Athletics
- CU men’s basketball season starts with two non-conference contests; 250 C-Unit flags will be given away, and two students will win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro. Plus, CU cross-country travels to compete in the NCAA championships, and CU football takes on the UCLA Bruins in Pasadena.
- A national leader in sports sustainability, the CU Athletic Department is the first collegiate athletic department to join the Race to Zero Campaign. Core to the commitment is a pledge to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and achieve net zero by 2040.Â
- CU football and volleyball are back in action at home this week. Get out to Folsom Field and the CU Events Center and support your Buffs! Also, catch CU soccer's final game of the year against Utah in Salt Lake City on the Pac-12 Network.
- Join CU Athletics on Thursday, Nov. 4, as nine new members are inducted into the CU Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony. Tickets to the induction ceremony at the CU Events Center are still available.
- The University of Colorado will honor its four Olympians who competed on the cross country and track and field teams. The recognition will take place at Folsom Field during halftime in the game against Minnesota. The game is slated for an 11 a.m. start.
- Empower Field at Mile High in Denver will play host to the University of Colorado's home football game against Texas A&M University on Saturday, Sept. 11. Here is what you need to know.
- The Buffs' newest live mascot will be making her first appearance on Sept. 3 during the home game against Northern Colorado.
- Forever Buff Melissa Stockwell is representing Team USA at the Paralympic Games in Tokyo. Not her first time on the world stage, Stockwell is competing in triathlon. She also gave a repeat performance as a flag bearer at the opening ceremonies.
- Three of the nation's Power Five conferences—41 schools—have agreed to form an alliance that will provide leadership and guidance for some of the most pressing issues facing college athletics in a generation.
- Growing up in Southern California, Holly Hunter faced her share of naysayers. Hunter, who was born 100 percent deaf in both ears, was told by some she wasn't going to be able to keep up in school. But those doubters just served as fuel.