Taking another step
Colorado football coach Dan Hawkins likes to talk about “watershed moments” that can accelerate the learning curve and boost a building program to a higher level. The win over Oklahoma was one. Earning...
View ArticleBeware of the Phog
With all due respect to fans at Duke, UCLA, New Mexico and other programs with hallowed basketball arenas, my favorite venue is Allen Fieldhouse, home of the Kansas Jayhawks since its doors opened in...
View ArticleSpeed to burn
Statistics are nice but personal accounts mean so much more. Of all the things I’ve heard and read about Colorado’s incoming blue-chip running back, Darrell Scott, what made my jaw drop most was a...
View ArticleA-mazing Construction Path
The ground breaking ceremony for Colorado State’s two new athletic buildings is a month away but some pre-construction work has begun outside the McGraw Athletic Center. There are two chainlink fence...
View ArticleAvoiding a CU football jinx
I like the cover photo of a buffalo (it’s not Ralphie) on this year’s Colorado football media guide, commemorating 2008 as the 75th season with the American bison as the team’s nickname. I just hope...
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Save the drama? Please do!
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso speeds down the course during the Women's super-G, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Charlie Krupa) WHISTLER, British Columbia — Julia...
View ArticleOuch: S.I. predicts CU will go 4-8, 2-6
While this week’s Sports Illustrated college football preview issue has Colorado finishing only ahead of Iowa State in the Big 12 North standings, I think the Buffs have a real chance to do better. My...
View ArticleSporting News lauds Buffs football
While Sports Illustrated picked a 4-8 season for Colorado and a ticket out of town for coach Dan Hawkins, The Sporting News weekly picked Colorado to go 6-6 and play Rutgers in the inaugural Pinstripe...
View ArticleCU men’s hoops getting national exposure
One of the best college basketball writers in the biz, Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis, gave CU sophomore guard Alec Burks some props in SI’s Jan. 17 issue (has Auburn quarterback Cam Newton on the...
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Jeneba Tarmoh withdraws from 100 Olympic team; Allyson Felix gets spot
[media-credit name="Daniel Petty, The Denver Post" align="alignright" width="270"][/media-credit]From left, training partners Jeneba Tarmoh and Allyson Felix look toward the scoreboard to determine who...
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Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios named boxing’s Fight of the Year in 2012
Mike Alvarado, right, and Brandon Rios fought the fight of the year in 2012. Denver’s Mike Alvarado may have lost a bombarding bout against Brandon Rios in October — after the two traded non-stop blows...
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Jim Lampley scouts Mike Alvarado vs. Brandon Rios rematch: Key is short punches
[media-credit name="AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit] Mike Alvarado prepares for a rematch against Brandon Rios as Delgado’s Gym in Denver on Oct. 13. Jim...
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Mike Alvarado-Brandon Rios II among boxing’s highest TV ratings for 2013
[media-credit name="Josh Hedges, Getty Images" align="alignnone" width="495"][/media-credit] Mike Alvarado, right, of Denver, lands an uppercut against Brandon Rios on Saturday. Mike Alvarado’s...
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Time for ski racer Julia Mancuso and teammates to step up
U.S. skier Julia Mancuso speeds down the course during the Women’s super-G, at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics on Saturday, Feb. 20, 2010. (Associated Press file) At the 2010 Vancouver Olympics, Julia...
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