Author: DAVID RAMSEY The Gazette
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David Ramsey: Laure Many will have fun driving her second Hill Climb
A little over a year ago, Romain Dumas — the reigning king of The Broadmoor International Pikes Peak Hill Climb — called his friend Laure Many and offered an aggressive invitation. Come with me to Colorado Springs, Dumas said, and race at ridiculously high speeds along a winding road to the top of America’s Mountain.…
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David Ramsey: Head of SafeSport, based in Colorado, seeks to cleanse America’s troubled Olympic movement
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – Shellie Pfohl sat in her new home in Golden watching as a “60 Minutes” report highlighted the horror that has invaded the American Olympic movement. It’s her job to stop the horror. Pfohl…
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David Ramsey: Air Force, doomed by lousy defending, loses to San Jose
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Brandon Clarke ended his magnificent, efficient night with a dunk at the buzzer. He had no reason to dunk. His San Jose State Spartans had already clinched victory over Air Force. He dunked anyway, just…
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David Ramsey: Gary Kubiak departs after most baffling season in Denver Bronco history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – As the most baffling, frustrating, infuriating, draining season in Bronco history ends, players, coaches, fans and John Elway must face a haunting truth: It didn’t have to be this way. This season shouldn’t…
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David Ramsey: Air Force’s Weston Steelhammer reduced, once again, to football spectator
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save In the football case against Air Force safety Weston Steelhammer, he’s not completely innocent or completely guilty. He is completely banished from the first half of Saturday’s crucial football clash with Navy. Steelhammer is struggling,…
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David Ramsey: Brandon Marshall takes brave stand while kneeling during national anthem
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save It took the solitary figure of Brandon Marshall on one knee for me to fully celebrate the multitudes who stand. On Sunday afternoon at Mile High, I stood along with nearly 77,000 others for the…
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Ramsey Rapid Reaction: 3 reasons why Broncos defeated Colts
DENVER – The Broncos defeated the Colts, 34-20, but the score is deceptive. The Broncos dominated Indy in every category but the score. Prime reasons for the victory: One – The defense was magnificent and opportunistic. Aqib Talib is a controversial figure. He’s also one of the NFL’s finest defensive backs. He closed on Andrew…
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David Ramsey: Aqib Talib reigns as lead villain of Broncos’ terrifying defense
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save DENVER – Aqib Talib’s comeback is amazing, even though it never will serve as a bedtime tale for children. In the early hours of June 5, Talib was racing in a 2016 Rolls Royce to…
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Broncos great Floyd Little questions Brandon Marshall’s decision to kneel for anthem
Floyd Little believes Brandon Marshall has a right to kneel during the national anthem. But Little, the retired Broncos running back who ran his way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, never would kneel beside Marshall. “This is a free country,” Little said from his home in Las Vegas. “People fought in wars and…
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Ramsey: Von Miller under attack. His crime? Seeking his fair share of salary cap
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The NFL salary cap is a fantastic idea … for NFL owners. The cap, and the franchise tag that goes with it, transports average, hard-working fans to the side of billionaire owners during contract negotiations.…