Author: Tyler King
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No. 6 DU Pioneers hockey closes 2025 with series split at St. Cloud State
Denver simply gave St. Cloud State too many opportunities. On the verge of another sweep on the road, the No. 6-ranked Pioneers (12-6-1, 8-2-0 NCHC) let the Huskies (8-10-0, 3-7-0) right back in Saturday night’s game with a pair of penalties in the third period, one minor for hooking and a simultaneous major for contact…
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Which Colorado basketball program is bound for the NCAA Tournament? | Friday Faceoff
Paul Klee, sports editor Answer: Northern Colorado Off to the best start in program history, Bears Action Ball is 9-1 and bound for the Big Dance. Coach Steve Smiley’s running the best-kept basketball operation in Colorado. How consistently good are Greeley’s finest? Over the last three years, UNC lost top scorers to the NCAA transfer…
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Balanced offense has No. 6 DU Pioneers rolling into final series before the new year
The halfway point of the regular season has arrived, and David Carle is ready to make a claim about the NCHC. “The future national champion sits in our league,” the Denver hockey coach said this week. That’s not a bad message for Carle to send to his No. 6 Pioneers team, considering they’re currently at…
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CU Buffs coach Tad Boyle not looking for moral victory after close loss to CSU Rams
FORT COLLINS — For weeks, Tad Boyle has felt like the boy who cried wolf. Even though Colorado was off to its best start (8-0) since the 1949-50 season, Boyle knew there was plenty of room for improvement, particularly defensively. The Buffaloes coach also knew Saturday’s game against rival Colorado State would be arguably the…
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No. 6 Denver hockey sweeps No. 19 Miami (Ohio), retains NCHC lead
David Carle’s team knows how to bounce back. After suffering an overtime loss in a thrilling game against Minnesota last Saturday at Ball Arena, No. 6 Denver (11-5-1, 7-1-0 NCHC) rebounded with a weekend sweep over No. 19 Miami (Ohio) at Magness Arena. It was another balanced effort all weekend as four different players scored…
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Hot-shooting Colorado State holds on for thrilling win over rival Colorado
FORT COLLINS — Score one for the Colorado State math department and professor Ali Farokhmanesh. Just about every statistic suggested Colorado should have won Saturday afternoon. The previously unbeaten Buffaloes (8-1) were the more physical team, dominating in the paint. They were deep, scoring nearly triple the bench points as the Rams. They were more…
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Senior Jevin Muniz is the conductor of Colorado State’s high-powered offense
FORT COLLINS — Try and keep up with Ali Farokhmanesh’s offense if you can. After grabbing a pair of important nonconference wins over Wichita State and South Florida last week at the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas, Colorado State sits at 6-2 ahead of Saturday’s matchup (3 p.m. via CBS Sports Network) against in-state…
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Bangot Dak’s breakout season arriving at perfect time for unbeaten CU Buffs
BOULDER — A summer on the sidelines hasn’t had a negative effect on Bangot Dak’s junior season. When the Colorado men’s basketball team got a few extra weeks of practice ahead of a trip to Australia, during which they played three high-level games, Dak was forced to watch with a heavily wrapped knee as he…
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What is the GoGo offense? New Colorado OC Brennan Marion explains scheme
The GoGo offense is coming to Boulder. Deion Sanders has hired Sacramento State head coach Brennan Marion as Colorado’s offensive coordinator, the program officially announced Friday, after the Buffaloes boasted the second-worst offense in the Big 12. Marion is coming off a 7-5 season with the Hornets at the FCS level, his first as a…
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Colorado State signs over 20 high school players days after Jim Mora takes over
Less than a week into his tenure, Colorado State coach Jim Mora is living up to one of his key promises. “I would like to build our program through high school recruiting,” Mora said Monday at his introductory press conference. The veteran coach hit the ground running by securing signatures from more than 20 high…