Mammoth beats roughnecks
John Grant Jr. became the fifth player in National Lacrosse League history to reach 1,000 career points and helped the Colorado Mammoth defeat the Calgary Roughnecks 13-12 in overtime Saturday night in Denver.
Grant achieved his milestone with a first-quarter assist on a Derek Hopcroft goal. Grant and Gary Gait are the only Mammoth players in the 1,000-point club.
CU ski team second
Colorado sophomore Rune Oedegaard won the men’s nordic race for the second straight day, but the CU ski team couldn’t make up ground on Utah and finished second on the final day of the University of Denver Invitational at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Tabernash on Saturday.
Utah won with 902 points. CU scored 845 points. DU finished fourth with 752.
Oedegaard won the 15K freestyle in 48:14.5.
Hansen shines
Colorado quarterback Tyler Hansen ran for a touchdown and had two key completions on the winning drive in the West’s 24-17 victory at the East-West Shrine all-star game in St. Petersburg, Fla.
