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Attendance Did not practice: Physically Unable to Perform list — S Delarrin Turner-Yell (knee) and LB Drew Sanders (Achilles). Injured reserve — OL Quinn Bailey (ankle/leg).  Out — S Brandon Jones (hamstring), OLB Nik Bonitto (back), ILB Justin Strnad (groin), DL Zach Allen (rest), RB Audric Estime (rest), S Caden Sterns (knee/rest). Payton said that the team has hit the point in camp at which veteran players and those returning from injury are starting to get slated days off.

While his teammates were going home from basketball practice, Cory Sandhagen was just getting started. The year was 2010, and Sandhagen was a senior on the Smoky Hill High School hoops team. But basketball was getting stale, and he wanted a new challenge. So he decided to learn how to fight. What followed was a daily commitment to learning jujutsu, striking and wrestling at a nearby MMA gym. “All my teammates and coaches thought I was kind of crazy,” Sandhagen said.

The 4-1 embarrassment to open the Colorado Rapids’ season wasn’t a fluke after all. Both the Rapids and Portland Timbers are different teams than that scoreline would suggest, with Colorado certainly much better than it was that day back in February. But somehow, a rematch to kick off Leagues Cup went worse for Chris Armas’ team, this time ending 4-0 in favor of the Timbers. Here are three takeaways from another forgettable night in Portland: Early missed chances come back to bite Through five minutes, the Rapids could have been up by two goals.

When Lucas Krull took the mound as a 16-year-old and threw a fastball 90 miles per hour left-handed, it created disbelief. But when he walked behind the mound four years later, he shook his head and murmured to himself, “I can’t believe I am still doing this.” Krull had reached a crossroads in his athletic career, a journey that now is worthy of a movie.

Colorado State will open fall camp for the third time under head coach Jay Norvell early Friday morning in the shadows of Canvas Stadium, hoping to take another step forward in 2024. CSU is coming off a 5-7 season a year ago. The Rams went 3-5 in the Mountain West Conference and have been picked to finish fifth in the league this year. The Rams expect big seasons from several players, specifically their preseason all-conference selections in wide receiver Tory Horton, defensive back Jack Howell, offensive lineman Jacob Gardner and linebacker Chase Wilson. A successful season will come down to not only the expected production of those players, but others who showed improvement last year and newcomers to the team as well. Here are a few storylines to watch as the team opens camp and begins preparation for the 2024 season, which begins Aug.

In his two seasons at Liberty, Preston Hodge played a lot of football and won a lot of games. Something was missing, however. “I didn’t really get coached the best at my position last year,” the Colorado newcomer said this week as he and the Buffaloes began preseason camp. “So, just being able to play for the best; Deion is the best to ever do it at my position.