speeding ticket $100, that is a lot of money to these guys and they are going to appeal. >> our mike klis there, broncos huddle starts for the season tonight right after next. >>> there is a new chick-fil-a at dia, con course b, i bring it to fix the a-line, chicken sandwiches, pickles? come on, rtd, we can do this. >>> having the right street address is critical when you are the swat team. >>> that look, that look says they had the wrong address. >>> fighting leukemia, she did not need to fight a thief as well. >>> the app that has been our absolute obsession since we >>> rain, lightning, little thunder out there, gusty winds, and some small hail, all coming in just across the foothills and down to the plains, our view in boulder showing raindrops on the camera lens and we will watch the storms within the next couple hours or so in the metro area. you can see on hd doppler 9 right now most of the action pushing in from the southwest, positioning itself across the front range now, lots of lightning they are slowly moving across the i-25 corridor, longmont included. another stronger cell i

and we are live. 9news broncos insider mike klis is at broncos headquarters. hi mike. looks like he is putting his money where his knee is. posted his photo from his meeting with the denver police chief along with plans to a difference. >> reporter: yeah, he has been giving away money lift and right this week. or losing it. he lost a couple of endorsements. now, the $300 per tackle. and he had six tackles in the opener. $1,800. that's a positive deal as far as, that is an unforced charity move by brandon marshall. also, drew, keep in mind this, the $24,000 fine, that goes to funds to help retired nfl out of all of this for brandon marshall. but it sure has been a lot for one player to take on in one week. >> so indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck said he wouldn't call the broncos defense dirty. think he will feel the same way after the game? [ laughter ] >> well, last year, danny left a hit with him that gave him a lacerated kidney and a torn stomach muscle and it was a clean hit. e team. i don't think it is necessarily a bad thing that people think they are dir

mike klis, 9news. >> very natul off. extremely emotional night in miami where the marlins held a touching pregame ceremony in honor of all-star pitcher jose fernandez who was killed in a boating accident over the weekend. [ trumpet playing take me out to the ballgame ] >> all the marlins wore jerseys new york mets. goosebump moment, leadoff hitter dee gordon stood to the right side of the batter's box and impersonated jose's batting stance for one pitch before scooting over to his regular spot on the left and despite the fact gordon hadn't hit a single home run all season, he knocked one over the fence in honor of his friend, got to be the saddest homer in baseball history. gordon cried his way around the bases and all through the dugout as teammates him. marlins win 7-3 while feeling the deepest sense of loss. >> man, i told him boy, if you all don't believe in god, you might as well start. i ain't never hit a ball that far and for that to happen today and we had some help. i don't have kids. so that's the best moment o

mike klis, 9news. >> very natural actually. >>> rockies had the evening off. extremely emotional night in miami where the marlins held a touching pregame ceremony in honor of all-star pitcher jose fernandez who was killed in a [ trumpet playing take me out to the ballgame ] >> all the marlins wore jerseys with fernandez's name and number for their game with the new york mets. goosebump moment, leadoff hitter dee gordon stood to the right side of the batter's box and impersonated jose's batting stance for one pitch before scooting over to his regular spot on the left and despite the fact gordon hadn't hit a single home run all season honor of his friend, got to be the saddest homer in baseball history. gordon cried his way around the bases and all through the dugout as teammates consoled him. marlins win 7-3 while feeling the deepest sense of loss. >> man, i told him boy, if you all don't believe in god, you might as well start. i ain't never hit a ball that far and for that to happen i don't have kids. so that's the best moment of my life to hit a home run for

mike klis, 9news. >>> avalanche star nathan mckinnon scored the most significant goal of his life tonight. mckinnon is playing for north america in the hockey tournament and snuck in front of the net tied with sweden in overtime. >> nathan mckinnon scores! >> that's what i'm talking about! mckinnon scores a skate-off goal. north america wins 4-3. >>> nolan arenado belted his first bases loaded home run of the season today. arenado busted the game open with his fourth career grand slam and national league leading 3090 homer of the year. roccos easily win 11-1. >>> did i ever mention how much i love sports? >> that 1 time you did. >> the start of the rockies game was delayed for several minutes when estevez and martinez engaged in a playful post national anthem standoff. each stood near their dugouts cams over hearts refusing to back -- caps over hearts refusing to back down. the umpires huddled up to try to figure out how to estevez flinched first and cards acted like they won the pennant. >>> martinez was fanned off by yadier molina while winning the longest anthem showdown ever in jimmy

