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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.

Pat Surtain II makes history, wins major award for standout season

Pat Surtain II had a goal and he accomplished it; be the National Football League's Defensive Player of the Year
2 months ago

Report: Nuggets wanted trade for big but instead Denver’s picks got him to another team

The Nuggets lost out on bringing a solid veteran center to the Mile High City on Wednesday when the Sacramento Kings swooped to get Jonas Valanciunas
2 months ago

Top NFL analyst targets 2 players for Broncos to draft

The Denver Broncos head coach and one of ESPN's top NFL analysts agree on what the team needs this offseason: an offensive weapon
2 months ago

Avs and Nuggets are finally back on TV, KSE apologizes

The bosses at KSE and other key figures announced an agreement between the sides ending a nearly six-year stalemate
2 months ago

Big 12 announces CU Buffs schedule for 2025 season

The Colorado Buffaloes now know their football schedule for the 2025 season as the Big 12 shared it with the world
2 months ago

Malone drops big hint about Nuggets NBA Trade Deadline plans

If the Denver Nuggets are not going to deal their Core Four before Thursday's NBA Trade Deadline
2 months ago

There’s no timeline for Russell Westbrook’s return

The Denver Nuggets lost two rotation players over the weekend to injury and it could be a while before we see Russell Westbrook again
2 months ago

Shedeur Sanders falls in ESPN’s latest NFL Draft mock

A few weeks ago ESPN mocked Shedeur Sanders going in the top three of the NFL Draft, now he's fallen all the way down to No. 6
2 months ago

Here’s what you should know about Denver’s newest pro team

Denver gained a new pro sports franchise with the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) announcing the city had been awarded an expansion club
2 months ago

Joel Embiid will not play for the 76ers against the Nuggets again

The Philadelphia 76ers will again be without their former NBA MVP when they meet three-time league MVP and the Denver Nuggets on Friday
3 months ago

Peyton Manning part of Nashville bid group for WNBA team

Peyton Manning was announced as part of a bid for a Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) expansion team in Tennessee
3 months ago

Nikola and the Nuggets struggle in New York, now on worst skid of season

Michael Malone reinserted Aaron Gordon into the starting lineup but shook things up by making Christian Braun a reserve—no matter things were out of whack for the Denver Nuggets all night in New York on Wednesday
3 months ago

Pat Surtain II has a bold request for the Broncos, fans will love it

The favorite to win the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year Award, Pat Surtain II, is also interested in playing wide receiver. In a one-on-one with Westword’s Catie Cheshire, the Denver Broncos star cornerback shared that he’s been a bit inspired by Heisman winner Travis Hunter. The Colorado Buffaloes standout won college football’s award for […]
3 months ago

Legendary Nuggets villain will get jersey retired by rival team

Very few basketball players have ticked off Coloradans the way Andre Iguodala, he is getting his jersey retired by Warriors
3 months ago

Experts say Rockies have just two of MLB’s top 100 prospects

It might be a long time before the Colorado Rockies pull themselves out of their rut if two separate MLB top 100 prospects lists are to be trusted
3 months ago

Broncos staff gets raided again as NFL team eyes new coordinator

The Denver Broncos look to be losing yet another member of their staff as pass game coordinator John Morton is headed to Detroit and the Lions are likely to hire him for their open offensive coordinator gig, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Morton was hired by the Broncos in the winter of 2023 and has […]
3 months ago

Mikko Rantanen shocked by Avs trade, would’ve taken big discount

Rumor had it that Mikko Rantanen wanted to become one of the highest-paid players in the NHL but he says he would've taken a discount to stay in Denver
3 months ago

Rockies keep Charlie Blackmon around, hiring him for front office role

One of the best players in Rockies is staying with Colorado, Charlie Blackmon has been hired as special assistant to the general manager
3 months ago

We think Nikola Jokic hit the longest shot in Nuggets history. Here’s the evidence.

Nikola Jokic hit one of the longest shots in NBA history on Thursday night and maybe the longest in Denver Nuggets history, a bolt from the other side of Ball Arena
3 months ago

Nikola Jokic hits historic heave in record night as Nuggets beat Kings

All of Denver will probably walk into work Friday claiming they were at Ball Arena because of Nikola Jokic's historic night against the Kings
3 months ago

Nikola Jokic named All-Star starter for fifth time

The best season three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic has ever had was rewarded by selection as an All-Star Game starter
3 months ago

Titans hint at drafting Travis Hunter No. 1, even if mocks disagree

The Tennessee Titans have left a big hint about drafting Travis Hunter with the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft
3 months ago

Three Denver Broncos named finalists for AP’s NFL Honors

The Broncos turned it around in 2024 and there's three people getting the most credit in the eyes of NFL Honors.
3 months ago

Gordon open to bench role in Nuggets shakeup with Westbrook

The Nuggets have hit a new gear in recent weeks since shifting their starting five due to injury, some ask if these changes will be permanent
3 months ago