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• Broncos extend streak to 10

  December 24, 2012 1:54 AM

  DENVER - The Denver Broncos continue to stay hot riding a 10 game winning streak into the final game of the 2012 season beating the Cleveland Browns 34-12 Sunday at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 339 yards and 3 touchdowns to wide receivers... more »

• Leaked report implicates Logan's assistant coaches Play Video

  June 1, 2012 9:09 PM

  Football coaches at the Denver area Catholic high school Mullen may have violated state recruiting rules during Dave Logan's tenure as head coach. A report leaked to the Denver Post Friday found the assistant coaches who worked under Logan improperly recruited players, misrepresented tuition obligations and conducted unauthorized fundraisers.... more »

• Pine Creek pitcher receives national honors Play Video

  June 1, 2012 8:10 PM

  Pine Creek High School pitcher Ryan Warner has been named as the 2012 Gatorade Player of the Year for Colorado . The 6-foot 7 inch senior had a stellar season pitching for the Eagles with a 7-1 record as a starter. Our former Athlete of the Week tossed 89... more »

• Kadets beat Broomfield, force double elimination game

  May 26, 2012 5:37 PM

  The Air Academy baseball team is one game away from winning its first state championship in a generation. The Kadets beat the Broomfield Eagles at Denver's All City Stadium Saturday morning 3-2 to force a winner-take-all rematch for the title. All of Air Academy's runs were scored in the... more »

• Keeping up with the QBs Play Video

  March 18, 2012 1:12 AM

  Denver Broncos backup quarterback Brady Quinn signed with the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday as prized free agent Peyton Manning worked out for the Tennessee Titans. The Broncos overt attempt to recruit the 4 time NFL MVP has lead to speculation that third year quarterback Tim Tebow could end up... more »

• Fox battle with Cablevision now in 5th day

  October 20, 2010 12:15 PM

  NEW YORK (AP) - The dispute between Fox and Cablevision that has left 3 million cable subscribers in the New York area without Fox programming has stretched into its fifth day. Fox, owned by News Corp., says talks with Cablevision Systems Corp. are to resume Wednesday. But both sides... more »

• Obama playing host to Super Bowl champs

  August 9, 2010 8:53 AM

  Now that training camp is underway for the new NFL season, President Barack Obama will welcome the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints to the White House on Monday. The Saints will hold a football clinic with Washington-area children before the event with Obama. After their White House meeting,... more »

• Olympic committees striking some unusual deals

  July 29, 2010 8:30 AM

  With the struggling economy leaving a void in sponsorships and the London Games only two years away, Olympic officials have been peddling their brand aggressively. The result has been some unusual partnerships that marketing experts say leave the Olympic committees open to questioning. Some examples from the past... more »

• Yankees owner George Steinbrenner dies

  July 13, 2010 10:10 AM

  The longtime owner of the New York Yankees, George Steinbrenner, has died of a heart attack. He was 80 years old. Steinbrenner purched the Yankees in 1973. During his tenure the team won seven World Series titles and eleven American League pennants. He relinquished day-to-day operations of the team... more »

• Colorado accepts invitation to join Pac-10

  June 10, 2010 3:01 PM

  The University of Colorado is ending its ties with the Big 12. The Pac-10 conference says Colorado has accepted an invitation to become the league's 11th member. The conference announced its first expansion since adding Arizona and Arizona State in 1978 on Thursday. More teams could follow Colorado... more »

• Memorial service for ex-Broncos coach Stan Jones

  June 4, 2010 8:25 AM

  A memorial service will be held for former Denver Broncos defensive line coach Stan Jones, who died last month from complications of heart disease. The service will be hosted at the National Western Stock Show Complex Friday evening. Jones was an NFL Hall of Famer who played as... more »

• Blown call costs pitcher perfect game

  June 3, 2010 8:46 AM

  One out away from a perfect game. Top of the 9th. Armando Galarraga squeezed the ball in his mitt, stepped on first base with his right foot and was ready to celebrate the first perfect game in Detroit Tigers' history. What happened next will be the talk of baseball... more »

