Comment on As a fifth-grader playing high school football, Malcolm Roach was the life of the party. That’s still the case in Denver.

A 10-year-old Malcolm Roach stood on the sidelines in full pads as the chatter began building. It was the fourth quarter of a Southern Lab University School varsity football game in 2008, and the Kittens — coached by Malcom’s dad, Mike Roach — were up by more than 50. Bigger than most kids his age in Baton Rouge, La., Malcolm was certain he could hold his own against high school players — even as a fifth-grader.

Colorado State (2-2) at Oregon State (3-1) When/where: 4:30 p.m. Saturday/Reser Stadium TV/Radio: CW/Rams Radio Network BetMGM Line: CSU +11.5, 47.5 over/under Weather: 72 degrees, mostly sunny at kickoff Three storylines Beavers’ run game: Oregon State ranks seventh in the country at 267.8 rushing yards per game. That’s historically good in Corvallis, and the Beavers’ best per-game mark since 1996.

A baseball phenomenon is coming to Coors Field next summer. The Savannah Bananas will play in LoDo on Aug. 9 and 10, bringing their zany, entertaining style of play to Denver for the first time as part of a summer tour to 18 MLB stadiums and three football stadiums. Banana Ball is an unconventional style of baseball focused on fun and excitement that originated at Grayson Stadium in Savannah, Georgia, in 2020.

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