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UNM Lobos get first conference win

New Mexico to return to practice in Albuquerque at long last

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Colorado falls to Washington in Pac-12 upset

Huskies snap eight-game losing streak

DATE: Jan 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Front & center: Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic steps up another level

DENVER – Nikola Jokic faced a situation he couldn’t pass, shoot or dribble his way through. The Denver Nuggets big man was befuddled by a simple yet complicated question: How does...

DATE: Jan 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Nikola Jokic scores 27 in 3 quarters, Nuggets rout Thunder

DENVER – Nikola Jokic was split in his opinion over which play stood out more. The candidates: Facundo Campazzo’s backward, between-the-legs pass to Monte Morris for a layup, and ...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

DuSell scores 19 to carry Wyoming past Air Force

COLORADO SPRINGS â€“ Xavier DuSell had 19 points off the bench to carry Wyoming to a 77-58 win over Air Force on Monday night. Kenny Foster had 13 points for Wyoming (8-5, 2-4 Mou...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Defense shines as UNLV beats New Mexico

LAS VEGAS – Bryce Hamilton recorded 14 points as UNLV topped New Mexico 53-46 on Monday night. Nicquel Blake added 10 points and Cheikh Mbacke Diong had 10 rebounds for UNLV (4-6,...

DATE: Jan 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. to miss a 10th game

Coronavirus protocols keeping young star sidelined

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Fort Lewis College victorious in the fourth to beat Regis

Burrell, Vasquez both score 20 in tough game

DATE: Jan 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Jordan Clarkson comes off Jazz bench to beat Nuggets

DENVER — The game had a certain intensity — not necessarily playoff intensity, Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic cautioned, but definitely a tension. They always do when these two fier...

DATE: Jan 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Hollingshed’s 32 points helps Colorado upset No. 1 Stanford

BOULDER — Stanford escaped two close calls against Colorado last year. The Cardinal couldn’t avoid a loss to the Buffaloes a third time. Frida Formann hit a go-ahead 3-pointer wit...

DATE: Jan 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Appeals court OKs convictions in college basketball scandal

NEW YORK – A federal appeals court in New York on Friday upheld convictions against a sports marketer, an aspiring agent and a financial adviser in a college basketball scandal that spoiled ...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: College Sports

Jokic, Nuggets hold off Curry’s Warriors

DENVER – Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to help Denver overcome Stephen Curry’s sharp shooting as the Nuggets held off the Golden State Warriors 114-104 on Thursd...

DATE: Jan 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports