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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: All the shine is on Coach Prime, but is Tad Boyle’s CU basketball team closer to national championship contention?
There’s a great experiment being conducted on the CU football and basketball teams, where the approaches of Deion Sanders and Tad Boyle couldn't be much more different.

Kiszla: Free Justin Simmons! Broncos captain deserves better than to go down with this sinking ship.
If the Broncos do nothing else between now and the NFL trade deadline on Oct. 31, here’s hoping they do right by safety Justin Simmons and let him join a...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Will Broncos or Buffs win more games during remainder of this season?
It's a tale of two coaches: Coach Prime and Coach Past His Prime. Neon Deion and Sullen Sean. The coaches of the Buffs and the Broncos both face rugged schedules...

Kiszla: From Elway to Joker, dusty old cowtown has grown into city of champions during course of 40 years
It has been my privilege to to watch a dusty old cowtown grow into the best sports city in America. You built it. So consider this my standing ovation for...

Kickin’ It with Kiz: Bad football beating the Broncomania out of NFL’s most loyal fans
Has passion throughout ¶¶Ňőapountry ever been worse? Fans are beat down and fed up with chronic losing plaguing Denver.

Kiszla: Broncos need to shut down the Errors Tour of Russell Wilson and admit they need a new quarterback
For the Broncos, it was the same sad song, 16th verse. Misery? We know it all too well, Taylor Swift.

How it Happened: Broncos lose 16th straight to Chiefs, drop to 1-5 on the season
Live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Denver Broncos' NFL Week 6 game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 12,...

Kiszla: Avs’ quest to regain championship mojo begins with defenseman Cale Makar
How quickly these new-look Avs can get back in the chase for the Cup, much less embrace the bold ambition to be a dynasty, will depend first and foremost on...

Kiszla vs. Gabriel: Is tanking for Caleb Williams a viable option for the Broncos?
Tanking is just another word for nothing left to lose. Can the Broncos turn that into a win by being bad enough the rest of 2023 to land USC quarterback...

Kiszla: Where does Sean Payton rank on coaching scale of Vince Lombardi to Nathaniel Hackett?
It¶¶Ňőap infuriating the Broncos don’t know how to win, but what¶¶Ňőap far worse is now a once-proud NFL franchise doesn’t even know how to act with class in defeat.