. >> the broncos have had terrible luck against the colts lately, but 9news broncos insider mike klis thinks all this can change on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: trevor siemian won his first game with the no. 1 overall pick of the 2011 draft playing on the other this week defense the no. 1 overall draft pick of the 2012 draft, that being andrew luck. for siemian too pull off -- against the no. 1 overall draft pick of the 2012 draft. that being andrew luck. for siemian to pull off this week, it might not be so easy against luck this week. >> in all my years going against him, the respect that he should get, i don't feel like identify given it he's -- i've given it to him. he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league. i haven't had a sack on him yet. i got close, but he just has that knack for keeping his eyes downfield and feeling defense and still making great passes. >> reporter: now that ware is von's partner, miller brought out the splash brothers reference that belongs to steph curry and klay thompson. i'll say this. the current broncos team has players, a lot of very

. >> the broncos have had terrible luck against the colts lately, but 9news broncos insider mike klis thinks all this can change on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: trevor siemian won his first game with the no. draft playing on the other side. that was cam newton. siemian can get his second win this week defense the no. 1 overall draft pick of the 2012 draft, that being andrew luck. for siemian too pull off -- against the no. 1 overall draft pick of the 2012 draft. that being andrew luck. for siemian to pull off this week, it might not be so easy against luck >> in all my years going against him, the respect that he should get, i don't feel like identify given it to him. he's -- i've given it to him. he's one of the best quarterbacks in the league. i haven't had a sack on him yet. i got close, but he just has that knack for keeping his eyes downfield and feeling defense and still making great passes. >> reporter: now that ware is von's partner, miller brought out the splash brothers curry and klay thompson. i'll say this. the current broncos team has two hall of fame caliber p

mike klis, 9news. >>> st. louis cardinals pitcher martinez hurting the rockies again. he intentionally hit dj lemahieu with a pitch. tyler anderson plunks martinez, all even now. until martinez batted again with two men on base and he knocked them both in with a double. ca much, needed oxygen when he returned to the dugout and then never seen this before, martinez calls timeout while pitching and asks the ball boy to bring him a cup of water. roccos lose 5-3. >>> still of the night comes from lower downtown where todd helton's burger shack was closed down because a batting practice home run shattered the glass at the order window in >>> hey, have i ever mentioned how much i loved sports? i do now more than ever because former broncos quarterback tim tebow began his professional baseball career today and instead of the usual zero people who attend an instructional league practice, more than 400 fans and 70 members of the media showed up to watch timmy take batting practice, swing looks good and he was assigned his favorite jersey >> this just in. >> moments ago major le

. >> expensive day for the defense. 9news broncos insider mike klis picks up the tab on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: after the broncos blasted cam newton in the helmet four times last week, the nfl blasted back at the broncos today, hitting them er wallet. i thought the nfl got it exactly right. first of all, they didn't find von miller or shaq. their hits to the head were deemed accidental. the biggest fine went to brandon marshall who got docked 24 grand. >> i was expecting stew to get more than me. but, i guess his was more justified. i don't know. what you mean? that is some people's salaries after taxes man. that's crazy. >> reporter: safety darian stewart was fined a little more than 18,000. marshall and stewart may think the fines are hefty, but the truth is they got the minimum for first time offenders. marshall will pay a steeper penalty because he got launching and illegal use of the helmet. marshall has been giving away money left and right. he lo he got fined, now he set up a charitable fund where he is going to give away $300 for every tackle he makes to socia

is this opener will be different than super bowl 50, but maybe the biggest difference is cam will mike klis, 9news. >>> chad bettis threw the rockies first shutout of the season today. rox beat the giants in lower downtown scoring all six of their runs in the 3rd inning. carlos gonzalez knocked in four of them with one bases loaded swing. grand slam. far more support than bettis needed, fabulous allowing only two base hits in his first career complete game, thrill of a lifetime for giants rookie ty block who grew up in and played at jesuit high school when weiss was an assistant coach, made his major league debut today and pitched three shutout innings. how wonderful. roccos win 6-0. >> it was real cool for me to see ty block make his debut at home. i'm sure that doesn't happen much, a guy gets to make his debut where he grew up. that was really, really cool, not a better kid. you'll never beat a better kid or a better family. i was really, really happy for against him, but that was really, really special for me, too. he's a great kid. >>> tanks for nothing, an oakland athletics ball boy ma

