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Pat Rooney
Pat Rooney has worked for Prairie Mountain Publishing since 2011 and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes since 2015.
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CU Buffs women’s soccer preview: Arizona Wildcats
The Colorado women's soccer team seeks its third consecutive win at Arizona on Friday night.

Joe Hurlburt trying to grow up in a hurry for CU Buffs men’s basketball
At some point, Joe Hurlburt is going to be needed. Whether he’s ready for it or not.

Colorado women’s basketball: Full 2022-23 schedule finally released
With the start of the regular season less than one month away, the 2022-23 schedule finally is complete for the Colorado women’s basketball team.

Colorado guard Julian Hammond III proud to carry on grandfather’s legacy
Julian Hammond III has proudly worn the “III” as part of his moniker since joining the Colorado Buffaloes. Now being a legacy namesake means so much more.

Newcomer J’Vonne Hadley bringing energy to frontcourt of Colorado men’s basketball
In some ways, recruiting isn’t much different than managing the Xs and Os during any given college basketball game. When an unexpected hurdle arises, the burden is on the coaching...

Late Civana Kuhlmann PK pushes CU Buffs soccer past Oregon
College soccer almost was an afterthought for Civana Kuhlmann this past summer. She practically was an 11th-hour addition for Colorado. Yet she already has made a monumental impact in Boulder....

Rooney: Mike Sanford winning bye week small first step in shifting CU Buffs mindset
Amid the ruins of the Karl Dorrell era, winning the room was easy. Now comes the hard part for Mike Sanford and the reshuffled deck of Colorado’s football staff.

CU Buffs women’s soccer preview: Oregon Ducks
Oregon Ducks at CU Buffs women’s soccer KICKOFF: Sunday, 1 p.m., Prentup Field. BROADCAST: Live stream available at Pac-12.com/live/cubuffs. RECORDS: Oregon 4-4-4, 2-2-0 Pac-12 Conference; Colorado 7-3-3, 1-2-1. KEY PLAYERS:...

Rally falls short for CU Buffs volleyball against No. 8 Stanford
The Colorado volleyball team is a much-improved club that coach Jesse Mahoney believes is getting better each week. Still, the Buffaloes weren’t quite good enough to topple one of the...

Finding rebounds a preseason priority for Colorado men’s basketball
Anyone that has spent all of five seconds following the Colorado men’s basketball team over the past 12 years knows defense and rebounding are near and dear to Tad Boyle’s...