Tag: Deion Sanders
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New-look CU Buffs flash speed, playmaking ability in spring game
BOULDER — Gone are the ESPN cameras, and even free tickets weren’t enough to get remotely close to filling Folsom Field. The 2026 Colorado football spring game was the fourth of the Deion Sanders era, and it lacked even an ounce of the luster that the snowy Boulder debut did for Coach Prime and his…
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Shelomi Sanders, daughter of Deion Sanders, transfers to CSU Pueblo to play women’s basketball
Shelomi Sanders had a succinct message to announce her transfer to the Steel City. “Right place, right time,” Sanders said Thursday evening via Instagram to reveal her transfer to Colorado State University Pueblo’s women’s basketball program. Sanders, the daughter of University of Colorado football coach Deion Sanders, will play for the ThunderWolves next season following…
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Mark Kiszla: Coach Prime running out of time to prove pay-for-play can win for Buffs
BOULDER – After a 3-9 record turned the Buffs from We Comin’ to They Goin’ faster than you can say transfer portal, all the bombast of Coach Prime has been replaced with sober reflection by Deion Sanders. His CU football program is in trouble. It is at a crossroads. Make a wrong turn here, and…
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Deion Sanders poses potential spring exhibition between CU Buffs and CSU Rams
BOULDER — A Rocky Mountain Showdown in April? Deion Sanders is ready to sign up for that. As the Colorado coach continues to push for the ability for his team (and the rest of college football) to play exhibition games against other programs during the spring, he proposed an idea. It’s one that cuts out…
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Deion? Payton? Bednar? Which Colorado coach is under most pressure to win? | Friday Faceoff
Friday Faceoff: Deion Sanders? Sean Payton? Jared Bednar? Which Colorado coach has the most pressure to win? Chris Schmaedeke, digital sports editor Answer: Avalanche coach Jared Bednar Avalanche coach Jared Bednar has the best team in the NHL, and anything less than the Stanley Cup will be considered a letdown. That’s the definition of pressure…
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Plenty of work to do for CU Buffs line with new offensive system and loss of star LT Jordan Seaton
BOULDER — It’s the 6-foot-5, 307-pound, multimillion-dollar question in the Colorado offensive line room. How in the world do you replace someone like Jordan Seaton? The star left tackle, who was more than happy to adopt the nickname “the franchise” ahead of the 2025 season, is no longer with the Buffaloes, opting to enter the…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Tiger Woods should put driver in bag and hire a chauffeur
Tiger Woods obviously has more money than sense at this point. He can afford to hire an Uber or a personal chauffeur, yet he continues to make poor choices behind the wheel and puts others at risk. It’s become a pattern. — Allison, doesn’t sugarcoat it Kiz: In a span of a little more than…
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Mark Kiszla: DU’s David Carle chases NCAA titles while Deion Sanders chases clicks
LOVELAND — If Deion Sanders could lead a football team half as well as David Carle coaches hockey, Prime would’ve already commissioned a statue of himself to stand outside Folsom Field. As the DU Pioneers pushed their unbeaten streak to 14 games on Friday by knocking the ever-lovin’ Red out of Cornell during a 5-0…
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Vonn Bell adjusting to life on Colorado’s coaching staff after retiring from NFL
BOULDER — Vonn Bell could only resist his calling for so long. Despite working out for NFL teams as recently as last fall, the longtime safety made the jump to coaching this offseason with Deion Sanders and Colorado. He originally joined the staff as a defensive analyst assisting the safeties. But when defensive coordinator Robert…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: With Nazem Kadri back, coach Jared Bednar out of excuses
By bringing back Nazem Kadri in trade, are the Avalanche selling out our future for the present? — Shane, 5,280 and climbing Kiz: Nazty brings an edge to a team 100% committed to a Cup-or-bust mentality. And the knuckleheads here at Kickin’ It Headquarters are here for it. So why do you have to go…