mike klis, 9news. martinez hurting the rockies again. he intentionally hit dj lemahieu with a pitch. tyler anderson plunks martinez, all even now. until martinez batted again with two men on base and he knocked them both in with a double. carlos isn't used to running so much, needed oxygen when he returned to the dugout and then never seen this before, martinez calls timeout while pitching and asks the ball boy roccos lose 5-3. >>> still of the night comes from lower downtown where todd helton's burger shack was closed down because a batting practice home run shattered the glass at the order window in the still of the night. >>> hey, have i ever mentioned how much i loved sports? i do now more than ever because baseball career today and instead of the usual zero people who attend an instructional league practice, more than 400 fans and 70 members of the media showed up to watch timmy take batting practice, swing looks good and he was assigned his favorite jersey number, 15. i love sports. >> this just in. >> moments ago major league base

mike klis, 9news. >> rockies have a great chance to snap a long road losing streak tonight. please. please hold your applause. rocks have dropped eight games in a row away from home, but the right guy is on the mound. tyler chatwick is having the best road season in franchise last year's total. incredible. rocks lead 2-0 now in the 8th inning. >>> tim tebow went first an long today. tebow made his minor league baseball debut, decided to be aggressive and swing at the very first pitch he saw and that is what i'm talking about! timmy belted it over the left center field fence for a home run. he finished the day 1-6. but who cares, he is off to a be and nolan arenado and because i know you like to compare everything tim does with john elway. the yankees outfielder went hitless in his first pro baseball game. started two for 22 but figured it out and finished his only minor league season with a 316 batting average. >>> the still of the night comes from toronto where the reimold robbed tulowitski and finished with a double play with tulo smiling over his shoulder in the still of the nigh

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mike klis is in team headquarters. hey mike, entering this season, you said siemian was the broncos first, second, and third question marks. are all of those answered now fit questions? >> three starts does not a quarterback make. i think there is still going to be a question of whether he can sustain it. i was looking up, drew, nick foles in his first full season with the eagles had 19 touchdowns and no interceptions. 27 touchdowns, two interceptions on the year. and, he is now on his third team since then. and he has been a backup. >> oh, stay off of it. stay off the interset. >> there is still a long way to go. bu this gary kubiak system, if something were to happen with siemian, i think paxton lynch could do a good job. i think austin davis who signed a month ago, i have been watching him. i think he would do a good job. i think the bigger question right now is on the offensive line and tight end. because they have some minor injuries there. >> john elway deserves credit for drafting siemian, but he tried to keep br

. >>> 9news continues next with >>> this is [ music ] brew s, rod mackey, mike klis and chad brown. broncos won the rematch and trevor simian played well enough for everybody to relax about the quarterback situation. >> i was a big fan of the guy -- >> great -- >> he did. one mistake. i thought for a guy making his first start i was impressed. i was. [ talking at the same time ] >> the one thing i think it did, i got asked all week how short is the leash going to be, i think we saw down 17-7 and they didn't pull him. he was rewarded with staying with him. no one is going to look for him minneapolis. i think he will be their quarterback to the bye now at least. that is my over and under. >> wow! >> i am going all season already. >> really? >> not going to be a quick, you know, quick -- >> one week doesn't make an nfl season. while it was a great start, there is lots of football to be played. teams will figure out what he does well, what he doesn't do well. i think you are yourself. they will be burning the midnight oil to figure out how to stop him and someone will succeed. >> bronco

i think that's going to perhaps draw the stiffest fine. >> klis and tell, thanks, mike. >>> pop quiz, time for tonight's drew or false question. drew or false, indianapolis colts quarterback andrew luck who is celebrating his 27th birthday has more passing yards at this age than any nfl quarterback in history. drew or false, luck who travels to denver this weekend is the most productive qb -- >> false >> by age 27 ever. >> it's got to be false. the correct answer is -- >> peyton manning have more than he does? >> -- false. luck already has 15,223 yards passing in his nfl career which is 5,395 fewer than peyton manning had by his 27th birthday. >> i know it! >> you got that one right. >> you taught me that. >> i'm sure when he got his saw denver this week and thought oh, happy birthday to me. >> he'll celebrate later maybe. >> all right. >>> bundle up. it's going to get cold over the next couple days, right? >> cooler, not colder, you guys. 60s is not cold. >> it's been 90 degrees. >> people, we're coloradans. get it together. 66 is not a cold snap. >> suck it up. scare fall-out. after

