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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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Kiszla: Avs star Nathan MacKinnon deserves better than being done dirty by bad officiating in must-win NHL playoff game
Don’t the defending NHL champs deserve better than being done dirty by inept officiating in a must-win playoff game? At a crucial moment, Avs star Nathan MacKinnon gets dragged down...

Kiszla: Broncos need to draft as if the jobs of Russell Wilson and George Paton depend on it
The Broncos should go get a pass-rusher in the NFL draft with the ability to make Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes miserable.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Giving Rockies tickets to Dad for his birthday is definition of a bad son
Want to change the way the Rockies do business? Cheer for 100 losses on the field and fewer than 2 million fans through the ballpark gates in LoDo.

Kiszla: Avs beat crisis of confidence and kicked Kraken tail with big assist from injured captain Gabe Landeskog
Captain Gabriel Landeskog walked in the shaken Colorado dressing room at the first intermission of Game 2 in this best-of-seven series to remind the Avs who they were. Yes, the...

Kiszla: For Nuggets to be champs, Michael Porter Jr. and Michael Malone must navigate bumpy road to full trust between young player and demanding coach
What we are witnessing are unmistakable hints the road to full trust between Michael Malone and Michael Porter Jr. is now rock-solid.

Kiszla: Avs coach Jared Bednar must make bold decision to split up Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen after 3-1 loss to Kraken
Jared Bednar has a tough decision to make. Does he break up his top line, splitting Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen before frustration sets in against Seattle?

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Should the Broncos trade up, back or stay put in next week’s draft?
With no pick prior to No. 67 overall in the third round, how many rookie starters can Broncos general manager George Paton give Sean Payton in this draft?

Kiszla: These Nuggets are spicy and the T-Pups don’t have enough dawg to stay in this NBA playoff fight
One down, 15 to go. But letap not get carried away. These T-Pups? They’re merely a warm-up for more serious fights ahead against Kawhi or KD or Steph or LeBron.

Nuggets vs. Timberwolves: Denver dominates Game 1 with 109-80 win
Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Nuggets' Game 1 matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena in Denver on April 16, 2023.

Kiszla: With Nuggets feeling heat of championship pressure, is it put up or shut up time for coach Michael Malone?
Contrary to his see-no-evil, hear-no-evil protest, Malone does feel pressure to deliver a championship. The urgency to win it all begins at the top, with Nuggets ownership.