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: Why do Broncos need a new stadium? Short answer: They don’t.
apountry has baby fever. We haven’t even gotten hitched to Rob Walton yet, and already there are fans clamoring for the team’s next owner to give birth to a...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: A frustrated Rockies fan’s dream? Walmart heir makes Dick Monfort $4.65 billion offer he can’t refuse.
While the Walmart billionaires are at it, could someone in the family buy the Colorado Rockies and turn them into a competitive baseball franchise?

Kiszla: From Broncos to Avalanche, let the Walmart family sports feud in Denver begin. Everybody wins!
The richest family in the USA now is the royal family of sports in Denver. Itap Rob vs. Stan, two hale and ambitious septuagenarians in a hurry to make big...

Kiszla: Avalanche gets first shot at Stanley Cup since 2001, when Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy were kings of hockey universe. “Long time coming.”
Super Joe Sakic emerged from the elevator in Rogers Place with a super big smile 21 years in the making.

Kiszla vs. Chambers: Was Evander Kane’s one-game suspension slap in the face to Nazem Kadri?
Did Evander Kane's one-game suspension for boarding Nazem Kadri fit the crime? Most Avs fans would shout: "Oh, heck no!"

Kiszla: After dirty hit on Avalanche center Nazem Kadri, a suspension and warm seat in hockey Hades should await Evander Kane
Will somebody give the Avs a broom, so they can sweep away Edmonton from the NHL playoffs and take Oilers rogue Evander Kane out with the trash?

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Are big bucks or championship rings more important to Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson?
I will love quarterback Russell Wilson less if he wants a $50 million salary from the Broncos. He said he wanted to come to Denver and win Super Bowls. Who...

Kiszla: “No way will Derrick White ever sniff any part of the NBA Finals.” Well, well, well. Look at White now.
Even people that love White will testify this is an impossible dream that had no business coming true.

Kiszla: Broncos linebacker Bradley Chubb is sick and tired of all the losing, especially to Kansas City. “It’s a Revenge Tour all year long.”
Football eats the weak for breakfast. So a big, tough guy hides fear and vulnerability under his helmet, tightens his chin strap and soldiers on. Right? Thatap how the stereotype...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Have Rockies made blunder of Ian Desmond proportions with Kris Bryant?
Hey, Kiz. Which deal do you think will wind up worse for the Rockies? Ian Desmond or Kris Bryant?