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A man by the name of Shun Lamar Birch has been convicted on a federal weapons charge.  Birch has known ties to Willie Clark, the suspected murderer of Darrent Williams.  Once sentenced this upcoming February he could be given up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. In the Aurora gun case, prosecutors […]

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Published on 11/25/2009 at Wed Nov 25 11:21.   4 Comments
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Our weekly perusal around the Interwebz for water cooler fodder. ESPN: 13th Remember when things were going very well early and all the doubters said how things would turn? CBS: 12th Was their start a fraud? It sure looks like it. They aren’t playing well on either side of the ball, but especially on offense.

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Published on 11/25/2009 at Wed Nov 25 11:00.   Comments Off on Week 12 NFL Power Rankings: Around the Web
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One of the most controversial moves of the 2008 offseason was breaking off contract talks with star placekicker Jason Elam.  Elam had been looking for a healthy contract to finish out his career in the mile high city and Mike Shanahan offered what he deemed a very good incentive package to stay.  It ultimately ended […]

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Published on 11/25/2009 at Wed Nov 25 08:34.   5 Comments
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Record: 6-4 Streak: Won 1 Series vs. Denver: Giants, 5-4 Last time: Giants, 24-23, 2005 The Line: Giants by 6.5 Who’s hot: WR Mario Manningham. The second-year wideout had several crucial catches in the Giants’ big win against the Falcons Sunday, none more impressive than his 29-yard grab in overtime that put the Giants in […]

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Published on 11/24/2009 at Tue Nov 24 14:00.   6 Comments
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Newsworthy notes from the Broncos’ weekly press release. View the full document here (pdf). The Denver Broncos (6-4) will host a Thanksgiving game for the first time since 1963 on Thursday against the New York Giants (6-4). Kickoff at INVESCO Field at Mile High is set for 6:20 p.m. MST, and the game will be […]

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Published on 11/24/2009 at Tue Nov 24 12:00.   6 Comments
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In his rookie season, Head Coach Josh McDaniels has the Broncos standing precipitously close to an edge over which they haven’t tumbled in nearly two decades. Denver has four days to regroup after its fourth straight loss to prevent a fifth, a losing streak McDaniels’ most recent predecessor never experienced. In 14 seasons as Broncos […]

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Published on 11/24/2009 at Tue Nov 24 10:00.   6 Comments
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San Diego Union Tribune Clearly, though, (Chargers G Kris) Dielman thought the Broncos were extremely chatty for a team in the process of getting beaten by 29 points. “If their game is to run their mouth, they can, but we finished it off good,” Dielman said. “They kept talking, pretty thoroughly, throughout the entire game. […]

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Published on 11/23/2009 at Mon Nov 23 16:00.   13 Comments
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Chargers 32, Broncos 3. We all agree that it sure would be nice to give out a Game Ball award again. Let the record show that Sunday was a stinkfest all around. Even the studs stank a little bit. Caveats abound. Dud: Mike Nolan As I outlined earlier, the defense’s inability to get after Philip […]

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Published on 11/23/2009 at Mon Nov 23 13:21.   8 Comments
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One of the largest differences between the two Chargers games this season was the amount of pressure the Broncos were able to put on quarterback Philip Rivers. In October, Mike Nolan‘s defense tallied five sacks against Rivers, a career high for the fourth-year starting quarterback. They were constantly in the quarterback’s face through a well-utilized […]

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Published on 11/23/2009 at Mon Nov 23 10:25.   19 Comments
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Back in October, with camera crews mere feet away, San Diego Chargers and Denver Broncos players got in a well-publicized verbal and semi-physical exchange as they warmed up for their Monday Night Football outing. Before Sunday’s Broncos-Chargers tilt, many noted that there didn’t appear to be such a fracas. There was. This one just happened […]

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Published on 11/22/2009 at Sun Nov 22 21:18.   19 Comments
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