Sports By The Balz: Bold Takes on Pro, College & Colorado Sports
Twin brothers Jim and Harry Balz argue about the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, college ball and the Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and Rockies. The opinions are loud. The facts are checked.
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Thursday Night Football: Seahawks at Broncos, Plus Harry’s Weekend Picks
Thursday Night Football puts Mile High in prime time tonight. Then comes a Saturday with a top-five Big Ten fight, and a baseball October where the Brewers have the Dodgers in deep trouble. Me? I’m 7-4 on the season and riding a two-game win streak. My dear twin brother Jim is 4-7 with a fresh loss on his card. One…
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Avs Hold Off the Stars 3-2 as MacKinnon Drops the Gloves Again
Folks, put the coffee down and turn up the volume. Tonight’s Avalanche vs Stars game in Dallas was the kind of Central Division hate-fest the schedule-makers wanted. Colorado held off a late Dallas push to win 3-2, and The Hairy Times’ own Andrew Hahn has confirmed the final. My brother Jim spent the night chained to a laptop covering baseball.…
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Peralta Shuts Down Cleveland as Rays Even the ALCS at 1-1
Busy night on the sports desk. My brother Harry Balz is at the Avalanche game, so it’s just me, a laptop and too much coffee. The story is Guardians Rays ALCS Game 2. Cleveland came into Tropicana Field with a chance to go up 2-0 and leave Florida with a choke hold on the series. Instead the Rays took Game…
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Avalanche Sit 3-2: Harry Says Relax, Then Panic Later
Three wins, two losses, and half of Denver already wants to panic. Not me. Jim can sweat the Broncos; I’ll keep my eyes on the ice. Here’s the Colorado Avalanche record right now. After the Saturday loss to Toronto, the Avs are 3-2-0 and have lost two of their last three. That’s six points from five games. It’s not a…
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Broncos Steal One at SoFi, Now the Champs Come to Mile High
Harry says the Broncos got lucky. I say they finished the job. Before we get to Broncos vs Seahawks Thursday, here’s the score: Wil Lutz kicked a go-ahead 19-yard field goal with 5:07 remaining, lifting the Denver Broncos over the winless and mistake-prone Los Angeles Chargers 23-17 on Sunday. That makes Jim Balz 1-for-1 on Broncos picks this week. Write…
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NFL Week 5 Schedule: Ravens-Falcons on SNF After Bucs Stun Dallas
An undrafted rookie quarterback walked into AT&T Stadium and left with Tampa Bay’s first win of the season. That’s how the NFL Week 5 schedule got started, and Sunday should be just as loud. Here’s what happened Thursday night, every Sunday kickoff time and channel, and my picks. My brother Harry Balz will disagree with every one of them, which…
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Thursday Night Football: Bucs at Cowboys, Plus Jim vs. Harry’s Week 5 Picks
The weekend starts tonight with Thursday Night Football in Arlington, where a winless Tampa Bay team visits Dallas. Saturday has the Red River Rivalry and Georgia at Alabama, and Sunday sends the Broncos to Los Angeles with a running game that has a lot of people talking about trades. Jim and Harry Balz could not agree on lunch, so here…
