Sports columnist
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: College football has gone mad. Do CU Buffs or CSU Rams have guts to just say no to the insanity?
Colorado and Colorado State are way better at educating young, brilliant minds than winning shiny football trophies. So why do Buffs and Rams want to play the fool in a...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Would the Avs have been wiser to pursue Marc-Andre Fleury as their goalie?
Did the Avs give up to much by trading three draft picks for New York Rangers backup Alexandar Georgiev?

Kiszla: Champs today, gone tomorrow. Say goodbye to Darcy Kuemper. And prepare farewells for Nazem Kadri.
Their Stanley Cup runneth over with bags of money. The Avs are champs, and champs want to get paid. They were brothers in a championship quest. But money will rip...

Kiszla: Tim Connelly walked away from Denver. Michael Malone is itching to beat his old basketball brother.
When Tim Connelly left Denver in late May to become the roster architect for a division rival, every game between the Nuggets and Timberwolves got a whole lot juicier.

Kiszla: You might not like Stan and Josh Kroenke, but they know way more about winning than Tim Connelly.
Leaving the Nuggets’ dirty work to somebody else, front-office honcho Tim Connelly took the money and his hurt feelings to Minnesota, then promptly made one of the more nonsensical trades...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Is it cooler for Colorado sports fan to rock a Russell Wilson or Cale Makar jersey?
If you could own only one jersey, would you purchase the No. 3 of Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson or the No. 8 of Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar?

Kiszla: Welcome home, Stanley! 500,000 Avalanche fans raise Cup to the rebirth of Denver.
Nobody loves a victory parade more than Denver. But know what was so cool about this particular Thursday in June? It was a love letter to a city in need...

Kiszla: Can Avalanche build a dynasty despite harsh economic realities of NHL?
The first, glorious taste of sweet champagne from the Stanley Cup in 21 years only wet our whistles.

Kiszla vs. Chambers: Is this Avalanche team better than the 2001 Stanley Cup champions?
The Avalanche not only won the Stanley Cup, taking it from the two-time defending champs, but marched through the playoffs with a 16-4 record.

Kiszla: “We were crying.” Avs’ championship is act of love between hockey brothers Gabe Landeskog and Erik Johnson.
The only thing better than winning the NHL championship? Sharing a big hockey hug with your best friend.