roller derby leagues, profiled in the Westword’s feature “Denver’s Roller Derby Rivalry Could Start the Sport Rolling Across the Country,” are stepping up their games this year — both on the track and off. Exhibit A: The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls have been kicking ass against out-of-state teams, as…
On April 6 of last year — opening day for the Colorado Rockies — I fearlessly predicted that the team would end the 2009 campaign with a meager 72 victories. Early on, I looked like Nostradamus. But on May 29, after a dismal start, the team belatedly sacked manager Clint…
Some box office prognosticators predicted that Hot Tub Time Machine would be a box-office smash thanks to positive word of mouth. But that won’t happen in Denver, especially among Broncos fans. Why not? Because one of the plot points involves “The Drive,” the John Elway-led march that resulted in the…
Talk about a startling NFL trade: The Eagles sent QB Donovan McNabb to the Washington Redskins for the 37th pick in this year’s draft, plus a third- or fourth-rounder next year. At first glance, new Redskins coach Mike Shanahan appears to have pulled off one helluva coup. Not only did…
Yesterday, ESPN spent much of its NFL Live broadcast touting Herm Edwards’ idea for the San Francisco 49ers to go after both Donovan McNabb, to whom the Eagles (inexplicably) seem ready to say goodbye, and the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall. Former Bronco Mark Schlereth immediately championed the idea, even holding up…
The rumor mill around the Broncos’ Brandon Marshall is cranking at a feverish pitch — and the latest reports about possible interest from the New York Jets provide a primer in how speculation builds in the current media age. The starting points for these whispers were two sentences near the…
The question of whether Denver Roller Dolls fans would follow their derby league to Broomfield has been answered with a resounding, “Hell yes!” The Dolls report that a record 4,429 fans attended the league’s first bout of the season last Saturday at the newly revamped, 6,500-seat 1st Bank Center in…
Congratulations, CU. Bleacher Report’s Dan Scofield just named Boulder one of the ten best college-football cities in America to tailgate. Make that number ten. And, unfortunately, this achievement is tainted to some degree by the fact that CU made the list only because the University of Georgia didn’t, “thanks to…
Yesterday, Broncos coach Josh McDaniels said Kyle Orton remains the team’s starting quarterback — but he added that there would still be competition for the position. That’s another way of saying McDaniels hasn’t committed to a starting quarterback yet — and you can bet he hasn’t. So why bother making…
