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Writer speculates that Colorado football 'exposure bonus' not enough to keep Deion Sanders in Boulder
Could the recent Colorado football coaching contract bonus Deion Sanders recently received actually be harmful to the cause of keeping "Prime Time" in Boulder? On SI's Emmanuel Walker believes Sanders may see it as a "slap in the face" that he only received a fraction of the "commission" he deserves for making Colorado college football's "It" school.
The 27 Colorado athletes on Team USA in Paris
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — The 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris are officially underway as men’s soccer and men’s rugby began Wednesday. The opening ceremonies are set for Friday at 11:30 a.m. (telecast at 6:30 p.m.). Here’s every Colorado Athlete competing for Team USA in Paris:
Late rally sends Team Colorado into quarterfinals of The Basketball Tournament
The Schwartz is with them. For the second time in three days, Team Colorado rallied from a late deficit in dramatic fashion, and once again it was Colorado Springs native D’Shawn Schwartz who hit the win-clinching shot, as the squad led by former Buffaloes basketball standouts survived with an 84-81 victory against Mass Street in the Sweet 16 of The Basketball Tournament on Wednesday night in Wichita.
Colorado football odds to win Big 12: Bettors putting big money on Buffs despite long shot
Deion Sanders and the Colorado football team have the opportunity to make a lot of people a ton of cash in 2024. The Buffaloes are the most-bet team to win the Big 12 this season, according to BetMGM. ...
Bales Adds 17 to Oredigger Baseball Roster
GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines Head Baseball Coach Robby Bales has announced his incoming class for the 2025 season which includes 17 new Orediggers coming to Golden this fall. Bales' signing class includes 13 true freshmen and four junior college transfers. The seventh-year skipper scoured the nation...
Colorado has never hosted the Olympic games, and one expert says we may not anytime soon
DENVER — While Colorado is home to the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum, it has never been home to the Olympics. Now, a recent study done by the University of Colorado Boulder has some people convinced that Colorado won't host the games anytime soon. Samantha Register, a Ph.D. candidate...
Sean Carlson Hired as New Head Coach of Track & Field/Cross Country at University of Colorado
Multiple sources have confirmed to LetsRun.com that Sean Carlson has been hired as the new director of track & field and cross country at the University of Colorado. Carlson will replace Mark Wetmore, whose contract was not renewed this summer after winning eight NCAA cross country titles in 29 years as head coach in Boulder.
South Carolina tabbed the likeliest coaching jump for Deion Sanders if he leaves Colorado football
South Carolina was pitched by FanSided's John Buhler as his likeliest coaching jump for Deion Sanders if he decided to take "Prime Time" away from the Colorado football program sometime in the near future. Buhler noted the Shilo Sanders connection before his jump to Jackson State and even went as...
Transfer Johanna Teder fitting in with CU Buffs women’s basketball
For a while, Johanna Teder planned on completing her college basketball career at Washington State this past spring and then pursuing a professional opportunity. Even as she sat out the 2023-24 season with an injury, Teder figured she’d go pro this year. Her plans changed this spring, however, and in May she elected to play one more year in college, landing at Colorado as a graduate transfer.
Colorado football player Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig buys his mom new car: 'Best feeling of my life'
Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig is a leader on the Colorado football team and projected to be an integral piece of the Buffaloes' secondary in 2024 for the second consecutive season. The senior defensive back is also taking advantage of NIL, and taking care of his family in the process. ...
Women’s basketball: CU Buffs freshman Grace Oliver eager to begin college journey
After three stellar seasons at Norwell (Mass.) High School, Grace Oliver made a difficult decision that she hoped would pay off in the long run. Now that she’s beginning her college basketball career at Colorado, she sees the benefits of that decision. “It totally has (paid off),” she told...
Ten With CU Ties Headed to 2024 Olympics in Paris
BOULDER –Ten athletes with ties to the University of Colorado are set to compete in the 2024 Olympics in Paris, with the opening ceremony taking place on Friday, July 26, and concluding with closing ceremonies on Sunday, August 11 followed by the Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.
Tales from the Underground: How The UMS got its start in 2001
The festival began as a poll – not unlike how the Associated Press ranks college football teams. The year was 2001. I had just (voluntarily!) made the 90-degree right turn from Denver Post deputy sports editor to general entertainment reporter. Working late nights and weekends in sports is a vampire existence. One of my brothers had just died. I could see my life slipping away in the purgatory of waiting...
Colorado men’s basketball announces 2023-24 non-conference slate
By BuffStampede Staff: Following its winningest season in program history, Tad Boyle‘s Colorado squad had to undergo a major roster overhaul and they will be underdogs going back into the Big 12, widely considered the best basketball conference. Before jumping into Big 12 play during the upcoming 2024-25 season,...
Colorado's Walker Franklin qualifies as amateur for $250,000 Inspirato Colorado Open | Colorado Sunshine
Colorado golfers knew about Walker Franklin. Now the $250,000 Inspirato Colorado Open will have the opportunity to meet him. Franklin, a Denver product who plays his college golf at UT-San Antonio, shot a 5-under-par 66 at CommonGround Golf Course in a Colorado Open qualifier Monday. That score was good enough...
EA Sports College Football 25 cover star Travis Hunter celebrates with EA Launch Party
Travis Hunter's name is climbing and will only continue to do so after making an appearance on the front cover of EA Sports College Football 25. There has been so much buzz leading up to the release of the game but that has also shot up tremendously — the CFB fans could not be any happier about it.
CU Buffs position preview: Key players return to special teams unit
Upon his arrival as Colorado’s head football coach in December of 2022, Deion Sanders made it a priority for the Buffaloes to be good on special teams. CU didn’t have an elite special teams unit in 2023, but it was solid and the key players are back, which could allow the Buffs to take a step forward this year.
Team Colorado wins a Tad Ball game against Aftershocks, 65-61
Baseball sucks, watch the Tournament instead. Team Colorado has been a mainstay in the alum-based basketball tournament since its 2nd year (Marcus Hall was dope) and they have retooled under head coach Zach Ruebesam and expanded their umbrella to the Colorado natives that wanted to play as well. This year, the team includes recent fan favorites D’shawn Schwartz and Evan Battey, TBT vet Shannon Sharpe, former CU guard Daylen Kountz and Colorado high school Josh Adams. George King and NBA star Andre Roberson also feature heavily in the rotation. After dispatching the Kansas State alum team (eat it, Jacob Pullen), they played the hometown Kansas team the Aftershocks on Monday night and made it real interesting.
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