Matt Campbell Explains The Role Freshmen Have Played In Preventing Covid Outbreaks

SPOKANE, Wash. — A loss on Saturday at Washington State might have waylaid the Colorado Buffaloes’ plans of making a run at the Pac-12 Conference title. Championships aren’t won in January, but they certainly can be lost in January. CU managed to stay in what is turning into a crowded lead pack in the league by rallying past Washington State for a 70-59 victory on Saturday night, despite trailing by 18 points in the first half while star point guard McKinley Wright tried to shake off a knee injury. By the time the Buffs get back out on the road again, their status as either a contender or a pretender in the conference race will likely be determined. Beginning on Wednesday with an abrupt rematch against Washington State, the Buffs will play five home games in a span of 13 days.

After six games, the Avalanche is no better than average. The proverbial Stanley Cup favorite could argue that in a normal year there is a six-game preseason to work out the kinks, but that’s not the case in this shortened 56-game NHL season that is akin to a sprint. The Avs fell to 3-3 after Sunday night’s 3-1 loss to Anaheim at the Honda Center.

LAS VEGAS — Oddsmakers like Kansas City to win a second straight Super Bowl, making the Chiefs a field goal or better favorite to beat Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Westgate Superbook and the Station Casinos chain opened the game with the Chiefs favored by 3 1-2 points, with an over/under total of 57 1-2 points.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took the Kansas City Chiefs five frustrating decades to make their second Super Bowl appearance. Now, the defending champs are headed there for the second straight year. Showing no lingering effects from a concussion, Patrick Mahomes sliced up Buffalo’s secondary with ruthless efficiency as the Chiefs rolled to a 38-24 victory over Josh Allen and the Bills in the AFC championship game Sunday night.

Tom Brady’s signing with the Buccaneers as a free agent last winter spawned hope that brighter days were ahead for a once-downtrodden franchise. To deliver on that hope, Brady needed some relentless play from Tampa Bay’s defense. “We played like our life depended on it,” Jason Pierre-Paul said Sunday after the Bucs forced two more turnovers and sacked Aaron Rodgers five times to key a 31-26 victory that sends Brady to an unprecedented 10th Super Bowl.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ road magic have them heading home to the Super Bowl, the first team to play in one on their home field. Brady owns six Super Bowl rings with New England and now heads to his 10th NFL championship game with his new team.