Former sports reporter
Kyle Fredrickson
Kyle Fredrickson was a general assignment sports reporter for the Denver Post who primarily contributed to coverage of the Avalanche, Nuggets and Rockies. He was hired in 2017 as The Post's college sports beat writer and joined the Broncos coverage team in 2018. He left the Post in 2022. Fredrickson previously covered Oklahoma State football for three seasons at The Oklahoman. Fredrickson is a Fort Collins native, a graduate of Rocky Mountain High School, and an avid outdoorsman when not tied to his laptop.
Education: BA from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
Affiliations: Pro Football Writers Association, Biletnikoff Award voter
Recent awards: First place sports story, 2018 Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters competition, “An oral history of unlikely Broncos running back Phillip Lindsay.
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Nuggets react to Jamal Murray’s late-game knee injury: “It¶¶Ňőap just an awful feeling”
Jamal Murray writhed in pain on the court Monday while grabbing his left knee as a potential nightmare scenario unfolded for the Denver Nuggets.

Denver South football, undefeated in spring season, honors fallen teammate Davarie Armstrong
The No. 27 jersey on the Denver South football sideline this season contains a special power.

Teri Leiker, killed in Boulder shooting, remembered as reliable, independent woman who loved karaoke and CU marching band
Teri Leiker, a 51-year-old King Soopers employee who died in the Boulder shooting, remembered as a reliable, independent woman who loved karaoke and the CU marching band.

The Masters 2021 gambling guide: Charting the favorites, sleepers to consider, and intriguing prop bets
Less than five months after Dustin Johnson won the green jacket in November, the 2021 tournament is underway in Augusta, Georgia. Here is what you need to know before betting...

Jerami Grant, starring for lowly Pistons, intent on building what he left in Nuggets: “They’re definitely a championship-caliber team”
Jerami Grant took two isolation dribbles baseline, spun backward off his left pivot foot, and launched a high-arching jumper through contact over former Nuggets teammate P.J. Dozier.

Dodgers beat Rockies, 6-5, after Jon Gray’s stellar night ends with “full-body cramping”
Jon Gray steamrolled a dynamic Dodgers lineup for five innings on Saturday before an abrupt bout of “full-body cramping” ended his otherwise brilliant night.

Rockies’ reliever Ben Bowden and Jordan Sheffield, former Vanderbilt teammates, relish in joined MLB debut vs. Dodgers
Rockies’ relievers Ben Bowden and Jordan Sheffield first met in 2014 as college freshmen at Vanderbilt with a shared vision of making it to the major leagues.

Backup goalie Jonas Johansson earns first Avalanche victory: “Our team will gain confidence in him”
Jonas Johansson allowed first-shot goals in consecutive appearances as the backup Avalanche goaltender this season. It didn’t shake his confidence.

Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. flourishing with expanded role, improved defense: “You can just see his IQ growing”
The next phase in the NBA maturation of Michael Porter Jr. materialized quickly when the Nuggets forward switched to defend Los Angeles Clippers star Kawhi Leonard.

Joonas Donskoi’s first-period hat trick punctuates breakout Avalanche season: “That was pretty incredible to watch”
Joonas Donskoi scored his third goal of the first period when it became abundantly clear that his career-best season with the Avalanche is no fluke.