Next week’s World Figure Skating Championships in Tokyo have been postponed and may be canceled because of the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, the International Skating Union announced Monday.
Four Colorado Springs skaters were scheduled to compete: U.S. men’s champion Ryan Bradley, U.S. pairs champions Caitlin Yankowskas and John Coughlin and U.S. ladies runner-up Rachael Flatt.
Bradley, who won his first national title in his 11th try in January, wasn’t surprised or upset.
“It was something I was foreseeing,” he said. “With everything going on over there, it’s not responsible to be over there and have an ice-skating competition.”
John Henderson, The Denver Post
Texas RB commits to Buffs.
Colorado got its first running back commitment of the Jon Embree coaching era when Benjamin Catalon of Houston Westside pledged, according to recruiting services. The 5-foot-8, 190-pound Catalon rushed for 1,116 yards (9.7 per carry) and 14 touchdowns last fall as a junior.
Catalon plans to graduate early and enroll at CU in January so he can participate in 2012 spring practices.
Tom Kensler, The Denver Post
Area teams in WNIT.
The University of Colorado, Denver and Wyoming women’s basketball teams will be playing in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament scheduled to begin Wednesday.
Colorado plays Cal-Riverside at home Thursday. DU will play at BYU on Thursday, and Wyoming will host Portland State on Wednesday.
