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Denver Post Broncos writer Parker Gabriel posts his Broncos Mailbag weekly during the season and periodically during the offseason. Click here to submit a question. What do you think is the ceiling for Courtland Sutton this year? He’s a highlight reel with moments of brilliance, but he’s never put up consistent enough numbers in his career so far — probably due to the lack of a consistent quarterback.

Professional women’s rugby is coming to Denver. The Mile High City on Wednesday was named one of three markets that will host a team for Women’s Elite Rugby’s (WER) inaugural season next year. Boston and Chicago were the other two cities announced. In April, the WER announced it was aiming to launch a six- to eight-team league, each with a 30-player roster, for the 2025 season.

Colorado’s Angel-filled nightmare continued in Tuesday’s series opener in Anaheim. The Rockies entered the game with the lowest winning percentage against the Angels of any opponent in franchise history at .311. And that mark slipped a little more after the Rockies blew an early lead en route to a 10-7 defeat at Angel Stadium. Right-hander Cal Quantrill was roughed up in the defeat, yielding a season-high seven runs in 3 2/3 innings. “We had the lead 6-2, we had the lead 6-4,” Rockies manager Bud Black told reporters.

John Madden spoke of Broncos cornerback Louis Wright the way rangers describe rattlesnakes on the Devil’s Backbone trail. Tread lightly. Tread carefully. Give space, give respect, or you risk getting bit. Better yet, go the other way. “One time, we’re in Oakland, playing the Raiders, and (Wright) intercepted a ball and we ran down the Oakland sideline,” Broncos legend Randy Gradishar told me with a chuckle. “And then, along with that, while celebrating Louis’ touchdown, (ex-Broncos linebacker) Tom Jackson was running over to the Raiders bench.

Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — S Delarrin Turner-Yell (knee) and LB Drew Sanders (Achilles). Non-Football Injury list — RB Blake Watson (muscle strain). Out — OLB Nik Bonitto (back) and DL John Franklin-Myers (personal). Payton said Tuesday after practice that Franklin-Myers was excused to deal with a death in his family.

By WILL GRAVES PARIS — Simone Biles, Jordan Chiles and Sunisa Lee spent the night before perhaps the biggest gymnastics meet of their lives restless. There was a tension in the air. They’d all been in the Olympic spotlight before, experiences that left them with medals but also the kind of scars — be they physical, psychological or both — that heal but never really go away. And here they were in Paris, the leaders of a star-laden U.