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The Colorado Sun •

With Denver Summit FC, Rob Cohen is betting on Colorado falling in love with pro women's sports

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A poster board behind Rob Cohen’s desk asks a simple question: Why do you want a pro women’s soccer team in Denver?

Dozens of little girls filled it with answers. 

Some trigger a laugh: “Girls rule, boys drool.” Others call for representation: “Women are soccer players too!” 

But in 13 words, one girl managed to sum up the cause Cohen has championed for nearly 30 years. “Denver has been a good sports city; let’s make it a great one!”

The CEO and chairman of IMA Fin...
The Colorado Sun •

$50 million in funding for Denver Summit stadium advanced by City Council committee after deal-threatening delay

The Denver Summit FC women’s soccer team is one step closer to having its own stadium south of downtown. On Wednesday, a Denver City Council committee voted to advance a package of legislation that will direct $50 million of funding toward the project. 

The South Platter River Committee delayed a November vote on the package after councilors were not satisfied with city officials’ responses to their questions. In response to the delay, the Summit announced it is considering building the stadium...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Rick George to step down as Colorado athletic director

After nearly 13 years at the helm of the Colorado Buffaloes, Athletic Director Rick George will step down from the role at the end of the 2025-2026 academic year. George will transition into a position as a special advisor to the university's chancellor and the AD emeritus, he announced Thursday. The search for his successor will be announced at a later date.“It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve as athletic director for the University of Colorado for the last 13 years, but after consider...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Buffs fall short to West Virginia in Julian Lewis' promising debut

MORGANTOWN, W. Va. —  In August, Deion Sanders said his goal for the season was not just to make a bowl game for Mrs. Peggy Coppum, but to win one. Neither of those things will be happening. The Colorado Buffaloes (3-7, 1-6 Big 12) fell to the West Virginia Mountaineers (4-7, 2-5) Saturday, 29-22, to deliver the head coach his second losing season in his three years at CU. But the Buffs return to Boulder with hope for the future. A strong first start by freshman quarterback Julian “JuJu” Lewis g...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Slurs and harassment at BYU game alienate Mormon CU students

The University of Colorado freshman was at Folsom Field for the first time as a student last Saturday to watch the matchup against Brigham Young University. With plenty of BYU alumni in her family, a week of trash talk made it a battle she needed the Buffs to win.“That was the first time I was in a place where I was Mormon, and I was genuinely a little bit concerned that somebody was going to try to fight me, like hurt me,” she said. CU was fined $50,000 by the Big 12 on Tuesday for chants of “F...
Colorado Public Radio •

As CU football launches its season, the school is wrestling with how to pay its athletes

Peter Curtis has been a fan of the University of Colorado Buffaloes since he was 8. He was 12 when the team won its first, and only, national championship in 1991.“I remember that game vividly, and I remember just the elation of kids in our neighborhood that were just screaming and running around outside after the game ended,” said Curtis, who grew up in Littleton. “My hands were tied. I was a Buff immediately after that for life.”As fans pack Folsom Field for tonight's University of Colorado fo...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Colorado Buffaloes to honor Coach McCartney with uniforms at season opener

On Tuesday, head coach Deion Sanders announced that the team will wear the Buffs’ classic uniform configuration and a patch against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets to honor Hall of Fame coach Bill McCartney, who died in January. The team will don gold helmets, black jerseys, gold pants, white socks, and black cleats. The combination was Colorado’s primary uniform during McCartney's tenure from 1982 through 1994, which saw three consecutive Big Eight titles and the program's first national champi...
The Colorado Sun •

Denver Summit FC announced as NWSL expansion team’s name

After nearly six months of anticipation, Denver’s National Women’s Soccer League expansion team has a name. The Denver Summit FC moniker was announced Tuesday by the league’s 16th franchise. 

The announcement comes after fans voted on five possible team names in February. While the team claims Denver Summit FC won the contest with 15,000 votes and suggestions, it wasn’t an option. 

A similar name, the Colorado Summit FC, was on the list along with Colorado 14ers FC, Denver Peak FC, Denver Elev...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Colorado student-athletes will provide content for subscription-based fundraising program

A new fundraising program offers a glimpse into how the University of Colorado plans to utilize its athletes' Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) in exchange for direct payments. Athletes with revenue-sharing contracts with the university will be expected to contribute their name, image and likeness to the program.Buffs Premier will have three tiers of pricing, starting at $39.99 a month. Prices for the higher-tiered levels were not provided in the announcement. Subscribers to the program will recei...
Sko Buffs Sports •

College sports have changed forever. Here’s how CU is tackling the House settlement

The department has also looked to cut its budget wherever possible. In January, George said that there were no plans to lay off employees, but that they were certainly on the table. Then, in early June, two track coaches had their positions eliminated. According to George, certain positions have also gone unfilled after staff departures.

