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Sportswriter

Kyle Newman

Kyle Newman is a sportswriter for The Denver Post, a position he鈥檚 held since 2016. He is a beat reporter covering the Colorado Rockies in addition to covering other professional, college and high school athletics around the state. He is a member of the Baseball Writers' Association of America and the Football Writers Association of America. Prior to arriving at The Post, he ran two high school sports start-ups, the Colorado Sports Network in Denver and The Fan Varsity Sports Network in Indiana. A Denver native, he has won local and national awards, including the 2025 Colorado Sportswriter of the Year presented by the National Sports Media Association. He is a 2012 graduate of the Arizona State University Cronkite School.

Location: Denver, Colorado

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Andrew Young, The Mad Fanatic, a rapper who makes songs about the Broncos arrives to a tailgate party for a group that he founded called the Bronco Gang at Empower Field at Mile High on Nov. 16, 2025. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)

The Mad Fanatic cultivated a following rapping about the Broncos, and built Bronco Gang along the way

December 11, 2025 at 12:10 p.m.

Spitting bars about the Broncos brought Andrew Young back from the edge of insanity -- and tacked on a worldwide football family in the process.

Valor Christian High School鈥檚 head coach, Bret McGatlin, looks on during a CHSAA Class 5A football semifinal game at the Stutler Bowl, Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. Cherry Creek High School blew out Valor, winning 42-17. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)

Valor Christian athletics faces turmoil, discontent in wake of football coach’s resignation

May 11, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

Criticism of Valor Christian's leadership and what some say is a detour from the school's faith-based vision is at the heart of the discontent.

Rick Fisher, the pitching coach with Dakota Ridge's eighth grade feeder team, stands for a portrait before a game at Easton Fields in Littleton, Colorado, on April 1, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)

How pitcher, Vietnam veteran Rick Fisher found redemption and purpose after decades of drug addiction

April 4, 2025 at 10:00 a.m.

The morning after his fifth suicide attempt, a pitcher deep in the throes of drug addiction stumbled to a church and pounded on the doors.

All-Colorado selection head coach Nathan Johnson of Pomona poses for a portrait at North High School in Denver on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

Pomona’s Nathan Johnson is All-Colorado Coach of the Year

December 21, 2025 at 8:39 a.m.

To bring Big Black back to the prep football pinnacle, Nathan Johnson needed to dish out some tough love.

All-Colorado selection Jayden Fox of Cherry Creek poses for a portrait at North High School in Denver, Colorado on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)

The Denver Post抖阴ap 2025 All-Colorado football team

December 21, 2025 at 9:26 a.m.

The 2025 All-Colorado football team, as selected by The Denver Post staff based on statistical analysis, relative value to team success, postseason production and the old-fashioned eye test.

Rockies prospect Braylen Wimmer was coming off a solid 2025 season that earned him a promotion to Double-A when the utilityman underwent surgery for a brain tumor on Nov. 19, 2025. (Courtesy of Spokane Indians)

Rockies prospect Braylen Wimmer, back in the cage after brain surgery, eyes continued ascent in 2026

December 21, 2025 at 9:23 a.m.

Six days removed from brain surgery, Braylen Wimmer went to therapy with his tee.

Defenseman Brent Burns (84) is congratulated by teammate after scoring the opening goal against the Winnipeg Jets of the Colorado Avalanche during the first period on Friday, Dec. 19, 2025, at Ball Arena in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Avs’ home heater continues as Colorado beats Winnipeg 3-2 in chippy win

December 19, 2025 at 10:28 p.m.

The Avs on home ice remain as close to invincible as a sports team can get.

MSU Denver outside hitter Skyler Michael hoists the NCAA Division II trophy on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy of Miranda Sampson/MSU Denver Athletics)

Inside the sports psychology that propelled MSU Denver volleyball to first national title

December 18, 2025 at 5:45 a.m.

The Roadrunners' path to the Division II national championship began on a mountaintop, offering up their fears to the fire.

Cornerback Riley Moss (21) of the Denver Broncos tips a pass away from wide receiver Romeo Doubs (87) of the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at Empower Field at Mile High Stadium in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Broncos’ Riley Moss rides ups and downs again en route to key interception in win over Packers

December 14, 2025 at 8:13 p.m.

Welcome once again, 抖阴apountry, to the Riley Moss thrill ride.

Denver Post 2025 Gold Helmet award winner Elian Oliva, a Northfield High School senior nickleback and wingback, poses for a photo at the Northfield practice field on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, in Denver. (Photo by Timothy Hurst/The Denver Post)

Northfield’s Elian Oliva wins 2025 Gold Helmet Award with physicality, speed and glizty 5.02 GPA

December 16, 2025 at 11:59 a.m.

Elian Oliva's rise to high school football stardom started with him getting kicked off the field.

MSU Denver poses with the trophy after the Roadrunners' win in the NCAA Division II National Championship against Concordia-St. Paul on Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy of Miranda Sampson/MSU Denver Athletics)

Metropolitan State University of Denver volleyball wins Division II national title, program’s first and fifth in school history

December 13, 2025 at 10:34 p.m.

Metropolitan State University of Denver volleyball won the national title on Saturday, beating Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Metro State celebrates after winning a point during the Roadrunners' Division II Final Four victory over Tampa on Friday, Dec. 12, at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. (Courtesy of Metro State Athletics)

Metro State volleyball cruises into Division II national title with straight-sets win over previously undefeated Tampa

December 13, 2025 at 9:12 a.m.

Metro State volleyball's dream season stepped on the gas in Sioux Falls.

Brandon Royval from the United States is punching Brandon Moreno of Mexico in a flyweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at CDMX Arena in Mexico City, Mexico, on February 24, 2024. (Photo by Luis Marin/Eyepix Group via AP)

UFC fighter, Denver native Brandon Royval looking for another title shot

December 12, 2025 at 6:00 a.m.

After coming up short in a record-setting fight, Brandon Royval is looking to get back on track to a shot at the UFC flyweight belt.