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CSU Hopes For Shot At MWC Title Game

  By Leslie Monteiro | November 23, 2014 - 2:06 am | College
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(Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)

(Ron Chenoy/USA Today Sports)

The Rams have one goal this season, and that is to play in the Mountain West championship game. They felt they were good enough to play in the game by winning the Mountain Divison this season. They thought they were the best team in the division heading to the 2014 season. Read More →

Tagged Colorado State, Jim McElwain

Not Being Ranked Should Not Bother CSU

  By Leslie Monteiro | November 12, 2014 - 7:37 pm | College
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(Troy Babbit – USA TODAY Sports)

(Troy Babbit – USA TODAY Sports)

There was a message that was sent by the College Football Playoff selection committee when Colorado State was not ranked in this week’s rankings. The message was playing in the Mountain West Conference does not qualify them or any MWC team in the rankings. Read More →

Tagged Colorado State Rams, Jim McElwain

Grayson Epitomes CSU’s Toughness And Smarts

  By Leslie Monteiro | October 19, 2014 - 1:33 am | College
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Lance Iversen/USA TODAY Sports

Lance Iversen/USA TODAY Sports

It was desperation. It was gutsy. It was a thing of beauty. That was what Colorado State quarterback Garrett Grayson’s 46-yard pass to Rashard Higgins from Colorado State’s 32-yard line with a minute to go in regulation was all about. Read More →

Tagged Garrett Grayson

Winston Character In Question

  By Cameron Parker | September 25, 2014 - 8:09 pm | College
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winstonWrongful behavior in a public university by a leading sports celebrity bodes poorly on the individual and the institution represented. Quarterback, Jameis Winston’s character continues to be called into question as he and the rest of the team prepare for their upcoming game against the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Read More →

Tagged College, Florida State, Jameis Winston, NFL, NFL Draft

Rocky Mountain Showdown Lacks Sizzle

  By Leslie Monteiro | August 30, 2014 - 2:26 pm | College
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(Ron Chenoy USA Today Sports)

(Ron Chenoy USA Today Sports)

There are in-state college football rivalries like Alabama-Auburn, USC-UCLA, Michigan-Michigan State, Florida State-Florida, Clemson-South Carolina, Oklahoma State-Oklahoma, Oregon-Oregon State, Brigham Young-Utah, Ole Miss-Mississippi State, and then there are rivalries such as Colorado State-Colorado. Read More →

Rebuilding Buffs Will Be Endless Process For MacIntyre

  By Leslie Monteiro | August 29, 2014 - 5:33 pm | College
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Mark MacIntyre

Second-year Colorado Buffaloes head coach Mike MacIntyre found out he was not coaching San Jose State anymore last season. In his first year coaching the Buffaloes, he took a beating as coach as the Buffs were outclassed against Pac-12 teams. Read More →

Why Not Lubick As CSU Athletic Director?

  By Leslie Monteiro | August 28, 2014 - 4:03 pm | College
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Sonny Lubick Firing Jack Graham as Colorado State athletic director has not sit well with Colorado State fans, coaches, athletes, alumni and boosters. They realized he brought validation and credibility to that athletic department that was slowly dying before he got there. Read More →

College Football Hurts, Braxton Miller Out For Season

  By Sammy Mugharbil | August 23, 2014 - 3:36 pm | College
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braxton miller 2With the College Football season fast approaching, the first major injury of the season went down this past week. Unfortunately, for the legions of Buckeye fans across the nation, their star QB Braxton Miller will not be taking the field this year due to a shoulder injury.

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Firing Graham Creates Problems For CSU

  By Leslie Monteiro | August 9, 2014 - 4:52 am | College
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Photo Courtesy of 9News

Photo Courtesy of 9News

For the outsiders, the firing of Colorado State University athletic director Jack Graham was news. For anyone close to the situation, it wasn’t surprising Graham lost his job. The timing was odd considering the sports season is about to start for CSU athletics. Read More →

Blowout Tourney Loss Shows Buffs Have Ways To Go

  By Leslie Monteiro | March 21, 2014 - 5:33 am | College
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(Kim Klement - USA Today Sports)

(Kim Klement – USA Today Sports)

The Buffaloes were stunned, confused and numb when the game was over. They did not see this coming. They came to Orlando with the intention of beating Pittsburgh in their opening game of the NCAA tournament yesterday. They were thinking about preparing for the top-seeded Gators for tomorrow. Read More →

Boyle Puts CU Back In NCAA Basketball Landscape

  By Leslie Monteiro | March 20, 2014 - 8:23 am | College
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(Ron Chesnoy -- USA Today Sports)

(Ron Chesnoy — USA Today Sports)

When Tad Boyle was hired as the Buffaloes coach in 2010, he had one of the toughest coaching jobs in the country when it came to turning a struggling program around. He was taking a rebuilding project that was deemed impossible to do after other coaches tried with no success.

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Buffs Are Tournament Worthy

  By Leslie Monteiro | February 26, 2014 - 5:09 pm | College, Sports
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tadboyleThe magic number victories for a college basketball team to enter March Madness are 20. The Colorado Buffaloes have that number as they are 20-8 overall this season, and they are 9-6 in Pac-12 conference play. One would think that would get them in. Read More →

No Reason For Gay Athletes to Not Fit In

  By Leslie Monteiro | February 12, 2014 - 5:36 pm | College, NFL
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(USA Today Sports)

(USA Today Sports)

The news about Missouri All-America defensive end Michael Sam coming out as maybe the first NFL gay athlete ever did not get a reaction from the fans. For the media and football players, it was another story. Read More →

Forget Bad Behavior Ending at Sporting Events

  By Leslie Monteiro | February 10, 2014 - 7:47 pm | College, Sports
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marcus smart 2It shouldn’t be news Oklahoma State guard Marcus Smart attacked a Texas Tech super fan on Saturday night with seconds remaining in the game. This has been going on for years with fans getting involved in fights with athletes. Go to YouTube and search for clips of fans going at it with players. Read More →

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