Author: Paul Klee paul.klee@gazettedev.gazette.com

Niko Medved is leaving Colorado State. The sting from the Rams’ heartbreaking, buzzer-beater loss to Maryland in the second round of the NCAA Tournament Sunday in Seattle won’t wear off for a while. Now CSU needs a new head coach as Niko Medved will fill the vacancy at the University of Minnesota, he said Monday.…

The Starting Lineup Turn on the game! Three must-see events this week: 1. Detroit Red Wings at Avalanche (7 p.m. Tuesday): Is it still OK to loathe the Red Wings considering their nine-year playoff drought? 2. Milwaukee Bucks at Nuggets (7 p.m. Wednesday): Both are off Tuesday, so Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic should play.…

Fun fact about Dusty May’s wardrobe: The Michigan coach goes no undershirt. Bold move during March Madness, when much of America sweats through its favorite beat-up college T-shirt in hopes of an NCAA Tournament run. May changed things up Saturday night. “He told us he never wears an undershirt,” Michigan guard Rubin Jones told The…

Where good news shines JR Payne’s the women’s coach at CU-Boulder. A piece of her heart is still at Gonzaga. Top-seed Colorado (21-12) hosts No. 4 Gonzaga (23-12) in the second round of the Women’s Basketball Invitation Tournament at 1 p.m. Sunday (ESPN+). Payne began her career as a Gonzaga assistant from 2000-05 and retains…

Ask Will Voigt about his time as an assistant coach at then-Metro State with Mike Dunlap, and two things spring to mind. Early mornings and winning. Oh, and Dunlap’s basement, where Voigt made his home for half the year. Voigt, who is back in Denver as an assistant coach with BYU, was on the Metro…

Texas A&M is known for the 12th Man in football. On Thursday night, the basketball team put on display a heck of a sixth man. Forward Pharrel Payne didn’t start in the Aggies’ 80-71 win over Yale in the South Region first-round game at Ball Arena. But he came off the bench to score a…

The University of Denver needs a basketball coach. The Denver athletics department said Thursday it has “mutually parted ways” with Jeff Wulbrun after Wulbrun’s fourth season as coach. “On behalf of the University of Denver, and the athletic department, I want to thank Jeff Wulbrun for his effort and commitment to elevating the program in…

Close your eyes, Northern Colorado fans. But how about a little respect for the Grizz? No. 14 Montana scored a sweet gig for the NCAA Tournament — a Rocky Mountain “home” game in Denver vs. No. 3 Wisconsin. That’s an upgrade from Montana’s Big Dance trips under coach Travis DeCuire to Des Moines (2019) and…

When the University of Minnesota officially approaches Colorado State shooting star Niko Medved for its basketball coach opening, here’s some advice — not that he needs it. Do it. Pack a parka and lock in a six- or seven-year contract at $3 million-plus per year. That’s hardly because I’m trying to get rid of a…