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Colorado responds to week of ‘disrespect’ with Travis Hunter-led rout of Colorado State

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Colorado rebounded from taking a rivalry beatdown by delivering one. Playing at Colorado State for the first time since 1996, the Buffaloes rolled over the Rams 28-9 on Saturday.

The rematch of last year’s heated double-overtime thriller in Boulder lacked the scoring and dramatics, but did showcase an improved Colorado team from the Buffaloes’ ugly showing a week ago, when Colorado trailed 28-0 at halftime of a 28-10 loss at Nebraska.

Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi and receiver Tory Horton added another jolt to the rivalry this week with some pregame trash talk. Horton argued that the Rams should have “murdered” Colorado last season, and Fowler-Nicolosi said he wanted to “see how far Instagram followers gets them.” Fowler-Nicolosi and Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders appeared to exchange words after the game. Sanders said that before the game a Colorado State player ran into and elbowed Colorado receivers coach Jason Phillips.

“The disrespect was uncalled for during the week,” Colorado coach Deion Sanders said. “We knew coming into the game it would be a bit personal. … I just pray that our kids would never act in that matter cause y’all would have a field day with it.”

On Saturday, Colorado’s play spoke loudest as the Buffaloes improved to 2-1 and earned their seventh consecutive win in the in-state rivalry, keeping the Centennial Cup in Boulder.

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“Them Instagram followers got us far today, ya heard?” Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter said in a live video posted to social media.

They also spoiled the first sellout for Colorado State in Canvas Stadium, which opened in 2017.

“Oh! This was the first time they sold out here? Why was that? You know darn well why that was,” Sanders said.

Colorado led 14-3 at halftime after trailing 3-0 after the first quarter, then scored early in the third quarter to extend the lead to 18 and coasted from there. Last week’s lopsided loss in Lincoln prompted plenty of questions about how the transfer-heavy Buffaloes roster would respond. Sanders couldn’t have been more pleased with what he saw.

“I’m just so proud,” he said.

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Hunter strengthens his Heisman case

Fowler-Nicolosi taunted Hunter with a “too small” gesture after a two-yard scramble in the first half, but Hunter picked off the quarterback in the second half, returning his first interception of the season 38 yards. Hunter missed most of last year’s comeback victory after suffering a lacerated liver on a late hit from Rams safety Henry Blackburn.

“How stupid is that?” Sanders said. “This is Travis Hunter. Dude, this is Travis Hunter. This is Travis Hunter. Who does that? I don’t allow my kids to do that.”

Hunter caught 13 passes, tying his career high, for 100 yards and two scores, his fourth consecutive game with triple-digit receiving yards. He also added a pass breakup and five tackles on defense.

“Travis is phenomenal,” Sanders said. “Week in and week out.”

Colorado’s offensive line shuffling pays off

Deion and Shedeur Sanders were critical of the offensive line’s play a week ago against Nebraska’s defensive front, both in protecting Colorado’s quarterback and in struggling to establish a running game.

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Deion Sanders warned that a shakeup could be coming, and it was. The Buffaloes benched UTEP transfer Justin Mayers and moved Florida International transfer Phillip Houston to starting right tackle. They also moved Tyler Brown from right tackle to left guard. Five-star freshman Jordan Seaton remained at left tackle, and Hank Zilinskas (center) and Khalil Benson (right guard) stayed in their spots.

The result? Sanders had more time and better protection than he’s had all season, albeit against a Colorado State defense that ranked 85th nationally in tackles for loss and 118th in sacks with just one through two games this season. Sanders was sacked just one time for a loss of six yards.

All five offensive linemen came to the postgame press conference with Shedeur Sanders and Hunter.

“I’m so dern proud of these men I don’t know what to do,” Deion Sanders said during an in-game interview on CBS. “I want to line ’em up and kiss all of ’em. I love ’em to life.”

For the second time under Sanders, the Buffaloes had a rusher surpass 60 yards in a single game, despite missing starting running back Dallan Hayden. Colorado ran for 112 yards on 17 carries. Freshman Micah Welch, one of Colorado’s 11 high school signees in the Class of 2024, carried the ball nine times for 65 yards.

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“It was very personal. It meant everything for us to go prove the world wrong,” Brown said.

(Photo: Andrew Wevers / Getty Images)

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Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo makes NBA history with 83-point game

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Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo made NBA history on Tuesday night.

Adebayo scored 83 points, all while setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards. It is the second-highest scoring game for a player ever, only to Wilt Chamberlain’s famed 100-point game.

“An absolutely surreal night,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra told reporters after the game.

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Adebayo started with a 31-point first quarter. He was up to 43 at halftime, 62 by the end of the third quarter. And then came the fourth, when the milestones kept falling despite facing double-, triple- and what once appeared to be a quadruple-team from a Wizards defense that kept sending him to the foul line.

He finished 20 of 43 from the field, 36 of 43 from the foul line, 7 for 22 from 3-point range.

After the game, he was seen in tears while he hugged his mother, Marilyn Blount, before leaving the floor after the game.

“Welp won’t have the highest career high in the house anymore,” Adebayo’s girlfriend, four-time WNBA MVP A’ja Wilson, wrote on social media, “but at least it gives me something to go after.”

