What Happened to Blue Sports Grille After Bar Rescue? (Loveland, CO)
Current status
As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026.
Last verified
What the source shows: K99 and Retro 102.5 report the business closed 2026-02-16, and Google's Places record lists the address as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY.
- Season / episode Season 8, Episode 29
- Original air date
- Address 3021 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
- Current name Colorado Champions Sports Cafe
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What happened after Bar Rescue?
Bar Rescue featured this Loveland, Colorado, sports bar in the episode "Loveless in Loveland" (S8E29), aired 2023-04-02. During the rescue, Jon Taffer's crew rebranded the business from Blue Sports Grille to Colorado Champions Sports Cafe, the name under which it continued to operate at 3021 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538.
According to reporting from K99 and Retro 102.5, Colorado Champions Sports Cafe closed on 2026-02-16, after roughly eight years serving the Loveland community under its various names. Those outlets report that owner Duane Farnum announced the closure on Facebook and describe the post as emotional, though this record did not review the post's exact wording. The business's own website, coloradochampionssportscafe.com, returned no response when checked 2026-09-08, consistent with the reported closure.
K99 and Retro 102.5 are Northern Colorado radio-station-affiliated news sites, and their coverage of the closure appears to draw on the same underlying report of Farnum's Facebook post rather than representing two fully independent investigations.
A follow-up piece from Retro 102.5 reports that a new sports bar opened in the same Loveland location by late April 2026, taking over a spot that had housed a sports bar for years; that article does not identify the new occupant by name or its relationship, if any, to Colorado Champions Sports Cafe's prior ownership. That report is included here for context on the space rather than as evidence about Colorado Champions Sports Cafe's own status, since the two businesses are not confirmed to be related.
No information in these sources describes what specific problems Taffer's crew addressed during the original rescue — menu, decor, or staffing — beyond the rebrand from Blue Sports Grille to Colorado Champions Sports Cafe. Google's Places record for the address lists the business status as CLOSED_PERMANENTLY, consistent with the K99 and Retro 102.5 reporting on the February 2026 closure.
Featured on Bar Rescue
- Show
- Bar Rescue
- Season / episode
- Season 8, Episode 29
- Original air date
- Episode title
- Loveless in Loveland
- What was featured
- A Loveland, Colorado sports bar relaunched as Colorado Champions Sports Cafe
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- Blue Sports Grille
Frequently asked questions
Is Blue Sports Grille still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026.
What happened to Blue Sports Grille after Bar Rescue?
Bar Rescue featured this Loveland, Colorado, sports bar in the episode "Loveless in Loveland" (S8E29), aired 2023-04-02. As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026.
Is Blue Sports Grille permanently closed?
As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026. We publish a closure only with a dated source behind it, and we say plainly when it has not been independently confirmed.
What is Blue Sports Grille called now?
Now: Colorado Champions Sports Cafe (formerly Blue Sports Grille). As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026.
Where is Blue Sports Grille located?
3021 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Bar Rescue featured Blue Sports Grille?
Season 8, Episode 29 of Bar Rescue, first aired April 2, 2023. The episode is titled “Loveless in Loveland”.
Did the makeover last at Blue Sports Grille?
The episode first aired April 2, 2023. Our most recent check was September 7, 2026 — 3 years later —: As of September 2026, Blue Sports Grille has closed — confirmed via retro1025.com, February 2026.
What do reviews say since Bar Rescue?
Those outlets report that owner Duane Farnum announced the closure on Facebook and describe the post as emotional, though this record did not review the post's exact wording. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
Is Blue Sports Grille still using the Bar Rescue menu or branding?
During the rescue, Jon Taffer's crew rebranded the business from Blue Sports Grille to Colorado Champions Sports Cafe, the name under which it continued to operate at 3021 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
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Visit info
- Address
- 3021 N Garfield Ave, Loveland, CO 80538
- Venue type
- bar
- Official website
- coloradochampionssportscafe.com
- State hub
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Sources
- retro1025.com — https://retro1025.com/champions-sports-cafe-loveland-colorado-closes/
- k99.com — https://k99.com/ixp/49/p/champions-sports-cafe-loveland-colorado-closes/
- retro1025.com — https://retro1025.com/last-call-tavern-loveland-colorado/
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