http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:01:26 -0700 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:25 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Update-on-CHSAA-vs-Breast-Cancer?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner To no one’s surprise, the Executive Committee of the Colorado High School Activities Association on Wednesday denied the final appeal to allow Legacy High School junior Taylor Archuleta to play girl’s basketball immediately after trans... Breast Cancer CHSAA Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:04:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Update-on-CHSAA-vs-Breast-Cancer?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Hawkins-will-take-the-hit-but-the-buck-does-not-stop-there?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Mike Bohn said a lot by saying a little. Ever supportive of his beleaguered head football coach, the University of Colorado Athletic Director all but pulled the plug on Dan Hawkins in the wake of the loss at Iowa State, telling members of th... Colorado football Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:26:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d17-Hawkins-will-take-the-hit-but-the-buck-does-not-stop-there?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Broncos-in-a-good-place-at-the-halfway-point?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner The Denver Broncos are just fine, thank you. Sitting at 6-2 at the season’s halfway point, a place no one grounded in reality thought they’d be, the Broncos are in a good place. First place. In control of their own play-off desti... Denver Broncos NFL Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:09:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Broncos-in-a-good-place-at-the-halfway-point?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Thinking-pink-NahCHSAA-drops-the-ball-big-time?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner When are a cancer patient and her family NOT “victims?” How about when a child needs to transfer schools because of cancer in her family, and she still wants to continue to play varsity basketball…but isn’t allowed to beca... Breast Cancer CHSAA Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:04:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d31-Thinking-pink-NahCHSAA-drops-the-ball-big-time?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d27-What-have-we-learned-about-local-college-football?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner There’s a good reason that college football’s only important rankings don’t come out until the middle of October. That’s because it’s only about now that you can really begin to gauge how good teams really are and wha... College football Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:55:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d27-What-have-we-learned-about-local-college-football?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Why-college-football-is-better-than-pro-football?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner College football is a better game than professional football. Granted, around here, that’s a tough argument to make, considering we treat our Denver Broncos with the same kind of passion the rest of the country reserves for their colle... College football NFL Football Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:58:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d20-Why-college-football-is-better-than-pro-football?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Premature-end-to-Rocktober-hurts-a-little-more?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Almost two years ago, as I walked out of Coors Field after watching the Boston Red Sox complete the World Series sweep of the Colorado Rockies, I was not sad. Disappointed that the original ‘Rocktober’ ride had ended, but pleased about wh... Colorado Rockies MLB Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:43:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d13-Premature-end-to-Rocktober-hurts-a-little-more?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Large-payroll-vs-small-payroll-Baseballs-great-just-like-it-is?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Watching the New York Yankees overcome the Minnesota Twins in an epic American League play-off game, were you sitting there focused on the disparity in team payrolls? If you were, then you missed the fun, and you’re likely one of those who sits... Major League Baseball Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:22:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d10-Large-payroll-vs-small-payroll-Baseballs-great-just-like-it-is?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d4-This-Rocktober-will-feel-different?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner It’s Rocktober, but it won’t be the same. The first time is always a little more special. Like when the Denver Broncos finally broke through in January of 1978 and made it to the franchise’s first Super Bowl. We ditched school so we... Colorado Rockies MLB MLB Playoffs Sun, 04 Oct 2009 13:17:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d4-This-Rocktober-will-feel-different?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d2-CU-reality-check-debate-from-another-angle?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner My friend Neill Woelk of the Boulder Daily Camera wrote a very interesting piece last week about a familiar topic. I called for a "dose of reality" for CU fans a few weeks ago - and Buff fan was livid. I've had to delete some of the vi... CU football Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:26:55 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m10d2-CU-reality-check-debate-from-another-angle?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d29-For-the-Rockies-its-three-up-and-three-down?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner “This isn’t the most talented team we’ve had,” Dan O’Dowd told me in early September, “but we’ve got a team of grinders.” Little did he know they’d have to be grinding hard all the way to the very... Colorado Rockies Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:40:30 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d29-For-the-Rockies-its-three-up-and-three-down?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Dear-SonnyPlease-come-home?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Dear Sonny,It was a day that made you proud to be a CSU Ram. The unveiling of the brand new $20 million academic center and indoor football and basketball practice facility right there on campus, just across the street from the dorms I lived in all t... CSU Rams Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:24:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d19-Dear-SonnyPlease-come-home?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d16-Broncos-daytime-drama-needs-to-be-cancelled?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Quite a bit of drama has swirled around Denver Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels ever since he was hired several months ago. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke)No doubt that the final minutes of the Denver Broncos improbable win over the Cincinnati Bengals on the o... Denver Broncos NFL Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:51:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d29-Broncos-daytime-drama-needs-to-be-cancelled?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d7-A-dose-of-realism-needed-for-CU-fan?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner I’ve never really been able to understand why, in a region filled with some of the most loyal and knowledgeable fans in all of sports, University of Colorado Buffaloes fan has been able to stand out as the exception rather than the rule. Simply... CSU Rams Colorado Buffaloes Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:57:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d7-A-dose-of-realism-needed-for-CU-fan?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d3-The-pros-and-cons-of-CSU--CU-in-Denver?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner The news that the annual Colorado State vs. Colorado football game was returning to Invesco Field starting in 2010 was greeted with smiles everywhere around the state…well, almost everywhere. Not everyone is thrilled with the decision, however... Colorado football Colorado State football Agents Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:02:42 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m9d3-The-pros-and-cons-of-CSU--CU-in-Denver?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Broncos-and-Rockies-A-change-in-perception?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Like most everyone else around here, I’m having to work hard to adjust my perspective these days. It’s all about what you’re used to - what you’ve grown to expect, and your ability to change old habits. The old perspective is ... Colorado Rockies Denver Broncos Thu, 27 Aug 2009 08:24:05 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d27-Broncos-and-Rockies-A-change-in-perception?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Sports-has-winners-and-losers?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner In sports, like in life, there are winners and losers. And it’s not just about what’s on the scoreboard or in a bank account. In this space, intangibles matter, too. Stephen Strasburg is a winner. Not considered a prospect out of high sch... NFL Major League Baseball Stephen Strasburg Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:05:28 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d24-Sports-has-winners-and-losers?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d17-The-real-national-pastime?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Gambling on NFL games and playing fantasy football as become more of a pastime than the sport itself.Millions of us wait with baited breath each summer for football season to start. When September arrives, and Saturdays and Sundays become more than j... NFL Gambling Fantasy Football Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:16:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d17-The-real-national-pastime?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Its-practice-man-practice?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner Along with his stellar NBA career, Allen Iverson gave us arguably the best sound bit of all time when he said, “It’s practice, man. We’re talking about practice…” It’s with Iverson in mind that we turn our collect... Denver Broncos Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:46:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d12-Its-practice-man-practice?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Could-now-be-the-time-for-Rockies-to-sell?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner As members of the media, we don’t always get the access – or the education – we really need from the teams that we cover and write about. We watch and comment, speculate and decide what the team should and shouldn’t do, but we... Colorado Rockies MLB Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:31:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-2170-Colorado-Sports-Examiner~y2009m8d5-Could-now-be-the-time-for-Rockies-to-sell?cid=exrss-Colorado-Sports-Examiner