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Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat celebrates during the fourth quarter of the game against the Washington Wizards at Kaseya Center on March 10, 2026, in Miami, Florida.  (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

The NBA’s previous best this season was 56, by Nikola Jokic for Denver against Minnesota on Christmas night. The last player to have 62 points through three quarters: one of Adebayo’s basketball heroes, Kobe Bryant, who had exactly that many through three quarters for the Los Angeles Lakers against Dallas on Dec. 20, 2005.

He wound up passing Bryant for single-game scoring as well. Bryant’s career-best was 81 — a game that was the second-best on the NBA scoring list for two decades.

Adebayo scored 31 points in the opening quarter against the Wizards, breaking the Heat record for points in any quarter — and tying the team record for points in a first half before the second quarter even started.

He finished the first half with 43 points, a team record for any half and two points better than his previous career high — for a full game, that is — of 41, set Jan. 23, 2021, against Brooklyn.

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Adebayo’s season high entering Tuesday was 32. He matched that with a free throw with 5:53 left in the second quarter, breaking the Heat first-half scoring record.

Adebayo’s 43-point first half was the NBA’s second-best in at least the last 30 seasons — going back to the start of the digital play-by-play era that began in the 1996-97 season.

The Associated Press contributed to this report. 

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Kings lose in overtime to the Boston Bruins

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Charlie McAvoy scored 39 seconds into overtime and Jeremy Swayman stopped 14 shots on Tuesday night to earn the Boston Bruins their 13th straight victory at home, 2-1 over the Kings.

Mason Lohrei scored midway through the third period to break a scoreless tie. But the Kings tied it five minutes later when Drew Doughty’s shot from the blue line deflected off the heel of Bruins forward Elias Lindholm and into the net.

It was the seventh straight time the teams had gone to overtime in Boston.

In the overtime, Mark Kastelic blocked a shot in the defensive zone and made a long pass to David Pastrnak, who waited for McAvoy to come into the zone. The Bruins’ defenseman and U.S. Olympian, who went to the locker room at the end of the second period after taking a puck off his mouth, skated in on Darcy Kuemper and went to his backhand for the winner.

Kuemper stopped 21 shots for the Kings, who entered the night one point out of the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The victory kept Boston in possession of the East’s second wild-card spot.

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Swayman tied his career high with his 25th win of the season. The Bruins haven’t lost at the TD Garden since before Christmas.

After the game, Kings forward and future Hall of Famer Anze Kopitar stayed on the ice to shake hands with the Bruins after what is expected to be his last game in Boston.

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Jon Jones requests UFC release after Dana White says legend was ‘never’ considered him for White House card

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Mixed martial arts legend Jon Jones ended his retirement from UFC simply because he wanted a spot on the “Freedom 250” fight card at the White House in June. 

But, when UFC CEO Dana White announced the card during UFC 326 this past weekend, Jones wasn’t among the fighters. As a result, he has requested a release from his UFC contract. 

White was candid when asked about Jones following the UFC 326 card. 

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Jon Jones of the United States of America reacts after his TKO victory against Stipe Miocic of the United States of America in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on Nov. 16, 2024 in New York City.  ((Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images))

“Never, ever, ever, which I told you guys a hundred thousands times, was Jon Jones ever even remotely in my mind to fight at the White House,” White explained, per CBS Sports. “Some guy with Meta Glasses filmed him talking about his hips – that his hips are so bad. And I don’t know if you guys saw that flag football game where he can barely run. Jon Jones retired because of his hips. He’s got arthritis in his hips. Apparently, doctors say he should have a hip replacement.”

White added that “the Jon Jones thing is bulls—,” saying that he texted the fighter’s lawyer saying he would never be on the White House card despite Jones saying he was in negotiations for it. 

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The Meta Glasses incident White is referring to came from a viral video, where Jones, unaware he was being filmed, discussed issues with his hips to a fan. 

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On Monday, Jones composed a thorough response to White’s comments about him and the White House Card. He previously posted and deleted social media explanations, but Monday’s appeared to be his final statement on the matter. 

UFC President Dana White speaks after UFC Fight Night at Toyota Center on Feb. 21, 2026.  (Troy Taormina/Imagn Images)

“Yes, I have arthritis in my hip and it’s painful, but that doesn’t mean I can’t fight,” Jones, who retired a heavyweight champion in 2025, said. “So let me get this straight, if I had accepted the lowball offer, suddenly my hip would be fine and I’d be on the White House card? That doesn’t make sense. I even received stem cell treatment last week to get ready for the White House card, and training camp was scheduled to start today. I was preparing to be ready. 

“I understand business deals fall through sometimes, but going out publicly and saying things that aren’t true isn’t right. After everything I’ve given to the UFC, the years, the title defenses, the fights, hearing that I’m ‘done’ is disappointing. Especially when as recently as Friday UFC was calling me trying to get me on that White House card for a much lower number.”

Jones finished his statement by saying he “respectfully” asks to be released from his UFC contract.

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Jon Jones enters the ring before facing Stipe Miocic in the UFC heavyweight championship fight during the UFC 309 event at Madison Square Garden on November 16, 2024 in New York City, New York. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

“No more spins, no more games. Thank you to the real fans who know what’s up,” he wrote. 

The UFC did not immediately respond to a request for comment by Fox News Digital.

Jones is considered one of the best UFC fighters of all time, owning a 28-1-1 record, which includes his last bout with Stipe Miocic, knocking him out to take the heavyweight title belt. He is also a two-time light heavyweight champion. 

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