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In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack

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April 15, 2024

In Denver sports, Broncos are back of the pack

Over the weekend, the University of Denver sealed the deal on their 10th NCAA hockey championship, the most in college hockey history. The Denver Nuggets are the reigning NBA champions. The Avalanche are poised to make a serious run in the playoffs this year after winning it all in 2022. Then there are the Broncos and the Rockies.

For as long as I have been alive, the Denver Broncos have sat atop the mile high mountain as the cream of the crop franchise in Denver. Now, they are right there with one of the biggest jokes in professional sports, the Colorado Rockies. How did the Broncos come to find themselves keeping company with a team that has no desire to win or field a team that has any hope to compete?

While the billionaire owners raise ticket prices on season ticket holders after their 9th consecutive season without appearing in the playoffs, it’s a play right out of the Monfort playbook to shake as much cash out of the fans for a beyond sub-standard product. In lieu of improving the team, both the Walton-Penners and the Monforts choose to invest in material upgrades like party decks and ridiculous exclusive bars like Club 1977. While the new scoreboard at Mile High is nice, when everybody leaves in the third quarter because of another blowout, what does it matter?

Stadium upgrades and new uniforms are nice, but what ownership needs to get intimately involved with is the product on the field. It’s entirely possible that Broncos Country will endure a decade of losing since Super Bowl 50. Let’s focus on winning and less on all the outside stuff, like porking the fans for more money for a sub-standard product.

With so much sports success in Colorado these days, the attention span and patience for ineptitude isn’t what it was during the 1960’s and early 1970’s, the last time they were consistently this bad. Basketball, hockey, and college hockey have all grown up around the decaying mess that is the Broncos. Competition for eyeballs is hotter than it’s ever been before. If the Broncos don’t become more team and fan focused, they are right there in the running to join the Rockies as a laughingstock of professional sports. Heck, we may already be there.

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Police searching for information after fatal assault in Denver

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6 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Police searching for information after fatal assault in Denver

March 1, 2026 / 2:21 PM MST
/ CBS Colorado

Denver police are looking for information that could help them identify the suspect in a fatal assault overnight.

Officers were called to the scene in the 9700 block of E. Hampden Avenue around 2:08 a.m. They said an injured man at the scene was taken to a hospital for treatment, but he has been pronounced deceased.

DPD says they’re investigating the case as a homicide. They did not provide the identity of the man who was killed or further details on the case.

Police encouraged anyone with information about the attack or the possible suspect(s) involved to contact Metro Denver Crime Stoppers.

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Richard Jackson Obituary | The Denver Post

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18 hours ago

March 1, 2026

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Richard Jackson

OBITUARY

Richard E. Jackson, affectionately called “Jackson”, was beloved by his family, friends and colleagues. He passed peacefully surrounded by his wife and children. He was receiving exceptional medical care at City Park Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the time of his death. A devout Catholic, he received his Last Rights from Fr. John Ludanha of Blessed Sacrament Church and School.

He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Gannon University and a Master’s degree in Education from the George Washington University. For over 30 years, he was employed by the federal government, mostly as an analyst for the Social Security Administration (SSA). Other positions he held were: Beneficiary Services Specialist, Division of Medicare, Health Care Financing Administration; Public Affairs Specialist for SSA; and Management Analyst SSA Office of Management and Budget. After he retired, he was a consultant to the State of Colorado Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Jackson was a devoted father, step-father and foster father. He would take over the kitchen and cook spaghetti and meatballs, a family favorite, and then transport children to gymnastics practice and friends’ houses. He had a remarkable sense of humor, bringing joy and laughter to his home. He adored his wife and would leave her weekly love notes in drawers around the house. Exercising at the Denver Athletic Club, taking walks with his wife, and reading the New York Times were three of his favorite activities. He was born in Westfield, New York. His parents were Canadian immigrants. He was the youngest of eight children.

He is survived by his wife, Joycee Kennedy; his children – Kimberly Jackson (Mike Estes), Dawn Jennings (Ed Jennings) and Kevin Jackson; his stepchildren – Cary Kennedy (Saurabh Mangalik) and Jody Kennedy (Christopher Thompson); his grandchildren – Elizabeth, Chase and Drew; his step grandchildren – Kadin, Kyra, Bryce and Sena; and his first wife Madonna Smyth.

Services will be held at Blessed Sacrament Church – the time and day to be announced.

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Students push for statewide

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February 28, 2026

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Students from across the Denver metro are heading to the state Capitol to push for free after-school opportunities statewide.

The proposal would create a “My Colorado Card” program, giving students in sixth through 12th grades access to cultural, arts, recreational and extracurricular activities throughout the state.

For students like Itzael Garcia, Denver’s existing “My Denver Card” made a life-changing difference. He said having access to his local recreation center helped keep him safe.

Itzael Garcia explains how the My Denver Card program has helped him.

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“We had a couple stray bullets go through our living room window, we had people get shot in front of our house, different things like that,” Garcia said. “Over the summer, being able to go to the public pool, it provided a space for us to all come together. In a way, it acted as a protective factor.”

The My Denver Card provides youth ages 5 to 18 with free access to the zoo, museums and recreation centers. For some, like Garcia, it has served as a safe haven.

That impact is why students involved with the nonprofit FaithBridge helped craft legislation to expand a similar pilot program to communities outside Denver.

“We really just thought that inequity and really distinct opportunity deserts for students was really important for us to correct,” said Mai Travi a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School. Another student echoed that sentiment.

“We have a lot of students in the program that come from Aurora Public Schools, and they don’t have access to the same cultural facilities that we have living here; opportunities that really define our childhood experiences,” said Jack Baker, also a junior at Thomas Jefferson High School.

Vernon Jones (right) speaks with students in My Denver Card program.

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Vernon Jones, director of the nonprofit FaithBridge, said organizers are still working out logistics but hope to partner with counties across Colorado.

“This is a strategy to work for all of Colorado,” he said.

Denver school board member Marlene De La Rosa said the My Denver Card program has been impactful since its launch in 2013.

“For students that are on free and reduced lunch, the ‘My Denver Card’ can help scholarship some of their fees to participate in the youth sports at the recreation centers,” De La Rosa said.

Last year, 45,000 Denver youth had a card, accounting for 450,000 visits to recreation centers, outdoor pools and cultural facilities, she said.