Pat Rooney

Sports Writer

Pat Rooney

Pat Rooney has worked for Prairie Mountain Publishing since 2011 and has covered the Colorado Buffaloes since 2015.

Maddie Shoup, of CU gets past Landry Grover, of DU. during the DU CU women鈥檚 lacrosse game in Boulder on April 17, 2025.(Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Big 12 rematch with Arizona State the next hurdle for No. 14 Colorado lacrosse

April 29, 2026 at 4:03 p.m.

The Colorado women鈥檚 lacrosse team is all but assured of ending an NCAA Tournament drought that stretches back to 2019.

With the recruiting help of assistant coach Nate Tomlinson, the CU men's basketball team has tapped into the Australian basketball scene, where many younger players are experienced playing low-level professional hoops. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Australian recruits could fortify CU Buffs鈥� rotation

April 28, 2026 at 12:41 p.m.

Even with the return of point guard Barrington Hargress and three other young guards, the Colorado Buffaloes couldn鈥檛 entirely overlook adding reinforcements along the perimeter.

Colorado's Barrington Hargress, right, puts up a shot Feb. 7 against Arizona State. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado rotation taking shape for 2026-27 men鈥檚 basketball season

April 26, 2026 at 12:07 p.m.

The roster is not yet complete, and further additions are on the way.

Colorado Buffaloes鈥� head coach Tad Boyle reacts to a call during the game against the Utah Utes at the CU Events Center on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Australian guard Alex Dickeson makes it official with CU Buffs

April 22, 2026 at 11:19 a.m.

Colorado made it official with a player hoping to shore up the Buffaloes鈥� 3-point prowess.

Colorado Buffaloes鈥� head coach Tad Boyle calls out to the team during the game against the Arizona State Sun Devils at the CU Events Center in Boulder on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado men鈥檚 basketball looks to add size, experience in transfer portal

April 8, 2026 at 5:19 p.m.

Just one day into open-portal season for men鈥檚 basketball, and Colorado already knows who isn鈥檛 coming back.

Colorado's Felix Kossaras, right, looks to pass against Cal Baptist on Dec. 1 in Boulder. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

CU Buffs鈥� transfer portal exodus gets three new additions

April 7, 2026 at 2:39 p.m.

Three more now-former Buffs are heading out the transfer portal door.

BOULDER, CO – November 13, 2021: CU assistant, Mike Rohn, before the Montana State game. (Cliff Grassmick/Staff Photographer)

Veteran Colorado assistant Mike Rohn leaving Buffs for Kansas City

April 7, 2026 at 2:24 p.m.

The revamping of the Colorado men鈥檚 basketball team will include replacing a program fixture.

BOULDER, CO – MARCH 2:University of Colorado Boulder guard Yahya Attia speaks about the late quarterback Dominiq Ponder during a spring football press conference at the UC Health Champions Center on Monday, March 2, 2026. Ponder was killed in a crash on the morning of Sunday, March 1. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Yahya Attia leading the way on CU Buffs鈥� retooled offensive line

April 6, 2026 at 10:29 a.m.

Plenty of Colorado players have made multiple stops during their collegiate careers. It抖阴ap the new normal in college football. Yet none of them have logged miles quite like offensive lineman...

Colorado's Josiah Sanders drives to the basket against the TCU Horned Frogs on Feb. 1. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Offseason reboot begins for Colorado men鈥檚 basketball

April 2, 2026 at 12:26 p.m.

Barrington Hargress showed why he has the potential to be a critical a drawing card.

Colorado's Barrington Hargress, right, looks to shoot while Elijah Malone, left, eyes the play Feb. 7 against Arizona State. (Matthew Jonas/Staff Photographer)

Colorado takes depleted rotation into CBC matchup with Oklahoma

March 31, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Tad Boyle said it would be a bit of an eyebrow-raiser if anyone on the Colorado men鈥檚 basketball team didn鈥檛 want to keep competing.

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