Volleyball team claims No. 1 ranking
For the first time ever, the MSU Denver volleyball team is ranked No. 1 in the country for NCAA Division…
Category: Sports
After a challenging year, student-athletes focus on the field and their mental health
After last year’s sports seasons were canceled or postponed due to Covid-19, Metropolitan State University of Denver student-athletes are taking…
Former Roadrunners basketball star Nick Kay poised to be key contributor on Australia’s Olympic squad
UPDATE Tues., Aug. 3: Australia’s Boomers beat Argentina Tuesday to advance to the semifinals of the Tokyo Olympic men’s basketball tournament. The Aussies…
Five baseball facts from an anthropologist/superfan
Baseball season is already more than two months old. Fans are back in the stands at Coors Field, and Denver…
MLB All-Star Game a home run for Denver’s spirit and economy
Baseball has long been a balm for what ails the country, helping it heal from national tragedy and war. This…
MLB pitching prospect back on mound
Former Roadrunners star pitcher Julian Garcia is back on the mound in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. The 25-year-old right-hander’s big-league…
MSU Denver Baseball’s Cade Crader pitches perfect game
Perfection personified. That was Metropolitan State University of Denver pitcher Cade Crader on Saturday, March 27. The right-hander twirled a nine-inning perfect…
MSU Denver student-athletes read to Head Start students on Zoom
The COVID-19 pandemic drove Metropolitan State University of Denver student-athletes to change their training regimen this fall. And the results…
Sports without fans: How should athletes react?
Under normal circumstances, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic’s Game 7-winning baby hook over Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert on Tuesday…
Pandemic puts MLB pitching prospect’s dream on hold
This might have been the summer that minor-league pitcher Julian Garcia got his shot at “The Show.” The former Metropolitan…