College Sports
Edwards goes low, takes second in El Paso for Fort Lewis College
FLC golfer earns RMAC weekly award
Bayfield alumna saves final year of soccer at Fort Lewis College, takes it to Hawai’i Pacific
Tough decision saves former Wolverine, Skyhawk a season of eligibility
Pac-12 football season to start in November
Concerns in Colorado; Mountain West also on board
Notre Dame-Wake Forest postponed; Mountain West eyes fall
Notre Dame won’t play football this Saturday. COVID-19 has struck the Fighting Irish.Phelan M. Ebenhack/Associated Press file No. 7 Notre Dame’s game at Wake Forest on Saturday was postponed after…
AP Top 25: No. 12 Miami rises; Marshall jumps into rankings
Clemson remained a nearly unanimous No. 1 in the AP Top 25 on Sunday after another light week in college football. The Tigers received 59 of 61 first-place votes from…
Durango runners dominate 4-Corners Cross Country Classic
Corra caps off special day for DHS at Hillcrest
Week 3 College Football Preview: ACC quarterback matchup tops light schedule
For the teams that are playing, it’s a chance to jump onto the main stage when otherwise they might have been relegated to side shows. In the ACC, a matchup…
NCAA basketball season set to open day before Thanksgiving
Drake’s Liam Robbins, left, heads to the basket as Illinois State’s Matt Chastain defends during the first half of a college basketball game in the first round of the Missouri…
Pac-12 football plans remain in holding pattern
While the Big Ten plans to play this fall, the Pac-12 is still in a holding pattern.Raph Freso/Associated Press file The Big Ten changed course Wednesday and said it will…
Big Ten changes course, will play fall football after all
Big Ten is going to give fall football a shot after all. Less than five weeks after pushing football and other fall sports to spring in the name of player…
Senator: Allowing college athletes NIL pay is ‘huge mistake’
File-Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing Tuesday on Capitol Hill in Washington. A fourth congressional hearing this year on how to…
Air Force is playing only two games and Navy isn’t too happy about it
Niumatalolo originally blamed Pentagon personnel Monday for the series being continued as is despite Air Force only having two games scheduled before recanting. Requests for comment from Niumatalolo were denied…
Air Force will play Army, Navy in football this season
Air Force’s Timothy Jackson, left, blocks Army freshman Jemel Jones (7) as he carries the ball downfield during a 2019 game at the Air Force Academy in Colorado.Chancey Bush/The Gazette…
Colorado Buffaloes sign sponsorship deal with sports betting operator
The five-year corporate sponsorship with PointsBet was negotiated by Learfield IMG College, the media rights holder for Buffaloes athletics. PointsBet will have signage at Colorado’s football stadium and basketball arena…
Bolstered roster has Fort Lewis College cross-country ready to run in 2020
FLC runners happy to have a shortened season, RMAC Championships
‘Game-changer’: Rapid, daily virus testing coming to Pac-12
Utah quarterback Tyler Huntley (1) is sacked by Oregon defensive end Kayvon Thibodeaux (5) during the second half of the Pac-12 Conference championship in 2019 in Santa Clara, Calif. Thibodeaux…
Pac-12 reaches agreement for rapid COVID-19 testing
The deal with Quidel Corporation announced Thursday is a major step toward safe resumption of Pac-12 sports, Commissioner Larry Scott said. Tests and Quidel’s Sofia 2 testing machines are expected…
Lute Olson, Hall of Fame coach, Arizona icon, dies at 85
Olson’s family said he died Thursday evening. The cause of death wasn’t given. “Coach Olson is the absolute best, one of the greatest coaches ever and one of the greatest…
Nebraska players’ lawsuit seeks to restore Big Ten fall football
University of Iowa football players parents protest outside Big Ten headquarters in Rosemont, Ill.,Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune The lawsuit in Lancaster County District Court contends, among other things, the players are…
College football players discover power together
Rencher knew Boles helped lead the Pac-12’s player rights movement, and he wanted to connect. Within 30 minutes, Boles, Rencher and Clemson star quarterback Trevor Lawrence convened via FaceTime and…
Big Ten parents at protest want details on no-play decision
The Big Ten and Pac-12 announced Aug. 11 that health and safety concerns over the coronavirus led them to shut down football this fall. The other three major conferences, the…
NCAA eligibility ruling solves some problems, creates others
And happy parents. “My mom’s more excited about it than I am,” said running back Deshaun Fenwick, who is heading into his third year at South Carolina. “When I call…
NCAA recommends free year of eligibility for fall
Gates leading into Memorial Stadium are padlocked in Lincoln, Neb.Nati Harnik/Associated Press Two people with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press the NCAA Division I Council voted Wednesday…
Durango Fall Blaze goes virtual to support Fort Lewis College cycling
Big prizes available for fundraiser event
Extra year of NCAA eligibility for fall athletes?
The NCAA Division I Council meets Wednesday with two important issues on the agenda: What will happen with the eligibility of fall sports athletes heading into an uncertain season already…
No spring conference championship for RMAC football
Fort Lewis coach Smith wants to schedule games
‘Like the Titanic’ – NCAA experts warn of coronavirus spread
Rice-Eccles Stadium is shown before the start of a college football game between Colorado and Utah last year in Salt Lake City. Losing college football stings across America. While every…
Big Sky scuttles rest of fall sports schedule over COVID-19
The decision follows the Big Sky’s postponement of fall football on Aug. 6 when the league became one of the first in the nation to scuttle the sport because of…
Senators lay out plan for college athletes bill of rights
The legislative plan calls for college athletes to have the ability to earn money for their names, images and likenesses with “minimal restrictions,” and much more. The senators also want…