Colorado Daily Stories: Sports - Sweat

The Hit List: Five Buffs game-time traditions

fantz@coloradodaily.com (Christy Fantz) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:36:00 -0000

Since it's Homecoming weekend at the University of Colorado, it's time to do things right. Get pumped up! Yeah, yeah, the Longhorns are ranked No. 5.

Buffs, Rams extend football rivalry

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:59:00 -0000

The University of Colorado and Colorado State University have agreed to extend their historic football rivalry, the universities announced today.

Back in black: CU fans add color to game

millerv@dailycamera.com (Vanessa Miller) — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:04:00 -0000

Thrilled University of Colorado students blared their car horns and shouted the school’s fight song late Thursday after the Buffaloes stunned West Virginia by beating the 21st-ranked Mountaineers with an overtime field goal.

Ex-Buff Dizon gets community service

aguilarj@dailycamera.com (John Aguilar) — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 21:35:00 -0000

Former University of Colorado Buffs linebacker Jordon Dizon, who now plays for the Detroit Lions, pleaded guilty Thursday to driving while ability impaired and was sentenced to 24 hours community service.

Are you ready for some football — and traffic?

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0000

The nation's college football fans will be focused on Boulder tonight when the University of Colorado hosts a rare Thursday night game.

The Buffs will take on West Virginia at 6:30 p.m. today in a nationally televised game on ESPN. While that means national exposure for the team, school and town, it also means a busy and congested day in Boulder.

CU, city braced for extra traffic on Thursday for Buffs game

anasb@dailycamera.com (Brittany Anas) — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0000

Transportation officials have plans in place to ease traffic snarls on Thursday evening — when rush-hour traffic will be compounded with a herd of Buffalo fans traveling to Boulder for a prime-time college football game.

Ex-CU football coach McCartney returns to lead Promise Keepers

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:42:00 -0000

Former University of Colorado football coach Bill McCartney has returned to lead Promise Keepers, the conservative Christian men's group he co-founded.

Famed CU coach Eddie Crowder dies

woelkn@dailycamera.com (Neill Woelk) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:09:00 -0000

Eddie Crowder, the man who took Colorado’s football program to national prominence as a coach and set the stage for one of the school’s most successful eras as its athletic director, died Wednesday. He was 77.

A black-and-gold rush for CU backers

urieh@dailycamera.com (Heath Urie) — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0000

As thousands of fans clad in black and gold streamed into Folsom Field on Saturday to watch the University of Colorado Buffaloes edge out the Eastern Washington Eagles 31-24, sophomore Ryan Corey summed up the atmosphere nicely. "Football is back, and it's not going anywhere soon," said Corey, a psychology major at CU and a self-described football fanatic, who offered handshakes and high-fives at one stadium entrance.

CU librarian turns fantasy fanatic

brownz@dailycamera.com (Zak Brown) — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:10:00 -0000

By weekday, Sara Holladay is a mild-mannered University of Colorado librarian. By weekend, she's a football expert on which hundreds of fantasy football owners rely.

Get Moving! - Oct. 7

Tue, 07 Oct 2008 00:05:00 -0000

Rock climbing with Phoenix Multisport, a group that supports a sober lifestyle through an active lifestyle.

Weidner: Straddling the fence on Zodiac

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:24:00 -0000

We began the first pitch of El Capitan by the light of our headlamps in cool, pre-dawn air.

Sandrock: Rocky Mountain Shootout

sandrock@boulderrunning.com (Michael Sandrock) — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:00:00 -0000

When talking about why runners should be careful with their racing strategy at the Rocky Mountain Shootout on Saturday, University of Colorado head coach Mark Wetmore made an apt comparison:

Go out too fast, get into oxygen debt, and you'll need a "700 billion bailout of red blood cells."

Get Moving: Sept. 30

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:16:00 -0000

Popular shows like "Survivorman," left, and "Man vs. Wild" are captivating audiences nationwide, but do you have what it takes to survive?

CU students, officials at odds over slacklining on campus

vaillancourt@coloradodaily.com (Lance Vaillancourt) — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 01:16:00 -0000

It's not an uncommon sight on the University of Colorado campus: barefoot students, balanced a few feet off the ground, carefully putting one foot in front of the other as they cross flat ropes tied between two trees.

Get Moving! - Sept. 23

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:48:00 -0000

Join the Boot Camp folks at Fitness For Living for a fun hike to a seldom-visited perch between the first and second Flatiron. Focus on fun, fitness and meeting others. Free and open to the entire community; appropriate for adults of average fitness.

Mountain biking bliss

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:03:00 -0000

After almost a year of cutting trail, moving rocks and 3,477 volunteer hours, the Picture Rock Trail — connecting Heil Valley Ranch to Hall Ranch — will officially open Monday afternoon.

Weidner: Size matters in the Harding Slot

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:18:00 -0000

Climbers love to debate trifles such as the difficulty and quality of famous routes. We rarely agree on anything, but if there’s one long free route in the United States that every climber wants to do, it’s Yosemite’s Astroman.

Snow gear: Getting the right alpine ski without getting overwhelmed

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 05:43:00 -0000

If you’re one of those people who hasn’t bought a new pair of alpine skis in a few years but are now ready for an upgrade, get ready to be slightly overwhelmed.

Stashed climbing gear frustrates rangers

sniderl@dailycamera.com (Laura Snider) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:17:00 -0000

Chaos Canyon — a glacier-carved valley hanging high among the peaks in Rocky Mountain National Park — has become a high-altitude playground for boulderers.