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TAIPEI — A cluster of earthquakes struck Taiwan early on Tuesday, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude, according to the U. S. Geological Survey. There was no immediate information of any damage or casualties.
The temblors struck after a magnitude 7.4 quake hit the island earlier this month, killing 13 people and injuring over 1,000.
Colorado head football coach Deion Sanders during practice on April 9, 2024, in Boulder, Colo. (CU Athletics)
Colorado’s football season opener will be played two days earlier than originally scheduled.
CU announced on Monday that the opener against North Dakota State will take place on Thursday, Aug. 29, at Folsom Field. It was originally slated for Aug.
Sean Keeler: What do you get the team that needs … everything? The more you think about it, the more it feels like the Broncos are sitting in a wild, and kinda brutal, spot at No. 12 in the first round of the NFL draft. You don’t have enough top-shelf talent to move up without eviscerating another position group — trading cornerback Pat Surtain II might land you a top-6 draft slot, but it might also guarantee a 4-13 record.
DeAndre Jordan’s usefulness to the Nuggets can almost — but not quite — be summarized by Nikola Jokic’s bulleted list.
“To give you advice on and off the court,” Jokic said. “To make fun of somebody. To make fun of him(self). He’s always up to something. To share a glass of wine, too.
Luke O’Brien has found a new home. And Cody Williams made it official that his brief time calling Boulder home is at an end.
As expected, Williams on Monday announced he will enter the NBA draft, officially ending an injury-marred, one-and-done tenure with the Colorado men’s basketball program. O’Brien has opted to use his extra season of eligibility granted by the NCAA for the 2020-21 COVID season as a fifth-year player at Georgia Tech.
Williams played in 24 games, missing 13 due to various injuries throughout the season.