Afternoon Drive

Nuggets said Murray is cleared and fans have seen him on the court in warm-ups, bad look for the Nuggets in eyes of potential free agents, coming back from a torn ACL is more mental than physical, Jay Wright stepping down as Villanova Head Coach, Deebo Samuel has requested a trade from the 49ers, more about how his talents are utilized than just more money, potential landing spots for Deebo, Winning Time on HBO has some of the figures that were members of the Lakers organization at the time very unhappy with their depictions, Avalanche @ Kraken, Nick Saban denies his player dessert

Michael Malone on Denver staying together through losses, Jordan Poole's coming out party in playoffs vs Nuggets just like Steph Curry's was years ago, Golden States' three guard lineups, Aaron Gordon, Nuggets losing composure, Gary Payton II, defense will be Denver's downfall, pitch clock in minor league baseball shaving 20 minutes off games, shot clock in basketball, concessions at baseball games part of the experience, Kyle Freeland extension, home crowds at Denver venues

Broncos have different energy this year, Patrick Surtain II, Wilson and Hackett, Denzel Ward's deal impacting Surtain's future, blown contracts of Broncos past, Elway's golden goose of PFM, Warriors have another deadly small-ball lineup, Denver trails Golden State 0-2, Nuggets have said Jamal Murray is cleared to play, Nikola Jokic MVP legacy if Nuggets swept in 1st Round, lack of foul calls for Jokic, MVP ejected, Marcus Smart named Defensive Player of the Year, logos on uniforms

Jordan Poole shines in win over Nuggets, Denver gassed and playing bench as starters, Rob Walton, Josh Harris, Todd Boehly, 5 finalists for Denver Broncos ownership, stadium funding, Colin Kaepernick willing to return to NFL as a backup quarterback, division in the locker room, Phillias @ Rockies, Colorado ballplayers who have impressed thus far, Avalanche keep winning

Curry-Thompson-Green-Poole-Wiggins on court together, Nuggets need to exploit Golden State's smaller lineups, Bones Hyland, big quarterback deals impacting contenders' ability to put pieces around them, The Match, Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, NBA Playoffs, Marshawn Lynch, Kyrie Irving, Denzel Ward

Is George Paton a Top-10 NFL GM? Bengals' Duke Tobin, USFL picked a bad time to start season, Nuggets-Warriors Game 1, betting the game and total, Nikola Jokic player props, NBA Play-In for the 8-seed, Pelicans @ Clippers no Paul George, Hawks @ Cavaliers likely with Jarrett Allen, statues at stadiums

Bradley Chubb healthiest he's been since his 2nd season, injury history vs 1 big injury during career, Harrison Wind on Nuggets-Warriors, 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball's color barrier, most influential men in baseball history, Luka Doncic out Game 1, Cubs @ Rockies, Stroman vs Marquez, Avalanche 82-point club

Good quarterbacks make decent offensive lines look better, Garett Bolles remembers vividly the day Russell Wilson was traded to the Broncos, Avalanche win franchise record 53rd game, where a Stanley Cup win puts this team in greatest Colorado team all-time conversation, shout-out wins vs ties, Rockies 4-1 start has them up in MLB power rankings but not too much, pitching and bullpen will dictate season success long-term, Clayton Kershaw pulled after 7 perfect innings, Facu Campazzo suspended and Wayne Ellington fined, Pete Rose turns 81

When Garett Bolles realized he belonged in the NFL, Bolles maturing after entering the league at 24, Mike Singer on Nuggets-Warriors and the MVP race, Drew Lock and Geno Smith set for quarterback battle in Seattle, brutal QB battles to watch, rooting for Lock to succeed or flop with Seahawks, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has 3 HR night, Rockies and Avalanche both streaking, QBs buying houses, Kyler Murray

How Derek Carr's extension impacts one for Russell Wilson, Ciara and Gisele comparison, top tier NFL players look longingly at contracts of NBA stars, Mel Kiper Jr. projects Broncos to draft CSU TE Trey McBride, more need at edge rusher or tight end for Broncos, owners of perennial loser teams telling fans to not watch or threatening a move, Phil Castellini, Armando Bacot to play senior season at North Carolina and wait on entering the NBA draft, NIL implications on potential 2nd round picks leaving college early

