The timing of Sports Illustrated’s announcement of Peyton Manning as the venerable mag’s Sportsman of the Year isn’t great. After all, the Broncos’ most recent game was a crushing home defeat at the hands of the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night. But there’s no doubt that Manning is deserving…
Last week, we shared an excerpt from Ron Burgundy’s grilling of Peyton Manning. Now, just in time for the Broncos’ Thursday night matchup with the Chargers, we bring you the extended cut, in which Burgundy/Will Ferrell, in Anchorman 2 hype overload, gets Manning to confess that he yells random words…
Prior to yesterday’s ultra-frigid Broncos game against the Titans, the story line was simple: Peyton Manning plays lousy in the cold. Well, check that. Manning threw for 397 yards and four TDs in a 51-28 romp, and in an interview with KOA after the game, he told the author of…
Why are the 2013 Denver Broncos so good? Daniel Salazar, a filmmaker and photog who’s worked with El Centro Su Teatro, among other institutions, has a theory: They’re actually space aliens! There’s plenty of tongue-in-cheek evidence throughout Salazar’s new video — and we’ve got to admit that quarterback Peyton Manning…
During Peyton Manning’s second season as a Denver Bronco, we’ve overheard quite a few conversations between guys that go something like this: “I’m not gay, but if I was, I’d really go for Peyton Manning.” Why have so many straight dudes in these parts developed a Manning crush — a…
Ron Burgundy is back! Will Ferrell, obviously thrilled to be promoting a movie (Anchorman 2) that lots of folks actually want to see, has been everywhere lately, including ESPN, where he got Peyton Manning to come clean on the issues America’s most wanted to hear him address — like how…
For much of this season, Broncos receiver Eric Decker has earned more notice for Eric & Jessie: Game On, his E series with hottie Jessie James than he has for his on-field play. But that changed during Denver’s 35-28 victory over the Chiefs, when Decker hauled in four TDs. Afterward,…
After several months of displacement, the 20th Street Gym’s competitive boxing program is headed back to its home at the 20th Street Recreation Center in downtown Denver. Coach Robert Baca, who’s run the program for almost a decade, says he’s decided to take one of two options offered to him…
After the Broncos’ 34-31 humiliating loss to the Pats last night, marked by a blown 24-point halftime lead, Twitter Nation exploded with frustration, most of it aimed at four Broncos: Peyton Manning, for a sub-par performance, Montee Ball for a key fumble, Wes Welker for failing to wave off a…
Tom Brady, who’ll lead the New England Patriots against Peyton Manning and your Denver Broncos on Sunday night, is regarded by many folks as one of the most beautiful humans on the planet. But for inexplicable reasons, he frequently undermines his natural gorgeousness with hairstyles that range from the dubious…
Although Tim Tebow hasn’t been a Denver Bronco since March 2012, when he was traded to the New York Jets, he remains a favorite of many in these parts, since he achieved his greatest professional glory wearing orange and blue. And even though he’s out of football at the moment,…
Vail’s Lindsey Vonn has been everywhere lately — flirting with David Letterman, inspiring a bizarre Halloween costume on ESPN’s Pardon The Interruption, even hanging on the sideline of Sunday’s Broncos-Chiefs game with main squeeze Tiger Woods. But now, she’s making the wrong kind of news. When she underwent surgery for…
I have been boxing at the 20th Street Recreation Center — Denver’s oldest public recreational facility — for more than four years. And while the boxing fitness class is a relatively new addition, 20th Street has also been home to a legendary competitive boxing program for over seventy years, one…
What was one of the biggest themes we found in tweets about the Broncos’ 27-17 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football? A lot of people couldn’t stay awake to see the end. Presumably, many of these folks are relocated Coloradans (or Peyton Manning fans) on the…
Eric Brooks’s beard was already a favorite among area connoisseurs: Last month, he won the Work of Art prize from the Boulder Facial Hair Club. But now, his wonderful whiskers are getting national exposure in the Washington Post and NHL TV, as well as local love from the Coloradoan, the…
Sunday night, the Broncos play their latest biggest game of the season versus the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs — and Twitter’s a great way to get insight into the team. But which players are the best tweeters? We’ve picked out our favorites, showcased below via multiple tweets and photos that…
The Denver Broncos aren’t only excelling on the field. They’re also making their mark in the cheerleader hotness competition. Earlier this season, Rant Sports featured 25 of the hottest cheerleaders in the NFL, and Candace Wilson finished fourth — meaning she’d definitely make the playoffs. To see why, check out…
The Denver Ski and Snowboard Expo took over the Colorado Convention Center from November 8 to November 10. The event offered attendees microbrews and early-season deals on snow gear, as well as some fun activities such as skateboarding and curling. Photographer Brandon Marshall was on the scene. Check out a…
It’s been a dispiriting start of the season for your Denver Nuggets. The team looks uncertain under new coach Brian Shaw — a problem compounded by injuries to Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler (who should return soon) and, now, JaVale McGee, who’s out with a stress fracture. But last night’s game…
Despite some unexpectedly tense moments in the fourth quarter, Denver’s 28-20 win over San Diego yesterday was mostly fun to watch — especially if, like most Broncos fans, you loathe Chargers quarterback and nasty memes magnet Philip Rivers. But just as entertaining was trolling Twitter for tweets about Rivers featuring…
“The life of an NFL player is not Peyton Manning’s life,” says former Denver Bronco Nate Jackson. “It’s not even Peyton Manning’s life for Peyton Manning — that’s the weird part.” Jackson, the author of Slow Getting Up: A Story of NFL Survival from the Bottom of the Pile, was…
The host cities for the first six of seven stages for the 2014 USA Pro Challenge were announced at a press conference in Aspen this morning along with news of a fan-vote contest to determine the course for the final stage, which will end in either Denver or Golden. “For…
