Denver Sports News and Rumors

Chad Johnson is released from jail after apologizing for rear-swatting

The Associated Press, denverpost.com

A contrite Chad Johnson apologized Monday for disrespecting a judge when the former NFL star slapped his attorney on the backside in court last week and was released from jail after only a week instead of 30 days.

Thomas Harding, MLB.com

Right-hander Roy Oswalt, a three-time All-Star and perennial Cy Young Award candidate, will become one of the highest-profile pitchers ever to wear purple pinstripes when he joins the Rockies on Thursday to start against Washington at Nationals Park.

CNNSI.com

Johnson Ks 10 as Blue Jays silence Rockies in 2-0 win

Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com

With the release of Willis McGahee last week, the Denver Broncos are firmly pinning their rushing game hopes on a young triumvirate of Ronnie Hillman, Knowshon Moreno and second-round pick Montee Ball. If Hillman has a say in the matter, he’ll be the on…

Evan Peaslee, MLB.com

Maicer Izturis broke up the Rockies' Jorge De La Rosa's no-hit bid in the sixth, knocked the winning hit in the eighth and played excellent defense as the Blue Jays topped the Rockies, 2-0, on Monday in Toronto. Josh Johnson held Colorado scoreless in 7…

ESPN.com

Shortly after the Elvis Dumervil fax fiasco, the Denver Broncos reached out to veteran pass-rushers Dwight Freeney and John Abraham. It seemed like Denver would replace Dumervil, the Broncos’ second pass-rushing option behind star Von Miller, with one o…

nba.com

The Denver Nuggets have settled on a general manager. Now, they can concentrate on finding a new coach.

Broncos Golf Outing Results

Jun 17 (yesterday)

Stuart Zaas, denverbroncos.com

Before the Broncos kicked off their final set of OTA practices in May, they took to the golf course for some team bonding. The team split into foursomes, which included football staff such as coaches, equipment, video, training and operations department…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Willis McGahee said after he was sent packing from Denver that he’s healthy and will be good to go for some team this season. But the Broncos may not see it that way. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that concerns about McGahee’s health were the pri…

CNNSI.com

Members of the National Basketball Players Association are in no rush to hire a search firm to help select a new executive director.

Mark Townsend, yahoo.com

Your browser does not support iframes. The Rockies are going to be without Troy Tulowitzki for 4-6 weeks and that figures to significantly decrease their odds of staying relevant in the National League West. However, their cupboard isn’t exactly bare as…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Left tackle Ryan Clady’s absence from Broncos workouts this spring has drawn a lot of attention, but he’s not the only starting offensive lineman who has been missing from the field. Center J.D. Walton and guard Chris Kuper have been recovering from s…

Mike Klis The Denver Post, denverpost.com

Peyton Manning is part owner of the NBA Memphis Grizzlies and point guard of the Broncos' offense.

Mark KiszlaThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

Bad move. It was downright stupid for the Broncos to let running back Willis McGahee go.

Jeff LegwoldThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

Scan the Broncos' roster, their division brethren and their offseason moves, and there is a lot to like about what's to come when the team reconvenes for training camp next month.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Yes, it was Rahim Moore and not Mike Adams who bungled the play that forced overtime in the playoffs. But both of the Broncos’ starting safeties could be losing their starting jobs. According to Mike Klis of the Denver Post, Quentin Jammer and David Bru…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Tyler Chatwood pitched five effective innings in his return from a triceps injury, Tyler Colvin homered during Colorado's six-run first, and the Rockies snapped a three-game losing streak with a 10-5 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday.

nba.com

The Sacramento Kings hired Denver executive Pete D'Alessandro as their new general manager on Saturday.

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Denver Nuggets guard Andre Iguodala is expected to opt of his contract for next season, according to multiple reports.

Mike Klis The Denver Post, denverpost.com

Place the ball on the tee. If the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens were moved up from Sept. 5 to today, the Broncos would be ready. No more is the offseason for healing sore bones and building beer bellies.

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Last summer, HBO and NFL films had a very difficult time finding an NFL team that was willing to let film crews into their facility to document training camp for the popular "Hard Knocks" series. The Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Houston Te…