Tom Brady always takes a paycut and Russell Wilson should follow suit, Derek Carr's extension, Josh Allen's deal, XFL coaches include Hines Ward and Wade Phillips and Rod Woodson and Bob Stoops, no NFL coordinators or assistant coaches dipping into XFL for first time Head Coach experience, Baker Mayfield belives he's been treated unfairly by fans and Browns and media, booing someone at their day job, Avalanche on a 6-game win streak, NBA Play-In, Timberwolves

Courtland Sutton says Wilson brings a different juice to the team, team chemistry, generation gap between QBs and their teams, Rockies win opening series of season vs Dodgers, too early to say Rockies were underestimated this year, Nikola Jokic snubbed for NBA 75 All-European 1st Team, Pau Gasol, NBA Play-In

Nathaniel Hackett's energy is contagious and the players appreciate it, Justin Simmons has had 3 first time head coaches, team bonding, Steph Curry may not be available for Game 1 vs the Nuggets, Jamal Murray and Steph or neither, Bubble Murray, 3-star recruit turned off by Colorado players smoking pot, college athletes and marijuana, Cam Newton

Difference in Broncos offseason if Fangio was still HC, Drew Lock in Seattle, Nathaniel Hackett says it will take time for Broncos to get the offense rolling, Broncos may have tough tests early, Denver run game, Blake Bortles, A Day in the Life of Justin Adams, Tiger Woods plays all four rounds at The Masters, another major in the cards for Tiger, Scottie Scheffler, DU Pioneers win 9th National Championship, Avalanche and Gabe Landeskog's return

LeBron's odds to be Lakers next coach, Quin Snyder, NFL executives think Broncos settled for Wilson when Rodgers went back to Green Bay, Broncos receiving group, Kurtis Blow, Nuggets and Warriors 1st Rd matchup in playoffs, Jamal Murray, importance of Draymond Green for the Dubs, Chase Center, Dwayne Haskin's passing and some media members reactions, Rob Walton in the Broncos ownership conversation

Tiger Woods finishes -1 in his first round, Opening Day with Thomas Harding, Coors Field bump for offense, the MLB doesn't seem to care about Opening Day judging by the national TV coverage of games today, Grizzlies vs Nuggets, Memphis 20-3 without Ja Morant, Taylor Jenkins for Coach of the Year, Ronald Acuna Jr. not going to miss Freddie Freeman

What if a player was also an owner? Tom Brady was thought to have ties to the Dolphins in ownership and player roles with Sean Payton as coach, NBA play-in tournament is here to stay, Top 5 Baseball Movies, Eight Men Out, Major League, The Natural, Bad News Bears, Field of Dreams, Buffalo Sabres playoff drought, pitch clock coming, 2 coaches join Brian Flores' lawsuit vs NFL

Broncos in great position with Sutton and Patrick's contracts compared to other #1 WRs in the league, Tyreek Hill, Davante Adams, Stefon Diggs, Jerry Jeudy, Denver Nuggets stumble at home against San Antonio with a chance to clinch the 6th seed, Jokic exhausted, Todd McShay mocks OT Daniel Faalele to the Broncos, other OTs that could be options, Avalanche beat Penguins despite Kuemper facing 45 shot attempts, Denver Pioneers in Frozen Four vs Michigan

Emmanuel Sanders and GMFB think Broncos offense Top 5 in NFL with Russell Wilson, Jeff Huson on the meaning of Opening Day and the Rockies, throwing out the first pitch, coin toss at an NFL game, half-court shot at NBA game, ceremonial puck drop at NHL game, Chris Paul leads Suns to a franchise high in wins, CC Sabathia to serve as special assistant to Rob Manfred, menu for Champions Dinner at The Masters

George Paton's roster construction, Tyrann Mathieu unlikely to land in Denver, Josh McDaniels said Raiders want to draft and develop a quarterback behind Derek Carr, QB job security, the Patriot Way, Kansas defeats North Carolina for the men's basketball national title, storylines of the tournament, Avalanche on the road in Pittsburgh, standout NCAA players from the tournament ready for the NBA, Ja Morant