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Sean Keeler

Sean Keeler is an award-winning writer who joined The Denver Post in 2018 after stints with Cox Media Group, FOX Sports, The Des Moines Register and The Cincinnati Post. A graduate of Northwestern University, Keeler has been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors' national writing competition 12 times, including five for feature writing.

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Ryan Clark can live with being banned from Avalanche home games right now. Honest. Because, dang it, The Lord and Cale Makar as his witnesses, he’d do it again, Stanley Cup and all. In a heartbeat.

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Keeler: Meet the Avalanche fan who got banned for spreading his friend’s ashes on Ball Arena ice. With no regrets.

June 19, 2022 at 7:55 a.m.

Ryan Clark can live with being banned from Avalanche home games right now. Honest. Because, dang it, The Lord and Cale Makar as his witnesses, he’d do it again, Stanley...

Denver is home to the best hockey team in the world. It's home to the best basketball player in the world. But what good is that, Josh Kroenke, if we can't watch them?

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Keeler: With Nikola Jokic and Joe Sakic, Kroenke family could’ve owned Denver’s hearts. Denver’s eyeballs? They blew it.

June 3, 2022 at 9:24 p.m.

Denver is home to the best hockey team in the world. It's home to the best basketball player in the world. But what good is that, Josh Kroenke, if we...

While 2020 was chucking curveballs at the rest of us, it tossed Taylor Ray's family a knuckler. Then it started throwing, mercilessly, at their heads.

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Keeler: How Highlands Ranch basketball’s Taylor Ray crafted 2021’s best comeback story

February 24, 2022 at 5:12 p.m.

While 2020 was chucking curveballs at the rest of us, it tossed Taylor Ray's family a knuckler. Then it started throwing, mercilessly, at their heads.

What got lost in the hit that rocked Folsom Field and Travis Hunter was the good souls in both the CU Buffs and CSU Rams locker room that worked behind the scenes to mend fences.

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Keeler: How CU Buffs’ Travis Hunter, CSU Rams’ Henry Blackburn turned 2023 Rocky Mountain Showdown hit into positive legacy

September 9, 2024 at 8:36 p.m.

What got lost in the hit that rocked Folsom Field and Travis Hunter was the good souls in both the CU Buffs and CSU Rams locker room that worked behind...

A forgettable weekend for CU and the Broncos made fans want to run and hide. Largely because of their unforgivable run games.

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Renck vs. Keeler: Whose running game is a bigger concern, CU Buffs or Broncos?

September 9, 2024 at 5:35 p.m.

A forgettable weekend for CU and the Broncos made fans want to run and hide. Largely because of their unforgivable run games.

CSU Rams coach Jay Norvell said Monday he's hopeful that he'll have his best offensive weapon, wide receiver Tory Horton, to play in arguably the program's biggest game of the season.

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CSU Rams WR Tory Horton probably “going to be available to play” vs. CU Buffs in Rocky Mountain Showdown

September 9, 2024 at 5:02 p.m.

CSU Rams coach Jay Norvell said Monday he's hopeful that he'll have his best offensive weapon, wide receiver Tory Horton, to play in arguably the program's biggest game of the...

The Cornhuskers zipped out to a 28-0 cushion at the break in a loss that felt like a gut punch to fans of the CU Buffs and of Coach Prime's rebuild in Boulder.

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CU football doomed by slow start in loss at Nebraska. But Buffs see second-half shutout as sign of corner turned.

September 8, 2024 at 11:22 a.m.

The Cornhuskers zipped out to a 28-0 cushion at the break in a loss that felt like a gut punch to fans of the CU Buffs and of Coach Prime's...

You don't bring a 30-carat diamond watch to a sword fight.

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Keeler: Deion Sanders, CU Buffs, not ready for prime time, get punched in mouth by Nebraska

September 8, 2024 at 1:18 a.m.

You don't bring a 30-carat diamond watch to a sword fight.

Bring up Deion Sanders, and Rodney Lousberg can spot a jealous Nebraska fan from the Middle of Nowhere.

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Keeler: Why does CU Buffs football coach Deion Sanders drive Nebraska fans nuts? “They wish they had him.”

September 7, 2024 at 11:32 p.m.

Bring up Deion Sanders, and Rodney Lousberg can spot a jealous Nebraska fan from the Middle of Nowhere.

Broncos star Pat Surtain II's reign as the NFL's highest-paid CB was fun while it lasted. Which was basically two days.

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Grading The Week: Meet the Colorado QB who debuted with better stats than CU Buffs star Shedeur Sanders

September 7, 2024 at 11:55 a.m.

Broncos star Pat Surtain II's reign as the NFL's highest-paid CB was fun while it lasted. Which was basically two days.

The only bulletin board material Deion Sanders and Matt Rhule sent each other this week were Christmas cards.

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Keeler: Deion Sanders, Matt Rhule sure played nice this week. But for CU Buffs, Nebraska football rivalry is still personal

September 6, 2024 at 12:40 p.m.

The only bulletin board material Deion Sanders and Matt Rhule sent each other this week were Christmas cards.

quarterback Steven Montez #12 of the ...

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Keeler: How can CU Buffs QB Shedeur Sanders win big at Nebraska? Block Big Red noise, you’ll beat Cornhuskers, Steven Montez says

September 4, 2024 at 1:17 a.m.

Steven Montez's pro tip for Shedeur Sanders: When it comes to Big Red Country, it's what you do, not what you say. Because as long as the latter is happening...

CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders "loves" what he saw from Nebraska freshman QB Dylan Raiola.

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CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders on Nebraska QB Dylan Raiola: “I love what he showed”

September 3, 2024 at 2:47 p.m.

CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders "loves" what he saw from Nebraska freshman QB Dylan Raiola.

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