An 80-degree sunny day one Saturday, to a snowstorm the next - symbolic of the extremes on the sports landscape in Denver. Outside, the snow forced the ice-cold Rockies to move their Friday night baseball game to Sunday, while on Saturday, the white-hot Nuggets continued their championship run inside. Meanwhile, on the ice, the Avalanche lost their first playoff game on Sunday. At the same time, the Denver Pioneers celebrated their record 10th NCAA National Hockey championship last Monday. And, playing no one, the Denver Broncos beat themselves by firing one quarterback named Wilson and hiring another quarterback named Wilson - the quarterback nobody wanted - at a basement bargain price.

So, you’re keeping score. In that case, Denver is home to two current championship teams—the Nuggets and Pioneers—with two in the playoffs, the Nuggets and Avalanche. And bringing up the rear are two losing teams. After their franchise-worst season, the Colorado Rockies are trying to avoid the worst start in baseball history. And the Denver Broncos, after making the worst trade in NFL history and paying the most ever for a head coach, try to reimagine themselves in 2024.

With the NFL Draft at hand and a reshuffling of the deck, the Broncos can only hope for a better future, but there are no promises or guarantees. Although the wealthiest owners in the league can change the facade at Empower Field or the uniforms, their money will only go so far until they can get out of the dead cap money related to the Russell Wilson fiasco. Their new hire quarterback, Zach Wilson, has the lowest touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history among players with at least 900 passes. Russell Wilson had the third-best in the top 50 players last season. The primary source of excitement in 2024 comes from what quarterback they get from the 2024 Draft and what level of success they may have with that pick.

For the Rockies, there is no hope in sight. The bats are dead, and the pitching is worse. Their $182 million man, Kris Bryant, is again back on the injured list and didn’t perform when he was okay. The Rockies will leave the country this weekend for a two-game series against the Houston Astros in Mexico City. The change of scenery can bring about change.
The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets are carrying the weight of the city on its back in the sports world. The CU Buffs Football gets an honorable mention, and national attention is drawn to it by their outspoken head coach, Deion Sanders. But the generational talent of the Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic is not only the talk of the town but the entire nation. When all is said and done, Jokic could go down as one of the greatest players ever to play the game of basketball. The entertainment value and expectations are in their prime, with the Nuggets showing no signs of stopping.