2025 Gold Helmet Award finalists: Six players who embody excellence on and off the field

The Denver Post (Sports) 12/11 1:00A Kyle Newman

The Gold Helmet Award has been presented annually by The Denver Post to the state s top senior football player, scholar and citizen since 1951. Here the six finalists for this year s honor, with the winner to be announced Sunday. Candidates,...

Hanukkah will shred with menorahs made from skis/snowboards

The Denver Post (Sports) 12/11 1:00A James Burky

The inspiration for one of the more unusual sculptures in Colorado was born from scraps. Steamboat Springs resident Randy Salky has constructed a menorah out of skis and, most recently, snowboards....

Metro State volleyball rides historic season into NCAA Division II Elite Eight

The Denver Post (College Sports) 12/11 1:00A Kyle Newman

Jenny Glenn s Roadrunners are looking to double down on program history. Metro State volleyball is in the NCAA Division II Elite Eight for the first time, where they take on Wingate on Thursday at...

Sean Payton says Broncos are ‘counting on our crowd’ at Empower Field vs. Packers

The Dever Post (Broncos) 12/11 12:45A Luca Evans

The only pundit that truly means something, to Bo Nix, is Krista Nix. So does it add any fuel that his Broncos his 11-2, currently No. 1 seeded Broncos are actually betting underdogs   against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday ? I don t really...

Rockies Journal: Former Rockies manager Walt Weiss earned another shot with Braves

The Denver Post (Patrick Saunders) 12/10 12:45A Patrick Saunders

ORLANDO, Fla. — More than a dozen years ago, in the fall of 2013, I defended Walt Weiss on a local sports radio talk show. That was back in the day when Denver sports radio still talked about the Rockies. The sports jockey blasted the Rockies...

Cale Makar’s late power-play goal salvages point for Avalanche in shootout loss

The Dever Post (Avalanche) 12/9 6:35P Corey Masisak

NASHVILLE The power play helped the Colorado Avalanche salvage a point and turned a regulation loss into a coin toss. For the fourth time in as many tries this season, the shootout did not flip the Avs way. This one took a scary turn though. Ryan...

Colorado winter cabins and yurts that you can ski (or sometimes drive) to

The Denver Post (Winter Sports) 12/9 1:00A Mindy Sink

What’s cozier than a cabin or yurt in the winter? Colorado has many options for travelers to hunker down for a little vacation inside while embracing the frosty season outside. Related Articles...

CHSAA settles Colorado transgender athlete lawsuit; case continues with state

The Denver Post (Preps) 12/8 9:09A Ann Schimke

The group governing high school sports in Colorado has agreed not to sanction schools or teams from eight conservative-leaning school districts and charter schools for policies on transgender student athletes under a settlement agreement...

Jamal Murray is backing up preseason talk. Will he be finally rewarded as an All-Star?

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 12/8 7:55A Bennett Durando

Jamal Murray made it look easy. His shoulders were relaxed, his grin discernible from the nosebleeds. He yielded two basketballs, one in each hand, and that fittingly seemed to elicit twice the usual joy and confidence as he goofed around with a...

Parker Gabriel’s 7 Thoughts from Broncos’ 10th straight win, including why Denver can go far with Bo...

The Dever Post (Broncos) 12/8 12:00A Parker Gabriel

LAS VEGAS The Broncos just keep on winning. The latest: A 24-17 win that may look close on paper but really was Denver s most comfortable in weeks . Sean Payton s team has won 10 straight and moved to 11-2 overall on the night in which Kansas City...

How Harvard shaped Paul DePodesta, the Rockies’ new front-office boss

The Denver Post (Sports) 12/7 1:05A Patrick Saunders

People have been trying to pigeonhole Paul DePodesta for 30 years. Number-crunching nerd, dumb jock, that Moneyball guy, that Harvard guy and that baseball guy. When he was the general manager of the Dodgers from 2004 to 2005, Los Angeles Times...

Broncos-Raiders scouting report: Broncos can gain key foothold in AFC seeding with win over Las...

The Dever Post (Broncos) 12/7 12:45A Luca Evans

Broncos (10-2) at Raiders (2-10) When: 2:05 p.m. Sunday Where:  Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas, Nev. TV/radio:  CBS, 850 AM/94.1 FM Broncos-Raiders series:  The Broncos, of course, beat Las Vegas 10-7 on Thursday Night Football in early November in...

Isaiah Johnson grew up around NBA greats. Now, the breakout freshman is putting his studies to use...

The Denver Post (College Sports) 12/6 3:41A Kyle Newman

BOULDER On the set of Space Jam 2, a young Isaiah Johnson soaked in the approach of an NBA icon. Colorado s freshman guard, then 12 years old, was working out with LeBron James at Warner Bros. Studios...

GM Josh Byrnes joined the Rockies for ‘the challenge’ and to team with Paul DePodesta

The Denver Post (Sports) 12/6 3:13A Patrick Saunders

Josh Byrnes had it good in Los Angeles. Very good. During his 11 seasons there as the Dodgers senior vice president of baseball operations, he won three World Series rings, including back-to-back championships in 2024-25. He also had one of the...

Renck & File: Have Broncos’ opponents hacked their defense? That is a big fat no.

The Denver Post (Nuggets) 12/6 1:00A Troy Renck

Only a hack would suggest opponents have found a hack to solve the Broncos defense . The idea began to percolate over the past two games as Denver struggled to get off the field . Ordinarily, this type of hiccup for a 10-2 team would not matter....