ESPN’s Werder: With Broncos faith in QBs, Romo may prefer Houston — KKFN

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Though it may not take the Denver Broncos out of the Tony Romo sweepstakes, the team’s confidence in Trevor Siemian and Paxton Lynch may have the likely soon-to-be former Dallas Cowboys quarterback looking elsewhere. ESPN reporter Ed Werder reported Thursday morning that Romo, who’s been supplanted as the Cowboys starter by 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie…

via ESPN’s Werder: With Broncos faith in QBs, Romo may prefer Houston — KKFN

Colorado Avalanche: Could a Maple Leafs Trade Make Sense? — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche might make a trade deal with the Toronto Maple Leafs — but it wouldn’t be an Avs forward leaving. NEWSFLASH: 29 NHL teams are interested in Colorado Avalanche forwards Matt Duchene and Gabriel Landeskog. That’s a joke — those two core players are so much at the center of trade rumors that…

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Von Miller steers clear of Denver quarterback controversy — ProFootballTalk

A year after the Broncos won the Super Bowl, the team still lacks long-term clarity when it comes to the quarterback position. With multiple options for 2017, linebacker Von Miller tiptoed around expressing a clear preference. “I feel like [John] Elway has always put us in a great championship position, whatever quarterback that we’ve had,’’…

via Von Miller steers clear of Denver quarterback controversy — ProFootballTalk

Nuggets Make Nurkic-For-Plumlee Trade Official — CBS Denver

DENVER (CBS4/The Sports Xchange) – Jusuf Nurkic is a Denver Nugget no more. Mason Plumlee of the Portland Trail Blazers fights for position against Jusuf Nurkic of the Denver Nuggets on Oct. 16, 2016 at the Moda Center Arena in Portland, Oregon. (credit: Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images) We’ll forgive you if you forgot that…

via Nuggets Make Nurkic-For-Plumlee Trade Official — CBS Denver

Colorado Avalanche Rumors: Avoid Trade With Boston Bruins Involving Gabe Landeskog — Mile High Sticking

The Colorado Avalanche seemingly have to decide between trading two big names — Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog — and Landeskog is the name that needs to stay. The question that everyone keeps coming to concerning the Colorado Avalanche is: should they trade Matt Duchene or Gabe Landeskog? Really, should they trade either? Eh, the…

via Colorado Avalanche Rumors: Avoid Trade With Boston Bruins Involving Gabe Landeskog — Mile High Sticking

Thompson, Livingston To Miss Monday’s Game Against Nuggets — CBS Denver

DENVER (AP) — The Golden State Warriors will be without guards Klay Thompson and Shaun Livingston for their game Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. Thompson is dealing with a sore right heel, while Livingston heads home for the birth of his daughter. The Warriors are already missing Zaza Pachulia (strained rotator cuff) and David…

via Thompson, Livingston To Miss Monday’s Game Against Nuggets — CBS Denver

Jokic’s Emergence For Nuggets Made Jusuf Nurkic Expendable — CBS Denver

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets officially announced Monday that they have traded big man Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for center Mason Plumlee. Denver also receives a second-round pick and cash, while the Blazers get a first-rounder. Nurkic is averaging eight points this season. The 7-footer known as the “Bosnian Beast” became…

via Jokic’s Emergence For Nuggets Made Jusuf Nurkic Expendable — CBS Denver

Report: Nuggets, Blazers agree to Nurkic-Plumlee swap — NBA.com: News

Already well-positioned with youth, talent and eventual salary-cap space, the Denver Nuggets’ situation appeared to get even brighter Sunday amid reports they had swapped center Jusuf Nurkic to the Portland Trail Blazers for big man Mason Plumlee. The Vertical’s Adrian Wojnorawski was first with the news:

via Report: Nuggets, Blazers agree to Nurkic-Plumlee swap — NBA.com: News