let's listen to gary kubiak and emmanuel sanders talking about this quarterback optician. >> they played good, all three of them i thought played good. except for the one turnover, our decision-making was good. i thought we were accurate. we threw for a think 70+ percent as a group -- i think 70% plus as a group. and trevor so i think we've got a great quarterback optician. -- quarterback competition. >> i love emmanuel sanders saying we've got a great competition and the room is very hot. i think he's talking about the quarterback room. first the questions of mark sanchez. >> he looked the part of a leader and -- calling you are like oh gosh, but then he settled down. he made some third-down conversions. i liked what i saw out of sanchez and yet he throws a pick. he can't seem to separate himself from the competition. >> i was having issues with all three quarterbacks. last year they scored one touchdown in four course -- against a team that looked like it was showing up to the first day of training camp. john fox was in trouble there but with sanchez i still think you and i spent an af

did. >> reporter: speaking of competitiveness, there was another fight at practice, between emmanuel sanders and chris harris, during 11 on 11. i think sanders was upset he was getting hands the. don't see those guys get into it very often. against one another. the 49ers will be in town wednesday and thursday. >>> reporter: as bad as things have been for the rockies, charlie blackmon continues to shine. get this, last week, he led the majors with seven home runs, 13 runs scored and 18 hits. an unbelievable streak he has been on lately. >> in the past, it seems like my power numbers will be streaky. i'll hit a few homers there in a short period i've never done anything like i did last week. >>> reporter: down in rio, the former buff coburn picking -- emma coburn picking up her first medal. she becomes the first u.s. woman to medal in that event. or total time of nine minutes seven seconds setting a new american record. last night in rio, you single seconds better than second place. dave logan will be our guest >>> somebody might get lucky out there and see some rain. >> there may be some rain

when chris harris put his hands on emmanuel sanders, emmanuel kind of lost it. the offense was challenged and came out with more intensity today. it got a couple long touchdown passes from trevor simeon before that fracas occurred. so the offense was fighting back against a no-fly zone today. >> the most important part of vance walker went down and out. >> yeah. don't know the details of the knee injury now, but pro am what i understand it's -- but from what i understand it's pretty serious. there's some extensive damage in there. too bad it was a nine-on-seven drill. it was a routine drill. he was engaged one on one with max garcia and the knee just buckled, couldn't put any weight on it, doesn't look good for vance expect jared crick to move up to the no. 1 role and the second round rookie. >> thank you, mike. we'll talk to you at 10:00 tonight. >>> a couple of firsts in the olympics today all thanks to one athlete, a local athlete. emma coburn made history in the steeplechase, the buena vista meter event, 9:07:63, an american record. it's the first usa medal

. >>> emmanuel sanders had just two catches and limited action against the bears, but don't worry. our 9news broncos insider mike klis shows us sanders is getting plenty of work in at training camp. >> reporter: know a kid that wants on it play catch all day with the little brother or next- door neighbor? emmanuel sanders never rea he's always out here catching footballs. >> i used to drop my backpack, put on my football cleats and run back to the backyard. everybody would come to my house and we'd have a backyard baseball game or football game. it was always the neighborhood coming together playing sports. i guess that's where i developed my passion and love for it. >> we decided to put him to the test to count how many footballs he catches. >> it's just muscle memory and aristotle, you know, he always it's a habit. i'm just trying to create good habits. >> reporter: emanuel had 27 catches before warm-ups. got in the pat drill, he had four more. so during stretch emmanuel already has 31 catches. >> when i'm out here catching passes, i'm making sure i keep my eyes on the ball so wh

especially when you think going to each other between teammates emmanuel sanders and chris harris road to start of going at each other ver our composure they're going to get upset and battle each other that there is something they won't let you do on the field. cooler heads eventually prevailed and while they may not be humming come by sir not think that expected to linger. pretty with the band of the day some bad it is today. vance walker just back from a back injury had to be carted off the field with what appears to be overly leg injury. obviously, we await the results of an mri on that right leg for vance walker. fox 31 denver. >> well one drinking water. what the waters contaminated with she's an outstanding athlete during her can country just as the gabby doesn't is being treated differently on social media by experts say it's some might be rain showers are calling us off of this will let you know if you have to dodge any of those rain showers also look at radel late week cold is will is will will and in and will and in and you there are a few raindrops trying their best squeeze

