...misconception that Pilates is exclusively for women, its inventor was, in fact, a man. Not any mere man either, Pilates was a boxer, a circus performer and a self-defense trainer. He could’ve probably kicked most of our @$$-es if he’d wanted to.

When did you finally get the "cajones" to join said club?
I knew I wanted to join the MHC before the team even existed. In order to guarantee my spot, I practiced hard and gave my all in every bout. I also needed to make sure my husband would be okay with it...

A commonly uttered sports adage is that “it’s better to be lucky than good.” After a miraculous month of September that saw the Colorado Rockies rally their way to a National League pennant and their first World Series appearance in franchise history, Denver baseball fans are hoping the Rockies might actually, and finally, be a little of both.

Hairstylist by day, cage-fighter by night, Kenneth Ivan synergizes seemingly polar-opposite interests, cutting hair and kicking @$$, as deftly as a barber shaves a head and Lancelot wields a six-foot sword.  A Denver salon and cage-fighting fixture, making a name in fashion photography too, if he has his Alexander-conquering way within the next several years, he’ll lay claim to the vast lands of follicle, fashion, and fighting.

The girls swore to change this stalemate. So they started a website bringing together the best apparel and gear meeting the ‘fashion and function’ philosophy for skate, ski, snow, surf and wake. But stopping there would not sate these girls’ appetites, so they added to it an on-line forum for discussion and customer interaction where women could gather to learn more about action sports and fashion.

Kickboxer and ultimate fighter Brandon Thatch puts a new twist on the Ring of Fire mixed martial arts circuit. With his Liquid Counterfeit Crew, Thatch and his raving cohorts spin fire every Sunday night at dusk--complete with tribal drum circle--at Confluence Park, next to the REI on 15th Street. Talk about a real ring of fire.

As the Colorado Rapids soccer club holds steady in the middle of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer circuit, 18-year-old cheerleading phenom Jacklyn Sutton holds a steady pose on the sideline during the teams’ home games at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

After four years in their posh home in downtown Denver’s Pepsi Center, it seems that the Colorado Crush, and the Arena Football League in general, have well established themselves as the new boys of summer, the indoor gurus of the gridiron.

Aside from his obvious physical stature, “Big” Mike Nickels lives up to the nickname “Big” in more ways than one. Covered in tattoos from head to toe, Nickels screams intimidation. ...one thing that isn’t big about Nickels is his ego.

The concept of “spring training” is a farce. There’s no such thing as “spring” in Tucson among the cacti, the rattlesnakes, the lizards and the relentless desert sun. Down in that devil’s playground, the “boys of summer” are trying to get an early jump. Dozens of rookies and veteran journeymen alike see spring training as the one, and perhaps only moment to showcase their talents in hopes of landing one of a handful of regular-season roster spots.