Drew Pomeranz eats appendectomies and shits perfect innings. And now, the prize of the Ubaldo Jimenez trade is officially a major-league baseball player. Just over two weeks after having an emergency appendectomy, Pomeranz pitched three perfect innings yesterday for the Tulsa Drillers, the Rockies’ Double-A affiliate. He will join the…
No question that the Denver Broncos cheerleaders look better than the team that got manhandled by the Arizona Cardinals. And we have proof. By way of promoting their just-released 2012 calendar, the cheer squad has shared behind-the-scenes glimpses at the photo shoot on their Facebook page. Page through below to…
Last night, in a dispiriting 26-7 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Brady Quinn warmed up for games that count by playing as he did during the regular season for the Cleveland Browns — like one of the worst QBs in the league. And Tim Tebow? Not great, but not nearly…
Tonight, the Broncos take on the Arizona Cardinals in their final game of the 2011 preseason — meaning it could be fans’ last extended look at Tim Tebow playing quarterback for quite some time. There’s definitely a disconnect between what ESPN’s Merril Hoge sees in Tebow and the views of…
On Sunday in Civic Center Park, people were yelling, bumping into each other, ringing cow bells, throwing flowers, drinking beer, singing Colorado’s praises and poppin’ bottles. Oh yeah, there was a bike race too. Levi Leipheimer, a Californian who held the leaders jersey for the final three stages, won the…
As BYU sharpshooter Jimmer Fredette ascended to national basketball stardom, photos of his girlfriend, BYU cheerleader Whitney Wonnacott, began popping up everywhere. Such shots were of particular interest in these parts, since Wonnacott grew up here and graduated from Chatfield High School. Now, she’s back in the spotlight, after Jimmer…
Last week, radio host Dan Caplis argued that Tim Tebow is a victim of media bias and a poor decision on the part of the Broncos’ braintrust regarding his position behind QBs Kyle Orton and Brady Quinn. After Denver’s 23-20 Saturday win over Seattle, the first issue is still debatable,…
The Vail Time Trial was built for Levi Leipheimer. He is a time-trial specialist racing on a course that prides itself on punishing mountain climbs higher than that of any other race in the world. Leipheimer didn’t waste the opportunity, winning the stage and retaking the overall lead in the…
The Queen Stage, which racers battled yesterday from Gunnison to Aspen, was defined by two punishing climbs over Cottonwood and Independence passes. Yet, it was a rainy, white-knuckle inducing descent from Independence Pass that defined the day, and possibly the entire race. American George Hincapie won the stage and vaulted…
Update below: KHOW’s Dan Caplis is best known for talking politics — and treating President Barack Obama like a piñata. But yesterday, he spent the majority of the program he shares with Craig Silverman discussing Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. He sees the Chosen One as a victim of bias by…
From the Rockies’ perspective, Alex White and Drew Pomeranz, the top two pitchers they landed from the Cleveland Indians, have to be better than one Ubaldo Jimenez. After all, Joe Gardner and Matt McBride, the other two players the Rockies received, aren’t guaranteed to make a meaningful contribution in the…
After almost four and a half hours of racing up and down hills and battling winds of twenty miles per hour over almost 100 miles of terrain, most of the standings were decided in the concluding sprint of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge’s first stage. American Levi Leipheimer broke away…
With debate about whether Tim Tebow’s first-round selection is now officially a waste, rumors are flying that the Broncos may cut him. If they do so, Tebow will no doubt join the list of all-time draft busts assembled earlier this year by our friends at Mile High Report. But where…
For all the talk about the elevation and hill climbs that litter the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, the race began with cyclists shooting out of the start like a gun and downhill from the Garden of the Gods into downtown Colorado Springs. When the speedy time trial was done, German…
Yesterday, we asked if drafting Tim Tebow in the first round can be officially called a mistake after he was demoted to third string for this weekend’s contest vs. the Bills. The answer appears to be yes, given the flurry of rumors that he’s about to be cut — because…
If you are interested in the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, you probably know the most pertinent information: 128 of the world’s best cyclists, including the top three Tour de France finishers, will race over 600 miles and reach elevations that few races, if any, have reached before. The competition, which…
The final score of the Denver’s 24-10 victory over the woeful-even-by-Broncos-standards Buffalo Bills had no meaning. But what did was the order in which the D-town QBs played: Kyle Orton, then Brady Quinn and, finally, Tim Tebow, inserted into an already-decided contest with mere minutes to go. No, it wasn’t…
Today, the Broncos are wrapping up training camp in a session that’s not open to the public. But before the team cut off access to fans, Westword photographer Brandon Marshall — no relation to the other BM — was able to capture the squad in action. Page down below to…
So far, the most notable moment of the Rockies season was when management traded Ubaldo Jimenez, the best pitcher in team history. And now we have another notable — but not positive event — with which to mark the season: Mike Jacobs, first baseman for the Rockies’ Triple-A team, has…
It’s official: Invesco Field at Mile High is about to become Sports Authority Field at Mile High. But before all the signs are changed, what were the top ten moments during the nearly ten years under the Invesco name? Here’s the list and text from the history section of the…
The Rockies should have known it wouldn’t be their night when Chris Nelson decided to play “Pin the baseball on the coach’s face” with Rich Dauer before the game in a gaffe seen in the background of an ESPN live shot. Then the Rockies’ unfortunate play was caught by ESPN…
Talk about a metaphor for the Rockies’ season. In the background of a Bobby Valentine live shot on ESPN last night, sharp-eyed viewers saw third-base coach Rich Dauer get drilled in the face with a cross-diamond throw from Chris Nelson, reportedly breaking his nose in the process. Keep your eye…
