Sports columnist
Troy Renck
Troy returned home to The Denver Post in March of 2024. A former Broncos and Rockies beat reporter from 2002-2016, Renck rejoined the paper as a sports columnist, aiming to bring humor and edge in his opinions and analysis.
He spent the previous seven-plus years as the Broncos insider and sportscaster for Denver7. He does take a liking to analogies and metaphors.
At the Post, Renck served as the Rockies' beat writer and added National Major League Baseball reporter to his duties in 2005. He joined The Post¶¶Ňőap Broncos beat in 2014 and took over as the lead reporter during the team’s Super Bowl season in 2015.
In 2016, Troy was awarded the 2016 Top Breaking News award in the 175,000 and over circulation category of the Associated Press Sports Editors contest. The award was issued for coverage of Peyton Manning's retirement. He was named Colorado Sportscaster of the Year in 2019 for his work at Denver7.
Troy is a past president of the local chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America and graduated from the University of Colorado journalism school with honors in 1993. He was elected to the Pueblo Centennial High School Hall of Fame in 2021.
Renck returned to Colorado in 1996 to The Daily Times-Call in Longmont, where he began covering the Rockies and Broncos, beginning his path to The Post and back.
Troy grew up playing football, basketball and baseball, and his hobbies include listening to alternative music, walking the family’s pet bulldog Bentley and eating Chewy Sprees. He is married to Leahann and the couple have two sons, Dagin and Brady.
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Renck: Sean Payton won’t say it, but Broncos are finally, mercifully rebuilding
They can put Sean Payton on HGTV with a sledgehammer in one hand, a hard hat on his head and a wrecking ball swinging in the driveway and he still...

Renck: Guess who’s back? Back again?
People often say, “I recognize you from radio.” This seems like an indictment of my appearance and words. In truth, I am flattered that people appreciate what I do.

Renck: Russell Wilson went from “Let’s Ride” to “Last Ride” with Broncos, revealing dangers of desperation
From "Let¶¶Ňőap ride" to "last ride" in two years.
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How it Happened: Bo Nix, Broncos dominate Falcons to improve to 6-5
Follow along to live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos' NFL Week 11 game against the Falcons in Denver.

Renck & File: NBA deserves ratings decline for focusing on Joel Embiid, Bronny and not Nikola Jokic
The NBA has a problem because of the way it is packaged and covered. Nikola Jokic is off to the greatest statistical start in league history and ratings stink.

Renck: Avs’ Val Nichushkin thankful for support of teammates, fans, hopeful can regain trust
Fans forgave Nichushkin. Can his teammates?

Renck: Broncos cannot afford to move on from left tackle Garett Bolles
At age 32, Garett Bolles will be a free agent at season’s end, his eighth with the Broncos. He faces an uncertain future in Denver. He shouldn’t.

Renck: Broncos lost to Chiefs, found their franchise quarterback in Bo Nix
The Broncos lost to Kansas City in the most excruciating way possible, but they found their guy.

Renck vs. Keeler: Does Broncos’ loss mean it is time to buy into Chiefs conspiracy theories?
Broncos' loss sure does feed into NFL fans' conspiracy theories about the Kansas City Chiefs.

Renck: Broncos’ heartbreaking loss to Chiefs will be reason they reach the playoffs
This moment will define the Broncos, but not in a way you might think.

How it Happened: Chiefs beat Broncos after blocking last-second field goal
Follow along to live updates, tweets, photos, analysis and more from the Broncos' NFL Week 10 game against the Chiefs in Kansas City, Mo.

Renck: 2015 Broncos showed how to make Arrowhead Stadium “go silent.” What can Bo Nix, current team learn from it?
Quarterback Bo Nix injects confidence into the current team. And the Broncos defense showed the blueprint to getting into Patrick Mahomes’ head last October.

Renck & File: Is it time to start asking if Gabe Landeskog will ever skate for Avs again?
The Avs captain has missed two consecutive seasons because of his right knee and recently had a setback in his rehabilitation that required him to stop skating.