Grading The Week: Denver’s Ultimate Frisbee team lost its nickname but won hearts
In Denver sportsmanship might ve just reached a new Summit Now the wise apples over in the Grading The Week GTW offices will readily confess our sins because There are so darn a great number of we ve lost count and It s good for the soul And Association GTW has got to admit Before last Tuesday we d never really heard of the Colorado Summit And because of what is thought to be an act of sporting public altruism we won t be hearing that name for very much longer OK OK OK here s the juice You know that sweet Denver Summit FC logo that dropped earlier in the week The nifty green gold and red number The one that ll represent the city s new National Women s Soccer League expansion gang The same NWSL group that features Peyton Manning and Mikaela Shiffrin as part of its ownership group At any rate the Summit part reportedly needed a little um navigating Denver s Ultimate Frisbee Association UFA franchise which calls Mines Marv Kay Stadium home has been using Summit since it was founded in A Classy Summit A Now this is usually the part that gets the lawyers excited Because while registering trademarks can cost hundreds of dollars acquiring them from their original rightsholder often costs a whole heck of a lot more The Summit could ve played hardball Instead the new soccer brand nickname was met with a citizens bow and a hearty congratulation on the part of the old Summit the little guys on the block The ultimate frisbee band declared via a release that it was passing the torch to the new NWSL club announcing that it would relinquish its name to Denver s new expansion club That s it No shakedowns No litigious finger-wagging Just a passing of the torch Nobody s that nice surely This is America We want receipts There was no payment for the group name Denver Summit FC spokesperson Brendan Hannan reported Denverite com last week The two clubs collaborated on a mutually beneficial relationship Related Articles Keeler CU Buffs greats trust Deion Sanders with -star QB Julian Lewis Age is just a number If he can play he can play Keeler Rockies fans are OK with letting Ryan McMahon go It s just time to move on Keeler If Broncos won t pay Nik Bonitto another NFL association will analyst says Renck vs Keeler What qualifies as a thriving season for Broncos Keeler Broncos offensive line has stomach for Super Bowl run for Sean Payton in And as part of that moving forward the old Summit will soon cease to be the Summit at all The frisbee crew has already begun the process of a rebrand starting with an online survey for fans that features options Alpine Echo Sky and Mint are our personal faves as well as a box for a write-in option Might we suggest Class Summit FC s logos A And speaking of classy a GTW salute to Matthew Wolff who designed the new Summit FC branding A golden sky Check Tip o the cap to Red Rocks Check A clean green and white base Check and check There s even a secondary logo with mountains tucked inside a giant burnt red D a very cool yet totally unique nod to Broncos helmets past Betts powers Squad USA to gold A Sticking with folks who can t seem to stop winning Sienna Betts just took home another trophy The former Grandview High School girls basketball star and UCLA signee this past Sunday helped Squad USA s national women s basketball squad notch its fourth straight gold medal in the FIBA U Women s World Cup in Czechia Betts recorded a double-double points rebounds in a win over Australia that clinched the gold for the Stars Stripes She also averaged a double-double for the tourney points boards per battle and led all players in field-goal percentage Her older sister Lauren whom she ll join in Westwood was part of the Gang USA squad that won the U World Cup in Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams