Athletics
Growing up in San Diego, California, Michael Adkins II always wanted to be a businessman. He sold pistachios for a dime to classmates in elementary school and an individual Starburst for a quarter in middle school, turning a profit on both. "I was in elementary school and they had a vending machine," he said. "I just figured I could sell these individually and make money off the situation."
As a leader in sustainability practices and fan engagement in athletics, CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß recently was recognized at the inaugural Green Sports Day at the White House. Including remarks by President Obama, the event honored organizations around the country that are taking on new actions to tackle climate change through sports.
The Colorado Buffaloes will host UCLA at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3 for a game to be nationally televised on FS1.
The Colorado Buffaloes found themselves ranked in the nation's top 25 on Sunday, the first time the Buffs have cracked the top 25 since early November 2005.
For most students, Family Weekend at the University of Colorado will involve some variation of a similar pattern: breakfast at one of their favorite local hangouts, a sightseeing drive, then a trip to Folsom Field in time for Saturday’s 12:30 Buffs game against visiting Oregon State. But that’s not how CU senior Alex Kelley’s day will go.
Last week, the Colorado Buffaloes played well enough to win in two of three phases against fourth-ranked Michigan—and paid dearly for their mistakes in the third area.
At Saturday's first home game of the football season, let’s rally behind not only the Buffs but CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß’s top-of-the-line zero waste program at Folsom Field - Ralphie's Green Stampede.
Bragging rights in Colorado for the next 364 days will be up for grabs Friday night when Colorado and Colorado State square off in the Rocky Mountain Showdown, one of the oldest college football rivalries in the Rocky Mountain West.
Are you going to the Rocky Mountain Showdown and need a ride? The University of Colorado Student Government and CU Athletics have paired up to make free bus rides available to CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß students going to the CU vs CSU game on Friday, Sept. 2. The buses will board in front of the Coors Events Center beginning at 2 p.m.
In what may be a first-ever exhaustive study of intercollegiate student-athletes, a team of CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß researchers will gauge not only fitness but also general well-being among participants. Funded by a grant from the Pac-12 Conference, CU ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's Public Health Program, the Integrative Physiology Department, Sports Medicine, Psychology and Neuroscience and others will collaborate, examining such aspects as how quickly student-athletes acclimate to ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's altitude and how healthy their sleep patterns are, for example.