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Late this summer, before Columbine began defending its Class 5A football title, senior offensive/defensive lineman DJ Ironshell summed up the Rebels’ football philosophy. “We just run the ball and let the pads do the talking,” he said. The Rebels’ pads talked plenty of smack Friday in their 35-14 win over Arvada West at Jeffco Stadium. […]

Class 5A 1. Mountain Vista (6-0) vs. ThunderRidge, 7 p.m. Friday. Next week: at Fruita Monument, 6 p.m. Oct. 18. 2. Cherry Creek (6-1) won vs. Arapahoe, 41-7: Junior QB Brady Vodicka shredded Arapahoe to the tune of 303 yards and three TDs on 21-of-30 passing, junior Jayden Fox (15 carries, 110 yards, 2 TDs) […]

The Avalanche already had a massive challenge at the start of this season. One game in, it got tougher. Jonathan Drouin, a breakout player and one of the great stories in the NHL last season, will miss at least the next two games after being injured in the Avs’ season opener Wednesday night in Las […]

Broncos Podcast: Can Sean Payton’s team run winning streak to four games Sunday vs. Chargers? Good-on-good matchups make for must-see TV in the NFL. Good-on-bad matchups often determine the outcome of games. If the Broncos are to run their winning streak to four games Sunday by beating the Los Angeles Chargers, they’re likely going to […]

Broncos Podcast: Can Sean Payton’s team run winning streak to four games Sunday vs. Chargers? The Broncos depth at wide receiver will be tested in the coming weeks. Veteran wide receiver Josh Reynolds is expected to miss some time after undergoing a minor finger surgery, a source told The Denver Post. Reynolds will miss Sunday’s […]

Around the AFC See ya, Saleh. The New York Jets dropped a major news bomb Tuesday when they got home from London and fired head coach Robert Saleh. Then the interim HC, Jeff Ulbrich, took offensive play-calling duties away from Nathaniel Hackett, dealing another blow to the former Broncos head coach. The Jets are 2-3, […]

Chargers (2-2) at Broncos (3-2) When: Sunday, 2:05 p.m. MT Where: Empower Field at Mile High Stadium Radio/TV: 850 AM, 94.1 FM/CBS Line: Broncos +3 Broncos-Chargers series: Denver is 72-55-1 in 128 regular-season games dating back to 1960; the Broncos won 16-9 in the last meeting, on Dec. 31, 2023, at home, and have won […]

BOULDER — Dylan Edwards runs like a Google map on your phone set to “avoid tolls.” You’ll get there eventually, but not without some fancy bobbing, clever weaving and maybe a few back roads you never knew existed. Isaiah Augustave and Micah Welch, by contrast, prefer the direct approach. A to B. Whatever it costs. […]

The Broncos have won three straight games and look to make it four Sunday with another division home game, this one against the Los Angeles Chargers. Denver Post Broncos beat reporters Parker Gabriel and Ryan McFadden break down the matchup, talk about the dominance of Pat Surtain II and the Denver defense over the first […]

Nothing about the play in particular would stand out to the casual observer. Early third quarter at Tampa Bay in Week 3. Bucs out around midfield with the ball on second-and-6. Quarterback Baker Mayfield felt pressure, moved up in the pocket to his right and dumped the ball off to running back Bucky Irving for […]

No. 18 Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) at Colorado (4-1, 2-0) When/where: 8:15 p.m. Saturday, Folsom Field TV/Radio: ESPN/850 AM BetMGM Line: CU +4, O/U 56.5 Weather: 69 degrees and mostly clear Series History: CU leads 45-20-1 (last game: a 44-36 Buffs win in Boulder, 2010) Three storylines Travis Hunter Factor. What will No. 12 do next? […]

San Jose State (4-1) at Colorado State (2-3) When/where: 1:30 p.m. Saturday/Canvas Stadium TV/Radio: truTV/Rams Radio Network BetMGM Line: CSU +1.5, O/U 56.5 Weather: 83 degrees and slightly cloudy Three storylines CSU’s finishing ability: The Rams were on the verge of an upset last week at Oregon State, but just couldn’t close the door. CSU […]