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Injury-riddled Broncos lose Strnad for year

ENGLEWOOD – The Denver Broncos’ injury streak kept 11 players out of Monday’s practice and led coach Vic Fangio to suggest the NFL should have mixed in more off days to its training camp ram...

DATE: Aug 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Two more Denver Broncos rookies get hurt, joining Hamler

ENGLEWOOD — More injuries have hit the Denver Broncos’ rookie class. Cornerback Michael Ojemudia missed Sunday’s practice with a thigh injury and linebacker Justin Strnad left practice after...

DATE: Aug 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NFL has 77 false positive COVID-19 tests from lab

NEW YORK — The NFL had 77 positive COVID-19 tests from 11 teams re-examined by a New Jersey lab after false positives, and all those tests came back negative. The league asked the...

DATE: Aug 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Broncos’ Elijah Wilkinson shearing locks, protecting Drew Lock

Denver tackle thrust back into starting duty

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Big Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decision

Parents of Big Ten football players, upset over the process that led to the postponement of the fall season, held a protest near the conference’s Chicago-area headquarters Friday while an at...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fox says Brennaman won’t announce NFL games after anti-gay slur

LOS ANGELES – Thom Brennaman will not be calling NFL games on Fox after using an anti-gay slur on air during a Cincinnati Reds broadcast. Fox Sports issued a statement Thursday th...

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Alabama restarts prep football in test of virus precautions

THORSBY, Ala. – It’s mostly quiet in the Alabama farming community of Thorsby aside from trucks and trains that rumble through bound for someplace larger. Remembering directions to the town’...

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Von Miller, Melvin Gordon among injured at Broncos training camp

Denver has rash of incidents

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Garett Bolles has a new perspective in pivotal season with Broncos

Left tackle has everything to prove in final year of contract

DATE: Aug 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

NFL to use advisory committee to avoid conflicts of interest

The NFL will consult an advisory committee made up of former coaches, general managers and players on such issues as postponing, moving or even canceling games this season due to the coronav...

DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jake Butt was tempted to quit during latest comeback for Broncos

ENGLEWOOD – Jake Butt is equal parts unfortunate and unflappable. In three seasons with the Denver Broncos, the star-crossed tight end from Michigan has played in as many games (t...

DATE: Aug 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Mike Purcell not getting comfy in late bloomer success with Broncos

ENGLEWOOD – Vic Fangio approached nose tackle Mike Purcell recently and wondered how it felt for the 29-year-old journeyman to finally have a starting job and an established role after getti...

DATE: Aug 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports