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Littwin: Peyton Manning’s Super Bowl storybook ending

Of all Peyton Manning's many remarkable career statistics, this one may be the most remarkable of them all: When Manning inevitably announces his retirement sometime...

Littwin: John Elway’s storied promise to Peyton Manning

  Because this is sports, and in sports - unlike life -- anything is possible, John Elway probably believed what he said when he was...

Wiretap: A latest dispatch from the Liz watchers

David Frum makes a convincing argument why Elizabeth Warren should run for president and -- he insists -- probably will (and it's not simply...

Littwin: Drawing Republicans to the square state that slipped away

  AS you've probably heard, Denver has made the Final Four in the 2016 GOP convention playoffs, along with Dallas, Kansas City and, yes, Cleveland. I've...

Krieger: A stunning Super Bowl self-destruction

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Super humbling of the highest-scoring team in NFL history began on the first play from scrimmage.

Littwin: Lucky Guv Hickenlooper loves the Manning effect

John Hickenlooper has lucked out again. And for that he can thank -- just as we all can thank -- Peyton Manning.

The engineer as artist: Peyton Manning sets a new standard

For those who weren’t in or around Denver at the time, it may be hard to believe that there was a vigorous debate, at least on sports talk radio, about the relative merits of Tim Tebow and Peyton Manning as the Broncos’ quarterback for 2012 and beyond.

Coloradans favor legalizing marijuana and they love Tim Tebow

It is probably just a coincidence, but polling released today by Public Policy Polling shows that Coloradans love Tim Tebow and think marijuana should be legal. If they had to choose one or the other, though, it looks like Tebow in a landslide.

Broncos fans questioning role of religion, politics in Elway, Tebow, Orton...

Overtly religious backup Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow is the fan favorite in Denver these days over laid-back, hybrid-driving, conservation-minded starting quarterback Kyle Orton. And their hardcore Republican boss, Hall of Famer John Elway, will ultimately decide who takes the snaps.

Elway terrorism video keeps on giving

Topping this week’s “we paid for this?” file is John Elway’s new Colorado anti-terrorism video, which has been doing laps in the world of...