Nothing cheap about zeal in cheap seats From a lofty perch in the next- to-last row of the stadium, a Broncos fan just might be closer to heaven than the football field. So maybe it only makes sense that unbridled faith in an NFL team that was hard to love should begin here.
Paige: Give the Glove some love As the Broncos thrashed about ineffectually in the first half, and Kyle Orton was booed like silent-movie villain Snidely Whiplash, it was thought that Orton might be the sixth-best Broncos quarterback in the stadium.
Krieger: Doom's sacks back anew The best pass rusher in Broncos history was 6-feet-5-inches tall. Simon Fletcher, who recorded 97 1/2 quarterback sacks from 1985-95, was an early prototype for the long, lean, athletic sack artist.
Dater: NHL's best show is in Ariz. court The most compelling story of the NHL the last few months? To this observer, it hasn't even been close. It has been the drama being played out in a Phoenix courtroom.
Frei: CSU works to bolster its fort Unfortunately, this has been overshadowed because of the furor in Boulder. But the program that knocked off the Buffaloes in the Rocky Mountain Showdown now is 3-0.
Henderson: USC didn't get day at beach Pete Carroll's style of coaching is needed in college football. Diving over the pile himself on goal-line drills. Practice pranks. Open locker room. In a sport that seems too corporate, Southern California players are the only ones who have ever told me they have — gasp! — fun in practice.
Hochman: Don't flip: Clips will be in it The Nuggets swept the season series with the Clippers a season ago, as did five other teams in the Western Conference. Why? Because the Clippers weren't good at basketball.
Meisler: Silent spring for local teams The only weekend void on April's calendar makes the third Saturday a natural for National Spring Game Day. The Final Four and the Masters are done, the NFL draft a week away. NBA and NHL playoffs are just starting.
Meyer: Ritzenhein backbone to U.S. revival Fans of American distance running had to wait 13 years for an American-born runner to join Bob Kennedy on the list of 5,000-meter runners to break 13 minutes.
"Palace in Dallas" great for prime time Scratch those rumors that NBC initially planned to broadcast Brian Williams' Friday night network newscast from the new $1.15 billion Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Willoughby: Return to river grassroots a blessing At a time when industry pundits are lamenting the demise of the whitewater kayaking industry, the 2009 Gore Canyon Race rediscovered the economics of soul.
