DENVER (The Sports Xchange) – The Colorado Rockies struck for two runs in the 11th inning against Chicago Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman and came away with an improbable 7-6 victory Friday night on an errant throw. Nick Hundley singled with two outs and scored on Ryan Raburn’s double. Second baseman Javier Baez threw the ball…
DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Rockies reinstated reliever Chad Qualls from the 15-day disabled list on Friday and cleared a roster spot for him by optioning struggling rookie reliever Carlos Estevez to their Triple-A affiliate in Albuquerque. Qualls, 38, went on the disabled list July 23, retroactive to July 16, because of colitis. He is…
via Rockies Reinstate Qualls From DL, Estevez Optioned To Minors — CBS Denver
Trevor Siemian will start Saturday, a justified reward for his play in earning the co-No. 1 spot at QB so far. Which other young players stood out at camp?
via Fifteen young Broncos who took steps forward during training camp — Denver Broncos : News
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit For the first five innings, the two highest-scoring teams in the National League had themselves a good, old-fashioned pitcher’s duel. What followed was a bizarre and dramatic finish to the first game of a pivotal series for the Colorado Rockies. In the bottom of the 11th inning, down 6-5, Nick…
via Resilient Rockies walk off Cubs in wild finish at Coors Field — Mile High Sports
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit When it comes to international basketball, the United States reigns supreme, and even that might be an understatement. Heading into he Olympics, nobody asked who was going to win gold. The only question that mattered was who was taking home silver and bronze, and the list started with Spain…
via Nikola Jokic helps lead Serbia to the Olympic finals — Mile High Sports
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit Doug Ottewill, editor-in-chief of Mile High Sports Magazine, joins 5280 Sports Network’s Shawn Drotar and Nate Lundy to preview the second preseason game between the Denver Broncos and the San Francisco 49ers. Drotar will be paying close attention to the offensive line, while Ottewill hopes that half of the team…
via WATCH: Broncos vs. 49ers preseason game preview — Mile High Sports
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit It has now been one week since Patrick Roy shockingly resigned from his post as head coach of the Colorado Avalanche. The search for his replacement has already begun in earnest. Avalanche spokesman Jean Martineau announced on Thursday that the team is about to enter the preliminary stages of the…
via Eleven coaching candidates that could make sense for the Avalanche — Mile High Sports
Tweet +1 Like Share Pin Reddit Gary Kubiak told his team, “You can either get back to practice or we can come back later tonight and do this again.” This conversation happened after the fifth fight of the day on the final day of Broncos training camp. Okay, it’s not exactly Shawshank Redemption worthy, “Get…
via DMac’s (Final) Training Camp Blog: Way too early roster predictions — Mile High Sports
As the quarterback competition continues on in Denver with some guy named Trevor Siemian possibly poised to take over the team from Peyton Manning (shivers), I figured now was as good of a time as any to pick a side in this glorious battle royale. Mark Sanchez should be the Broncos quarterback this season, since they have […]
The Denver Broncos placed defensive end Vance Walker on injured reserve Friday and signed free agent tight end Manasseh Garner.
via Broncos Place DE Walker On IR, Sign TE Manasseh Garner — CBS Denver
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