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October 18,
2024: Avalanche could't lose 'em all
2October 2, 2024: Phil Guardado and High Plains Honor Flight
September 21, 2024: Buffs' amazing win over Baylor? It passes the storm-the-field standard
September 14, 2024: Rocky Mountain Showdown: The Amazing Mr. Hunter
August 15, 2024: Rams' turn: From CSU Media Day
August 12, 2024: Really, Coach Sanders ... Really?
July 20, 2024: Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind
June
30, 2024: Catching up with Bob Bell and Food For Thought
May
30, 2024: DU's Zeev Buium a likely top 10 NHL pick
May 17, 2024: Matt Duchene -- remember him? -- knocks out the Avalanche
May 13, 2024: Nichushkin lets down...well, everyone
May 7, 2024: RIP, Joe Collier
April 28, 2024: Georgiev and Nichushkin: Regaining trust
April 14, 2024: Pioneers return home. Party's just getting started
March 8, 2024: It was 20 years ago today ... Todd Bertuzzi attacked Steve Moore
February, 2024:
Two presentations to my MSU Denver Journalism Classes
"When I was Your Age ..." Encountering VVAW leader John Kerry
and other adventures.
Subpoenaed and deposed in Ploetz vs. NCAA lawsuit: What would you have done?
February
4, 2024: Sakic and Drury: Teammates, roommates, execs
December
25, 2023: A story for the season: A Magic Soccer Ball
December
21, 2023: Nathan MacKinnon has become "generational"
November 30, 2023: CU vs. CSU hoops: Once is Not Enough
November29,
2023: Massimo Rizzo sparks the Pioneers
November
26, 2023: Rams' ugly weekend in Hawaii
November
22, 2023: November 22, 1963
November
21, 2023: Buffs got worse as the season progressed
November
19, 2023: Lt. Col. John Mosley Boulevard
November
11, 2023: How close are the Buffs?
November
6, 2023: Rocky ... really Rocky ... Hockey
November
5, 2023: The wrong calls for Buffs
October 24, 2023: Logan O'Connor is better pro than collegian
October
15, 2023: To quote Eddie Murphy on CSU's win: "IT'S A MIRACLE!"
October
10, 2023: Barney Chavous among selections to Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: '77 excerpt
October 2, 2023: RIP Russ Francis ... he took my pitches downtown
September 26, 2023: So who's No. 1 in Colorado?
September
25, 2023: Buffaloes crash-land in Eugene
September
17, 2023: Fifty-six years later to the day...
September 10, 2023: It almost felt like 62-36
September
4, 2023: The State of the Rams' program is perplexing
September
2, 2023: An eye-popping opener for Sanders, Buffaloes
August
25, 2023: On Randy Gradishar: No, it's not all good now
July 31, 2023: College football guru Chuck Neinas gives Buffs thumbs-up
July
28, 2023: When the A's were coming to Denver ... for "good"
July
27, 2023: Blame those who botched CU's Pac-12 chance
June
25, 2023: For Avalanche, Johansen trade worth a shot
June 21, 2023: As Hall of Fame calls, reprise of tribute to Pierre Lacroix
June
19, 2023: Can Kroenke's Avalanche, Nuggets sweep in 2024?
June
12, 2023: Where does Nuggets' first NBA title rank among Colorado championships?
June
6, 2023: On the 79th anniversary of D-Day
May
25, 2023: Nuggets, Denver on center stage in NBA Finals
May
21, 2023: Les Miz still is thrilling the 10th (or so) time around
May
5, 2023: Still a horse racing fan ... and not just on the first Saturday in May
May
2, 2023: In the end, Avalanche karma turned toxic
April 25, 2023: Another Nuggets playoff game ... and the night John Elway came to Denver
April
22, 2023: CU's spring game a Prime-Time show
April 16, 2023: Former Columbine Principal: "It's got to stop."
April
15, 2023: Hockey is NOT new in Seattle
April 11, 2023: So who was Bill Masterton?
April 6, 2023: Darned right, Rockies home opener worth celebrating
March 7, 2023: Give Stan Kroenke credit ...
February 25, 2023: Denny Dressman continues his Rockies hit streak
February
18, 2023: MSU Denver Roadrunners wind down first season under Dan Ficke
February 16, 2023: DU's Sean Behrens skates toward Avalanche
February 6, 2023: Buffaloes back on track ... for now
February 2, 2023: On Richard Thomas and stage's "To Kill A Mockingbird"
January
27, 2023: CC vs. DU at Ball Arena: A big night for Colorado hockey
January 26, 2023: It happened again. Again. And again. We have to do something.
January 20, 2023: Bednar about to become franchise's winningest coach
January 14, 2023: Would you want your kid to play football?
January 5, 2023: Jekyll Buffs, Hyde Buffs
December
30, 2022: Taking some of the fun out of NHL OT
December
24, 2022: Coach Prime off to a fast start
December 23, 2022: My stories in Mile High Sports Magazine Awards Issue
December 16, 2022: 10th anniversary of my best book's release
December 13, 2022: DU's Aidan Thompson a NoCo breakthrough
December 8, 2022: Rocky Mountain Showdown: Hoops
December 4, 2022: CU welcomes Coach Prime
November
29, 2022: 20th anniversary of Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming release
November 17, 2022: On "My Fair Lady"
November 11, 2022: DU's Carter Mazur chases the dream
November 7, 2022: Stick taps for "Maxy"
October
30, 2022: At CU: Balancing the interim with the future
October 25, 2022: Flashback: Bryce Harper in Grand Junction
October 24, 2022:The Avalanche: NHL's No. 1 attraction
October 18, 2022: Broncos are a mess ... but what can be done now
October 16, 2022: "Nations" sticking with CU and CSU
October 14, 2022: Still have hopes for Olympic Affair
October 11, 2022: Comcast / Altitude fiasco unfairly defines Kroenke ownership
October 9, 2022: "Who should CU hire?" "Does it matter?"
September
24, 2022: Buffs' problems are being replayed ... over and over
September 23, 2022: My 31st NHL training camp...and return of open dressing rooms
September 18, 2022: On Ron Earley, Walter Payton and organ donation
September 10, 2022: Yes, CSU Rams have a long way to go ... too
September 4, 2022: Ugly openers for CU, CSU
August
18, 2022: CSU Stalwarts playing for 3rd head coach
August
11, 2022: May the wait end for Randy Gradishar
August 7, 2022: Karl Dorrell on low expectations and uncertain conference future
August 6, 2022: CU's Tommy Brown still can say "Roll Tide" ... and mean it
July
28, 2022: Broncos, Hackett connect to past with zone blocking scheme
July 19, 2022: Uvalde ignored the lessons of Columbine
July
10, 2022: Save the Pac-Whatever ... with CU in it
July 9, 2022: In the wake of Avalanche acquisition of Alexandar Georgiev
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