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Colorado Fined $50K for Anti-Mormon Chants at BYU Game

School, coach, and conference all condemn fans' behavior

(Newser) - The University of Colorado is facing a $50,000 penalty after fans unleashed anti-Mormon chants and expletives at Brigham Young University's football team over the weekend, NBC News reports. The incident unfolded during Saturday's game in Boulder, where BYU edged out Colorado 24-21.

Colorado Debuts a Much More Lively Mascot

'Ralphie did a wonderful job of doing the doggone thing that she does,' says coach Deion Sanders

(Newser) - The newest star for the Colorado Buffaloes loves molasses-based treats, drinking straight from the water hose at her ranch, and galloping in front of a stadium full of fans. Ralphie VII made her much-anticipated debut last weekend, the year-old, 700-pound ball of bison energy bursting out of her end-zone stall...

Deion Sanders Has Good Reason for His Personal Porta-Potty

Colorado coach has it set up on sidelines to smash incontinence stigma after his bladder cancer bout

(Newser) - Deion Sanders doesn't care what anyone thinks—if nature calls, he wants to be ready. USA Today reports that the head coach for the University of Colorado's Buffaloes football team has had a portable toilet set up for himself on the sidelines at Boulder's Folsom Field, in...

Failed Colorado Football Mascot Gets Sent Out to Pasture

Colorado's beloved Ralphie VI bison is retiring after lackluster sideline performances

(Newser) - Ralphie VI, the live mascot for the University of Colorado's football team, is headed for retirement, after a less-than-enthusiastic four-year stint on the job. The bison nicknamed Ember never quite warmed up to the famous tradition of charging across the field at Buffaloes football games, a spectacle that'...

Deion Sanders' Kid Released by Buccaneers
Deion Sanders' Kid
Is Out of a Job
Aug 25, 2025 1:30 AM CDT

Deion Sanders' Kid Is Out of a Job

Shilo Sanders has been released by Buccaneers for throwing a punch in preseason game

(Newser) - Shilo Sanders, son of NFL Hall of Famer Deion Sanders and brother of Cleveland Browns rookie quarterback Shedeur Sanders , has been released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as part of the NFL's required league-wide cuts to get preseason rosters down to 53 players this week, USA Today reports....

Deion Sanders Says Cancer Cost Him His Bladder

'Men, everybody, get checked out,' he says

(Newser) - "When we hear that 'C-word,' there is usually a life sentence attached to it," Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders said Monday. "But not this time." At a news conference at the University of Colorado, the coach and medical officials said Sanders' bladder was removed...

Behind the Mystifying Slide of Shedeur Sanders in NFL Draft

Colorado QB and son of Deion is finally drafted by Cleveland in the fifth round

(Newser) - Maybe the biggest story in the NFL draft centered not on the first pick but on the 144th. On Saturday, the Cleveland Browns selected Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders in the fifth round, reports the AP . It was a stunner because at one point, Sanders—son of former NFL phenom and...

Pacman Jones: I Never Took an Honest Drug Test

Ex-Cincinnati Bengal said he 'never' used his own urine during drug testing to hide his pot use

(Newser) - Ex-NFL player Adam "Pacman" Jones has long been a vocal marijuana advocate, even bragging that he'd smoked before games. Now, the retired Cincinnati Bengals cornerback is revealing how he got around the NFL's drug testing program while he was a player. "I cheated the program,"...

Deion Sanders Just Took Home a Top SI Honor

Not many with 4-8 record would earn Sportsperson of the Year, but Colorado Buffaloes coach just did

(Newser) - Former NFL and MLB player Deion Sanders has been named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson of the Year, a choice that has some cheering and others scratching their heads. "Coach Prime is here, and he's just getting started," the magazine tweeted on Thursday of the 56-year-old ex-cornerback, now...

'Coach Prime' Might Just Be the Biggest Story in Sports
He Might Be the Biggest
Story in Sports Right Now
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Sep 18, 2023 11:10 AM CDT

He Might Be the Biggest Story in Sports Right Now

'Coach Prime' Deion Sanders has transformed the University of Colorado football program

(Newser) - Even less-than-casual sports fans are likely to remember the name of Deion Sanders from his days in the NFL. These days, the Hall of Famer is coaching college football, and some remarkable descriptions are being thrown around about the man who calls himself "Coach Prime." Coverage:
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