let's play klis and tell. hi, mike. broncos safety darian stewart was fined today for the second straight week. starting to think stewart might be dirty. after he's tried to decapitate colin kaepernick luck. >> reporter: maybe the coaches are saying go ahead and go after andy dalton. if you hit him a third time, you'll only get fined $4,500. if you take those type of hits it, does present a little intimidation factor on the opponent. >> both star wide receivers demaryius thomas and emmanuel sanders seem discouraged. is this frustration with the quarterback or head coach? it shouldn't be with the coach. they both signed extensions worth a total of 103 million combined knowing that the kubiak offense wasn't going to allow them to chuck it around like they did with peyton manning in 1220, '13 and '14. -- in 2012, '13 and '14. so they should understand their production is coming down. they should also understand trevor siemian is a john lynch said in 2002 everyone played together. 2003 everyone was worried about getting cre

drew soicher, rod mackey, mike klis, and chad brown. rod's got a cold so right defensive end is a good position. following a victory over the colts that's seven victories in a row dating back to last season all seemingly by the same formula. >> if it ain't broke, don't fix it. get that ball, tell the offense the defense gets itis special in the fourth quarter today. >> the '85 bears, i'm going to have to go back and look at the '86 bears and study that. >> that would be interesting. >> the 2000 ravens, i've got to look at the 2001 ravens, because this broncos team has a chance to set a press department. they have a chance to become the greatest defense of all time the way they're going. it is stunning to me how good this defense is so far the year after their super bowl. that every team has. this broncos team certainly has that, and it is just that. it is a skill seat, certain belief and confidence on both sides of the ball that no matter what happens someone on this team will find a way to make a play. there's no panic on the sidelines

if you don't make as much as and play. >> klis and tell, thanks, mike. >>> rockies had the night off and begin a three game series tomorrow at san francisco. rox did their part to make legendary los angeles dodgers announcer vin scully's fare well special. scully was saluted by each player that stepped into the batter's box. that seemed to really warm his throws one right down the middle. charlie culberson's walkoff homer clinches the national league west division title triggering a wild celebration which includedone final tip of the cap to scully. >>> we are playing drew's clues. >> i love this part. >> please calm down. no. 1, he's a basketball hall of famer who spent most of career in denver. no. work after leading the nuggets to an up-- no. 2, after leading the nuggets to an upset in seattle after the 1994 playoffs, he rolled on the court celebrating with the game ball. known 3, the nuggets will retire his jersey 55 opening night this season. the answer is the cookie -- mutumbo and he'll join guy ron beck's no. 4 and -- byron beck's no. 4 and more. >> i know you wanted me to calm

our broncos guy, mike klis, says brace yourself, broncos fans. >> there, of course, is always a lot of energy on opening day for the broncos, but there should be a little extra juice at sports authority field at mile high this time on thursday night. carolina panthers in a super bowl 50 rematch, but they will have a lot of circumstance, pre-game the lombardi 50 trophy, obviously you have peyton manning, he says he will come back, he might be involved in some way, form, or fashion. then you have the game itself, peyton manning will not be the quarterback for the denver broncos for the first time in, what? 18 years, peyton manning will not be an nfl quarterback, it cam newton, the reigning nfl mvp, that is why the canthers, i think-- panthers, i think, are favored in this game, even though the game is in den rr, the panthers-- denver, the panthers are favored because of the quarterback match up between newton, mvp, and trevor siemian, an unknown 7th round pick from which means you can get to the game early. in seats by 6:29 for the championship celebration, got to make denver look good o

flle gu insider mike klis explains on the pages of his notebook, there's no need to fear, underdog is here. &4z= >> reporter: it was one thing fothto be underdogs against carolina in super bowl 50. the panthers were a 17-1 league mvp. cam newton s th the game waws site. but explain to me how the erf?i? >> reporter: s' defense beat cam's the ?vr bowl 24-10. von miller was the mvp, not cam. the game thursday is here in denv?jer. i think brandon pithe it's an a goes. you know what defense wins championship when the media and looks at the offensthoh my god, going to beat the kfnumber one defense. that's usually not the se. >> reporter: defense may prevail but the ?f?(marslieve o special teams captain. >>> carlos gonzalez bobblehead day at the rockies. i believe that's called live imitating art. cargo made a spectacular diving catch. the doll can't do. that every time he hit the msba right at rocks lose 8-5. >>> the still of the night comes from darlington where martin truex jr.'s funny insurance salesman racing suit the still of the night. >> love it. >> don't they say you should dress fo

