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Rose Namajunas found herself again in a river in Irvine, Kentucky. It was there where Namajunas was baptized a little over a year ago — part of a rededication that’s underscored a late-career push to become a two-division UFC champion. In that time, the Westminster resident gave up drinking alcohol and smoking marijuana, and channeled her focus on her Christian faith.

Colorado State (5-3, 3-0 in Mountain West) at Nevada (3-6, 0-3) When/where: 6 p.m. Saturday/Mackay Stadium TV/Radio: CBS Sports Network/Rams Radio Network BetMGM Line: CSU -1.5, O/U 45.5 Weather: 38 degrees, partly cloudy Three storylines Playing for something big: The Rams are undefeated in conference play and sit atop the Mountain West standings alongside Boise State, which CSU doesn’t have on its regular-season schedule — meaning everything is in front of CSU.

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