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Kansas State faces tough task of containing Colorado 2-way standout Travis Hunter in Big 12 showdown
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Kansas State is looking for ways to limit the impact of Colorado's top receiver. Same with the Buffaloes' top cornerback. That it just so happens to be the same person only impresses Wildcats coach Chris Klieman all the more. Travis Hunter is the rare two-way...
Sanders reminds team not to be surprised by 4-1 start as Colorado prepares for No. 18 Kansas State
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Some coaches might downplay a 4-1 start. Not Deion Sanders. Colorado's coach took time this week to remind his players of just how well they're playing and not to be surprised by it. Some coaches also might mute the outside noise. Again, not...
The 'Prime Effect' is real at Colorado. How long will Deion Sanders stay is a lingering question
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Even on a Monday — two days after a thrilling Colorado win on homecoming — things were buzzing at The Buff, a breakfast and brunch place where everybody knows your name and the 99-cent mimosas help wash down the bacon-filled pancakes and huevos rancheros. ...
Daughter finds 'earth angel' in woman who made her dad laugh before Colorado supermarket shooting
DENVER (AP) — In the moments before a gunman leaned on a car to steady his aim at her father, killing him as well as nine others during a 2021 mass shooting at a Colorado supermarket, a fellow shopper loading her groceries next to Erika Mahoney's dad made him laugh when she teased him about his...
Gunman who killed 10 at a Colorado supermarket is sentenced to life in prison
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 was sentenced Monday to life in prison for murder after a jury rejected his attempt to avoid prison time by pleading not guilty by reason of insanity. Victims’ relatives recounted in...
Jurors begin deliberations in trial of man who killed 10 people at Colorado supermarket
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Jurors on Friday began deliberating whether a mentally ill man who said he heard “killing voices” should be convicted of murder for fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket in 2021 or be found not guilty by reason of insanity. In closing...
Mother of Colorado supermarket gunman says he is 'sick' and denies knowing about plan
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — The last time Khadija Ahidid saw her son, he came to breakfast in 2021 looking “homeless” with big hair so she offered to give him $20 so he could go get a shave or a haircut that day. Hours later, he shot and killed 10 people at a supermarket in the college town of...
Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders gives props to his much-maligned offensive line after big game
FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — The Colorado offensive linemen gathered behind Shedeur Sanders at the postgame podium as his invited guests. This, after serving as faithful bodyguards. As a way of saying thanks — maybe even a mea culpa? — the Buffaloes quarterback...
Gunman says he heard 'killing voices' before Colorado supermarket shooting
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A mentally ill man who killed 10 people at a Colorado supermarket told psychologists he heard “killing voices” right before opening fire, a psychologist testified Friday during the gunman's trial. Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, who has been diagnosed with a severe...
Colorado Buffaloes football field damaged by man driving crashed pickup, police say
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A man was arrested after being involved in several hit-and-run crashes, nearly hitting a person and eventually crashing his pickup truck through a gate and driving it onto the football stadium at the University of Colorado, causing damage to the grass, officials said. ...