PHILADELPHIA — Two hours before game time at the Wells Fargo Center here Tuesday, Avalanche coach Jared Bednar said he planned to stick with the same lineup against Philadelphia that delivered a rare win Saturday, 5-3 over visiting Buffalo. Bednar did acknowledge that he might pull a player for trade-deadline purposes if he gets the…
via Avalanche feels some “anxiety” in Philadelphia before NHL trade deadline — The Denver Post
Are the Broncos on the verge of signing Tony Romo? According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Denver Broncos “are clearly in the driver’s seat” for veteran quarterback Tony Romo if/when he is released by the Dallas Cowboys. Broncos seem to be “clearly in the driver’s seat” for Romo if he’s willing to take a…
via Report: Broncos seem to be in driver’s seat for quarterback Tony Romo — Mile High Report – All Posts
INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL scouting combine has been mocked for its drills that seem antiquated and irrelevant, from the 40-yard dash to the long jump. It has earned the unflattering labels of The Underwear Olympics and, most recently, “the cattle auction.” “Sorry 2 the suckers that have to go to the cattle auction this week!”…
via John Elway’s latest grand plan for Broncos will gain clarity at NFL combine — The Denver Post
DENVER (AP) — Running the floor, hitting the boards and putting up points — a lot of them — are becoming staples for the Denver Nuggets. Gary Harris scored a career-high 25 points and the Nuggets bounced back from successive losses to beat Brooklyn 129-109 on Friday night, handing the inept Nets their 15th loss…
via Harris Scores 25 Points In Nuggets’ 129-109 Win Over Nets — CBS Denver
The Denver Nuggets’ 2016-2017 season has been quite a ride They’ve experienced the highest of highs, the lowest of lows, and, like a basketball that goes up and down upon each dribble, they continually trade off big wins, with tough losses. But as the season ticks under 25 games remaining, it’s time to take that dribble…
via The next 10 games will define the Denver Nuggets’ entire season — Mile High Sports
It’s time to draft a young stud RB and I’ve got stats to show you why Everybody has an opinion on who Denver should draft first. Today, I’m making a case for a RB. After looking at some statistics, one item stood out in glaring neon. Only two teams with a worse rushing rank than…
via Horse Tracks: Denver’s running game needs some work — Mile High Report – All Posts
Emmanuel Sanders didn’t want to be written off as too small at the 2010 Scouting Combine, and so he got a bright idea: Add a lot of water weight. Sanders said he was worried NFL teams wouldn’t think he was big enough to hold up to the grind at the professional level, so he drank…
via Emmanuel Sanders drank 2 gallons of water before Combine weigh-in — ProFootballTalk
Hope springs eternal and it officially starts today as the Colorado Rockies play their first game of the season. The Rockies will take on the Arizona Diamondbacks at 1:10 p.m. at their shared park at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Tyler Anderson will get the first start of the season against Shelby Miller. Thomas…
via Colorado Rockies: 3 Things You Should Know on February 25 — Rox Pile
On the surface, the salary cap seems to be an objective, unambiguous formula. In reality, the specific team-by-team spending limit is finalized via back-and-forth negotiations between the NFL and the NFL Players Association. For 2017, the final number will be announced soon, since each team must be in compliance with it by March 9. Per a…
via 2017 salary cap currently pegged at $166-169 million — ProFootballTalk
The Denver Nuggets pressed the reset button on the post-All-Star-break portion of their season, defeating the Brooklyn Nets 129-109 at Pepsi Center on Friday night. One night prior in Sacramento, Denver had dropped the first game back from the weeklong midseason break to see their lead on the eighth seed over the Kings shrink to…
via HIGHLIGHTS: Harris scores career high 25 points in rout of Nets — Mile High Sports
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