Author: Tyler King tyler.king@gazette.com
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David Carle earns win No. 200 as No. 8 DU Pioneers sweep Arizona State to close regular season
David Carle earned win No. 200 behind the Denver bench on Saturday night, but all he cares about is getting eight more in the next six weeks. The 36-year-old joined Murray Armstrong and George Gwozdecky as the only Pioneers coaches to reach that mark as his team completed a weekend sweep of Arizona State with…
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The new-look Pac-12 is coming. Can it crash the high-major hoops party? | College Basketball Insider
Football will pay the bills, but the new-look Pac-12’s identity should be defined on the hardwood. After a two-year hiatus, the West Coast’s premier conference will return next fall, and while its ceiling on the football field is mostly limited due to the increasing gap between the power conferences and the rest of the country,…
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Do the Nuggets have enough to beat the Thunder in the playoffs? | Friday Faceoff
With the Nuggets set for their second meeting against the defending champion on Thunder on Friday night (7:30 p.m. ESPN), does Denver have enough to take down Oklahoma City if the two meet again in the NBA playoffs? Vinny Benedetto, Nuggets beat writer Answer: No Denver needs another body to dethrone the champions. Oklahoma City…
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Colorado holds against Kansas State for Buffs’ 4th straight home win
BOULDER — A nine-point win and a 34-point loss in the span of two weeks felt the exact same to Tad Boyle. After the Colorado coach ranted about his team not deserving their charter flight home following a blowout loss at Texas Tech, Boyle talked about dodging bullets in his team’s 79-70 win over Kansas…
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Colorado promoting Chris Marve to defensive coordinator after Robert Livingston’s departure to Broncos
With a week until the start of spring practices, Colorado has been dealt a big change to its coaching staff. The Buffaloes are losing defensive coordinator Robert Livingston to the Denver Broncos, with whom he will become the team’s defensive pass game coordinator and secondary coach. The move was first reported by Thee Pregame Show’s…
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Colorado State grinds out sixth-straight win, continues February surge in Mountain West
FORT COLLINS — Kyle Jorgensen uttered a phrase that could’ve been said a few times now in the month of February. “About a month ago, I don’t think we were winning that game,” the sophomore forward said after Colorado State’s 74-70 win over Fresno State on Tuesday night at Moby Arena. Jorgensen is right. The…
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Colorado State takes down San Diego State for 5th straight win, matching longest streak of season
FORT COLLINS — What was once just a vision for Ali Farokhmanesh is finally turning into reality. When the first-year Colorado State coach built this team last offseason, he envisioned one that would get better as the season wore on and play its best basketball as March neared. That’s exactly what his Rams (17-10, 8-8…
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The next wave of success for JR Payne, CU Buffs women’s basketball has arrived
BOULDER — Inside her office at the CU Events Center, JR Payne had to do a double-take when looking at her computer. It was earlier this month, as the Colorado women’s basketball coach was preparing one of the hundreds of daily practice plans she prepares for her team over the course of a given season.…
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How Northern Colorado turned its season around and became the Big Sky contender the numbers say the Bears are | College Basketball Insider
GREELEY — Process over product. That’s been the motto for Steve Smiley and his Northern Colorado team all season. It was that way when the Bears won 10 games in nonconference play for the first time in program history, including beating Colorado for the first time in nearly 100 years. It was that way when…
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CU Buffs spring game date set
Your chance to see the new-look Colorado football team is coming. The Buffaloes’ annual Black & Gold spring game at Folsom Field is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, the program announced Thursday. For the first time in the Deion Sanders era, tickets will be free and can be claimed starting March 3. Gates…