AltWeeklies Wire
Dream Teamnew
One football player's dream began with 48 hours on the highway from Easton, Pennsylvania, for a long-shot chance to go pro at the tryouts for Colorado Crush.
Tags: Colorado Crush, John Elway
Denver's Dying Grand Prix Indicative of Sport's Declinenew
National Indy-car racing continues to face the most serious crisis in its history: Dwindling crowds, indifferent TV coverage and uncertain sponsorships have reduced a once-prosperous sport to an also-ran in a marketplace overstuffed with choices.
Tags: sports & fitness
Life Puts Boxer on the Ropesnew
Tony Duran's athletic ability -- in wrestling, running, football -- was excellent, and boxing seemed to focus all his energy. Boxing was a sport of brutal extremes, physical risks and unlikely monetary payoffs, but it was also the stabilizing factor in his life.
Tags: sports & fitness
Baseball Is in Ruins -- Until Springnew
The steroids use scandal that has caused baseball to stumble is part of a jarring pro-sports tumble.
Fans Chill As the NHL Season Is Icednew
Who the hell cares about the hockey lockout? Not many. Except for the good citizens of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, the people who brew Molson's and 11 hermits in northern Minnesota wearing Elmer Fudd hats who've just hooked up to the Dish Network.
Tags: sports & fitness
Top 10 Colorado Skateparksnew
Even the best skaters don't agree on the best concrete rides. Older "vert dogs" tend to prefer deep bowls and steep transitions, while the younger "street rats" look for stairs, rails and ledges. But both camps can find something to love at these skateparks.
Tags: sports & fitness
Colorado Skaters Head for the Hillsnew
Skater-owned skatepark firms get public-sector business not from big cities with big budgets and big crowds, but from small towns. In Colorado, this means skaters in search of the best concrete rides have to head for the hills.
Tags: sports & fitness
University of Colorado Team Grinds On Under Weight of Pastnew
The football team became a band of brothers when eight of them were called to testify before a state grand jury. Now they just want to play, but the trauma tied to the school's recruiting scandal isn't over.
Denver Nuggets Fans Stage a Comebacknew
The species is represented by the wild-eyed guy on the bar stool next to yours who's wearing a moth-ravaged, pizza-stained Byron Beck jersey and a blissed-out grin. This is the guy who won't shut up.