drew soicher, rod mackey, mike klis and chad brown on the verge of a super bowl rematch to open the regular season. let's get right to it. option for now? >> why don't we go all of the above. i mean, i think that's what he is. time will tell if he is leggett, but he is the best option. that's why mark sanchez is now a dallas cowboy. that's why paxton lynch is watching. that's why they did bring a veteran backup in just in case to help these guys, because between the two of them, no one is throwing an nfl pass. but i think what we've seen so far is this guy is a best option. his teammates love rivera said, i can see why they went with him. >> in some ways he's just the bridge to paxton lynch. but in other ways, siemian, i think his accuracy is better than better than paxton lynch will ever be. i'm not sure paxton lynch will ever be as accurate as trevor siemian. he's more athletic, but siemian can throw with accuracy. >> he struggled in that role. >> there are not 32 starting quality quarterbacks in the nfl. so this guy is simply a bridge until paxton lynch is ready halfway through the seaso

the better mike klis mac i suspect that the clinton people are a little happier with the way things were tonight than the trumped people are. his polling games have come with the more button-down detailed approach. but that one of the with the early tonight in the face of clinton's aggressive tactics. he needs to grow be on that base to win. what clinton did not do much to change the minds of voters were skeptical about her, she simply dispelled any doubts about her stamina and seemed and that will improve her base. in this election may hinge on who has the biggest core of support>> thank you john. >>> minutes before the debate the band a cordial greeting from the spouses. this was predicted to be the most-watched debate ever. 100 million people expected to tune in. we pick up team coverage tonight she has been getting the pulse of the people at northeastern university. choke this is obviously a young proud and an engaged crowd. many were focusing on policy. some of what they saw shaped how they feel about the candidates. >> it was high enthusiasm and a northeastern. both candidates with

cincinnati bengals -- sunday against the cincinnati bengals and we're live. 9news broncos insider mike klis von miller looks incredible this season. >> reporter: drew, where are they playing the super bowl this year? >> houston, texas, his hometown. >> reporter: houston, texas, they can leave tickets for brock osweiler at the vip window at the broncos lounge. >> good point. >> reporter: i tell you von miller, it was you who made the point about a month ago or so that von miller was underpaid. you might the highest paid guy in the nfl was andrew luck. he got 87 million guaranteed this year. von miller got 70 million. von miller gave the broncos more bang for the buck yesterday. he is on an incredible pace. as long as von miller stays healthy, he is the guy that makes the rest of that defense go. he's the 1 that the defensive coordinators have to stay up at night to try to game plan for. for others and von miller is the key to making the team stay healthy. >> thanks, mike. miller had such an easy time getting his lands on andrew luck because as 9news sports 9 to anist drew litton shows us luc

he deleted >>> broncos are 3 and 0 to start the season, broncos insider, mike klis, is tackling the simplest of question: skill? or luck? >> a little bit of both, you need luck, no doubt about it, to be the super bowl champs from last year and also to get off of this 3 and 0 start they have had this year. all 3 of these games were going either way entering the 4th was skill that he is able to make the tackle on adam jones on the punt return. pop the ball loose there late in the 1st quarter. that really changed the game in the 1st half, but it was also luck y if adam jones doesn't fumble there, then the bangles are up 7-3 and they have the ball at mid field. they have all the momentum. there were a couple of interceptions that were dropped by the bangles. that is luck for trevor siemian, but he also on the deep passes, that pass to jeff hireman was clutch in the 4th quarter. this is a poised team. they take advantage of their luck. they take advantage of their good fortune, not every team is able to do that. it is a little bit of both. but these are the defending super bowl champs. all in all

afc offensive player of the week, he is trevor siemian, a name broncos fans learned in a big way, mike klis says national football fans are learning his name too. >> reporter: i think the nation is now starting to zero in on trevor siemian, who is this guy? how does he come from 7th round draft pick out of northwestern? a guy who wasn't invited to the scouting combine? wasn't listed top 30 experts. yet, here he is, he is going to head to head with all these number-one overall picks, he beat cam newton, the top pick in the 2011 draft, he beat andrew luck, the top pick in the 2012 draft, and now for the 3rd time in 4 weeks, he goes against another number-1 overall drafting quarterback, that being jameis winston of tampa bay, number 1 pick last year. there were 7 quarterbacks taken was the last one. number 250 overl. and yet, siemian is the one who kind of set an nfl record last week, first road game, 0 interceptions, 312 yards, the guy has been a phenomenal story so far. >> our awesome sports straf got trevor to-- staff got trevor to sit down in the huddle, on right after next. >>> sports car

