Thursday Night Football: Seahawks at Broncos, Plus Harry’s Weekend Picks

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…

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…

Folks, it’s Sunday morning and I’ve already cleared a pot of coffee, because this is an emergency in the state of Colorado. Both of our big FBS programs sit at 2-2. Both lost Saturday. Both are now staring at the same question: CSU and CU bowl eligibility. Can the Rams and the Buffs each get to six wins and play…

Saturday, Oct. 3, was a rough night for Colorado college football. The Buffaloes lost at home to Texas Tech, the Rams got run over by Oregon State in Fort Collins, and Harry Balz has to answer for last week’s Jim vs. Harry predictions. That leaves one question hanging over Boulder: what is Deion Sanders‘ future at Colorado after another lopsided…