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News Politics Sports Business Entertainment Lifestyles Opinion Travel Multimedia Coupons Autos Real Estate Jobs Classifieds Today's Sports Headlines Broncos' Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater, Karl Mecklenburg denied Hall of Fame pass It was a tough day for Broncos' Hall of Fame hopefuls. Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater and Karl Mecklenburg, who all made it to the semifinal round of 26 modern-era candidates, did not make the cut Saturday to 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.   8-8 record (or worse) needn't seal Broncos' fate in playoffs Ex-Broncos coach Josh McDaniels returns to New England Patriots Klis: Broncos won't draft a QB in first round of the 2012 draft Texans savor first playoff victory in franchise history Brees, Saints keep pouring it on in easy win 45-28 win over the Lions Today's Avalanche Avalanche shut out at St. Louis, 4-0 The distance between Chicago and St. Louis is short, the time between games the Avalanche had in these cities small.   Avs' Erik Johnson shelved by hand injury Dater: Low-key Sherman savors Avs' march Avs Mailbag: Will Patrick Roy ever return to Colorado? All Things Avs Postgame Avs-Blues – Men against boys tonight ST. LOUIS – I don’t know if I saw a team play a perfect game tonight. But if I didn’t, it was close. Wow, the St. Louis Blues brung it tonight. It was as one-sided a game as it could be, with the Blues outshooting the Avs 39-15. It seemed like a victory for the   AVS-BLUES LIVE CHAT Postgame Avs-Blackhawks – Gordie Howe Hat Trick for Gally Today's Broncos Broncos' Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater, Karl Mecklenburg denied Hall of Fame pass It was a tough day for Broncos' Hall of Fame hopefuls. Terrell Davis, Steve Atwater and Karl Mecklenburg, who all made it to the semifinal round of 26 modern-era candidates, did not make the cut Saturday to 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.   8-8 record (or worse) needn't seal Broncos' fate in playoffs Ex-Broncos coach Josh McDaniels returns to New England Patriots Klis: Broncos won't draft a QB in first round of the 2012 draft Texans savor first playoff victory in franchise history Brees, Saints keep pouring it on in easy win 45-28 win over the Lions All Things Broncos Broncos will play New England with win against Steelers The Broncos now know who would they play in the second round of the AFC playoffs. Should the Broncos upset Pittsburgh tomorrow at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, they would play at New England next weekend (most likely on Saturday night) in the second round. Houston’s first-round win against Cincinnati today eliminated the No.   Is Hue Jackson in trouble? Broncos, playoff teams should officially protest Josh McDaniels hire in New England Broncos' T.D. got robbed by Hall of Fame committee! Today's Colleges University of Wyoming wrestling star LeBlanc no ordinary Cowboy Joe LARAMIE —As he crawled across the living-room rug in the apartment near  the University of Wyoming campus last week, little Colby  LeBlanc — all of 6 months old   Krieger: Bullish on the Buffs: Boyle has Colorado's stock on the rise O'Brien takes on Penn State challenge Brothers Shore up DU Pioneers' stature Today's bowl game: GoDaddy.com Bowl SMU Mustangs show horsepower in 28-6 rout of Pitt Panthers Today's Nuggets Nuggets fall at San Antonio, 121-117 The basketball gods, according to a believer named George Karl, have a way of determining destiny. Disrespect them and they'll get you in the end.   Nuggets' Nene rests as precaution for strained heel Hochman: Love of Steelers puts George Karl in a bind Nuggets' Koufos comes up big in win over Hornets Kersey native Jason Smith makes name for himself with New Orleans Hornets Today's Post Preps Mullen's Cyler Miles shines among high school football stars at U.S. Army All-American Bowl In his final high school football game, Cyler Miles showed the nation just how good he is.   Class 4A Windsor the top team at Smackdown wrestling tournament Legacy Lightning gains bragging rights by beating archrival Broomfield 60-53 Chaparral boys make statement by beating top-ranked Denver East 65-62 Sanders' son commits to Stanford; Mullen's Miles shines Today's Outdoors: Hunting and Fishing Willoughby: Wild activities in a mild winter The irony of Snow-Sports Industries America's national Winter Trails Day on Saturday wasn't lost on my mountain bike.   Outdoors calendar, Jan. 8 Today's Rockies Posada hangs up mitt instead of fielding offers Jorge Posada is planning to retire after 17 seasons with the New York Yankees rather than pursue opportunities with other teams.   Renck: Larry Walker is more Rockies royalty than Hall of Famer Rockies' Jason Giambi adds dad, role model to his résumé Today's Skiing Elisabeth Goergl puts a stop to Lindsey Vonn's four-race run in speed events Elisabeth Goergl of Austria ended Lindsey Vonn's four-race unbeaten streak in speed events by winning a World Cup downhill Saturday.   Goergl wins WCup downhill, Mancuso 2nd Mark Kiszla Kiszla: Ban the Steelers jersey in Denver Just because the 8-8 Broncos don't really deserve home-field advantage in the NFL playoffs, does that mean Denver should surrender its stadium to Terrible Towel-waving invaders from Pittsburgh?   Dave Krieger Krieger: Bullish on the Buffs: Boyle has Colorado's stock on the rise No, it's not a misprint. The University of Colorado men's basketball team, picked to finish 11th in its inaugural Pac-12 season, sits atop the conference at 3-0.   Woody Paige Woody Paige: Believe it or not, Broncos can beat Steelers Considering that the Broncos won seven of their games this season by a total of 25 points and lost four by 105, victory over the Steelers will be mission implausible, but not impossible.     All Things Avs Reporter Adrian Dater has the ins and outs of the Avalanche All Things Broncos The Denver Post's football reporters serve up the dish on the Broncos All Things Nuggets Everything Nuggets from Benjamin Hochman and Chris Dempsey All Things Rockies Rockies notes from the diamond with Troy E. Renck and Jim Armstrong All Things Colorado Preps Analysis, notes and minutiae from preps editor Neil Devlin Outdoor Extremes Outdoor blog from John Meyer and Jason Blevins All Things Motorsports The Post's Obbie Harvey posts entries on this blog devoted to NASCAR You are receiving this newsletter from the Denver Post. Remember to add "members@mail.denverpost.com" to your trusted senders list. To change your e-mail preferences, click here. If you would like to stop getting the NCAA Tournament and the Sports Newsletter you can unsubscribe here. Advertise | Archives | Contact Us | Ethics Policy | E-mail Alerts | Mobile | Privacy Policy | Facebook | Twitter | Web Feeds | RSS | My Yahoo | Site Map | Home Delivery | Viva | Terms of Use The Denver Post 101 West Colfax Ave. Denver, CO 80202 Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Popular Posts Columnists newsletter from The Denver Post Today's Most Recent Columnist Editorial: Fuzzy policy on expense charges Denver's school... 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