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Sorry. Don’t buy it. Deion Sanders and Jerry Jones are more effective business partners apart than they could ever be under one roof. When Coach Prime needs leverage, he talks to Jerry. When Jerry needs clicks, he calls Deion. Why ruin the perfect relationship by moving in together? “To hear from Jerry Jones is truly delightful, and it’s intriguing,” Sanders, the CU Buffs’ popular second-year football coach, told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday night.

For the majority of the Colorado women’s basketball team, going through the early stages of Big 12 Conference play has felt somewhat like a nonconference schedule. A newcomer to the Big 12 this season after 13 years in the Pac-12, CU is facing a lot of teams it hasn’t played in years.

DALLAS — The NBA’s most valuable player sought to make himself more valuable this preseason. “We had a conversation when he came to me in training camp,” Michael Malone said. “And he asked me, he goes, ‘Coach, do you think I should shoot more 3s?'” Denver had already attempted the fewest 3-pointers in the league the previous season.

Tad Boyle officially was a former player, and he had not yet embarked on a collegiate coaching career now in its 31st season when the legendary Bill McCartney era of Colorado football reached its apex in 1989 and 1990. In 1989, Boyle was only four years removed from the end of his playing days in Kansas.

The Broncos’ season ended Sunday after losing to the Bills, 31-7, in the wild-card round. Next up for Denver: The offseason and looking to the NFL draft. The Broncos locked in the No. 20 pick in the first round of the NFL draft. It’s a spot the franchise has picked from four times since the AFL-NFL merger, selecting Hall of Famer Steve Atwater (1989), offensive tackles George Foster (2008) and Garett Bolles (2017), and tight end Noah Fant (2019). Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader')); After finding their franchise quarterback in Bo Nix in last year’s draft, the Broncos have numerous needs heading into the offseason, from revamping the running game to finding answers at inside linebacker to finding more playmakers on offense. Here’s a look at who national draftniks are thinking will land in Denver. 247Sports | Brad Crawford | Updated Jan.

Deion Sanders and Jason Witten are two of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ former — and favorite — players, and both have been floated as potential replacements for coach Mike McCarthy. Jones and McCarthy agreed Monday to part ways after five seasons together. McCarthy was on an expiring contract and finished 7-10, ending a three-year run of playoff trips with 12-5 records.