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Mark Kiszla
Mark Kiszla is an award-winning sports columnist who wrote for The Denver Post from the fall of 1983 to 2024. During his time at the Post, he was named Colorado Sportswriter of the Year four times and was honored as a top 10 columnist in the nation by the Associated Press Sports Editors as recently as 2021.
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How it Happened: Broncos loses 31-21 to Jets as offense collapses in second half
Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 5 game against the New York Jets at Empower Field at Mile High on Oct. 8, 2023.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Coach Prime is great, but are CU Buffs best college football team in the state?
In a football game between Colorado and Air Force, the Zoomies would ground and pound the Buffs to a pulp. Is there any way we could arrange a showdown in...

Kiszla: Broncos would be crazy to trade Pat Surtain II, but smart to part ways with Jerry Jeudy
There’s only one untouchable on Denver’s roster. That¶¶Ňőap cornerback Pat Surtain II.

Kiszla: Who’s the only person that can stop Nuggets center Nikola Jokic from becoming top 10 player in basketball history?
At the top of his game at age 28, Nikola Jokic might not be done getting better. And for those of you keeping score at home: While leading the Nuggets...

Kiszla: Cutting Randy Gregory essential step in cleansing Broncos locker room of losing culture
The shock wasn’t that the Broncos cut linebacker Randy Gregory, paid $1.33 million for each of the 21 tackles he made in a Denver uniform. The shame was coach Sean...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Do the Broncos need to trade Jerry Jeudy to get Marvin Mims Jr. more touches?
Marvin Mims Jr., the Broncos second-round rookie wide receiver, has been a big play machine through the first four weeks. But he doesn't play as much as Denver's veteran wideouts....

Kiszla: Broncos didn’t win game for Sean Payton, they averted another crisis of grumpy coach’s making.
Let's not sugarcoat it. Sean Payton did not rally Denver against the league’s worst team. The Broncos won in spite of a coach that has been slow to embrace the...

How it Happened: Broncos win first game of Sean Payton era with huge fourth-quarter comeback over Bears
Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 4 game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in Chicago on Oct. 1, 2023.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: No-hopers. Broncos surrender 70 points. Rockies lose 100 games. What’s worse?
I'm confident the crazy-rich Waltons will do whatever it takes to return the Broncos to football glory. Rockies owner Dick Monfort? I wouldn't give him five bucks and trust him...

Kiszla: You better believe CU’s Shedeur Sanders is better quarterback than Heisman winner Caleb Williams
USC Trojans star Caleb Williams walked into Folsom Field on Saturday as the Heisman Trophy winner and left the stadium as the second best quarterback in college football.