Preps Plus: Names And News

Broncos third-year cornerback Damarri Mathis suffered an ankle injury in the 38-12 win over the Cardinals on Sunday, but he may have avoided catastrophe. The injury occurred on the second play of the game when Mathis and defensive lineman Angelo Blackson made a tackle on Arizona running back Tony Jones Jr.

CASTLE ROCK — Mark Bradley gave up on scoreboard-watching and ventured out to play his own round of golf. There was no use sitting indoors and refreshing the leaderboard online once his son had finished his final round across the country. In Memphis, Keegan Bradley needed to finish the day 50th or higher in the FedExCup points standings just to qualify for the next round the following week in Denver.

CASTLE ROCK — With the final day of the 2024 BMW Championship in the books, here’s a look at a few of the top wow moments and a few of the uglier ones from Castle Pines Golf Club. Top Wow Moments • In the final pairing to tee off, Adam Scott was the lone man to eagle the par-5 first hole on Sunday.

CASTLE ROCK — The Captain came up clutch to close out the PGA Tour’s long-awaited return to Colorado. After entering the final day of the BMW Championship with a one-shot lead, Keegan Bradley played par golf on Sunday at Castle Pines Golf Club to finish 12-under par for the tournament — one stroke better than Sam Burns, Ludvig Åberg and Adam Scott. The last man to qualify for the tournament at 50th on the FedExCup Playoffs rankings, Bradley rocketed up to No.

Zach Wilson flipped the script over the past month. He’s gone from backseat to perhaps backup and done so quickly. Wilson arrived to the Broncos the same week in April that Bo Nix did and, as such, almost immediately found himself in the background. He was third up in the three-man quarterback rotation from the start in May. He was the first to see his reps cut early in training camp. But over the past several weeks, Wilson has made it clear that he’s worth keeping. He put it on display again Sunday against Arizona in Denver’s preseason finale — a 38-12 backups-vs.-backups stomping of the Arizona Cardinals. Wilson finished 15-of-21 passing for 251 yards and two touchdowns plus a rushing touchdown and 22 yards on the ground. Payton said more clearly than ever Sunday that he intends to keep all three on the roster Tuesday afternoon when the league mandates teams trim from 90 players to 53. “We feel comfortable with those three quarterbacks,” he said.

The doubters are in shambles. Zack Steffen, who has re-emerged as one of MLS’s top goalkeepers during the Rapids’ wild Leagues Cup run, came up big again in Colorado’s third penalty shootout of the tournament. This time, it was in a pivotal third-place game with a spot in the CONCACAF Champions Cup on the line. A Rapids collapse at the end of the first half was avenged by Chris Armas adjustments and, fittingly, a vintage Steffen performance in a 3-1 penalty shootout victory at Subaru Park on Sunday. After playing the Philadelphia Union to a 2-all tie in regulation, Steffen channeled one last bit of PK magic to secure the Champions Cup spot. The veteran keeper saved the first two Union penalties by Daniel Gazdag and Tai Baribo, who scored both Union goals while watching Djordje Mihailovic and Cole Bassett drill theirs.