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Colorado State running back Avery Morrow (25) reacts after scoring a touchdown during the first half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the University of Texas at El Paso Miners at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. The Rams lead the Miners 14-3 at halftime. (Photo by Alex McIntyre/Special to The Denver Post)The Rams take the field during the first half of the Colorado State Rams football game against the University of Texas at El Paso Miners at Canvas Stadium at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado on…

BOULDER — Travis Hunter made it reign.“Shedeur (Sanders) told me to go out there and get the ball,” CU’s two-way, all-world miracle worker said of the rain-soaked fumble he forced to clinch a wet, wild 38-31 Buffs overtime win over Baylor. “So I told him, ‘I got you.’ And I kept my word.”That’s the thing about the greats, isn’t it? The game finds them. The moment finds them. Even if they’re seemingly lost in a pile of humanity at the goal line, awash in a Flatiron mist.Baylor tailback Dominic Richardson took a flying leap at the 2, down seven, and…

Initial observations from Colorado’s 38-31 overtime win against Baylor in the Buffs’ return to Big 12 play at Folsom Field:The Sanders Show: Baylor entered this game with the No. 1 passing defense (by yards allowed per game) in the nation, but the Bears had also faced an FCS team, Air Force and half of a game against Utah’s backup quarterback. Shedeur Sanders is the best QB the Bears have faced, and their secondary got a lot of help from the pass rush. Still, Sanders made several “wow” plays under duress, even if it didn’t look like it would be a…

The Colorado Buffaloes beat the Baylor Bears after an improbable last second desperation touchdown pass to force overtime at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. The Buffaloes scored on their opening overtime possession and forced a Bears fumble to win the game. Originally Published: September 21, 2024 at 10:59 p.m.source

By MICHAEL R. SISAKUNITED NATIONS (AP) — Below United Nations headquarters, a state-of-the-art security post dubbed the “Brain Center” hums with activity on the eve of next week’s high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly. The annual diplomatic pilgrimage is bringing more than 140 world leaders to New York City, including the heads of Israel, Palestine and Ukraine.Keeping them safe is the U.S. Secret Service’s next big challenge.The agency, under a cloud after a July assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump, is confident in its multi-layer, multi-agency plan to protect the U.N. General Assembly, which is deemed a Super…

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr.LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs created a hit-making empire with big name performers, earning his place as a savvy music mogul and becoming a three-time Grammy winner while securing high-profile deals across other industries.But now, Combs’ kingdom is collapsing under charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. He was arrested in New York on Sept. 16 and accused in an indictment of using his “power and prestige” to induce female victims and male sex workers in “Freak Offs” along with allegations of abuse dating back to 2008.If convicted, Combs could face at least 15 years in…

Two people were wounded in late-night stabbings in Denver on Friday, police said.About 11:08 p.m. Friday, the Denver Police Department said it was investigating a stabbing near the intersection of 20th and Little Raven streets that sent one victim to a hospital.The area lies on the edge of Denver’s Union Station neighborhood, near Commons Park and less than a mile northwest of Coors Field.At 11:33 p.m. Friday, police said officers were on the scene of a second stabbing, in the 1500 block of North Pearl Street, about three miles southeast of the first stabbing. One person was taken to a…

A Friday night shooting at a liquor store in Aurora on East Colfax Avenue left one man dead, police said.Around 8:45 p.m. Friday, Aurora officers responded to reports of a shooting at a liquor store near the intersection of East Colfax Avenue and Helena Street, close to the Whispering Pines apartments, according to a news release from the police department.Two men had been shopping at the liquor store before they got into an argument with two other men and a woman in the parking lot outside, according to a Saturday afternoon update from police.“The argument escalated to a physical fight,…

Today is Saturday, Sept. 21, the 265th day of 2024. There are 101 days left in the year.Today in history:On Sept. 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.Also on this date:In 1792, the National Convention of France issued a proclamation announcing the abolition of the French monarchy.In 1898, in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon, the New York Sun newspaper wrote an editorial containing the famous line “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”In 1915, Cecil Chubb purchased Stonehenge for £6,600; the last…

Colorado school districts will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to help their students reduce cell phone use during the school day.State Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the “Smartphone Challenge Initiative” Friday in the library of Grand Junction High School. The program is funded with money from the state’s $31.7 million lawsuit settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc.The initiative is the second school district grant program aimed at improving student mental health funded with Juul settlement dollars. In June, Weiser announced a $20 million mental health grant program for school districts. Applications for that program are…