Author: Paul Klee
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A Super Bowl run (or two) would make Broncos stadium PSLs a much easier sell | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Avalanche at Tampa Bay Lightning (5 p.m. Tuesday, Altitude TV) — Could this be a Stanley Cup final preview? Tampa Bay’s 51 points trail only Detroit’s 52 in the Eastern Conference. 2. Nuggets at Boston Celtics (5 p.m. Wednesday, ESPN) — The Worldwide Leader might…
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Chargers at Broncos | The Denver Gazette’s predictions
The Denver Gazette’s predictions for the Chargers’ (11-5) matchup with the Broncos (13-3) at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 23, Chargers 13 Win two games, and the Broncos host the AFC championship game like it’s the 2015 season… or 2013… or 1998… or 1989… or 1987… or 1997… or…
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Which AFC playoff team should concern Broncos Country the most? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Which AFC playoff team should concern Broncos Country the most? Paul Klee, sports editor Answer: Jaguars Broncos Super Bowl marches have a type. They usually come from the No. 1 seed. Over eight Super Bowl appearances, the Broncos six times were the top seed. They were juggernauts expected to be there (1998) and…
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Predictions for Avalanche, Broncos, Nuggets, Rockies and Buffs in 2026 | New Year’s special
Vinny Benedetto, Nuggets writer For the Nuggets, the 2025 that was: a year of transformation for a franchise built on continuity. Michael Malone, the only coach Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray knew in Denver, was fired on the same day as general manager Calvin Booth in an unprecedented move with only three games left in the…
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Nikola Jokic to miss at least four weeks with knee injury, Nuggets say
The Nuggets are thrilled it wasn’t worse. The Nuggets said Tuesday that Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee hyperextension injury during Monday’s 147-123 loss at Miami. The three-time MVP will be reevaluated in four weeks, the team said. Jokic’s injury occurred when a teammate inadvertently stepped on his left foot in the final seconds of…
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Cheers to stress eating Christmas cookies with Broncos one win from AFC’s No. 1 seed | Boos and cheers
Two cheers and two boos on the Broncos’ 20-13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday: Cheers… … to stress eating Christmas cookies when the Chiefs’ third-string QB is beating the Broncos in the third quarter of a must-win game. And cheers to Bo Nix for the 14-play, 73-yard touchdown drive…
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Paul Klee: ‘Small-market’ Jags show the AFC’s contenders do not believe in the Broncos in 34-20 win
Who’s scared of Sean Payton, Bo Nix and the 12-3 Broncos? Not the Jaguars. That’s for sure. And here’s a hunch the other AFC contenders consider the Broncos to be paper tigers, too. After Jacksonville stormed into Empower Field and smacked around the Broncos 34-20 Sunday, first-year coach Liam Coen took offense to an earlier…
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Has DU Pioneers basketball found coaching answer after big road wins? | The Starting Lineup
Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Nuggets at Dallas Mavericks (6 p.m. Tuesday, NBC) — The Denver Gazette’s Vinny Benedetto will be in Dallas to cover the Nuggets’ attempt to avenge a Mavericks win on Dec. 1. 2. Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs (6:15 p.m. Thursday, Prime Video) — Denver won’t…
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Packers at Broncos | The Denver Gazette’s predictions
The Denver Gazette sports staff predicts Sunday’s game between the Broncos and the Green Bay Packers at Empower Field at Mile High: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 24, Packers 20 All the signs — not to mention the betting line, which favors the talented visitors — point to the Packers ending a Broncos win streak that…
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Which Colorado basketball program is bound for the NCAA Tournament? | Friday Faceoff
Paul Klee, sports editor Answer: Northern Colorado Off to the best start in program history, Bears Action Ball is 9-1 and bound for the Big Dance. Coach Steve Smiley’s running the best-kept basketball operation in Colorado. How consistently good are Greeley’s finest? Over the last three years, UNC lost top scorers to the NCAA transfer…