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Oregon outlasts CU Buffs men’s basketball
In a game between two teams with eerily similar statistical profiles it was, not surprisingly, an evenly contested game for much of the night. → Read More
Struggles continue for CU Buffs men’s basketball in loss against Washington
Getting back to the CU Events Center more often than not has brought out the best in the wildly inconsistent Colorado men’s basketball team this season. Not this time. → Read More
Late rally not enough to offset ugly effort for CU Buffs men’s basketball in loss at Cal
There have been plenty of ugly performances for Colorado at Cal’s Haas Pavilion. None of them were uglier, or more deflating, than the effort that unfolded on Saturday. → Read More
Record breaker: Tad Boyle becomes CU Buffs men’s basketball all-time wins leader
The CU men’s basketball team made it a perfect 4-for-4 on a pre-holiday homestand by topping Southern Utah 86-78 on Wednesday night in the nonconference finale at the CU Events Center. → Read More
Study time still in session for Colorado men’s basketball
Final exams are over. Yet in many ways, the cramming has just begun for the Colorado men’s basketball team. → Read More
Mistakes add up for CU Buffs men’s basketball in loss at Washington
The little mistakes are adding up for the Colorado men’s basketball team. And they are threatening to derail the Buffaloes season before the holidays. → Read More
Colorado men’s basketball blows 15-point lead in stunning loss against Arizona State
The first 20 minutes might have been the best half of basketball Colorado has put together against a non-ranked team this season. The next 20 minutes were more along the line of how the Buffaloes h… → Read More
Narrow escape: CU Buffs men’s basketball avoids Yale upset bid
The battered faces told the story. During the postgame interview session, the two Colorado players brought to the podium — forwards Tristan da Silva and J’Vonne Hadley — both sported black-and-blue… → Read More
Colorado men’s basketball notes: Operation ‘toughen the Buffs’ underway
Operation toughen the (heck) up is underway for the Colorado men’s basketball team. → Read More
Ending up-and-down trend the goal for Colorado men’s basketball against Boise State
The trend has been at once both maddening and triumphant. It’s also a trend the Colorado men’s basketball team understands is not sustainable. → Read More
Colorado men’s basketball stumbles against UMass in Myrtle Beach opener
So far it’s one step forward, one backward for the Colorado men’s basketball team. → Read More
Upset special: Colorado men’s basketball knocks off No. 11 Tennessee
The same names were on the backs of the Colorado jerseys. But this was a much different squad than the one that began its five-game road trip two nights earlier. → Read More
Five-star coup: Coveted recruit Cody Williams signs with CU Buffs men’s basketball
Colorado fans still have plenty to look forward to during the 2022-23 men’s basketball season. But there officially is a huge reason to already get excited for 2023-24. → Read More
Off and running: Colorado men’s basketball tops UC Riverside in season opener
Things will get tougher for the Colorado men’s basketball team in the very near future. Yet for an opening act, the Buffaloes made a solid first impression. → Read More
Tristan da Silva ready for challenge of big production with CU men’s hoops
It wasn’t long after the 2021-22 college basketball season was in the books when Colorado’s Tristan da Silva sat down with head coach Tad Boyle. → Read More
Crowded offensive backfield becoming source of strength for Colorado football
Even without the services of Alex Fontenot, the Colorado running backs room has become crowded. It’s also a space that growing into a place of equal opportunity. → Read More
Tad Boyle reacts to firing of Colorado football coach Karl Dorrell
Tad Boyle admits he never got to know Karl Dorrell. Their programs operate across campus from one another, with Boyle’s basketball offices in the CU Events Center and the football program housed in… → Read More
Colorado men’s basketball notes: ’22-23 tip times, TV info finalized
The Pac-12 Conference released the tipoff times and television information for the 2022-23 men’s basketball season. → Read More
Shakeup in Colorado Buffs’ loss against UCLA included rebooted RB rotation
Going with the fourth plan in four games at the quarterback spot wasn’t the only major shakeup on display for the Colorado offense on Saturday. With running back Alex Fontenot sidelined for a secon… → Read More
Rooney: Clock ticking on Karl Dorrell’s quest to reverse fortunes of Colorado football
If you’re the glass-half-full type of Colorado football fan, presumably with a glass half-full of something strong enough to distort reality, the start of Pac-12 play represents a chance to wipe the slate and start over. → Read More