there's a derogatory term meaning difficult or temperamental that a compliment. 9news broncos insider mike klis writes the d word on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: we can debate whether emmanuel sanders and demaryius thomas are the league's top receiver duo. i think they are, but it's up for discussion. what can't be argued is emmanuel and d.t. are the most refreshingly candid receivers in the nfl. last week they told it like it is and said throw us the darn games at cincinnati, there were whispers they were just another set of diva receivers. >> sanders, denver touchdown. >> i don't mind being a diva. i am a diva. [ laughter ] >> i am a diva. i like winning ballgames and catching passes. >> reporter: when asked about thomas, sanders said d.t. is a country diva. >> i'm from the country. i drive a ford raptor, don't have nothing wrong with that. >> reporter: by deon divas are female singers who are shall we say accustomed to demanding and getting their own way. the term has also been referred to nfl receivers, terrell owens, randy moss and chad ochocinco come to mind. with sanders and t

>> we're live. 9news broncos insider mike klis is at team headquarters. let's play klis and tell. got to be the first time the defending super bowl champs aren't favored opening the season at home. how do you figure? >> reporter: well, it's all mvp, against trevor siemian, an unknown. the oddsmakers don't know what to make of trevor siemian. the broncos opened as the favorites and really all this changed since then was that mark sanchez was struggling and might get beat out and that's when the line changed from the broncos being a favorite to three-point underdog. remember again last year peyton manning fading, cam newton a great year. the panthers were favored. in 2013 the broncos were seahawks. defense is never the reason to be favored. it's always about the quarterback and the offense. >> seems like the nfl always tries to kick off the season with a super bowl rematch, but it hasn't happened in 46 years. >> reporter: yeah. and i'm proud to say th i watched that game 46 years ago, the minnesota vikings did beat the kansas city chiefs to look at the broncos schedule, it's kind of

nine new sports reporter rod mackey and mike klis are in phoenix. >> reporter: welcome to toasty hot arizona. we just checked the temperature. it's 104 degrees. can i tell you how glad i am the game is indoors tomorrow? >> reporter: i wish we were indoors right now. we are the only ones standing outside right here. >> reporter: this is the game when people talk about it's a meaningless game but to a lot of these guys it's the biggest game of their career. it could be the final game plus we are going to see the broncos future future, paxton lynch. >> reporter: that's right. 22 guys will be moved off the roster after this game. that's number 1. for the people that have their livelihood at stake. him. it's big for mark sanchez. if something goes askew with paxton lynch, there's a chance that mark sanchez might possibly wind up back on this roster. right now i don't think sanchez is on this roster. when they have the final cut downs. we'll see what happens with paxton lynch. >> reporter: a lot of people interested and in knowing how many running backs will be back. to cj and booker, but

eve of re million deal that will keep him in denver through the 2019 season. 9news broncos insider mike klis explains why the timing was right. >> reporter: the reason is the season is upon them. they didn't want it as a distraction, but they ultimately did reach an agreement. sanders will get a three year extension on top of the one year $5.6 million deal he'll get this year. he'll get $11 million a year over the following three years. season is upon us. it's the same two teams from the super bowl, but carolina panthers quarterback cam newton insists it is not a rematch, all depend on your definition, i guess. newton is going to make sure it's not a repeat, of course. cam's argument against rematch doesn't make a whole lot of sense. >> a lot of people want to make it a rematch. it's not a rematch, you know. it's just our next opponent and they're a great team. we ust putting our bid in in being a great team as well. so all that's null and void if we don't prove it on thursday night and we'll have a lot of guys on the carolina panthers that will be ready to go. two different teams playing. a

are honest but not distractions, mike klis, 9news. valor christian beat cherry creek tonight. first there was eddie, then max, then christian, then dylan, now luke mccaffrey, you're on 9news. eagles win 42-26. >>> final road game of the season for the rockies losing to the giants in san francisco. starting pitcher jon gray took a hard grounder off his foot. that hurt, but gray is tough, stayed in the game. roccos trail anyway 5-2 now in the 6th. >>> still of the night comes from beijing where former broncos quarterback peyton manning is serving as an nfl ambassador and teaching chinese kids the game of football in the still of the night. >>> has a passion for sports. football is something something. i think once people can learn strategies and the game planning and the mental and cerebral part of football, once they learn that and appreciate that i think they'll have more of an interest in the game. >>> hey, very ever mentioned how much i love sports? >> he has. he really has. >> i do, now more than ever because henrik stinson of the european ryder cup got tired of some americ

