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  • Colorado has a date with destiny

    Colorado has a date with destiny

    The beat goes on for the CU men’s basketball team, and it sounds awfully like a heartbeat. “If you believe in destiny, you believe in the Colorado Buffaloes because it was meant to be,” head coach Tad Boyle said after the Buffaloes’... read more »

     
  • Men’s basketball to go dancing

    Men’s basketball to go dancing

    The University of Colorado men’s basketball team is about to slide into their dancing shoes. The Buffs beat the University of Arizona Wildcats 53-51 in the Pac-12 Championship to secure an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is... read more »

     
  • Men’s basketball upsets Cal

    Men’s basketball upsets Cal

    Los Angeles: A windmill, woodwinds and a whirlwind win for the Buffs and Colorado fans. Senior guard Carlon Brown’s windmill dunk with 58 seconds remaining in the game put a giant exclamation point on an upset victory over the No.2-seeded... read more »

     
  • CUI athlete feature: Richard Medina

    CUI athlete feature: Richard Medina

    Buffs track runner Richard Medina shares the CU history books with some fast company. At the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Track & Field Championships in Seattle last Wednesday, Medina ran the third-fastest indoor 3-kilometer... read more »

     
  • CU women’s basketball falls to Cal

    CU women’s basketball falls to Cal

    The Buffs scratched and clawed. They fought. For forty minutes, in a win-or-go-home game, they battled as hard and as long as they could. They kept on nagging the No.-2 seeded University of California Golden Bears, unwilling to give up in their... read more »

     
  • CU men’s basketball defeats Ducks

    CU men’s basketball defeats Ducks

    There is a certain glimmer in a coach’s eye after his team overcomes adversity and plays like he has known they are capable of playing for such a long time, especially when the victory comes in March. “That’s what basketball... read more »

     
  • Dane Tudor and Rachael Burks win Red Bull Cold Rush

    Dane Tudor and Rachael Burks win Red Bull Cold Rush

    The votes have been tallied and the best skiers around the world have spoken: Dane Tudor and Rachael Burks have been named Best Overall Men’s and Women’s skiers at the peer-judged 2012 Red Bull Cold Rush in Silverton. Pep Fujas and... read more »

     
  • Buffs start strong in LA

    Buffs start strong in LA

    Los Angeles: It’s a whole different ballgame come tournament time. CU basketball head coach Tad Boyle and his Buffs had to rely on their basic principles to out-scrap the University of Utah on Wednesday in the opening round of the Pac-12... read more »

     
  • CU women’s basketball wins first Pac-12 Tournament matchup

    CU women’s basketball wins first Pac-12 Tournament matchup

    Sophomore Brittany Wilson and junior Chucky Jeffery glanced at each other, smirked and deferred a question to their head coach about playing against the University of Utah for the third time this season. This unselfish and focused duo helped... read more »

     
  • Rugby rivals CU vs. CSU

    Rugby rivals CU vs. CSU

    The CU rugby team beat Colorado State University on Saturday at Infinity Park in Glendale — and taught me what rivalry really means. I’ve played rugby for three years, but I never felt the kind of hostility that CU and CSU feel for each... read more »