Chris Abshire, Coloradoan

Chris Abshire

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Fort Collins, CO, United States

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Past articles by Chris:

NoCo Nine: State-bound softball teams, soccer standouts lead week's best in Fort Collins sports

The Coloradoan's weekly look at the best athletes, games and performances in Fort Collins-area high school sports → Read More

Back on the board: Wellington football earns first win since 1963

The Eagles didn't wait long to take flight again, as Wellington notched its 1st football win in nearly six decades in just the 2nd game of the season → Read More

Buckhorn Canyon flooding updates: Dangerous floodwaters hit west of Fort Collins

Dangerous flooding is occurring west of Fort Collins on Friday evening near the Buckhorn Canyon area → Read More

'We'll never forget this one': Poudre boys basketball outlasts Arapahoe in double-overtime playoff thriller

It was a night to remember out at Poudre, as the Impalas survived a buzzer-beater and won a wild one over the Warriors to advance in the 5A playoffs → Read More

Snowstorm updates: As flakes start falling, Fort Collins snowplows staffed, Loveland on accident alert

Fort Collins and the surrounding areas are bracing for what's forecast to be the biggest snow of the season. → Read More

CSU fires Steve Addazio: Everything you need to know on the fallout, who's next, buyout, more

The Colorado State football program will have a third head coach in 4 years. Here's full coverage of the Steve Addazio firing and what's next for CSU. → Read More

Social media reacts to CSU football firing head coach Steve Addazio

Colorado State parted ways with head football coach Steve Addazio on Thursday. Twitter had plenty to say about it. → Read More

Pilot killed in air tanker crash near Estes Park's Kruger Rock Fire

The pilot and only occupant of a single-engine air tanker that crashed near the Kruger Rock Fire on Tuesday did not survive. → Read More

Coloradoan Sports, KFKA radio teaming up for 'Rams Weekly' CSU football preview show

The Rams Weekly show will air every Thursday at 5 p.m. on KFKA radio throughout the fall, as Kevin Lytle and Chris Abshire join Brady Hull to talk CSU → Read More

Tag Ridings comes up clutch, captures TPC Colorado Championship in playoff for first pro win in 19 years

Tag Ridings handed the TPC Colorado Championship to his wife, Brenda, and she could barely hold the weighty hardware. → Read More

Taylor Moore follows record round at TPC Colorado as he builds toward PGA Tour

Taylor Moore opened with a 63 at the nearly 8,000-yard TPC Colorado Championship, tying the course record. → Read More

Will Zalatoris won the TPC Colorado Championship last year. What about this time?

Will Zalatoris took home the 2020 title with a 273 total that barely held off Chase Johnson, who fired a final-round, course-record 63. → Read More

CSU volleyball's 53-match winning streak vs. Air Force finally ends as Falcons sweep Rams

The Falcons came into Moby Arena and stunned the Rams, who had not lost to their in-state rival since 1982 → Read More

Colorado State women's basketball powers past Wyoming late to grab Border War sweep

The Rams trailed late but McKenna Hofschild's big 4th quarter and some clutch stops late helped CSU stay atop the Mountain West standings → Read More

Live updates: Colorado State football takes on Fresno State

Follow along here for live scores and updates of CSU football's season opener against Fresno State → Read More

What we know Saturday: High winds to fuel Cameron Peak Fire before cold front moves in

The Cameron Peak Fire grew to more than 173,000 acres Friday, with continued high winds expected to fuel Colorado's largest wildfire Saturday. → Read More

Third Fort Collins Transfort bus driver tests positive for coronavirus

A third Fort Collins Transfort bus driver notified the city they had tested positive for coronavirus last week → Read More

CSU women's basketball season ends in Mountain West tournament loss to Air Force

The Rams again struggled to score as their season ended in a loss to Air Force at the Mountain West tournament → Read More

Where to get king cake in Fort Collins this Mardi Gras season

King cakes are a Mardi Gras staple, so where can you get these delicious pastries in Fort Collins for Fat Tuesday? → Read More

1 killed in crash in west Fort Collins; police say driver was high

The Prospect Road crash killed a construction crew member, injured three others and shut down the road on Friday. → Read More