LAHAINA, Hawaii — Well, it has been a strange week in paradise.
It began with Colorado basketball coach Jeff Bzdelik having to fly back to Chicago to attend to his ailing mother and ends with Mike Bohn getting ready to fly back to Boulder to make an announcement about Dan Hawkins’ future as the football coach.
In [...]

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Buffs are flirting with what be a humiliating last-place finish in the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Colorado leads host Chaminade, a Division II program, 27-24 at halftime.
Dwight Thorne made a 3-pointer with four seconds left to give the Buffs the lead.
After battling Gonzaga and Arizona to the wire, CU could feel good [...]

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Colorado has pushed Gonzaga and Arizona to the brink in the first two games of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
Yet the Buffs are 0-2 and in the last-place game tomorrow against host Chaminade.
After two “moral victories” this team feels like I did after swallowing a pint of the Pacific Ocean during a [...]

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Arizona leads Colorado 35-34 at halftime in the second round of the EA Sports Maui Invitational.
The Buffs came out sluggish but have stayed in the game by making 15 of 18 free throws.
Nate Tomlinson hit CU’s only 3-pointer of the half to give his team its first lead, 27-26. He leads the [...]

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Arizona is up next for the Buffs.
But will Colorado’s opponent in the EA Sports Maui Invitational be awake for today’s game?
The Buffs played in the first game of the tournament on Monday, losing 76-72 to Gonzaga.
CU associate head coach Steve McClain and his staff didn’t find out who they would be playing [...]

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Dave Odom told me this before the tournament tipped:
“I don’t think there will be a team in this tournament better coached than Colorado,” said the former Wake Forest and South Carolina head coach, who is now serving as the director of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. “There may be several [...]

LAHAINA, Maui — The Buffs nearly shot the lights out in the first half and lead Gonzaga 40-29 at the intermission.
Colorado, making its first appearance at the EA Sports Maui Invitational, made six of its first eight 3-pointers and stunned the Bulldogs with a 36-21 lead.
It’s only November but it feels like March. We’ll see [...]

LAHAINA, Maui — Greetings Buffs fans. I’m typing this courtside at the Lahaina Civic Center less than 30 minutes before the EA Sports Maui Invitational tips off.
Colorado will be without head coach Jeff Bzdelik, who flew from Maui to Chicago last night to be with his ailing mother.
Associate head coach Steve McClain will lead the [...]

LAHAINA, Maui — Aloha auninala Buffs fans.
I made it to Maui late last night and attended the coaches press conference for the EA Sports Maui Invitational early this morning.
I am staying at the Ka’anapali Beach Hotel on one of the world’s most beautiful islands. It certainly makes up for the trips to Ames, Stillwater and [...]

If you’re a Colorado football fan, reality bites.
Dan Hawkins simply hasn’t panned out and all signs point to a coaching change.
But rumors about Mike Shanahan and his son Kyle having an interest in taking over the program are laughable.
Mike Bohn recently rolled his eyes at reporters when asked about rumors of the Mastermind — who [...]