Mikaela Shiffrin’s pursuit of history highlights the growing importance of women’s sport. It’s a trend that is long overdue.
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Nicolais: Soccer writer Grant Wahl was the type of journalist — and person — I want to be
After Wahl died while covering World Cup soccer, an outpouring of tributes highlighted his many wonderful characteristics, none more so than his kindness
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Nicolais: The World Cup arrives in time for Thanksgiving
For the first time, the World Cup will be held in the winter and provide a perfect opportunity to find a new “family” to celebrate with
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Nicolais: Our shared communities — from soccer bar to the church pews — make sure we never walk alone
Between my deadline for this column and its publication in the wee morning hours of Sunday, I will attend a wake at my beloved soccer bar, the British Bulldog. Or maybe it is a memorial, I am not quite sure. What I do know is that a community will be gathering. A community that included […]
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There’s something new on the Thanksgiving menu: a Colorado Rapids match. Will fans eat it up?
Like many Americans, Cole Bassett grew up with the time-honored Thanksgiving tradition of sitting down to a big family meal, then moving the celebration in front of the big screen and finishing the day watching pro football on television. But this year, the 20-year-old Littleton native finds himself part of what could be the modest […]
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Nicolais: Ted Lasso would be proud of Denver’s British Bulldog community
This year’s hit Halloween costumes have revolved around the feel-good soccer show Ted Lasso. Take your pick from Coach Lasso himself to Coach Beard or Rebecca Welton. Couples going as Keeley Jones and Roy Kent. Shoot, even U.S. Sens. Mitt Romney and Krysten Sinema got in on the act. Even Jose Mourinho is rumored to […]
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Nicolais: I’m setting aside tolerance and inclusion today to chant: ‘Dos a Cero!’
Dos a Cero! Dos a Cero! After writing about tolerance and inclusion in many of my columns, I will spend Sunday night taunting my Mexican friends. The U.S. Men’s National Team will resume its bitter rivalry against Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League Final at Mile High Stadium (or Empower Field if we are being […]
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Nicolais: USA soccer’s Megan Rapinoe delivers another perfect cross into the mix
Megan Rapinoe caught the attention of social media and the president alike with a perfectly placed f-bomb in response to whether she would visit the White House. Colorado’s growing soccer community almost certainly grinned knowingly over the exchange. It isn’t the first time Rapinoe has delivered a deadly accurate lob into a heated battlefield. My […]
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Carman: Remember, girls, losers don’t have to worry about celebrating too much
As the Women’s World Cup continues to capture the attention of record numbers of viewers in the United States, most of whom have never paid a whit of attention to female athletes except those on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition, outrage is building. Did you see the thumping those U.S. women delivered […]