Sweat equity
As a child growing up outside Chicago, Chris Mosier had hoop dreams. The three-sport, all-conference high school athlete was recruited to play…
Category: Sports
A Giant opportunity
Matt Malkin will get his shot after all. Metropolitan State University of Denver baseball coaches and players were somewhat surprised earlier…
Ballers battle Down Under
One of the best basketball leagues in the world is holding its championship, and ballers with MSU Denver connections are…
Just Keep Swimming
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Laura Richardson still remembers being cut from her Northglenn neighborhood swim team. But even at a…
Balancing basketball and biochemistry
Jonalyn Wittwer’s world is a mix of immunology and in-bounds plays, of parasitology and pick-and-rolls, of balancing a biochemistry lab…
So you want to host SportsCenter?
The set lights go up. The theme song culminates in its familiar refrain: Da-Da-Da, Da-Da-Da. Gary Striewski is live. “Hosting ESPN’s ‘SportsCenter’…
Advantage, altitude: exploring the largest home advantage in sports
The Denver Nuggets are embracing their hometown’s sky-high altitude more than ever for the 2018-19 NBA season. Not only are Jamal…
6 ways to improve performance
So, how DO you get to Carnegie Hall? Contrary to what Allen Iverson may have thought, practice is essential to improving…
Mixing business with education
One of the worst-kept secrets on the Auraria Campus is that you can major in beer. Students in the Beer Industry…
Dunks, digs and diplomas
After shooting a team-best 162 across two rounds at a golf tournament in Wichita Falls, Texas, Jennifer Hankins stepped onto…