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With one game left in the regular season, the CU Buffs need some help to reach the Big 12 championship game.
After losing to Kansas on Saturday, the Buffs are tied with three teams — Arizona State, BYU and Iowa State — with a 6-2 conference record. However, Colorado’s overall record (8-3) is slightly behind the others, who all sit at 9-2.
Colorado needs to beat Oklahoma State (3-8) at Folsom Field on Saturday and then hope for the best.
Here’s a look at Buffs’ path to the championship game, according to the Big 12:
If two teams tie with a 7-2 record:
The two tied teams at 7-2 will be the Championship game participants.
Colorado gets in if it wins and two of the other three 6-2 teams lose.
If three teams tie with a 7-2 record:
If Colorado loses: Arizona State vs.
Drew Bannister is out as coach of the St. Louis Blues after less than a full calendar year on the job. Jim Montgomery is back behind the bench of an NHL team five days after he was fired by the Boston Bruins.
The Blues fired Bannister on Sunday and hired Montgomery as his replacement, a stunning move a quarter of the way through the NHL season that puts a seasoned coach in charge of shepherding St.
The Broncos are without a key defensive player.
Starting defensive end Zach Allen (heel) is inactive for Denver’s road matchup against the Raiders on Sunday afternoon at Allegiant Stadium. It’s the first game Allen has missed as a member of the Broncos.
Allen was a limited participant on Wednesday due to rest.
Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general.
Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn State held their places behind the Ducks, who are the last unbeaten team.
The shuffling begins at No.
Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Raiders at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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Fourth-quarter updates
Losing streak nears end (5:19 p.m.): The Broncos’ eight-game losing streak in road games vs. the Raiders is all but done.
Yet another demon exorcised by Sean Payton. — Schubert
Field goal, Broncos (5:15 p.m.): Wil Lutz nails 33-yard field goal.