Colorado starting quarterback Sefo Liufau is ready for this upcoming season, plain and simple. After setting or tying 57 school records as a sophomore, Liufau is ready to lead Buffs out of the cellar of the Pac-12. In 2014, Liufau threw for 3,200 yards, 28 touchdowns and boasted a 65.3 completion percentage. In other words, he […]

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USA Basketball only came away with a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games, but Colorado head men’s basketball coach Tad Boyle was able to gain some valuable experience. Boyle, the team’s resident assistant coach under head coach and Gonzaga’s Mark Few, said he expected stiff competition from the countries whose basketball talent has […]

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After dropping two straight games to Brazil and Canada during the final rounds of the Pan-American Games, USA basketball bounced back from a 21-point, third-quarter blowout on Saturday to silence the haters and take home the bronze medal in a win over the Dominican Republic. The team—head coached by Gonzaga’s Mark Few with assistant coaches […]

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After Puerto Rico’s 33-point loss to Brazil in the first round of the Pan American Games in Toronto on Tuesday, it was no surprise that a similar result came at the hands of the United States the next day, 102-70. Team USA, which is helmed by Gonzaga head coach Mark Few and features an assistant […]

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At the start of the Pan American Games in Canada on Tuesday, Team USA—commanded by Head Coach Mark Few of Gonzaga, Tad Boyle of Colorado and NBA coach Mike Brown—completed its first game abroad with finesse which resulted a blowout. After going down 41-33 to the Venezuelan national team at halftime, the U.S. regrouped behind its […]

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A few months ago, Colorado head coach Tad Boyle received an invitation from USA Basketball to serve as its assistant coach during the Pan American Games. Now he’ll be taking his talents to Toronto starting July 21 in an international tournament featuring countries from both North and South America. At the beginning of the year, […]

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The Colorado men’s basketball team announced Thursday afternoon senior small forward Xavier Johnson has suffered a tear to his left Achilles tendon, and will miss part if not all of the upcoming season. In a report released by the men’s team on Thursday, head coach Tad Boyle expressed his concern for Johnson but reassured fans […]

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An alumni tournament could win some former Buffs cash. By Alissa Noe

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Former Colorado basketball forward Dustin Thomas, who decided to leave the program in mid-March, announced that he will finish his collegiate career at the University of Arkansas on Sunday morning. By Alissa Noe

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CU’s club triathlon team seems just about unbeatable. By Brett Hammontree

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