and the broncos are already defending themselves against dirty accusations. 9news broncos insider mike klis takes a cheap shot on the pages of his notebook. >> reporter: the broncos smacked cam newton in the helmet not once, not twice but some say this adds up to a defense that plays dirty. >> i just don't think that's what we are. we're not malicious. we don't intentionally go to hurt anybody. we just play hard. i don't think we're malicious or a dirty defense at all. >> i thought three of those helmet hits were speed of the game incidental strikes. the blast from marshall didn't look good. >> just because we hit cam in the head a couple times doesn't make us dirt >> reporter: darian stewart also told me do i expect to get fined? yes. do i deserve it? no. that was a heard hitting game thursday and -- hard hitting game thursday and i think it's because newton is a running quarterback. so is andrew luck who the broncos play sunday. last year the broncos hit luck so hard he had a torn kidney and abdominal muscle. back then. >>> rockies trailed the diamondbacks, but then rallied all the way ba

and the broncos are already defending themselves against dirty accusations. 9news broncos insider mike klis takes a cheap shot on the pages of his notebook. smacked cam newton in the helmet not once, not twice but four times in their season opener thursday. some say this adds up to a defense that plays dirty. >> i just don't think that's what we are. we're not malicious. we don't intentionally go to hurt anybody. we just play hard. i don't think we're malicious or a dirty defense at all. >> i thought three of those helmet hits were speed of the game incidental strikes. so hard he had a torn kidney and abdominal muscle. there was no talk of dirty play back then. >>> rockies trailed the diamondbacks, but then rallied all the way back. daniel descalso's homer put them ahead. roccos lead now 9-6 still in the 6th. >>> strange but drew, in toronto tonight the blue jays beat the rays and following the into a bench clearing argument which included former rockies shortstop troy tulowitzki. no punches thrown jays win 3-2. >>> chicago cubs pitcher kyle hendricks was throwing a no hitter tonight until

nine new sports reporter rod mackey and mike klis are in phoenix. >> reporter: welcome to toasty hot arizona. we just checked the temperature. it's 104 degrees. can i tell you how glad i am the game is indoors tomorrow? >> reporter: i wish we were indoors right now. we are the only ones standing outside right here. >> reporter: this is the game when people talk about it's a meaningless game but to a lot of these guys it's the bigges it could be the final game plus we are going to see the broncos future future, paxton lynch. >> reporter: that's right. 22 guys will be moved off the roster after this game. that's number 1. for the people that have their livelihood at stake. paxton lynch is supposed to take every rep, it's good for him. it's big for mark sanchez. if something goes askew with paxton lynch, there's a chance that mark sanchez might possibly wind up back on this roster. is on this roster. when they have the final cut downs. we'll see what happens with paxton lynch. >> reporter: a lot of people interested and in knowing how many running backs will be back. to cj and booker, b

rod mackey and mike klis are making presences. >> reporter: drew, thank you, we are standing here in front of the wkrp. mike is looking for loni anderson. hasn't found her. >> reporter: as god as my witness, i didn't know turkeys could fly. >> reporter: as long as we are talking cincinnati, let's talk about the bengals. the broncos are not going to go 16-0. when you look at the vid kill, this is one of the tough underdog. this is a first one on the road. the first time for trevor siemian to get the hostile crowd. >> i was going to pick the bengals until vontez was suspended. he was the one plainer the game who could play on the denver defense. he is a hard hitter, a play maker. he has a little bit of dirtiness in his play. i hope the denver defense is not too offended by that. but he is a heck of a player. about him. i think they have a chance to run the ball. the bengals are 32 in the league in defending the run. i think the broncos got a chance. >> reporter: what you just said about him is really kind of the same case for our guy who is not going to play. that being demarcus ware. t

and other things and the backup quarterbacks. 9news sports anchor rod mackey 9news broncos insider mike klis are in the coolest place we know, in arizona, right? >> reporter: this air conditioning feels so nice. >> reporter: it does. >> reporter: mike talked me into running outside today. it was 145 degrees. >> reporter: i had to pull up. >> reporter: it was a little toasty so much tonight. >> reporter: no. >> reporter: what matters is guys playing for job because 22 of them will be out of work after tonight. what other reasons can you give us to be excited about the fourth preseason game? >> reporter: yeah. paxton lynch will play every snap. this fourth preseason game used to be brock osweiler's game. he's the all time career leader i think in broncos preseason game no. 4. so last year i think you had 11, 12, 15 guys that were in game no. 4, wound up helping this team win the super bowl. so there is going to be a lot of players that you're going to see during the season, maybe in backup roles to start, but during the season that will contribute to the broncos. so this is a big game for them