better on monday, and they connected with sandra scott norwood, the offense being pushed around, emmanuel sanders got into it, with chris was an indication that is that time at camp. >> they go at each other, but they need to keep their composure, they will get upset and battle each other, but there are some things you cannot do on the field so you cannot do that on the practice area either. >> super bowl l, there's one last pro football hall of fame. on ttesday, a subcommittee will bow, he is a finals, to see if he will get into canton, he is more than deserving, three super bowl finals, five losing seasons in 33 years, he deserves to be in katin. >> now to the rockies, -- canton. >>> now to the rockies, what promoted to president, the records should hire a former pitcher, that understands the field, go to your app and press the button, it is a witty. check it out -- woody. check it out. good stuff right here. >>> the bottom of the first, bases-loaded, for the ricky, the natural, i never heard that one before. the natural, but it ripped -- the wiki rookie --. the natural, i never heard that one

trevor simeon's first pass a deep ball to emmanuel sanders for a touchdown. a few plays later simeon connected on another deep pass to jordan norwood for a touchdown. a few minutes later sand into a huge tussle. >> they're tired of going at each other, but got to keep our composure. guys are going to get upset and battle each other, but there's some things they won't let you do on the field, so we can't do those at practice. >> reporter: kubiak told sanders and harris to take the rest of practice off. meanwhile did we mention simeon threw two deep ball touchdowns? if life were fair, simeon would 49ers after mark sanchez just started at chicago. i will warn, notice, life sent always fair in football. mike klis, 9news. >>> the rockies return home tonight looking to get back to track before it's too late if it's not already too late. colorado came in having lost seven of their last eight, six games in the wild cart spot five teams ahead of them. the rox jumped out to a inning lead, but it didn't last. bryce harper completing the comeback with an r.b.i. double. t

not the message apparently the team got they were very happy today but it is what it is after emmanuel sanders a advance walker had to be carted off the field with a leg injury but sadly will cost him the rest of the season at the parent these guys are getting a little tired of playing against one another which is why it'll be nice to get the niners in here for joint practices starting wednesday i think the coaches and just want to see people compete they want to see the young guys can be they want to see who's going to grow stuff step out there and handle his own when foreigners, when chip kelly the 40 niners coach about the format for wednesday and thursday's practices are ongoing of course the two teams then that will play on saturday talk about a little bit too much togetherness at broncos headquarters and bruce hurdle fox 31 denver and bruce mentioned that the team has lost a better defense defensive bands walker the entire season the temperament wofford suffered a terror considered a 29 that it was competing for a possible starting job replaced busy day for the broncos after they got the

emmanuel sanders got into it with probowler chris harris and helmets came off and punches thrown. they cleared the air but gary kubiak says it is that time of camp. >> we got to keep our composure and can't get upset and battle each other but there is somee things they won't let you do on the field so we can do that at russell oken goes down and grabs his right knee. it doesn't look good. replacement jarrett crib. he knows the defense having played for wade phillips in the past. >> it is an easy transition. i have known the defense from the floor and a good thing. got to keep working hard. >> super bowl 50 with pat mullins. one last tribute. the hall of fame. a subcommittee will vote on tuesday to decide whether bollin will make it as contributor to the profootball hall of fame. three super bowl titles and five losing seasons in his ownership over three decades, a worthy candidate. >>> now, troy. big news from rio. former cu buff emma c oburn was a medal. >> history made of the denver channel dot com. check out the denver 7 app. woody pages first column about whether walt weiss sh

the offense is tired of being pushed around, emmanuel sanders got into it with chris harris. out, but it was an indication that it was that time of. >> we are just tired of going at each other. we have to keep our composure. guys are going to get upset and battle each other, but there are some things that will not let you do on the field. we can't do that in practice either. they're just competing. nobody was thrown out of anything. >> super bowl l was for pat, but there was one last tribute to his legacy. vote. he is a finalist out to see if he will get into camp. he is more than deserving. five losing seasons and 33 years. she deserves to be in camp. >> big news from rio, the first us woman to ever win a medal in this event. anna lee, we went out on the time on a tube and maybe last time. a crash test dummy, neck brace, spine alignment, i'm just >>> two teenagers who has $10,000 worth of damage at the montessori peaks academy. deputies say they snuck inside early saturday morning. they had 6 foot pipes and smashed out 20 windows and bar believe people vandalize this window

