Author: Denver Post
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Southwest Airlines adds flights, jobs at Denver International Airport
Southwest Airlines is expanding operations at Denver International Airport, adding both flights and jobs to keep up with customer demand, the company announced Wednesday. “Denver is the fastest-growing city market in Southwest history,” said Andrew Watterson, Southwest senior vice president. “We essentially looked where flights are full, and we’re moving to meet that demand.” The…
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Key Broncos player guarantees a Super Bowl victory
Nothing can stop Denver from winning the Super Bowl, according to Broncos defensive tackle Terrance Knighton. The great and powerful “Pot Roast” put everybody in the NFL from New England to Seattle on notice: The lone way this season will end is with the Broncos lifting the Lombardi Trophy. “It doesn’t matter what happens. At…
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Lamborn keeps alive the impeach Obama talk
A Colorado congressman is doing exactly what Republican leaders in Washington don’t want him to do: suggest the possibility of impeaching President Barack Obama. Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado Springs asked his supporters and constituents today to take a poll about how Congress should respond to Obama’s expected action on immigration. The options:…
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Broncos RB Ronnie Hillman out at least 2 weeks with leg injury
C.J. Anderson emerged just in time. Montee Ball is returning from injury just in time. The Broncos will be without Ronnie Hillman for at least two weeks after the starting running back suffered a midfoot sprain in his left foot Sunday, according to an NFL source. Broncos coach John Fox confirmed the injury, but only…
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CSU Rams ranked in the top 25 national college football polls
For the first time since 2010, a major-college football team in Colorado is ranked among the nation’s top 25. Colorado State, 9-1 after beating Hawaii 49-22 at Hughes Stadium on Saturday night, cracked the top 25 in both major polls Sunday, coming in at No. 23 in The Associated Press media rankings and No. 25…
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Colorado boy’s ‘best shirt ever’ found after social media plea
The Best Shirt Ever has been located. The family of 12-year-old Joe Archibold, of Longmont, recently sent out a social media solicit, looking for a specific blue, white and gray polo shirt — in the same style Joe has worn for every school picture since second grade. He outgrew the hand-me-down shirt in small size,…
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Colin Kaepernick’s mother awaits seeing son; two don’t have any contact with one another
Colin Kaepernick’s mother will be in the stands Sunday, watching Colin Kaepernick in her matching Colin Kaepernick jersey, alongside her other son, Colin Kaepernick’s 10-year-old half brother. And Colin Kaepernick will have no idea. On Nov. 3, 1987, Heidi Russo gave birth to Colin. Five weeks later, she gave him to the Kaepernicks. Russo is…
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Eric Decker sees up close what he’s missing in Colorado
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. —When Eric Decker left the Broncos after four years to sign with the New York Jets, he likely knew there would be certain sacrifices. But the full totality of what Decker has traded to become the top receiving threat for the league’s worst passing offense was on display Sunday, as his former…
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Colorado Avalanche beat writer suspended by state’s largest newspaper
Adrian Dater, the Denver Post beat writer for the Colorado Avalanche, has been suspended for two weeks without pay for inappropriate language used on Twitter, according to the Denver Post Editor’s Notes blog. The suspension, effective immediately, followed a number of exchanges with users on Oct. 4 and 5. “Journalists need to recognize that they need to…
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Longtime Colorado, Broncos voice Zimmer hospitalized
Veteran broadcaster Larry Zimmer, who has called Colorado football games for more than four decades, was hospitalized Sunday after falling at his home in the Lookout Mountain area. Zimmer, 78, was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital in Lakewood. Along with play-by-play broadcaster Mark Johnson, Zimmer served as the analyst for KOA’s broadcast of Saturday afternoon’s…