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Nick Groke
Nick Groke is a former Denver Post sports writer. He left The Post in 2018.
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Kyle Freeland flirts with a Coors Field no-hitter in Rockies’ blowout win over White Sox
"We went in-out, up-down, keep them guessing on a lot of things," Freeland said. "It was a good team win. It was fun to battle out there."

Rockies unravel in the ninth as Blackmon and Black get ejected before White Sox’s late victory
Charlie Blackmon got the heave from home plate umpire Sam Holbrook in the ninth inning Saturday night. Then manager Bud Black got tossed. In a testy ninth, a long losing...

Rockies set up the second half, send down Antonio Senzatela, call up Zac Rosscup
The Rockies on Saturday started to set up their second half, sending down rookie right-hander Antonio Senzatela and calling up lefty reliever Zac Rosscup.

Charlie Blackmon and DJ LeMahieu are finally all-stars together. But how long will they remain with the Rockies?
Charlie Blackmon balked at the idea he might get DJ LeMahieu into trouble, dragging his buddy into some adventure on the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean, baseball heroes with...

Rockies fight back against a skid, rout the White Sox behind Arenado-Blackmon-LeMahieu homers
The Rockies (51-38) won just a fourth game in their past 16, but they did it in style, knocking a season-high 17 hits, including four doubles, off the last-place White...

Antonio Senzatela may return to the Rockies rotation as Colorado continues to juggle its pitching
The Rockies have used seven starting pitchers this season, with an eighth on the way next month, and Colorado manager Bud Black will not drop the juggling act.

Gerardo Parra is back and the Rockies hope he sparks an offensive revival
Rockies veteran outfielder Gerardo Parra returned to Coors Field on Friday from a quad strain that sent him to the disabled list for more than a month.

Chad Bettis headed to the mound to start a Rockies rehab assignment coming back from cancer
Chad Bettis pitched again off the Coors Field mound Friday, to "live hitters," as the saying goes, but it was not real. Not real enough. But he will not have...

Kyle Freeland dressed down in Rockies’ sputtering blowout loss to the Reds at Coors Field
Bud Black stalked to the mound and yelled at his infielders to stay away. He was about to chew out his pitcher in front of 48,338 people.

Chad Bettis is near a rehab assignment. And the Rockies want him in their starting rotation.
Chad Bettis reared back and let loose, with no thought or worry, no doctors and no cancer. A fastball as hard as he can throw, straight at a catcher's mitt....