i asked emmanuel sanders. >> at the end of the daye our backfield as deep and the offense, i can't say it enough we will be better. this is our second year and kubiak system for the offense of line is better and we will move the football. th could do whatever they want. we will break through. >>reporter: they are trying to trade sanchez the cowboys and >>> so much going on. today on the denver channel.com a great opinion on the quarterback situation. we did thedenverchannel.com. >>> thank you so much for joining us this evening. (vo) we went to hollywood to ask burgers, tacos and chili could taste just as great made with turkey. thousands stepped into the jennie-o tasting booth ey knew. why working five hours a day will make you better at your job. >> work hard and get out of there. >>> plus boost your productivity. the benefits of video games on the job. >>> then study smarter not harder. tricks to turn your mind into a steel trap. >> look at that, i got it. >> ditch the suit. pjs at work without anyone knowing. >> no one would know this is a paneling make top. >> here is what's trend

latimer really impressed as he tries to lock up that number 3 receiver spot, behind dt and emmanuel sanders. we keep waiting for cody to break out, and he believes this is the year it happens. >> for me, it's as nervous. i was always nervous around peyton, not wanting to mess up. for me, it's a new start for me. if i mess up, i mess up. >>> speaking of receivers, a former buff and a former ram made pretty impressive debuts. nelson spruce who went undrafted, lit it up in his first week as a pro. rams receivers. hollywood higgins also scored a touchdown in his first preseason game. >>> no baseball player is playing better than charlie blackmon. only up with team is playing worse than the rockies. swept in philadelphia, despite the super heroics of charlie. blackman belted two home runs out of the park today. that's five homers in three games in philadelphia. it's also eight in his last nine games. nine gamin batting average of .548, thanks to 23 hits, 14 runs scored, and 14 runs batted in. absolutely incredible. then there's the rest of the rockies. not so good. colorado had 4 errors today, g

emmanuel sanders and chris harris not the guys you would expect to get into a fight with one another but that's what happened today. the two exchanged punches during 11 on 11 -- 11:00 on 11. that's just some of the added energy today. gary kubiak, much more pleased then he was on saturday but now it's a matter of every day. >> we had a good edge today. offense practice really good, especially the first hour 20 minutes. we had a good competitive edge to us. that's something we've got to find all the time. >> when you have a practice like that, you want to come back out and establish your selves as being very competitive. >> reporter: a tough blow for the broncos as linemen vance is expected to miss the entire season. the injury happened on the first play today. look for adam gotsis to step up in his absence, which leads us to our century link poll question. which rookie will make the biggest impact? most of you expect devontae booker to have the biggest impact. >>> to say things have been rough on the rockies is putting it nicely. 11 games. the two best teams in the majors are coming

last week, when sanchez started the a-listers, demaryius thomas, emmanuel sanders, they got in eight to n in this game, the a-listers t good guys as we call them in preseason, they are going to play a quarter, a quarter-and-a- half. why would you have your backup quarterback go out there and play with the number one guys, the top guys if he is going to be the backup during the season? i think trevor siemian is starting this game because they want him to be the starter september 8. give him the chance. i'm not saying he is the starter september 8. i'm saying that game against mark sanchez, he just makes fewer mistakes, fewer turnovers in practice, the preseason game last week, and the steadier play is what this team needs with its defense. >> wow. thank you mike klis. >>> hey, if you are a fan of the old mile high stadium and there is no better seat for a broncos game, then the parking lot. 9news sports reporter aaron matas has his hard hat on. >> reporter: it's back! on a slightly smaller scale. >> mile high stadium was an amazing building. everybody from denver loves it. >> reporter

