Jake Shapiro

Jake Shapiro is a sports analyst for DenverSports.com. Shap also works as an adjunct sports media professor at his alma mater, the University of Colorado-Boulder. Previously, Jake worked at the Denver Post in breaking news and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes, Rapids and Rockies for years. You can follow Shap on Twitter at @Shapalicious.

Former Rockies outfielder Dexter Fowler calls it a career

The best switch hitter in Rockies history is called it a career on Tuesday, Fowler shared on social media that he is retiring from baseball

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Broncos trade for coach Sean Payton, task him with working his magic

An offensive mastermind, Sean Payton will now try to get the Denver Broncos to the playoffs for the first time since their Super Bowl 50 win

6 hours ago

Nuggets’ Bones Hyland to play in 2023’s NBA Rising Stars Game

For the second straight season Bones Hyland will be a part of All-Star Weekend

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Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort’s five most memorable quotes

Recent Dick Monfort comments about the Colorado Rockies, got us thinking, what are the most memorable things the club's owner has said

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Report: Latest Broncos “No. 1 choice” DeMeco Ryans turns down Denver

DeMeco Ryans will not be the 20th head coach of the Denver Broncos, he is expected to become the next leader of the Texans

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Broncos desperately flew to Michigan for one more run at Jim Harbaugh

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Broncos ownership flew to Ann Arbor this past week and was once again fooled by Michigan's Jim Harbaugh

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Broncos worst case scenario could play out, DeMeco Ryans may say no

49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans is the top head coaching candidate for the Denver Broncos and now the Houston Texans too

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Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic voted an All-Star starter for third-straight year

Nikola Jokic is headed to Salt Lake City next month, voted an NBA All-Star starter for the third-straight year

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First coach is off the board as early Broncos candidate takes Panthers job

Frank Reich is headed back to where it all began; Carolina—the Panthers first ever quarterback will now lead them as head coach

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Kyle Shanahan endorses DeMeco Ryans as he lurks for Broncos job

Kyle Shanahan, the head coach of the 49ers and one-time coaching candidate for Denver, had kind words about his coordinator DeMeco Ryans

6 days ago

Joel Klatt expects Deion Sanders’ CU Buffs to compete for playoff soon

Former Buffs quarterback turned star commentator Joel Klatt sees a path and laid it out on his college football podcast on Monday

8 days ago

Rumor: Nuggets could be on the good end of a coming Tim Connelly trade

Another transaction featuring Tim Connelly and the Denver Nuggets could be coming, the team is supposedly eyeing big man Naz Reid

8 days ago

Shorthanded Nuggets see long win streak finally end, thanks to free throws

The Denver Nuggets had won 16 straight at home, nine games in a row overall but that's over thanks to the Oklahoma City Thunder

9 days ago

Shannon Sharpe gets into spat with entire Grizzlies team on national TV

Shannon Sharpe has the gift of gab and he nearly threw a jab at the Memphis Grizzlies

11 days ago

Murray makes likes Jokic, gets first triple double in Nikola-less Nuggets win

No Nikola? No problem again as the Denver Nuggets rolled for the second-straight Friday without their two-time MVP thanks to Jamal Murray

11 days ago

Report: Broncos have stiff competition for bag-seeking Sean Payton

The Denver Broncos are in the thick of the Sean Payton sweepstakes as the one-time Super Bowl-winning head coach feels out his suitors

11 days ago

Coach Prime strikes gold again, gets another five-star and top CB in USA

After a ton of drama, Cormani McClain will be a member of the Colorado Buffaloes come this fall, playing for Deion Sanders

12 days ago

Aaron Gordon says he’ll do the dunk contest if this one thing happens

Aaron Gordon wears No. 50 for the Denver Nuggets because of how many of his dunk contest slams have gotten a perfect score of 50 in the past

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How CU landed Deion Sanders with the help of a former standout Buff

How did Deion Sanders end up coaching the Colorado Buffaloes? We have the answer and it involves a surprising former CU Buffs player

12 days ago

Nikola Jokic accomplishes accolade more important to him than an MVP

Led by Nikola Jokic's palindrome triple-double the Nuggets won their 15th-straight at home and eighth overall, knocking off the Timberwolves

13 days ago

Who is Denver Nuggets assistant coach David Adelman?

David Adelman, 41, has been on the Nuggets staff since 2017 and is now the lead assistant for Michael Malone

13 days ago

The path for Prime, Deion’s first full schedule with CU Buffs finally revealed

On Wednesday we got the full picture of the Colorado Buffaloes football schedule for the 2023 season, their first led by Coach Prime

13 days ago

Why can’t Damian Lillard beat the Denver Nuggets?

For the fifth time in his career Damian Lillard scored 40-plus points against the Denver Nuggets and lost

14 days ago

Coach Prime keeps building Buffs roster, adds three Power Five transfers

The semester at the University of Colorado-Boulder began on Tuesday, and it's starting with a bang for the Buffaloes