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MANHATTAN, Kan. – Going into Selection Sunday, Colorado was projected as a No. 4 seed in the women’s NCAA Tournament, while Kansas State was projected as a No. 5. When the bracket was announced, however, it was K-State landing the No. 4 seed and CU at No. 5. There wasn’t much that separated the resumes of the two teams, who will meet Sunday in the second round of the tournament. And, it’s not lost on the Buffs that this game could have been in Boulder, instead of at Bramlage Coliseum. “We knew that we were definitely in a battle for…

Soon as Cleveland got that contract out, Jerry Jeudy made a point not to drop that pen, did he? Oh, we kid here in the Grading The Week offices. We kid. With love. Mostly. Often. Usually. OK, sometimes. Jarrett Stidham or no Stidham, the Broncos will no doubt have their own soap operas to navigate coming down the pike. With Russell Wilson gone, Sean Payton’s going to have to take his sideline rages out on somebody, right? (Still kidding! Still love! Mostly. Sometimes. OK, maybe not so much.) But if you need a distraction this summer and fall from the…

A 19-year-old woman suspected in the ambush killing of a pregnant woman in Lakewood turned herself in earlier this month, according to Jefferson County law enforcement. Jaliyah Burks was arrested at the Jefferson County Jail on a Lakewood Police Department arrest warrant on March 7, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Lakewood police. Burks is one of seven people suspected of ambushing and fatally shooting 21-year-old Melanie Massay in the 1300 block of Zephyr Street around 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2023. A second person was injured in the shooting but survived, according to Lakewood police. Officers arrested…

This month, many of the 80 million owners of Roku devices, including streaming sticks, set-top boxes and internet-connected TVs running the company’s streaming software, turned on their Rokus to see a block of text. I, the owner of a cheap Roku TV in my bedroom, was among those who got stuck with the screen. The message gave updated terms of service that made it harder for customers to take legal action against the company. Unless they agreed, users were blocked from access to the Roku menu and apps, essentially bricking their devices. The only way to opt out was to…

Three years after Colorado stopped requiring doctors to report newborns who tested positive for drugs as possible child abuse victims, the number of families referred to child protective services for prenatal drug use is down 25% — but hospitals are still learning how best to support new mothers battling addiction. Previously, if a child tested positive for a controlled substance at birth, the state considered it evidence of abuse. Hospitals weren’t required to test birthing parents or newborns, but many thought they were, or at least that it was a standard part of care, said Amber Johnson, a nurse midwife…

INDIANAPOLIS — For the first time in 14 seasons under head coach Tad Boyle, Colorado has won a pair of NCAA Tournament games. Thanks to the Buffaloes’ designation in the First Four round, it’s not quite good enough for that elusive Sweet 16 berth, but that’s a problem for another day. Sunday, specifically, as the Buffs put on a show on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, defeating Florida 102-100 in a wild and high-scoring battle on Friday afternoon. CU (26-10) will face second-seeded Marquette on Sunday with a berth in the Sweet 16 on the line. KJ Simpson drained the winner,…

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Rockies’ road to relevance will be paved with good intentions but undoubtedly full of potholes. Injuries, disappointing prospects, the rigors of competing in the National League West and the vagaries of baseball at 5,280 feet are unavoidable obstacles. That doesn’t mean the Rockies cannot start winning again, but it won’t be easy. The Rockies must reach six key mileposts to end their five-season losing streak and return to playoff contention: Catch a rising star Star power has been sorely lacking in LoDo. In 2019, the Rockies sent four players to the All-Star game: third baseman Nolan…

The only drama left in the final period Friday night at Ball Arena was whether Nathan MacKinnon could continue his pursuit of NHL history and extend his home scoring streak to 33 games. MacKinnon took care of it with 13:59 to spare, then added another on a surgical power-play goal barely more than a minute later to help the Colorado Avalanche crush the Columbus Blue Jackets, 6-1. It was Colorado’s eighth straight victory, and moved the Avalanche to the top of the Central Division with 95 points. “The streak is a result of all the hard work and dedication that…

INDIANAPOLIS — One question, Eddie Lampkin Jr.: Can you play tight end? Even a little? “I can,” the Buffs’ cult hero of a center told me as he settled into his locker stall and put down a phone buzzing like a hornet’s nest after the lunacy that was CU 102, Florida 100. “I used to play tight end. That’s the crazy thing, yeah. (But) they don’t want to let me, man.” Who needs the portal when you could have Eddie for six? Come on, Deion. Make it so. I mean, can you imagine the fear in some poor Nebraska safety’s…

By RONALD BLUM (AP Baseball Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has opened a formal investigation into illegal gambling and theft allegations involving Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara. Mizuhara was let go from the team Wednesday following reports from the Los Angeles Times and ESPN about his alleged ties to an illegal bookmaker and claims from Ohtani’s attorneys that the two-way Japanese star had been the victim of a “massive theft.” “Major League Baseball has been gathering information since we learned about the allegations involving Shohei Ohtani and Ippei (Mizuhara) from the…