Livestrong Says It Will Survive, Post-lance

The Colorado School of Mines football program has its eyes on a national title. Establishing dominance in-state is now a given. Related Articles College Sports | PHOTOS: CU Buffs handed 42-6 defeat by Oregon Ducks College Sports | CU Buffs have long way to go to match Oregon, USC up front. And Deion Sanders knows it. College Sports | CU Buffs vs.

EUGENE, Ore. — Even at 3-0, darlings of the nation, Deion Sanders warned those jumping onto the Buffs Bandwagon — some seats might’ve just come open, by the way — that CU was still about a half-dozen or so “dawgs” away from where he wanted the program to be. On Saturday, it became painfully clear, right away, that most of those missing pieces are along the offensive and defensive lines. The Buffs allowed 240 rushing yards — 161 in the first half alone — and 522 yards of total offense to the tenth-ranked Ducks, who scored on five of their first six possessions, led 35-0 at the half and cruised to a 42-6 win over the No.

Javier Assad’s value to the Chicago Cubs cannot be defined by a singular role. The Cubs put Assad back in the bullpen Saturday with Marcus Stroman’s return to the rotation against the Colorado Rockies for his first start since July 31. But Assad’s performance in relief — four shutout innings with two hits, no walks and six strikeouts — gave the Cubs a chance to pull out a 6-3 comeback win at Wrigley Field. Yan Gomes’ two-out RBI double tied the game in the sixth, and the Cubs (81-74) went ahead the next inning on Cody Bellinger’s sacrifice fly.

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Aside from captain Gabriel Landeskog’s season-long absence, the second-most important player on the Colorado Avalanche roster who might not be ready for the start of the season is backup goaltender Pavel Francouz. He has yet to skate with the team during training camp, and Friday his coach said there was no timeline for Francouz’s return.