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  Distance runners dominate Payton Jordan Invitational

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  Junior Shalaya Kipp ran the second-fastest 3,000-meter steeplechase time in the world this year on Saturday at the Payton Jordan Invitational in Palo Alto, Calif. Junior Kyle MacIntosh in the 400-meter hurdles during a meet in March at Potts... read more »

   
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  Men’s golf takes eighth at Pac-12 Tournament

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  The CU men’s golf team moved up a spot to take eighth place at the inaugural Pac-12 Conference Championships in Corvallis, Ore. Coming into the tournament, Colorado was ranked No. 72 by Golfweek and Golfstat, while six other teams were ranked... read more »

   
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  Women’s golf earns sixth at Pac-12 Championships

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  The top conference in women’s collegiate golf came together this past weekend in Pullman, Wash., at the Pac-12 Conference Championships. Many programs from around the country performed up to expectations, but the CU Buffaloes did not. The... read more »

   
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  Miller, Clemons picked in NFL draft

  Apr 30, 2012comments

  It may not be as glamorous as last year, but there are a few Buffs that will have a chance to play in the NFL next year. Just a year removed from having two players, Nate Solder and Jimmy Smith, drafted in the first round of the NFL draft, two... read more »

   
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  CU tennis concludes season at Pac-12 Championships

  Apr 28, 2012comments

  The Colorado women’s tennis team lost all five of its matches at the Pac-12 Championships in Ojai, Calif. on Thursday and Friday. The Buffs struggled all season against Pac-12 competition, going 0-10 in conference play. During the championships,... read more »

   
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  CU women’s golf eyes Pac-12 and National Championships

  Apr 27, 2012comments

  The opinions expressed in this article do not necessarily represent those of the CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. I’ve said it this whole semester, and I’ll say it again. The No. 11 CU women’s golf team is going to the... read more »

   
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  PAC-12 Championship predictions

  Apr 25, 2012comments

  Three CU teams are headed to the Pac-12 Championships this weekend and we’ll address how we think the tennis and golf teams will do. The tennis team (7-14, 0-10) goes into the Pac-12 Tournament as the 11th seed. The Buffs begin singles... read more »

   
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  CU Triathlon wins third straight national championship

  Apr 24, 2012comments

  We got on the bus to DIA last Thursday a group of hopeful, excited and admittedly nervous triathletes. We came back national champions. On the CU Triathlon Team, that’s how it’s done. We train hard all year, pushing each other and pushing... read more »

   
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  Buffs tennis finishes winless conference season

  Apr 23, 2012comments

  In Colorado’s ninth shutout loss this season, the women’s tennis team fell to the University of Utah 7-0 Saturday in the final match of the regular season. The Buffs haven’t won a conference match in 25 attempts with the last win coming... read more »

   

• Are sports controversies a necessary evil?

  Apr 23, 2012comments

  I’ve been waiting to write this, secretly hoping something worse would happen. Turns out, I hit the jackpot Sunday night when Los Angeles Laker Metta World Peace went full-blown Ron Artest on the Oklahoma City Thunder’s James Harden. In... read more »