Tag: dick monfort
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Kroenke rep discussed buying Rockies before Penners got deal done
Stan Kroenke should’ve bought the Rockies instead of the Angels. — Ray, woulda, coulda, shoulda Kiz: We might not know much here at Kickin’ It Headquarters, but we absolutely, positively know this for certain. As recently as the early months of 2025, a man trying to broker a sale of Charlie Monfort’s share of the…
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Woody Paige: Broncos owners to take over Rockies next year, sources say
Pay attention, Walmart shoppers. In a real Monopoly Game and sports franchise Battle Royale, the Penner-Walton group confronts the Kroenke-Walton group later this month. Meanwhile, Richard “Roxbottoms Dick” and Charles “Sorry Charlie” have not yet passed “Go” yet. But this is the most Mile High-likely final September the Monfort Bros. will possess the preponderance ownership…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Only question is when Shedeur Sanders takes over as starting quarterback in Cleveland
Shedeur Sanders is the best quarterback on that Cleveland Browns team. Whether or not Sanders is a good NFL quarterback is yet to be seen. — M.M., surfing the net goofy style Kiz: In a reminder that what Cleveland does best as a football franchise is Browns down its leg, Deshaun Watson was inexplicably named…
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Mark Kiszla: Rockies kick loyal season-ticket holders where it hurts with absurd 14% price hike
Taking over daily operations of the biggest joke in Major League Baseball, it appears Walker Monfort has already learned his father’s meanest trick. How to kick loyal Rockies fans where it hurts most: The wallet. “We feel like enablers,” longtime season-ticket holder Rocco Dodson told me Wednesday. “It’s people like us who allow the Monforts…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why Nikola Jokic needs to get angry with Nuggets brass
Maybe Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic should move to another NBA team. — R., antsy in his pantsies Kiz: My only real complaint about Jokic? He’s too nice. The complacency afflicting the Nuggets that was decried by president Josh Kroenke after a disheartening exit from the NBA playoffs results in no small measure because Joker is…
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Mark Kiszla: Monfort brothers confronted a break-up before selling 40% stake to Broncos owners
The Colorado Rockies crumbled while Dick and Charlie Monfort wrestled over the future of the franchise. A dysfunctional baseball team that made losing 100 games a bad habit was a reflection of a long-hidden but unresolved family dispute between the two brothers who owned the Rockies. For the past two years, Charlie Monfort has persistently…
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Mark Kiszla: At age 71, Rockies owner Dick Monfort insists chances of team winning World Series in his lifetime are ‘Excellent!’
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – With his 72nd birthday and 30th season of Rockies ownership rapidly approaching, will Dick Monfort live long enough to see Colorado win the World Series? “Oh, god,” said Monfort, as his peaceful Friday morning was interrupted by a chance encounter with me on a sidewalk outside the Rockies’ spring training headquarters. “Good…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: My debt of gratitude to the late Doug Moe, King of the Dips
Doug Moe was great. If I tuned in late to a Nuggets game back in the 1980s, I could always tell immediately how it was going for Denver by the amount of disarray to Moe’s jacket, tie and collar. He was a great coach and an even greater personality. – Michael, a real no-hoper Kiz:…
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What is your New Year’s resolution for Denver sports in 2026? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: What is your New Year’s resolution for Denver sports in 2026? Evan Rawal, Avalanche beat reporter Answer: Capitalize on elite players in their prime It’s rare for one city to have this many elite players performing in the prime of their careers. What’s taking place in Denver right now is truly remarkable, but…
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Who is Denver’s greatest sports villain? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Who is currently Denver’s greatest sports villain? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes The Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes with the No. 10 overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft. The Broncos endured seven consecutive losing seasons starting in 2017. Coincidence? No way. Denver’s reign as AFC West superpower…