Author: Chris Schmaedeke

New Nuggets coach David Adelman will get the chance to pick his coaching staff. According to a report from senior NBA insider Chris Haynes, the team will not renew the contracts of assistant coaches Ryan Saunders, Popeye Jones, Charles Klask, and Stephen Graham. Saunders served as Denver’s defensive coordinator in recent seasons, while Adelman ran…

Rory McIlroy vs. Scottie Scheffler with a $25 million purse sounds like must-see TV, doesn’t it? The PGA Tour doesn’t seem to think so. On Tuesday, the PGA Tour announced changes to the Tour Championship, which is the final leg of the FedEx Cup playoffs. In the past, the tournament started with players having a…

Where the good news shines It was a historic Saturday for the Colorado State Pueblo track and field team. During the NCAA Division II championships at their home track, two ThunderWolves took home national titles. Senior Katherine Higgins, who was named the Elite 90 award winner for having the highest GPA (a perfect 4.0) among…

The Colorado men’s golf team did not get the Sunday magic it was looking for. The Buffs struggled for the second straight day at the Omni La Costa-North Course in Carlsbad, Calif., and missed the cut at the NCAA Division I Championship. After shooting a 10-over team score Saturday, the Buffs were unable to get…

Where the good news shines The University of Denver men’s lacrosse program had three student-athletes earn spots on the 2025 USILA All-America list this week. Mic Kelly, Casey Wilson and Jimmy Freehill were all named honorable mention All-Americans. Wilson brought home his second-consecutive honorable mention All-America honor from the coaches’ association. Earlier this month, Wilson…

The CU Buffs men’s golf team will have some work to do on Sunday. After firing a 1-over team score in the first round, the Buffs struggled on Saturday and finished the day in 12th place after the second round of stroke play at the NCAA Division I Championship at the Omni La Costa Resort…

Where good news shines Colorado Mesa senior Cassidy Phelan was named the 2024-25 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Women’s Golf Academic Athlete of the Year on Thursday. Phelan, a native of Henderson, Nev., earned the honor for the first time with a 4.0 grade-point average in business administration. Previously, Phelan was named first team Academic All-RMAC…

The Colorado Christian men’s golf team was as close to winning the national title as you can be. But the Cougars will not be taking home their second straight NCAA Division II championship. On Friday in the match play finals at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., Colorado Christian played to a 2.5-2.5 draw with…

Where good news shines Tad Boyle and the Buffs will play a familiar foe in Phoenix next season. Colorado will face off with former Pac-12 Conference rival Stanford as part of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Series Phoenix on Saturday, Dec. 20, at the PHX Arena. Colorado holds a 20-11 series lead against Stanford,…

Where the good news shines Colorado State second baseman Kaylynn English was named to the NFCA All-District team on Thursday. English was named to the second-team after being named to the All-Mountain West second-team earlier this season. English finished the season playing 14 games against top 75 RPI teams, a weighted category in the nomination…