• USOC inks $24 million sponsorship deal

  June 1, 2010 8:32 AM

  The Colorado Springs-based U.S. Olympic Committee has reached an agreement on a sponsorship deal with BMW worth about $24 million. The contract will run through the 2016 Games -- and the USOC will receive cash. The Sports Business Journal first reported the contract Monday, which was verified by the Associated... more »

• USOC to set sex-abuse prevention guidelines

  May 27, 2010 1:12 PM

  The U.S. Olympic Committee plans to standardize sex-abuse-prevention guidelines for the national governing bodies of the various Olympic sports. Four-time Olympic cross country skier Nina Kemppel will lead a USOC task force, which expects to complete the project over the summer. Kemppel said she hopes to produce a... more »

• Landis admits doping, points finger at Armstrong

  May 20, 2010 8:16 AM

  The Wall Street Journal is reporting that disgraced American cyclist Floyd Landis has admitted to systematic use of performance-enhancing drugs, and accused seven-time Tour de France champion Lance Armstrong of involvement in doping. The paper says Landis, who was stripped of his 2006 Tour de France title for doping,... more »

• US taekwondo athlete suspended 6 months for doping

  May 6, 2010 1:44 PM

  An American taekwondo athlete has been suspended for six months after testing positive for a prohibited substance. The Colorado Springs-based U.S. Anti-Doping Agency announced Thursday that Emilia Morrow has accepted a suspension after testing positive for the diuretics hydrochlorothiazide and chlorothiazide. The 17-year-old from Rockville, Md., was tied for... more »

• Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor accused of rape

  May 6, 2010 11:23 AM

  Police say former NFL star Lawrence Taylor has been arrested in connection with a reported rape in the New York City suburbs. Ramapo Detective Lt. Brad Weidel says the former New York Giants linebacker has not been formally charged. He says charges will be filed when the police investigation... more »

• Judge rejects new trial in Darrent Williams death

  April 27, 2010 3:55 PM

  The man convicted of killing Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams has lost his initial bid for a new trial. Denver District Judge Christina Habas turned down the request Tuesday from Willie Clark. Clark was convicted last month of first-degree murder in Williams' death on New Year's Day 2007. ... more »

• Cousins sink consecutive holes-in-one

  April 19, 2010 6:54 PM

  A golf game turned into a huge celebration for two cousins in Ohio. Last Saturday William and Cody Robbins were out with their usual foursome at Pinnacle Golf Club in Grove City, Ohio. The par 3 fifth hole was anything but usual. "All of us debating on... more »

• Woods still 2 shots off Masters lead at the turn

  April 9, 2010 1:27 PM

  Tiger Woods remains two strokes off the lead as he makes the turn in the second round of the Masters. Woods picked up his only birdie on the front side at the par-5 second, where he chipped up next to the flag for a short putt. But he gave... more »

• Martina Navratilova has breast cancer

  April 7, 2010 12:16 PM

  Tennis great Martina Navratilova says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer and her prognosis is excellent. Navratilova said in a phone interview Wednesday that a routine mammogram in January found a lump, and a biopsy the following month determined it was a noninvasive cancer called ductal carcinoma in... more »

• Rockies take season opener over Brewers

  April 5, 2010 6:48 PM

  Ubaldo Jimenez stayed out of big trouble with his 99 mph fastball and Ian Stewart homered on his birthday, lifting the Colorado Rockies to a 5-3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers in Monday's season opener. Jimenez gave up a run and struck out six in six innings. The Rockies... more »

• Tiger hits the links for some Masters practice

  April 5, 2010 11:33 AM

  Tiger Woods wasted no time getting some practice in for his return to golf, teeing off shortly after the course opened as fans streamed in by the thousands to get a look. Woods and Fred Couples were off in the second group just after 8 a.m. Monday on a... more »