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Deion Sanders’ sunglasses notch $1.2 million in sales in first day

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

The Prime Effect has lured A-list celebrities to Boulder and sold out season tickets for a college football team that won just a single game in the 2022-23 season. It’s also catapulted sunglasses sales literally overnight.Within one day of announcing its collaboration design with CU Buffs coach Deion Sanders, Blenders eyewear company received $1.2 million in pre-orders, a spokesperson confirmed on Monday.Blenders eyewear company revealed a new line of sunglasses inspired by Deion Sanders. (Image provided by CU Athletics)Since pre-orders went live last Friday, the San Diego-based outfitter has sold more than 72,000 units. At $67 each, that’s more than $4.8 million in sales by our math – and the pre-order period isn’t even up until Oct. 12.News about the sunglasses dropped prior to the Rocky Mountain Showdown matchup between the Buffs and the Colorado State University Rams. The game aired during the primetime slot on Saturday night, but was already national news by that time after CSU...

Opinion: Perfection cannot be the standard for (re)naming efforts in Colorado

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

Toward the end of the movie Oppenheimer, President Harry S. Truman accuses the title character of being a “cry baby scientist.” The comment, true to history though it was said privately to staff, so completely diminishes the brilliant physicist’s anguish over the detonation of the first atomic bombs that he helped create.If that’s all the viewer knows of that president, one would think Truman a small man who lacked empathy for Oppenheimer and the more than 214,000 people who died from the blasts by 1945. Yet Truman was anything but; he oversaw the Marshall Plan, the Berlin Airlift, and the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces. When viewed in the context of their life and times, it is clear that both men’s contributions to history were far greater than their failings. A single moment does not a person define.The Denver Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which just renamed Mt. Evans to Mt. Blue Sky, must keep this principle in ...

CU Buffs announce game time, channel vs. USC Trojans

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

Colorado will appear in Fox’s “Big Noon Saturday” slot Sept. 30 against USC, the school announced Monday. This will be the fifth straight Buffs game to air on national television and the third “Big Noon Saturday” designation this season. No. 19 CU (3-0) will host No. 5 USC (3-0) at 10 a.m. at Folsom Field.Both “Big Noon Kickoff” and “College GameDay” were in town for CU’s double-overtime win in Saturday’s Rocky Mountain Showdown, bringing in celebrities like Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Lil’ Wayne, Offset, and Rob Gronkowski.Fox has not officially announced that “Big Noon Kickoff” will be traveling to Boulder for the game, but the pregame show typically broadcasts from the location of the network’s early game. The one exception? Choosing Boulder for the Rocky Mountain Showdown — which aired at 8 p.m. on ESPN — over a visit to Champaign, Ill., for Illinois vs. Penn State.Under first-ye...

RTD maintenance will close part of G line Tuesday

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

While crews perform necessary maintenance on Denver’s commuter rails Tuesday, portions of the G Line will be closed.During the maintenance work, RTD will provide bus shuttles to connect customers between affected rail stations, according to a news release from the Regional Transportation District.The closure will impact the G Line between the Clear Creek-Federal and Wheat Ridge-Ward Road stations, the release stated.Shuttles can be located at Gate C of the Clear Creek-Federal station, Gate A of the 60th/Sheridan-Arvada Gold Strike station, Gate A of the Olde Town Arvada station, Gate A of the Arvada Ridge Station and Gate C of the Wheat Ridge-Ward Road station.G Line regular operations between Union Station and Clear Creek-Federal Station and B Line service between Union Station and Westminster Station will remain active Tuesday, the release stated.Related ArticlesTransportation | I-25 reopens in Pueblo after tractor-trailer truck rolls over Transportation | ...

Lacerated liver sidelines CU Buffs star Travis Hunter, according to multiple reports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

Colorado football star Travis Hunter could miss up to four weeks after a late hit against Colorado State sent him to the hospital on Saturday night.CU has not released details on Hunter’s injury, but Fox’s Skip Bayless, the host of Undisputed, reported Monday on his show that Hunter suffered a lacerated liver and would be out three or four weeks. Carl Reed of 247Sports reported that CU head coach Deion Sanders told him Hunter would be out for three weeks.A BuffZone source confirmed Bayless’ report on Monday morning.Bayless said the injury is “not considered terribly serious,” but it does appear to be serious enough to take the best player off the field for the 19th-ranked Buffaloes for two of their most important games of the season. CU (3-0) visits No. 10 Oregon in the Pac-12  opener on Saturday (1:30 p.m. MT, ABC) and will host No. 5 USC on Sept. 30 at Folsom Field (10 a.m. MT, Fox).A rare two-way starter, Hunter plays cornerback and receiver for the Buffs. He was playing receiver...

