After the CU Buffs got screwed out of a March Madness berth, their consolation was a number one seed in the National Invitational Tournament — and they’ve made the most of it so far. By beating Kent State last night, the squad earned the right to play in the NIT…
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 renowned that even his cheerleader gal-pal, Chatfield-grad…
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 two-thirds…
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…
A lot of us were upset when the CU Buffs got screwed out of an NCAA tournament bid. But Josh Siegel and Alec Segall decided to do something about it. They created the “CU RALLY AND MARCH TO COORS FOR ROUND 1 GAME OF THE NIT” Facebook page with the…
The Nuggets were stuck in limbo most of this season due to the Carmelo Anthony trade — and now, new acquisitions from the New York Knicks and even veterans like Nenê are playing like parolees enjoying their first taste of freedom in ages. The same isn’t true of the Melo-supplemented…
B-Cycles are back! Yesterday was the first day the shiny red bikes with the spacious baskets were available for rentin’ and ridin’ in Denver. (Note to bad parents: The basket is not a baby seat. Your baby is not E.T. If your baby is, in fact, E.T., well, you’ve got…
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 Diego…
Last week, we used the term “lock” in our post about the CU Buffs’ Big Dance chances after beating Kansas State in the Big 12 tournament, — and we weren’t the only ones certain that was true. But no: Marcus Relphorde and the rest of the squad were snubbed by…
The Nuggets never win in Phoenix: That appeared to be an immutable fact during the George Karl era. But with last night’s Nuggets victory in the land of the sun, there appears to be a new rule: With Carmelo Anthony traded, all bets are off — including the idea that…
Apparently, no one ever told the CU Buffs how hard it is to beat a quality team three times in the same season. Because moments ago, they did just that, pulling away late to defeat Kansas State by twelve points in the Big 12 tournament quarter finals. An invitation to…
Fresh off signing a three-year contract extension, Nuggets coach George Karl appeared on ESPN’s PTI yesterday in the segment dubbed “Five Good Minutes” — and good they were. At one point in the clip, on view below, he admitted that the drawn-out Carmelo Anthony trade process was “probably the hardest…
They did it. The University of Northern Colorado Bears received their Big Dance invite before the CU Buffs thanks to a solid 65-60 win over Montana in last night’s Big Sky championship. And UNC may be a tougher first-round out than most experts believe for one big reason: Devon Beitzel…
Update: The Colorado Buffs’ push to March Madness took a big step forward today via a 77-75 win over Iowa State in Kansas City. If they can defeat Kansas State tomorrow, they’re a lock. And what can make the far-away gym where they’ll play feel like home? Dancers! Look below…
Yesterday, we noted that the University of Northern Colorado Bears might have a clearer path to March Madness than do the higher-profile CU Buffs — and last night’s exciting 73-70 victory over Northern Arizona leaves the Bears one victory from the Big Dance. A win over Montana tonight and they’re…
We confess. We’ve been paying so much attention to the CU Buffs’ chances of taking part in March Madness that we’ve given short shrift to the University of Northern Colorado Bears. UNC’s had a mighty impressive season — one that’s earned the squad a marginally easier route to the Big…
Earlier this season, we declared this year’s CU Buffs to be the school’s best since Chauncey Billups’s glory days after defeating Missouri and Kansas State in quick succession. But will the Buffs have to knock off K-State for a third time this season in order to take part in a…
One of the many Carmelo Anthony trade scenarios would have brought Utah’s Andrei Kirilenko to Denver. Obviously, that deal never happened — and good thing given Kirilenko’s missed buzzer beater from two inches away last night, which handed the Nugs a 103-101 win. In our post yesterday, we noted that…
Even the most optimistic among us probably didn’t think the Nuggets would win four of five following the Carmelo Anthony trade, let alone that the latest margin of victory (versus the Bobcats) would be forty points. But that’s reality: Denver is playing its best basketball of the season with Melo…
Who’da thunk the Nuggets would be playing so well following the Carmelo Anthony trade? And each night, it seems as if another new Nug steps up. Against the Boston Celtics, Wilson Chandler shone — and in last night’s 100-90 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, Raymond Felton demonstrated his value in…
While much of America suffered through an ultra-dull Oscar ceremony, NBA Nation was riveted by a contest between the loaded Miami Heat and the Carmelo Anthony-Chauncey Billups supplemented New York Knicks. In the end, the Knicks triumphed 91-86, with Anthony dropping 29 on LeBron and company. So why did ESPN…
What with the Carmelo Anthony trade, the Chauncey Billups apology and the triumphant debut of the new-look Nuggets, you may have missed one of the most memorable sports stories of the week — the season-long suspension of Colorado Eagles assistant Greg Pankewicz for demonstrating his anger by stripping to the…
