Braidon Nourse

Braidon Nourse is a freelance sports reporter for The Denver Post, covering the Colorado Rapids and area sports. He is a recent Colorado State journalism graduate who covered Rams sports for three years for the Rocky Mountain Collegian and CSU Athletic Department. During his time at CSU, the Aurora native also spent the 2023 season covering the Rapids for Denver Sports Magazine.

Summit FC's Natasha Flint lines up a shot during Saturday's match in Seattle against the Reign. Summit FC and the Reign played to a 0-0 draw. (Denver Summit FC)

Denver Summit FC dominates final 30 minutes at tough Seattle Reign, but come away with second-straight scoreless draw

April 5, 2026 at 7:52 a.m.

Heading into the April international break with six points in five games is nothing to scoff at for this Denver Summit FC team, but it will think it should have...

Toronto FC forward Josh Sargent (9) heads the ball into the Colorado Rapids' net scoring his team's third goal of the game during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Toronto, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Rapids give up two-goal lead in five-goal, three-red card thriller in Toronto

April 4, 2026 at 5:13 p.m.

Two red cards and an own goal isn鈥檛 usually a marker of success, but the fact the game was still played on a razor鈥檚 edge is telling of a wild...

Goalkeeper Abby Smith (1) of the Denver Summit FC saves during the second half of a 0-0 match draw against the Washington Spirit on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Denver Summit FC goes scoreless in historic NWSL home opener but gives fans plenty of reasons to cheer

March 28, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

Nick Cushing gestured a pinch at the crowd and his team to convey how close he thought it was to breaking the deadlock. Instead, the biggest match in NWSL history...

Denver Summit FC players celebrate a goal against Gotham FC en route to a 2-0 win at Sports Illustrated Stadium in New York on Wednesday night. (Shelby Cravens/Denver Summit FC)

Denver Summit FC earns first win, clean sheet on the road against defending NWSL champion Gotham FC

March 26, 2026 at 11:09 a.m.

Denver Summit FC earned its first-ever win of the club's inaugural NWSL season in a 2-0 road victory over defending champions Gotham FC.

Colorado Rapids midfielder Paxten Aaronson, left, celebrates with forward Rafael Navarro (9) after Navarro scored a goal during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Sporting Kansas City, Saturday, March 21, 2026, in Kansas City, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Rapids win first away game in Matt Wells era in imposing fashion at Sporting Kansas City

March 22, 2026 at 1:16 p.m.

Heading into Saturday night, the Colorado Rapids鈥� four 2026 games featured two multi-goal wins at home and two multi-goal losses on the road. The pattern broke at Sporting Park in...

Denver Summit FC celebrate a goal by forward Melissa K枚ssler (25) during the first half against the Orlando Pride at Inter and Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida on Friday, March 20, 2026. Mandatory Credit: Mike Watters-Imagn Images

Denver Summit FC earns first-ever point with solid defensive effort on the road against Orlando Pride

March 20, 2026 at 9:46 p.m.

A week after an early red card spoiled Denver鈥檚 inaugural match at Bay FC, Summit FC held on against a top NWSL squad in Orlando Pride on the road, 1-1.

Cole Bassett (17) of Portland Timbers plays during an MLS soccer match against the Columbus Crew, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Amanda Loman)

One month too short to process transfer, but Cole Bassett relished return to Colorado

March 1, 2026 at 2:48 p.m.

Less than a month ago, Cole Bassett was in Orlando for the Colorado Rapids鈥� preseason, prepping for his eighth season in Commerce City. The Portland Timbers came calling in January.

FILE: Fans welcome the Colorado Rapids to the pitch in the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Commerce City, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Rapids flush bad Seattle result, blank Portland Timbers 2-0 in home opener

February 28, 2026 at 6:53 p.m.

Like the Colorado Rapids鈥� performance, Matt Wells鈥� facial expressions were night and day from a week ago.

Paul Rothrock #14 of Seattle Sounders FC scores a goal as Noah Cobb #24 of Colorado Rapids defends during the second half during at Lumen Field on Feb. 22, 2026, in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images)

Seattle Sounders blank Colorado Rapids in MLS season opener

February 23, 2026 at 5:12 p.m.

Matt Wells probably didn鈥檛 think his first halftime speech as a head coach would have followed all the weirdness from his debut with the Colorado Rapids.

Ted Ku-DiPietro #21 of the Colorado Rapids advances the ball against Timothy Tillman #11 of the Los Angles Football Club in the first half at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on October 18, 2025 in Commerce City, Colorado. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

How the Rapids鈥� MLS opener at Seattle is a litmus test for 2026 season

February 21, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

If the Matt Wells era of the Colorado Rapids is truly about dictating games instead of reacting to them, Sunday鈥檚 season opener at the Seattle Sounders will offer an immediate...

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