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Led by McKinley Wright IV, Colorado hopes to win first Pac-12 tournament in 10 years
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McKinley Wright IV started the 2020-21 season with a checklist: win Pac-12 Player of the Year, win a Pac-12 title and make the NCAA Tournament. The senior guard didn’t win player of the year, with USC’s Evan Mobley taking home the award as it was announced Tuesday, but he was selected to the conference’s first…
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How former Broncos GM Ted Sundquist and his virtual reality football program could change football landscape
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George Paton’s journey to Denver started in a Chicago basement: From a friend’s couch to Broncos GM
George Paton showed up at Thomas Bonds’ Chicago doorstep with only an hour’s notice. Paton, 28 at the time, had just accepted a low-level scouting job with the Bears and had flown in from Los Angeles looking for a couch to crash on. Bonds’ brother, Jimmy, was a friend of Paton’s going back to their…
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Minnesota’s George Paton is Denver Broncos’ new GM: ‘I feel like this team is a sleeping giant’
Minnesota Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager George Paton is the Denver Broncos’ new general manager, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday and the Broncos later confirmed. Paton agreed to a six-year deal with the Broncos. Paton, 51, was considered one of the Broncos’ top candidates when President of Football Operations John Elway announced…
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Woody Paige: Full of wild stories, the Colorado Buffaloes could contend for Pac-12 title
The Colorado Buffaloes were scorned and scoffed at before the bizarre football season as the bottom-feeders of the Pac-12 Conference. Balderdash! In a Boulderdash of an opener, the Buffs flabbergasted the UCLA Bruins 48-42 Saturday night before a minuscule gathering of family and friends at Folsom Field, and a stunned national television audience. CU has…