Keeler: Is Broncos’ Sean Payton setting Audric Estime up to fail? Maybe, but Estime’s failing just...

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/17 3:57A Sean Keeler

Sean Payton coddles Audric Estime the way Lucy Van Pelt coddled poor Charlie Brown. Like Lucy, Payton keeps promising Estime the football. Like Lucy, Sunshine Sean keeps pulling the rock away at the last minute. We knew we wanted two-thirds of...

CBS Colorado's second annual Girls in the Game hosts girls of all ages, inspires careers in sports

CBS Denver (Sports) 8/17 3:49A Chierstin Susel

Hundreds of girls of all ages showed up to CBS Colorado's second annual Girls in the Game event, which encourages and inspires girls to consider a career in sports. The event also hosted 40 vendors...

Sean Payton on Broncos receiver Troy Franklin making Year 2 leap: ‘It’s happening’

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/17 3:32A Luca Evans

Two words did the job just fine, because nobody needed any kind of soliloquy to understand the things Troy Franklin was doing Saturday night. It s happening, Sean Payton nodded to reporters. The Broncos head coach saw this coming this offseason...

Dakota Ridge football, led by two-way star Landon Kalsbeck, aims to finish what last year’s team...

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/17 1:45A Kyle Newman

Three autumns ago, the Dakota Ridge freshman team put Class 4A on notice. That Eagles team, featuring the core of this year s seniors who have Dakota Ridge ranked No. 1 in the Post Preps preseason...

Colorado prep football: Eight storylines to watch in 2025

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/17 1:45A Matt Schubert, Kyle Newman

The Colorado high school football season kicks off with a handful of Week 0 games this week, followed by the rest of the state jumping into play next week. Here are eight storylines to watch: All In, All Covered : Teams across the state are...

Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais, Colorado’s top recruit in Class of 2026, is centerpiece of another Cherry...

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/17 1:45A Kyle Newman

Tufanua Ionatana Umu-Cais had Pee Wee offensive linemen shaking in their cleats. An enormous and physical athlete in his middle school days, Cherry Creek s star defensive tackle demanded everyone s...

Inside Broncos LT Garett Bolles’ work in Colorado juvenile detention system: ‘My life has done a...

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/17 1:45A Luca Evans

In early January, the wheels of the Broncos plane touched down in Denver, and Garett Bolles hopes of a dream run were left frozen back in Buffalo. He d known disappointment for many years. Never quite...

Broncos’ Davis Webb draws rave reviews for play-calling vs. Arizona: ‘He’s an incredible coach’

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/16 8:05P Parker Gabriel

Davis Webb turned back toward the Broncos’ sideline in the final minute of the first half on Saturday and saw players and coaches lined up for high fives and fist bumps. On a night when Denver’s backups dominated Arizona’s in a 27-7 preseason...

Grading The Week: Broncos-Nuggets Christmas doubleheader is welcome gift, but couldn’t NBA delay the...

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/16 6:30A Sean Keeler

Broncos! Nuggets! Santa! Same day! Well, same night, at least. Team Grading The Week (GTW) loves marathons of A Christmas Story as much as the next leg lamp, but American TV options on Christmas Day could use a good kick in the backside after...

Keeler: Colorado’s No. 1 prep QB, Legend’s DJ Bordeaux, is on his 4th school in 4 years. He wouldn’t...

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/16 1:45A Sean Keeler

PARKER For a spare $145, you can own a piece of DJ Bordeaux. Well, a piece of his handwriting, at any rate. As of Friday afternoon, a trading card featuring the new Legend High School quarterback...

Renck: Broncos’ Sean Payton believes run game is better. So prove it, coach.

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/16 1:45A Troy Renck

For Bo Nix to graduate from small screens to more big swings , Sean Payton cannot run it back with last year s offense. He has to run the ball more . His biggest challenge this season beyond which pair of Jordans to wear on game day — will be...

QB Ariana Akey leads Mountain Vista’s quest for flag football repeat

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/16 1:45A Patrick Saunders

The Mountain Vista Golden Eagles are planning an encore performance. It s a big ask. How do they top what they did last fall? In the first CHSAA-sanctioned Class 5A girls flag football season, the...

Rockies Journal: ‘Angry’ Chase Dollander ready to rebound, strut his stuff

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/16 1:45A Patrick Saunders

When rookie right-hander Chase Dollander was unceremoniously demoted to Triple-A Albuquerque on July 7, he wasn t wounded or embarrassed. He says his confidence wasn t shaken. He was ticked off. Or words to that effect. Rockies interim manager...

Colorado high school football rankings: Preseason Top 10 in Classes 5A, 4A, 3A

The Denver Post (Preps) 8/15 8:57P Matt Schubert, Kyle Newman

As the 2025 CHSAA football season kicks off with Week 0 on Thursday, here are The Denver Post’s big-school football rankings. These rankings will be updated weekly throughout the season. Class 5A 1. Cherry Creek (13-1 in 2024) : Five state titles...

Broncos roster watch: Four key position battles to track Saturday vs. Arizona

The Denver Post (Sports) 8/15 8:00A Parker Gabriel

If you’re a Broncos fan who can’t quite make heads or tails of what direction the team is leaning at running back after veteran J.K. Dobbins and rookie RJ Harvey, you’re not alone. Sean Payton is right there with you. The third-year Denver head...