something we find all the time the quarters around here just a little bit cramped in three weeks and emmanuel sanders got break it up physical sport allows a course of those things are happening they made of both teammates i try to stop but i don't really doesn't just because the kind of guy that you are quarterbacks aside of us can spend it at spot right now may be at the running back position with ronnie last year as a leading rusher may have to diversify his game a bit use been held in at capri and broke right now until no other way around it just be honest with you a special and specialty will be really important and is can a place on special teams at the very athletic situation. >> that in today's work was with a group of wounded warriors is quite certain they put tougher grinding chippy persct when you go when you put into an half hours in your computing and going at each other at the end of the day it's nice to be able to do something like that shake a few hands and appreciate everything we do you want them to know that so clr guys out there with them right now could be accessed here still loo

emmanuel sanders and chris harris not the guys you would expect to get into a fight with one another but that's what happened today. the two exchanged punches during 11 on 11 -- 11:00 on 11. energy today. gary kubiak, much more pleased then he was on saturday but now it's a matter of getting that every day. >> we had a good edge today. offense practice really good, especially the first hour 20 minutes. we had a good competitive edge to us. that's something we've got to find all the time. >> when you have a practice like that, you want to come competitive. >> reporter: a tough blow for the broncos as linemen vance walker tore his acl. is expected to miss the entire season. the injury happened on the first play today. look for adam gotsis to step up in his absence, which leads us to our century link poll question. which rookie will make the biggest impact? most of you expect devontae booker to have the biggest impact. >>> to say things have been rough on the rockies is putting it nicely. they've lost nine of the last 11 games. the two best teams in the majors are coming to coors field.

it's a new team, but still the same dream of winning a championship," said emmanuel sanders, denver broncos wide receiver. with peyton manning riding off into the sunset as a world champion...the broncos face a pair of monumental shoes to fill... enter journeyman mark sanchez...last year's third-stringer trevor seimian...and the kid...paxton lynch... but what the broncos may miss more than peyton's production...is the intangibles...and nobody's fooling themselves into thinking one guy can single-handedly step nt greatest to ever play the game... "we all understand that that's over. it's gone. this is a new group. there are going to be some new leaders. there are going to be some new people. it's gonna have a new identity, and we don't know what that identity is yet. we're working on it each day," said gary kubiak, denver broncos head coach. "i might have a piece of what peyton had, but not all of it. so does d.t. [demaryius thomas], russell [okung] and everybody. so i think if we all come together and we lead as an offense, as a unit, as a group, that's almost better anyway," said anderson.

yesterday emmanuel sanders got. >> it with chris harris. helmets came off, punches were thrown, and the two apparently talked it out later. >> it was just a competitive practice. those type of things happen. >> we've got to keep our composure. you know, gu upset and battle each other. there are some things they won't let you do on the field, so we can't do those in practice, either. >> this will be the first preseason game of the year at mile high and vance walker won't be there. he tore his acl at practice yesterday and sadly he is out for the season. >>> the broncos owner could football hall of fame today. the broncos said super bowl 50 was for pat. he's won three super bowls since buying the team 33 years ago. >>> a photo finish at the rio olympics plus inccedible images coming from the beaver creek fire along the colorado-wyoming border as firefighters continue to try to get that under control. >> we could use a little rain. it was storms, a little activity especially down south along the palmer divide. your first alerr, about a 20% cha

. >> once the season starts you have to believe dt and emmanuel sanders will be the go to receivers and virgil green has been the >> would it be better to know sooner rather than later to get the chemistry down before the carolina game. >> i have run with the quarterbacks. you know, for me i can adjust to a lot of different things. last year we had a situation where we, you know had peyton and brock and we adjusted well. to me, whatever the coaches decide to do i am down with. all of our quarterbacks have ball well and great competitors. i trust all three of them. >>> since the all-star break no pitcher better than jason hamels with an e.r.a. under one. he was far from spectacular this afternoon in fact he was terrible. rockies had a touchdown in the first inning. nolan arenado. 3 run home he left the park again with two men on. home run number 31. and 32. that's the best in the national league. the rockies win against the best season in baseball, final score, 11-4. >> playing the best team in baseball. it is always a big game. it feels nice. we face a good pitcher hamels and we got ahe