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Most previous commentaries were removed
in the 2022 and 2025 rebootings of this page. Those remaining were judged to have a shelf life. Many -- but not all -- of
those linked below also can be found through the navigation bar. Also, the order is a bit random in places, but it's close
enough.
December 20, 2025: The Memoirs of Chuck Neinas
November 30, 2025: Denver hockey's 1-2 coaching punch: Jared Bednar and
David Carle
November
17, 2025: Avalanche Glory Days: Sakic, Forsberg, Roy, and the Stanley Cup
November
12, 2025: "Chess" is back on Broadway. The original 1988 New York production deserved better
November 11, 2025: Veterans Day salute: The POW experiences of Mark Hoskins and Don Pfotenhauer, my father's Wisconsin Badger teammates
October 22, 2025: The Firing of Jay Norvell
October 10, 2025: Forty years after it opened to negative reviews in London, "Les Miserables" still
thrills me every time I see it ... and I've seen it 10 times in five cities.
October 6,
2025: Erik Johnson hangs up his skates
August
8, 2025: Would you want your kid to play football?
July 24, 2025: For 21 summers, the Broncos bonded in Greeley -- on and off the field
June 2025: How I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease
October 2, 2024: Phil Guardado and High Plains Honor Flight
September 14, 2024: Rocky Mountain Showdown: The Amazing Mr. Hunter
July 20, 2024: Neil Armstrong's giant leap for mankind
June 30, 2024: Catching up with Bob Bell and Food For Thought
May 30, 2024: DU's Zeev Buium a likely top 10 NHL pick
May
7, 2024: RIP, Joe Collier
March 8, 2024: It was 20 years ago today ... Todd Bertuzzi attacked Steve Moore
February
4, 2024: Sakic and Drury: Teammates, roommates, execs
December
25, 2023: A story for the season: A Magic Soccer Ball
December
21, 2023: Nathan MacKinnon has become "generational"
November
22, 2023: November 22, 1963
November
19, 2023: Lt. Col. John Mosley Boulevard
November
6, 2023: Rocky ... really Rocky ... Hockey
October
10, 2023: Barney Chavous among selections to Colorado Sports Hall of Fame: '77 excerpt
October 2, 2023: RIP Russ Francis ... he took my pitches downtown
August
25, 2023: On Randy Gradishar: No, it's NOT all good now
July
31, 2023: College football guru Chuck Neinas gives Buffs thumbs-up
July 28, 2023: When the A's were coming to Denver ... for "good"
June 21, 2023: As Hall of Fame calls, reprise of tribute to Pierre Lacroix
June
12, 2023: Where does Nuggets' first NBA title rank among Colorado championships?
June
6, 2023: On the 79th anniversary of D-Day
May 5, 2023: Still a horse racing fan ... and not just on the first Saturday in May
April
16, 2023: Former Columbine Principal: "It's got to stop."
April
15, 2023: Hockey is NOT new in Seattle
April 11, 2023: So who was Bill Masterton?
April 6, 2023: Darned right, Rockies home opener worth celebrating
March 7, 2023: Give Stan Kroenke credit ...
February 25, 2023: Denny Dressman continues his Rockies hit streak
February
2, 2023: On Richard Thomas and stage's "To Kill A Mockingbird"
January 26, 2023: It happened again. Again. And again. We have to do something.
January 20, 2023: Bednar about to become franchise's winningest coach
January
14, 2023: Would you want your kid to play football?
December 23, 2022: My stories in Mile High Sports Magazine Awards Issue
December 16, 2022: 10th anniversary of Olympic Affair release
December 4, 2022: CU welcomes Coach Prime
November
29, 2022: 20th anniversary of Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming release
November
17, 2022: On "My Fair Lady"
November 7, 2022: Stick taps for "Maxy"
October
25, 2022: Flashback: Bryce Harper in Grand Junction
October
14, 2022: Still have hopes for Olympic Affair
September
18, 2022: On Ron Earley, Walter Payton and organ donation
Farewells and salutes
Tom Graham
Pierre Lacroix
Irv Brown
Irv Moss
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Honeymooners Meet The Boys of Summer
Tommy Lasorda, the Spokane Indians, the Eugene Emeralds, and My Summer of '70
Smoke 'em Inside: On Ball Four and Jim Bouton
Earthquake at the World Series
Tribute to Jon Hassler, Terry Kay and other favorite novelists
Kids' sports books: The Classics
A Year with Nick Saban
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