The department has also looked to cut its budget wherever possible. In January, George said that there were no plans to lay off employees, but that they were c...
The Colorado Sun •

Colorado skiing legend Mikaela Shiffrin joins NWSL Denver ownership group

The greatest alpine skier of all time is stepping onto the soccer field, as an owner. Colorado’s own Mikaela Shiffrin is joining the ownership group of the National Women’s Soccer League’s Denver expansion team, the team announced Tuesday. 

With 101 World Cup victories, two Olympic gold medals and eight world championship titles, Shiffrin is widely considered the most decorated alpine skier in history. Born and raised in Vail, she started competing on the World Cup circuit at age 16. 

Shiffrin...
The Colorado Sun •

The women’s soccer stadium in Kansas City has been a big economic success. Can Denver replicate that?

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When players walk from the locker rooms to the field at CPKC Stadium on the banks of the Missouri River, they pass 37 words tiled on a wall.

No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.

Those words, Title IX, apply only to educational institutions, but they triggered a decades-long revolu...
Sko Buffs Sports •

Former Buff credits Colorado for path to leading NWSL Denver expansion

When Jen Millet left the Golden State Warriors for Bay FC, she made a leap of faith. It was 2022, and the explosion of popularity for women’s sports, captained by Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, had not yet reached its boiling point. That decision paid off tenfold last week when Millet was selected as the first President of Denver’s NWSL franchise, its first hire.She's the youngest of six and was often the new kid at school as her family hopped around the country. So when she arrived at the 3,600...
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Trump administration reverses plan tying NIL to Title IX guidance

President Donald Trump’s administration has rescinded a Department of Education guidance that would have required universities to abide by Title IX when compensating student-athletes. That guidance, released in the final days of the Biden Administration, had thrown a wrench into the plans of college athletic departments as they prepare for major changes in collegiate sports. The House v. NCAA settlement, expected to be approved in April, will allow schools to directly pay student-athletes for th...
The Colorado Sun •

Denver selected as home for new National Women’s Soccer League team, with games to start in 2026

Women’s soccer fans around Colorado are celebrating after the National Women’s Soccer League announced Thursday that Denver would be awarded the league’s 16th franchise and start play in 2026.

The ownership group is paying a record $110 million expansion fee to join the league, according to Sportico, compared with the $2 million entry fee that teams in Los Angeles, San Diego and Utah paid in 2020-22. The last two teams to join the league — Bay FC in San Jose, Calif., and Boston — paid $53 milli...
CU Independent •

CU’s Isaiah Givens breaks four minute mile in Colorado

He’s going the distance; he’s going for speed. Isaiah Givens, a University of Colorado redshirt sophomore, was one of three athletes Saturday, Jan. 18 to run a sub four minute mile nearly a mile above sea level. The athletes are the first to break that time barrier in Colorado.
Hundreds of fans filled the stands at CU Boulder’s Indoor Practice Facility to watch the premier event of the Colorado Classic, one of three indoor home meets for CU Track and Field this year. To add to the hype, the mile...
CU Independent •

Hunter wins the Heisman Trophy

The most prestigious award in college football is coming back to Boulder. Travis Hunter, the University of Colorado’s two-way player, is the 2024 winner of the Heisman Trophy Award. 
He is the second winner of the award – which is given out to the most outstanding college football player – in Colorado history. The first, the late CU running back Rashaan Salaam, won the award exactly 30 years ago. 
Hunter, initially seen as a long shot for the award, had been the favorite for many weeks of the se...
CU Independent •

Buffs now tied for No. 2 in the Big 12 and ranked No. 21 in AP Poll

The University of Colorado football team was expected to finish No. 11 in the Big 12 this year. They are now No. 2 and have a viable shot at the Big 12 championship following two opponents’ losses during Week 10.
On Saturday, Iowa State University lost to Texas Tech University 23-22. Iowa State, previously undefeated, is now tied with the Buffs for second place, with each team having 4-1 in conference records.
If Colorado and ISU win the rest of their seasons, a CU win over Texas Tech will serve...
CU Independent •

Colorado returns to AP Poll at No. 23 after win against Cincinnati

After a year’s absence, the Colorado Buffaloes have returned to the Associated Press College Football Poll. The week 10 poll released Sunday has the Buffs ranked No.23. 
The recognition comes after a 34-23 win over the University of Cincinnati Saturday night. The win brings Colorado to a 6-2 overall record and a 4-1 record in the Big 12 Conference. 
Saturday’s win also brings the Buffs to bowl eligibility for the first time since 2020. Colorado has not won a bowl game since 2004 under coach Gary...
CU Independent •

Norvell versus Sanders: Coaches’ similarities, differences mirror their rivalry

Editor’s note: This story was cross-published on the Rocky Mountain Collegian’s website, as well as in a special collaborative print edition with the Rocky Mountain Collegian in honor of the 2024 Rocky Mountain Showdown.
Leading up to last year’s Rocky Mountain Showdown, talk across the nation focused on the long-standing rivalry between the University of Colorado Boulder and Colorado State University. At center stage was a verbal feud between the two teams’ coaches, as well as a comparison of t...