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Pat Rooney

Pat Rooney has worked for Prairie Mountain Publishing since 2011 and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes since 2015.

Colorado head coach Tad Boyle talks to players during a timeout in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Houston, Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025, in Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Men’s basketball: Tad Boyle focuses on finalizing CU Buffs’ roster

June 9, 2025 at 10:44 p.m.

The roster limit officially is set, and at least one familiar face will rejoin the practice mix. Yet while the Colorado men’s basketball team continues its summer program with a...

The United States' Conner Mantz, center, runs near Evans Chebet, of Kenya, during the 127th Boston Marathon on April 17. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Bolder Boulder: Conner Mantz aims for historic three-peat in men’s pro race

May 25, 2025 at 2:35 p.m.

On the heels of a historic marathon in Boston, Conner Mantz has a chance to make history in Boulder.

Former Colorado All-American Joe Klecker, seen here running the 10K at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 30, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan, will compete in the Bolder Boulder for the first time. (Cameron Spencer/Getty Images)

Former CU Buffs All-American Joe Klecker ready to tackle first Bolder Boulder

May 19, 2025 at 8:15 p.m.

In the opening summation of his athlete biography page for On Athletics Club, Joe Klecker proudly declares, “I run to feel free.”

Facilities director Bart Emery poses for a portrait at the CU Events Center on Monday. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

End of an era: Bart Emery turning out the lights on his career at CU Events Center

May 19, 2025 at 3:42 p.m.

Once upon a time, when the CU Events Center first opened its doors, it often was Bart Emery’s chore to fetch musicians from Stapleton Airport and get them to Boulder...

Conner Mantz wins the Bolder Boulder Men’s Elite Race during the 2024 Bolder Boulder at Folsom Field on May 27, 2024. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

USA pro rosters announced for Bolder Boulder’s International Team Challenge

May 13, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

During an event meant to jump-start the final kick in the preparation for the 45th Bolder Boulder, race co-creator Steve Bosley became a little nostalgic.

Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders during the Buffaloes’ spring game at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colo., on April 19, 2025.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Football recruiting: CU Buffs add four transfer commits, including pair from Tennessee

May 8, 2025 at 6:13 p.m.

Transfer portal season is in full swing for the Colorado football team.

Colorado head coach, Tad Boyle, during the BYU game in Boulder on Jan. 21, 2025.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Men’s basketball: CU Buffs get commitment from Denver transfer Jon Mani

April 30, 2025 at 9:52 a.m.

A Colorado men’s backcourt that was short on depth on both sides of the floor this past season suddenly looks as if it will have plenty of candidates to erase...

Colorado receivers coach Jason Phillips during spring football practice on March 15, 2025, at the Buffaloes’ indoor practice facility in Boulder, Colo. (CU Athletics)

CU Buffs receivers coach Jason Phillips adjusting to life without NFL-bound stars

April 8, 2025 at 6:51 p.m.

If working with the new-look receiver group remains fun when the footballs start flying around for real later this summer, that will be good news for the Colorado football team.

Colorado’s RJ Smith drives under the basket around Kansas’ Hunter Dickinsen during the Big 12 game on Feb. 24, 2025.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

RJ Smith joins transfer portal exodus for CU Buffs men’s basketball

May 8, 2025 at 6:18 p.m.

Friday marked exactly one week since Tad Boyle said he didn’t expect further transfer portal departures. If that truly was the case, week two of transfer portal season has been...

Colorado’s Assane Diop gets the ball from Arizona State’s Amier Ali during the Big-12 basketball game in Boulder on Jan. 28, 2025. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Men’s basketball: Assane Diop opts for transfer portal, leaving CU Buffs

April 7, 2025 at 12:03 p.m.

Last week, prior to a surprise postseason engagement, Tad Boyle said he wasn’t expecting further transfer portal losses following the departures of Courtney Anderson and Harrison Carrington.

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