LAS VEGAS — Trey McBride is well revered around the Mountain West. Asking opposing players and coaches about the veteran tight end, it’s clear that No. 85 is respected both for his talent and competitive drive. Even starters from rival schools talked up McBride and his potential to be an impact player in the NFL. “Going against Trey, he’s an animal. [...] The post Trey … [Read more...] about Trey McBride on the decision to return to CSU, being the biggest trash talker in the Mountain West, and the culture being established by Steve Addazio
MLB Trade Deadline: Rockies trade Givens for a pair of young pitchers; more to come?
On Wednesday, the Colorado Rockies traded RHP Mychal Givens to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for minor leaguers RHP Noah Davis and RHP Case Williams. Acquired less than a year ago from the Baltimore Orioles in a trade that shipped out prospects 1B/3B Tyler Nevin, IF Terrin Vavra and OF Mishael Deson, Givens hopes to continue his successful season as [...] The post MLB Trade … [Read more...] about MLB Trade Deadline: Rockies trade Givens for a pair of young pitchers; more to come?
Grading Colorado’s risky acquisition of Darcy Kuemper
In a big-time “balls on the table” type of move, the Avalanche finished off the first day of the new NHL calendar year by trading for Arizona Coyotes goaltender Darcy Kuemper. The Avs tried to grind out a contract with Philipp Grubauer, who was coming off a career year, but couldn’t find the right middle ground as he left for [...] The post Grading Colorado’s risky acquisition … [Read more...] about Grading Colorado’s risky acquisition of Darcy Kuemper
Five takeaways from Karl Dorrell’s media day press conference
LOS ANGELES — Karl Dorrell attended his first Pac-12 Media Day as head coach of the Colorado Buffaloes on Tuesday. While his time on the stage at the W Hollywood Hotel was short on hard news, he left plenty of reasons for Colorado fans to be excited about the Buffs’ chances of building on a strong start to the Dorrell [...] The post Five takeaways from Karl Dorrell’s media day … [Read more...] about Five takeaways from Karl Dorrell’s media day press conference
Avs and Landeskog agree on eight-year, $56 million extension
Deadlines spur action, and both sides sure waited until the last second, but it’s done with. With a little over 20 minutes to spare, the Avs and Gabriel Landeskog came to an eight-year agreement totaling $56 million to keep the Captain of the team around for most of the next decade. The deadline where teams could offer their pending unrestricted [...] The post Avs and Landeskog … [Read more...] about Avs and Landeskog agree on eight-year, $56 million extension
Four takeaways from George Kliavkoff’s first Pac-12 Media Day
LOS ANGELES — George Kliavkoff’s first football media day as Pac-12 Commissioner was a doozy. College football has been in a news frenzy this offseason with topics like NIL, Covid-19, realignment and others on the table. Kliavkoff took firm stances on most of these issues during a 45-minute media availability that was split between his opening statement and a question [...] The … [Read more...] about Four takeaways from George Kliavkoff’s first Pac-12 Media Day
What history can teach us about the Rockies trade deadline plans for Story and Gray
Happy Anniversary, Rockies fans. Sort of. Excluding the mammoth trade of Troy Tulowitzki in 2015, a deal that saved the franchise $50 million in the process, the last deadline deal Colorado made in a losing season was on this date in 2012. At 23 games under .500, 16.5 games behind the newly-implemented second Wild Card and three years removed from [...] The post What history … [Read more...] about What history can teach us about the Rockies trade deadline plans for Story and Gray
Avalanche Review 2021 Entry Draft: Avs select Olausson, Behrens, and Buyalski
The Avs made four picks with three of them in the top 100 at the NHL entry draft this year and came away with a solid if uninspired group to add to their prospect pool. The post Avalanche Review 2021 Entry Draft: Avs select Olausson, Behrens, and Buyalski appeared first on DNVR. … [Read more...] about Avalanche Review 2021 Entry Draft: Avs select Olausson, Behrens, and Buyalski
For Avalanche and Landeskog, this goes beyond just business
“At the end of the day, it’s a business.” Every year, we hear this phrase over and over when teams and players go through the occasionally painful process of negotiating a contract. Players have an extremely limited window to capitalize on their athletic abilities and teams have a salary cap under which to operate. It really is a business, after [...] The post For Avalanche and … [Read more...] about For Avalanche and Landeskog, this goes beyond just business