A team that hires O'Connell wouldn't just be getting a promising young coach. They'd be getting a slice of Sean McVay's process-based philosophy -- which has proven to yield results wherever it is implemented.

DENVER — Colorado State (13-1, 3-1) took care of business on Saturday, taking down San Jose State (7-7, 0-2) in a 78-42 beatdown. The true road victory is CSU’s first of the 2021-22 campaign and improved their all-time record against the Spartans to 23-0.  SJSU entered the matchup as one of the better 3-point shooting teams in the Mountain West, you…...

Nikola Jokić – A Jokić needed only to apply pressure for a select and timely duration. Dwight Howard found himself in early foul trouble, and Jokić flipped a switch when he recognized the opportunity. He went right at Howard, forcing fouls and cooking overzealous defense. He took Howard out of the game, then shifted down from attack mode to opportunist.…...

The Avs made short work of Arizona in the SEGABAB, leaning on their top-end talent to punish the Coyotes heavily. With clean defensive play, this was one of the most straightforward wins of the season. https://youtu.be/qGwv4mHG458

Gannon's ability to listen to his players and adapt helped him stabilize the Philadelphia defense after some rough patches early in his first season as an NFL coordinator.

Darcy Kuemper – A+ He didn’t have a lot to do but he got his first shutout as an Av. Why even bother trying to nitpick this? Nicolas Aube-Kubel – C+ Did his job just fine but didn’t stand out in any kind of way. A solid night for NAK but just that. Andre Burakovsky – B+ Big steal led…...

In my opinion, what made the game-changing Too Many Men call earlier this week in Nashville extra disappointing was that the Colorado Avalanche went into that game with a chance to claim the top spot in the Central Division had they won. They let that opportunity slip away but had another chance this weekend to climb to the top of…...

The Buffs are back in the win column. The Colorado Buffaloes beat the Arizona State Sun Devils 75-57 Saturday night in Tempe. The win brings Colorado’s record to 4-2 in Pac-12 play and 12-4 overall. It was the Buffs’ third win in 11 games in Tempe. Here’s what we learned: The bench blows the lead Colorado started hot. Jabari Walker…...

DENVER — In the first matchup against a Tim Miles-coached team since he left Fort Collins back in 2012, the Colorado State Rams beat down the San Jose State Spartans 78-42 at the Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday afternoon. The blowout victory over SJSU improves CSU’s 2021-22 record to 13-1 overall and 3-1 against the Mountain West. The…...

DENVER — Saturday’s matchup between Colorado State and San Jose State is not one that you will hear the pundits mention as a game that hoops fans should watch. The Rams (12-1, 2-1) are 22-0 all-time against the Spartans (7-6, 0-1), so despite it being their only scheduled contest this season, it’s not one that typically moves the needle on…...

Who SHOULD George Paton hire as the Broncos' next head coach?

Kellen Moore?

Dan Quinn?

Nathaniel Hackett?

Eric Bieniemy?

The Avs win a game in which they look dominant on paper but via the eye test left a lot to be desired. While the Avs can afford to cut corners against a team like Arizona it’s not something they should make a habit of. https://youtu.be/ahwt5oBvYIY

Pavel Francouz – B The truth here is that his play in regulation wasn’t great. Two of the goals that got by him had issues and the other my main problem was that he wasn’t even close. Then he was stellar at the end of regulation, in overtime, and locked it down in the shootout. What more can you ask…...

Well, the Avs won again. Their home winning streak is now up to 13 after they won a more-exciting-than-expected shootout contest against the Arizona Coyotes to cap off a 4-3 win that had a little of everything in it. Special teams played a major role as Colorado’s atrocious penalty kill finally stepped up as the Avs killed off two minutes…...

Brian Callahan has a bit of Peyton Manning in him.

Despite a lockout preventing typical Hot Stove League business during baseball’s offseason, the Colorado Rockies made an announcement on Friday that suggests a promising end is coming sooner than later. Colorado will play the Arizona Diamondbacks for two Spring Training games on March 18 and 19 at Las Vegas Ballpark in Las Vegas, NV. The pair of exhibition games will…...

BOULDER — It’s game day and it’s set to be a good one. The Colorado Buffaloes will host the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal, Friday night in Boulder. The Buffs (13-0) are the final undefeated team in all of Division I basketball, women and men combined. Stanford is a perennial contender on the national stage, and the Cardinal is coming off…

FORT COLLINS — The man tasked with helping manage the offensive side of things for Colorado State football is not your average coordinator.  Matt Mumme, CSU’s associate head coach/quarterbacks coach, was hired to be Jay Norvell’s right hand man and co-pilot in bringing Nevada’s explosive approach to Canvas Stadium.  The son of Hal Mumme, the founder of the air raid offense,…...

Nikola Jokić – A- Jokić appeared content with only 28:27 of playing time against the Blazers. He seemed unbothered by the wide-open threes from Jusuf Nurkić and the possibility of another meltdown at the half. Denver played healthy and happy basketball against Portland, and their best player didn’t need to dig deep for an MVP-worthy performance. He finished with 20…...