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Minnesota Duluth star Scott Perunovich wins Hobey Baker

Minnesota Duluth defenseman Scott Perunovich won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award on Saturday night as college hockey’s top player, becoming the Bulldogs’ record sixth recipient. ...

DATE: Apr 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

NCAA throws baseball coaches a curve with added eligibility

Widely hailed as the right thing to do for student-athlete welfare, the NCAA’s decision to extend spring sports athletes’ eligibility a year because of the coronavirus pandemic is causing c...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Study: racial graduation-rate gap grows for men’s NCAA teams

A diversity report for graduation rates among potential NCAA Tournament teams found a larger gap between white and black men’s players from the previous year, while male players continue to ...

DATE: Apr 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Air Force brings back Joe Scott as men’s basketball coach

Falcons aim to rejuvenate basketball team

DATE: Mar 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Confirmed: NCAA to give spring athletes extra year of eligibility

The NCAA will permit Division I spring-sport athletes – such as baseball, softball and lacrosse players – who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic to have an additional ye...

DATE: Mar 30, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Time has come for Durango Athletic Hall of Fame

One hundred forty years. When the town of Durango was formed two miles south of Animas City in 1880 to serve the San Juan mining district, it would have been impossible for those settlers to...

DATE: Mar 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

PLOEN: Beauty of an unknown final score

As sports fans, there are few things more gripping than a close sporting event in the final minute of regulation. Every play, coaching instruction and bounce of a ball suddenly se...

DATE: Mar 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Sports

NCAA weighs more eligibility

Sports cut short by virus could get time back

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Griego stays home: Fort Lewis College drops interim tag from women’s basketball coach

Durango alum no longer ‘interim’ coach of Skyhawks

DATE: Mar 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

USA Cycling cancels collegiate road nationals

USA collegiate nationals canceled

DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Northern Colorado promotes Smiley as head basketball coach

GREELEY – Steve Smiley has been promoted to head men’s basketball coach at Northern Colorado, replacing Jeff Lindor, who took over at the University of Wyoming. Athletic director ...

DATE: Mar 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: College Sports