Jake Shapiro

Denver Sports Analyst

Jake Shapiro

Jake Shapiro is a sports analyst for DenverSports.com. Shap also works as an adjunct sports media professor at his alma mater, the University of Colorado-Boulder. Previously, Jake worked at the Denver Post in breaking news and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes, Rapids and Rockies for years. You can follow Shap on Twitter at @Shapalicious.

Lakers solve Jokic for now, end Nuggets win streak thanks to great game plan

The new-look Los Angeles Lakers had a gameplan for Nikola Jokic and they used it to swarm the Denver Nuggets into a stunning hot streak-ending 123-100 loss
2 months ago

Nuggets notch record streak, move up in the standings

Behind a barrage of three-point shots, the Denver Nuggets got past the Charlotte Hornets on Thursday night for a ninth-straight win, moving up to second place in the West in the process
2 months ago

MacKinnon scores, Makar makes huge play as Canada beats USA in OT of 4 Nations finale

The much-anticipated finale to the 4 Nations Faceoff was played on Thursday with a giant splash of Colorado flavor
2 months ago

Nikola Jokic is the favorite for a major NBA award, just not the MVP

Nikola Jokic is fighting an uphill battle for this year's NBA MVP award but he's the favorite for an award Michael Jordan nor LeBron James has ever won
2 months ago

Report: One NFL team concerned about Prime when it comes to drafting Shedeur Sanders

The New York Giants are expressing concerns about top quarterback prospect Shedeur Sanders, and it's because of Coach Prime, Deion Sanders
2 months ago

Coldest games in Colorado sports history—where Tuesday’s Rapids match ranks

One of Colorado's sports teams hosted an outdoor game that some brave fans actually showed up to on Tuesday night, just how cold was it
2 months ago

Prime adds well-connected former Broncos player to Buffs staff

The Colorado Buffaloes will hire former NFL defensive tackle Domata Peko as the program's defensive line coach
2 months ago

Five predictions for the rest of the Nuggets season

The Nuggets begin the home stretch of their 2024-25 season with a 36-19 mark, good for third-best in the NBA's Western Conference, but what does the future hold
2 months ago

Aaron Gordon hints at dunk contest return on social media

It's been years since Aaron Gordon did an NBA slam dunk contest over All-Star Weekend but the Denver Nuggets forward turned from dropping his new song to talking about the event that made him a big name
2 months ago

Nikola Jokic is trailing in ESPN’s latest NBA MVP straw poll

Despite averaging an efficient triple-double Nikola Jokic is not the leader in the clubhouse at the All-Star Break in the NBA MVP discussion
2 months ago

Colorado Rapids launch new jerseys, focusing on water conservation

The Colorado Rapids unveiled new jerseys on Friday for the 2025 and 2026 Major League Soccer seasons, and the wet look comes in partnership with a local conservation group in hopes of helping to maintain water in the Centennial State
2 months ago

Shedeur Sanders to visit two teams atop NFL Draft

Shedeur Sanders has two upcoming top-30 visits scheduled with the Cleveland Browns and New York Giants, he said in a vlog made by his brother Deion Sanders Jr
2 months ago

Carmelo Anthony gets big-time basketball broadcasting gig

NBC has hired basketball legend and one-time Denver Nuggets star Carmelo Anthony to be a leading studio analyst when the network begins broadcasting NBA games next season, according to The New York Times.
2 months ago

Jamal Murray drops 55 as Nuggets stay red-hot going to break

Jamal Murray's season started like a lamb but it's roaring like a lion as the Denver Nuggets hit the All-Star break, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 132-121
2 months ago

Julian Strawther gets last-minute add to NBA All-Star Weekend

The NBA announced on Wednesday that second-year Denver Nuggets shooting guard Julian Strawther has been selected to the 2025 Rising Stars game, replacing Portland's Scoot Henderson.
2 months ago

Shedeur Sanders not focused on going No. 1, has other ideas

Shedeur Sanders might be the best quarterback in his class but the odds of him going first in the NFL Draft have been slipping since the college football season ended
2 months ago

Report: Cardinals may trade millions of dollars just to move Nolan Arenado

The St. Louis Cardinals may be on the verge of doing exactly what the Colorado Rockies did a few years ago; trading Nolan Arenado and a stash of cash to another club
2 months ago

Broncos could open season in Philly against Super Bowl champs

The Philadelphia Eagles are slated to host eight games in the fall of 2025 which means the Denver Broncos could be playing in the league's first game of the year
2 months ago

Early Super Bowl LX odds place Broncos exact middle of NFL to win

With Super Bowl LIX behind us, a blowout win for the Philadelphia Eagles, the entire NFL now turns over a new page looking to the 2025 season
2 months ago

The 5 Super Bowl commercials Colorado is talking about

Whether you had to run to the restroom or grab another snack from the kitchen, you may have missed some of the best Super Bowl commercials
2 months ago

Broncos DPOY winner Pat Surtain II shares next big career goal

It seems that whatever Denver Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II puts his mind to, he accomplishes, which should excite Colorado sports fans
2 months ago

CU Buffs just hired a third Hall of Famer to their coaching staff

The CU Buffs announced the hiring of a new running backs coach late Thursday night, hiring NFL legend Marshall Faulk for the role
2 months ago

Calvin Booth and Nuggets still not certain on GM’s future

The general manager of the lone title team in Denver Nuggets history, Calvin Booth, is out of contract at season's end and there's no indication about the executive's future
2 months ago

Calvin Booth has clear message about past MPJ trade rumors

The Denver Nuggets never got close to breaking up their Core Four ahead of Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline, per the man in charge Calvin Booth
2 months ago