Palmdale man, 29, arrested in killing of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

A Palmdale man has been arrested in the shooting death of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, officials announced Monday. Kevin Salazar, 29, was taken into custody around 5 a.m. after a standoff lasting several hours."We are extremely confident we have the right person in custody," L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said in a Monday morning press conference.Kevin Salazar, accused of killing a Los Angeles County deputy, was taken into custody on Sept. 18, 2023. (Key News Network)Clinkunbroomer, 30, was found unconscious and suffering from gunshot wounds in his squad car near the Palmdale Sheriff’s Station at the intersection of Sierra Highway and Avenue Q around 6 p.m. Saturday.He was pronounced dead after being taken to the Antelope Valley Medical Center. Investigators believe he was ambushed and killed for no apparent reason, and Luna described the attacker as a "coward."Key evidence in the case showed a car pulling up to Clinkunbroomer's patrol vehicle just befor...

Halle Berry slams Drake for use of 'Slime You Out' photo: 'That's not cool'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

While Drake and SZA fans are happy the two have collaborated on a new song, actress Halle Berry is upset.The song is called "Slime You Out" and to promote the single, Drake posted a photo of the Oscar-winning actress getting slimed during the 2012 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards.According to Berry, the Canadian rapper's team didn't get her permission to use the photo. Because of this, nothing is the same between the two. Halle Berry, arrives at the 85th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 24, 2013. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) Two days ago she posted a message on Instagram that said "Sometimes you have to be the bigger guy... even if you're a woman."In the comments, when a fan asked her thoughts about Drake using the photo of her, she responded by saying: "(He) didn't get my permission. That's not cool. I thought better of him.""Hence my post today," she continued. "When people you admire disappoint you, you have to be the bigger person and move on."The account Comments By Celeb...

The José Andrés Chef’s Table Comes to San Laurel At The Conrad

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

Nestled inconspicuously on the 10th floor of the Conrad Los Angeles in downtown L.A., famed chef José  Andrés opened San Laurel a year ago, showcasing his blend of California and Spanish cuisine. With dramatic views of the Walt Disney Concert Hall, and artfully designed within the landscape of The Broad and The Museum of Contemporary Art, San Laurel will introduce Andres’ chef’s table program to the elegant restaurant on Sunday, Oct. 1.With two tables of 10 available, one on the terrace, and one in view of the bustling kitchen helmed by kinetic executive chef Jeffry Chen, the reasonable $150 experience starts with a welcome cocktail, followed by a seven-course tasting menu (wine pairings that include some exceptional Spanish offerings come at an additional cost.) Chen has worked closely with Andrés since his stint as executive sous chef at The Bazaar and prepared thousands of meals during COVID at Dodger Stadium as part of the Spanish chef’s noble World Central Kitchen program...

49ers’ Shanahan regrets not keeping McCaffrey fresh with Elijah Mitchell vs. Rams

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

Heading into a short week, expect coach 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan to throttle back on his use of do-everything running back Christian McCaffrey.McCaffrey rushed for 116 yards on 20 carries with a 14-yard touchdown run in a 30-23 road win over the Los Angeles Rams, piggy-backing off his 152-yard performance against Pittsburgh in Week 1. He also caught three passes for 19 yards.After playing all 57 snaps against the Rams, McCaffrey has been off the field for only 10 plays through two games — having played 58 of 68 snaps against the Steelers in the opener. He leads the NFL with 268 yards rushing and averaging 6.4 yards per carry.Shanahan had some regret about McCaffrey going wire-to-wire against the Rams, with Elijah Mitchell not playing at all after getting 10 snaps against the Steelers. Getting McCaffrey a rushing title isn’t a priority as much as having him upright deep into the season.“We’ve definitely got to get Elijah in there more and do better with our r...

Hunter Biden sues IRS over airing his tax information

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:36:41 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst | Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Hunter Biden sued the Internal Revenue Service on Monday, claiming that two agents publicly alleging tax-probe interference wrongly shared his personal information, a case that comes amid escalating legal and political struggles as the 2024 election looms.The agents “targeted and sought to embarrass Mr. Biden” with the sharing of confidential tax information in press interviews and testimony before Congress, the suit said. His lawyers argue that whistleblower protections don’t apply, but a lawyer for one agent said any confidential information released came under whistleblower authorization and called the suit a “frivolous smear.”The lawsuit marks the latest legal pushback from Biden as a long-running federal investigation into him unfolds against a sharply political backdrop. That includes an impeachment inquiry aimed at his father, President Joe Biden, seeking to tie him to his son’s busi...