Mark Kiszla

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.

Denver University Pioneers players pile on ...

Kiszla: DU Pioneers take 3-2 victory in Frozen Four against Michigan team with 13 NHL draft picks

April 7, 2022 at 9:50 p.m.

He鈥檚 a big shot, not a big mouth. So don鈥檛 even think about asking Carter Savoie, a hockey sniper that delivers killer goals with a giggle, to thump his chest...

Denver University Pioneers head coach Matt ...

Kiszla: Dominant DU Pioneers hockey program is everything Gonzaga basketball wants to be when it grows up

April 6, 2022 at 7:14 p.m.

Time for the Pioneers to get even? In college hockey, all that matters is the size of the fight in the dog.

Former Broncos quarterback John Elway, left, and Nuggets center Nikola Jokic.

Kiz vs. Singer: Is John Elway or Nikola Jokic the greatest player in Denver sports history?

April 4, 2022 at 12:15 p.m.

With profound respect to Hall of Famers Alex English and Dan Issel, there's no question Nikola Jokic has already established himself as the greatest player in Nuggets history.

Denver Post staff predictions for 2022 MLB season: Rockies record, division winners, World Series champion and more

April 5, 2022 at 9:17 a.m.

Here's picks from The Denver Post sportswriters for the 2022 Major League Baseball season.

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Rockies’ battle cry for 2022? Don’t finish in last place!

April 2, 2022 at 2:00 p.m.

The wise guys in Las Vegas seem to think the Colorado Rockies are going to stink this season. But could they really be as bad as Vegas thinks?

Colorado Rockies general manager Bill Schmidt, ...

Kiszla: At dawn of new golden age in Colorado sports, the poor Rockies don’t know how to win

April 7, 2022 at 12:19 p.m.

The Rockies live in a neighborhood they can鈥檛 afford. In the ritzy National League West, where the rich get championship rings and Colorado cries poor, there will be no World...

Kiszla: Is the Rockies’ $182 million bet on Kris Bryant enough to win back trust of lovesick Colorado baseball fans?

March 31, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.

Except for his freshly minted $182 million contract, new Rockies slugger Kris Bryant is a lot like you and me.

Colorado Rockies infielder Ryan McMahon cracks ...

Kiszla: Homer for homer and dollar for dollar, Ryan McMahon is better value at third base than Nolan Arenado

March 30, 2022 at 8:08 p.m.

In their infinite wisdom, those knuckleheads in charge of the Rockies are paying $500,000 more for Nolan Arenado to play third base for St. Louis this season than the $5...

Kiszla: DU Pioneers dancing with friendly ghosts back to Frozen Four after 2-1 victory against Minnesota-Duluth

March 26, 2022 at 7:38 p.m.

Lady Luck favors the bold. In the clutch, while others squeezed hockey sticks with clammy anxiety, the boldest player on the ice here Saturday was University of Denver winger Carter...

Kickin’ it with Kiz: Nuggets and Avs ownership fiddles in TV dispute, while burning bridges with fans

March 26, 2022 at 2:25 p.m.

As a Comcast subscriber, it抖阴ap beyond ridiculous Nuggets and Avalanche games aren鈥檛 being aired on Altitude. Why are fans being punished over their ineptitude to figure it out? It's a...

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