von miller the afc defensive player of the month starting the season the >> 9news broncos insider mike klis says he did have some competition from kansas city corner back marcus peters with a staggering four interceptions in three games. this is the third time miller received the top monthly honor, one more than corner back champ bailey for the most in team history since the league initiated conference awards in 1986. the broncos are heading to tampa to play the buccaneers sunday. keep it going. >> von reminding us all why he got that that offseason to dance. >> von says take that. >> apparently dancing is a good workout, too. >>> he served our country and fought to change the way the va funds fertility treatments. next we'll check in with a colorado couple. >> and your angry posts and tweets are not going unnoticed, how the airlines rank when it >>> stocks ended lower on wall street today. mylan slumped 4% after senators called for an investigation into the company's pricing policies. the dow last 25, s&p -- the dow lost 125, s&p lost 20 and the >>> we are having a jobline 9 today to answe

. >>> go head to head with rod mackey and mike klis in the u.s. mortgage's pro football pick them. each week, but the football picks up against the sports fans around and watch game day live on sundays to see rod and mike's picks, the top player of the week gets a $250 gift card. sign up on the 9 news app and >>> we have that cooler air, the the boulder area, longmont up towards broomfield, dia, brighton, seeing the foggy conditions, it won't stick around but for a couple of hours, but it will make for cloudy skies and limited visibility travelling north and east on the front range today. bigger cold front is off to the west, still on track to come through here, late in the day, so we had the clouds around here this morning, start breaking them up this afternoon. if we have a shower,t' or after. it races through fast, at 35 miles per hour. and lays down a couple of hundredth of an inch of moisture. so we're going to burn these clouds off, get into the 70s and low 80s today. it does does get windy today. high wind warning from 9:00 this morning to 5:00 tomorrow. anticipating some thu

we're told by our 9news broncos insider mike klis last night it happened just below the elbow on a zach where he made contact with von -- sack where he made contact with von miller's helmet. he won't play for at least three games. >> you just hate to see, that but hey, they got a deep bench. the broncos will be ready. the broncos lost two other players to injuries, right strained calf. later virgil green suffered a strained left calf on an 18- yard protection into colts territory. he left the locker room with a protective boot to immobilize that calf. some injuries, but we have a week to think about it, prepare. >> it's a brutal sport, but it's just that von miller and ware have a good connection thing going on. >> they'll heal up. they know what they're doing over there. >>> you can lp thieves from your smartphone. >> if you feel like you really can't put your phone down, you could be dealing with an even >>> good news in the fight against the zika virus, florida's governor says miami's wynwood arts district is no longer considered a zone of active zika transmission. the winwood was th

our game day live co-host rod mackey and mike klis are here. >> good morning to you guys. gary kubiak said he was surprised about this win because the broncos didn't play well. >> you turn the ball over three times and you don't win a lot of games. my favorite part of the game was wide left. this game was so physical. that's the one response i've gotten from the people out there, how hard-hitting it was. big target and now there's a lot of investigation whether the nfl did enough, the officials did must have to protect cam newton -- did enough to protect cam newton. he has a lot of designed runs and you saw when bradley roby led up on newton because he is a quarterback, and he rolled right over him. obviously there were some helmet hits and i think the broncos will get fined. . >> i think it's because they started hi kubiak talked about it later, he said he's a running back when he's out there like that. you got to treat him like one. speaking of running backs, our guy looked like a different guy. c.j. anderson with two touchdowns in this one. looked fantastic, one rushing

. >> our game day live cohosts aaron matas and mike klis are here with the preview. how do you think the super bowl champs are going to play against the colts today? >> i guess recent history would lead me to believe not so well. colts have kind of had their number. >> i think the one thing you've got now history is you have wade phillips coaching this defense with demarcus ware and von miller on the edge going after andrew luck at the mile high city. so i think all those things combined is maybe one thing that hasn't been part of this city. wade phillips has dialed up the items rush against the quarterbacks. that's been big. but i think the key to this game today is the offense has to simian and this offense that's not built to do that but the colts are so decimated on defense with injuries and terrible against detroit lions. andrew luck is a tough match-up problem with those fast receivers for the denver defense. i think it's incumbent on the offense to pick up the slack today. >> you're saying andrew luck is going to get his points. >> i think andrew luck will get

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