Brendan Ploen
Brendan Ploen is a freelance sports reporter for The Denver Post, covering the Colorado Rapids, Colorado soccer news, preps and more. He started writing for the publication in December 2020. He previously covered preps, outdoors and college sports for The Durango Herald from 2018-20, and before that, worked in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel sports department. A Chicago native, he is a Marquette University graduate.
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March Madness at Ball Arena: Playing on Nikola Jokic’s home court? “Awesome, amazing,” UC Santa Barbara freshman says of Denver
“(Itap) awesome,” Belic told The Denver Post. “(Itap) amazing. I dreamed about it, to be able to play where (Jokic) performed every night.”

FIFA 23: Here’s how Coloradans are rated as NWSL players, clubs will be in video game series for first time
If gamers open up FIFA 23 Wednesday across all consoles, there will be a significant update to the famed video game franchise: Fans will be able to pick and play...

Rapids takeaways: Colorado still looking for playmakers in attacking third after loss at San Jose
It's safe to say the Colorado Rapids are eager to move on from this past week.

No. 17 Holy Family uses “championship habits” to beat No. 2 Resurrection Christian in Class 4A boys basketball final
Dream run for Tigers built on pesky defensive performance and collective offensive effort

Colorado state basketball tournaments 2023 championships results and coverage
Results and coverage from the championships for Classes 4A-6A of the Colorado high school basketball state tournaments on Saturday at Denver Coliseum.

Colorado Rapids condemn “detestable” chant at Saturday’s home opener
The Colorado Rapids issued a full statement Wednesday condemning a homophobic chant clearly heard inside Dick's Sporting Goods Park and on the national Apple TV broadcast in last Saturday's home...

Colorado Rapids rookie center back Moïse Bombito out “a few weeks at least” with MCL injury
The Colorado Rapids will be out one promising center back for multiple weeks, but called in another on Tuesday.

Rapids fans will find new additions at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in 2023
Colorado Rapids fans will find some new additions to Dick's Sporting Goods Park this season -- and the first one is worth toasting: a bar from the Oskar Blues Brewery...

Oskar Blues will open Dale’s Bar at Colorado Rapids soccer stadium
Colorado Rapids fans who attend a home game will have perhaps more local beer options than ever before, thanks to a new partnership between the soccer team and one of...

Colorado Rapids have two goals called off by VAR as home opener finishes scoreless draw against Sporting Kansas City
The net bulged twice Saturday night, but the scoreboard after 90 minutes still read zeroes.