12/16/2012 10:43 AM MST
The first line of defense for a Platte Valley player's bleeding and swollen brain was his teammates. A glimmer of hope in the effort to protect athletes from sports-related head injuries.
Broomfield girls fight past Denver East to win Fairview Festival title
12/16/2012 08:49 AM MST -
Top-ranked in The Denver Post Class 4A media/coaches poll, Broomfield had to dig deep and put forth effort, and weathered the taller, longer and quicker 5A Angels, notably after the half for a 58-54 win over Denver East.
Loveland's Michal Bower wins on final dive in Coaches' Invitational
12/16/2012 08:49 AM MST -
Loveland diver Michal Bower had resigned herself to the fact she was about to lose for the first time in her high school career. "If there was going to be anybody to beat me, it would have been Alexa (Beckwith of St. Mary's Academy)," Bower said.
Woody Paige: Thanks to Broncos' Chris Harris, a very Orange Christmas
12/17/2012 12:16 AM MST -
Merry Christmas. Chris "Kringle" Harris gift-wrapped a 98-yard interception return for a touchdown that put the Broncos in a festive holiday mood Sunday afternoon. Ho-Ho-Bronco. Ho-Ho-Hum Flacco.
Frei: Columbine survivor symbol of strength for Sandy Hook
12/17/2012 01:22 AM MST -
Patrick Ireland, Columbine's "Boy in the Window," had alerted me that he might not arrive at the Arvada Old Chicago restaurant in time for the Broncos-Ravens kickoff Sunday.
Coach Larry Shyatt enjoys 10-0 start with Wyoming basketball team
12/16/2012 11:53 PM MST -
In 1998, Larry Shyatt bolted after only one season as Wyoming's head basketball coach to take the top job at Clemson, where he had been an assistant. Cowboys fans had to be won over that Shyatt didn't bring his carpetbag with him when he returned in 2011.
DU Pioneers goalie Juho Olkinuora stepping up as a sophomore
12/16/2012 11:53 PM MST -
Given that the NCAA allows only 18 scholarships for a Division I hockey team, carrying three scholarship goalies is one more than necessary, or needed, for most programs. But not if you're the Denver Pioneers, a.k.a. Goaltending U.
Slopestyle and the 2014 Olympics: Competitors want to have say in competition
12/17/2012 12:02 AM MST -
When skiing's international governing body, the International Federation of Skiing (FIS), last spring proposed cutting costs for the Winter Olympics in Sochi by combining snowboard and ski judges for the Olympic debut of slopestyle, athletes resoundingly panned the plan.
Denver Cutthroats veteran Brad Smyth is Crash Davis of hockey
12/16/2012 02:49 PM MST -
In 20 seasons of professional hockey in 12 leagues, Brad Smyth has played 1,307 games for 21 teams. But Smyth may have finally found a home. Smyth, 39, is a player and assistant coach with the expansion Denver Cutthroats of the Central Hockey League.
12/16/2012 11:37 PM MST -
The San Francisco 49ers earned a playoff berth by withstanding a stunning comeback by New England from a 28-point deficit to beat the Patriots 41-34 on Sunday night in the rain.
