Author: Mark Kiszla
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Mark Kiszla: Frauds? That’s the wrong F word. Broncos flawed in ways that must be corrected to win Super Bowl
Nothing irks Broncos Country like the F word. Frauds? That’s a fighting word, pal. Quarterback Bo Nix and company are definitely not frauds. They’re one victory lap against the no-mas Chargers from earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. But right here, right now, the Broncos aren’t good enough to win the Super…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Could top-seeded Broncos get dissed as home underdog in playoffs?
For most of this NFL season, I wanted just a single playoff win for the Broncos. Now it feels like Super Bowl or bust to me. – Chris B., sunny and mild Kiz: With a chip on the shoulder pads now standard issue with every Broncos uniform, this team has leaned into the talk that…
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Mark Kiszla: No-Show Bonitto a ghost of his dominant self in Broncos’ bah-humbug loss to Jags
Will the real Nik Bonitto please stand up? The great-and-powerful sackmeister who gave Denver’s defense its intimidating edge and made Bonitto a legit candidate for defensive player of the year? He was a ghost in the Broncos’ 34-20 loss to Jacksonville. No-Show Bonitto. In defeat, the sackmeister looked like he could use a hug. “I…
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Kiszla: Nuggets, Rockets deliver holiday basketbrawl behind Durant-Brown feud
All I want for Christmas is to get Bruce Brown and Kevin Durant together under the mistletoe and see who gets popped in the kisser first. “As a man, there are certain things you don’t say to another man,” Brown said Saturday, after a holiday gathering between the Nuggets and Rockets, when no gifts were…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: We comin’? They leaving. CU stars dump Coach Prime for greener pastures
These young men leaving the CU football program want wins. Wins equal NIL money. – Joe, ninja-like tendencies Kiz: Maybe it was Deion Sanders’ magnetic personality that attracted wide receiver Omarion Miller and safety Tawfiq Byard to Boulder. But they’re both hitting the transfer portal, because, as it turns out, the Buffs’ top offensive playmaker…
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Mark Kiszla: ‘It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city!’ declares Broncos star Courtland Sutton
Don’t tell anybody. But the Broncos have a bad case of trophy envy. And that’s a good thing. The Colorado Avalanche hoisted the Stanley Cup in 2022. Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets went on parade with the Larry O’Brien Trophy in 2023. And now? “It’s our turn to bring a parade to the city,”…
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Mark Kiszla: In 10 quick seconds, here’s how Pat Surtain and Broncos shut up the fraud talk forever
When the Broncos storm the field for the Super Bowl, we will remember these perfect 10 seconds when they erased any doubt about their championship chops. “Bet against us … and enjoy losing,” said linebacker Alex Singleton, after Denver overcame a nine-point deficit in the second half to put a 34-26 thumping on Green Bay.…
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Mark Kiszla: Is everything for sale, including loyalty of die-hard Broncomaniacs?
After Denver has finally fought its way back to the center of the NFL universe, is Broncomania up for sale? The NFL nation’s eyes will be fixed Sunday on Colorado, when Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love and legendary CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz hit town for what might well be the most must-see football moment…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Curt Cignetti is the football coach Deion Sanders should want to be if Prime ever grows up
Put some respect on Indiana’s name in the college football playoffs. – J.C., rocks on Kiz: The Hoosiers are the Cinderella football story that CU Buffs faithful only wish they could tell. Deion Sanders and Curt Cignetti were hired less than a year apart to revitalize two of the most inept programs in major college…
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Mark Kiszla: 30 years later, Colorado Avalanche still bringing championship swagger to Denver
On a night when Denver raised a toast to its rise as a city of champions, the Colorado Avalanche partied like it was 1996. You never forget your first one. After celebrating the 30th anniversary of the championship run by Super Joe Sakic, the late great Pierre Lacroix and alums of the ‘96 Stanley Cup…