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Videos: Top four stupid things said or done by fired Colorado coaches

Yesterday, Rutgers head basketball coach Mike Rice was fired after video surfaced (it's on view below) of him throwing balls at players, as well as kicking them and shouting homophobic slurs like "fucking faggot" and "fucking fairy." An extreme case, no doubt, but not an isolated one. In fact, a nu ... More >>

Derrick Martin, New England Patriot living in Aurora: Home invaded, family threatened

Derrick Martin's team, the New England Patriots, fell to the Baltimore Ravens in a brutal AFC Championship Game loss on Sunday -- but it's hardly the worst thing that happened to him and those he loves on that day. During the evening, the Aurora home of this Colorado native was invaded by two armed ... More >>

Larry Eustachy, his partying days behind him, to become CSU head basketball coach

After losing popular head men's basketball coach Tim Miles to Nebraska, Colorado State University landed a proven and relatively high-profile replacement: Larry Eustachy. There's just one catch: The new CSU head coach is kinda, sorta most well-known for being photographed while partying with student ... More >>

CU Buffs and CSU Rams: Can teams get past March Madness first round?

In the past, the annual naming of teams chosen to participate in the NCAA men's basketball tournament has been the equivalent of famine in these parts. And while getting two teams into the field may not qualify as a feast, it's definitely a wonderful change of pace. Now comes the next question: Do t ... More >>

Top 5 most bizarre Colorado-related deaths

​According to the Denver coroner's office, Rajeev Sharma, 33, was the man who committed suicide Sunday at 1600 Glenarm Place, reportedly by using hydrogen cyanide that forced the evacuation of two floors in the building. It's not the first time this sort of life-ending method has been used loc ... More >>

Jimmer Fredette's performance in Denver vs. Gonzaga pushes him closer to folk-hero status

Jimmer Fredette.​The NCAA basketball tourney games in Denver on Saturday stood in stark contrast to each other. Richmond-Morehead State boasted virtually no notable names, while Brigham Young-Gonzaga featured one of the biggest stars of 2011 March Madness, BYU's Jimmer Fredette -- a player so ... More >>

UNC's Devon Beitzel gets his Jimmer Fredette on, but it's not enough vs. San Diego State

Devon Beitzel.​There were a slew of bracket-busting upsets on the real day one of the NCAA men's basketball tournament -- damn you, Louisville! -- but the University of Northern Colorado Bears weren't part of one. UNC fell to San Diego State 68-50 in their first Big Dance foray. But through tw ... More >>

Jimmer Fredette and Tim Tebow in Denver together? God only knows...

Facebook Jimmer.​At 5:15 p.m. today, Jimmer Fredette will join his BYU teammates at the Pepsi Center to take on Wofford in the first round of the NCAA basketball championships -- and according to the Denver Post's Woody Paige, Tim Tebow may turn up to watch a baller with a reputation every bit ... More >>

UNC Bears: Can Devon Beitzel do a Jimmer Fredette and beat San Diego State in Big Dance?

Devon Beitzel.​The CU Buffs got screwed out of a ticket to the Big Dance, but the University of Northern Colorado Bears' Big Sky tournament victory means they'll take part in March Madness. Of course, most experts think you'd have to be crazy to believe UNC could topple their opponent, San Die ... More >>

Mexican women are spicy — but are they hot, too?

Party time in Fort Collins after CSU beat CU -- and before the rubber bullets started flying

Last night, Colorado State University fans descended on downtown Fort Collins to celebrate the Rams' out-of-the-blue 23-17 victory over the heavily favored CU Buffs in this year's Rocky Mountain Showdown. But what began as a good time devolved into a bummer when cops used rubber bullets to disperse ... More >>

Annual CU-CSU showdown to enjoy at least a decade at Invesco Field

CU athletic director Mike Bohn as seen in a video announcing the Invesco deal.​When the University of Colorado at Boulder insisted on staging this year's "Rocky Mountain Showdown" with the Colorado State University Rams at Folsom Field -- supposedly to guarantee that at least six games would t ... More >>

Rich Bircumshaw, voice of CSU Rams, dies

Rich Bircumshaw. The Fort Collins Coloradoan reports in this article that Rich Bircumshaw, news director of KCOL radio and the official voice of the Colorado State University Rams, was hospitalized after suffering a stroke yesterday -- and unfortunately, he was unable to recover. A spokeswoman for ... More >>

Video: College football commentator spots a Sasquatch in Fort Collins!

You heard it here first, Colorado. Thanks to a reader tip, Westword has discovered video proof of some type of Sasquatch-type creature that lives in the foothills of Fort Collins and appears only during Colorado State University football games. Amazingly, the beast was first spotted romping on a ... More >>

ESPN envies coverage of Utah-BYU game on The Mtn.

The Mtn. vice president and general manager Kim Carver. Last night, on KEPN/1600 AM, ESPN Radio's Denver affiliate, syndicated host Jon Stashower discussed one of the big college-football matchups of the weekend: Saturday's faceoff between the Utah Utes and the Brigham Young University Cougars. ... More >>

Top five bizarre Colorado-related deaths

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To the Lighthouse

Samantha Spady died in the Sigma Pi house. Pastor Reza Zadeh is planning its resurrection.

Drunk of the Week

Whiskey Bar

Serves Them Right

Women's tennis is the latest from the new Pi dynasty.

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Best Sports Team -- College

Air Force Academy Men's Basketball

The Sky's the Limit

Colorado could be courting a winner in the NCAA Tournament.

Sex Marks the Spot

Colorado is hot. Too hot.

Brains and Brawn

Academic All-Americans make the grade while breaking a sweat.

Best Colorado State Athlete

Ashley Augspurger

Surf's Up

The evolution of mankind, and sports, is made possible by...click...Anna Kournikova.

Starting From Scratch

The Johnson & Wales recipe for success includes a fresh-baked sports program.

Piggish for Pigskin

Holiday football reveals a new Colorado ailment.

Ready for Takeoff

The "dull" Air Force Academy football team and its stoic coach zoom toward a bowl landing.

Football Fanatics, Arise

Put your pigskin pedigree to the test.

Long Bombs Away

The true spirit of sport returns when pigskins fly.

Best Colorado State Athlete

Angie Gorton

Best Sports Coach -- College

Sonny Lubick
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Best Colorado State University Athlete

Rick Crowell
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Best Air Force Academy athlete

Shane Rogers

The Crying Game

Who's to blame for the CU-CSU melee?

This Means War

Letters

Virgin Rebirth

The statue doesn't look like a traditional Our Lady of Guadalupe. But its appearance is just the start of the mystery.

Thrills for the week

Are the Buffs Ram-Tough?

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GIMME THAT BOWL-TIME RELIGION

TEN QUESTIONS--AND SOME ANSWERS

MILKING THE RAMS

CSU SHOPS AROUND FOR WAYS TO STUFF ITS PIGSKIN WALLET.

THE FILLY THAT COULDN'T RUN STRAIGHT

WIN ONE FOR THE ARCHBISHOP

SONNY SKIES