Author: BY DAVID RAMSEY The Gazette
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Ramsey: Nuggets hope to end NBA draft misery, and misery in general
Hope. It’s a word that surrounds the Denver Nuggets. Tomorrow will be better for the franchise, shout the team’s stubbornly (and obnoxiously) optimistic fans, mainly because today is so depressing. The 2015-16 Nuggets lost 49 games, the 12th time the franchise has surpassed 45 losses since 1991. I keep hearing about the decades-long misery of…
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Ramsey: Yes, Muhammad Ali inspired and infuriated. That’s what great Americans do
In the final days of the 1950s, in a vastly different America, a teenager declined to ride the school bus that cruised each weekday to Louisville Central High School. Instead, he ran behind the bus, sprinting as fast as he could while bellowing, “Someday, I’ll be heavyweight champ of the world!” He couldn’t sit on…
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Ramsey: Mitch Johnson says he took high road to resign as Fountain-Fort Carson football coach, but it won’t be easy
For 29 summers, Mitch Johnson spent the sunshine months preparing for Fountain-Fort Carson football’s season. He did not play golf. He did not go on long bike rides. He was too busy chasing victory. The chase at F-FC is over. Johnson, 59, retired last week after District 8 demanded he reapply for his coaching job.…
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Ramsey: Aqib Talib’s clutch play ends yet another Broncos melodrama
DENVER – In the instant before the biggest snap of his football life, Aqib Talib examined the eyes of Tom Brady. He watched as Brady scanned the field before a two-point conversion. Stop the conversion, and the Broncos were on the road to Santa Clara and the Super Bowl. Talib refused to consider the alternative…
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Ramsey: Broncos must play better – much better – to conquer the Patriots
DENVER – More is required. The Broncos barely escaped the Steelers, a team competing with a damaged quarterback (Ben Roethlisberger) and without the NFL’s best receiver (Antonio Brown). The Broncos, pushed to the edge of extinction after three blasé quarters, were clutch and mighty in the fourth quarter. The Broncos must play the entire AFC…
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Ramsey: A good crowd provides atmosphere for Doherty boys’ win at Rampart
A fun brand of malice was in the air Tuesday night at Rampart High School. Doherty’s basketball team had arrived and the stands were packed. The opposing student sections were loud and rowdy and imaginative, without ever slipping into an eye-poking brand of anarchy. It was a great night for high school basketball. Especially if…
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Ramsey: Will Osweiler, unjustly demoted, choose to stay with Broncos?
Let’s talk about football injustice. Brock Osweiler led the Broncos to victories in two playoff-like games. He wrestled with the Patriots and the Bengals and walked away triumphant. His performance in the second-half comeback against the Bengals was virtually flawless, and we’re not talking ancient history. We’re talking about less than two weeks ago. Here’s…
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Ramsey: Lewis-Palmer flirts with perfection, stampedes past struggling Sand Creek
Lewis-Palmer coach Bill Benton preaches constantly to his players about the pursuit of “perfect effort.” “I know,” he said with a smile. “That’s just coach speak.” I’m not so sure, coach. On Wednesday night at Sand Creek’s gym, perfect effort came wondrously close to reality while L-P rampaged 93-54 over the Scorpions. L-P’s Rangers played…
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Ramsey: Broncos should start youthful Osweiler over ancient Manning
DENVER – We dwell in the early days of 2016, not the early days of 2006. This truth is the prime reason why healthy, youthful Brock Osweiler should start as Broncos quarterback over creaky, ancient Peyton Manning. Yes, I realize Manning played a role in the thrilling second-half comeback of the Broncos’ needlessly dramatic 27-20…
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Ramsey: Brock Osweiler puts his stamp on team for rest of season
DENVER – Brock Osweiler walked on the field Monday night under a massive shadow. His Broncos were crumbling after losses to the Raiders and the Steelers. Peyton Manning was regaining his health. The powerful, violent Bengals defense was waiting. A kid from Montana realized he was fighting for his starting job. He won the fight,…