Authorities say an incident involving an elevator at a former Colorado gold mine that led to the death of a tour guide and trapped a group of tourists for hours last year was caused by “operator error.

The No. 20 West Virginia University women's basketball team avenged an early loss on Wednesday night, defeating the Colorado Buffaloes 73-46 inside the WVU Coliseum. WVU (14-3, 4-2 Big 12) dropped the first meeting with the Buffaloes (12-5,

Formann 4-8 0-0 11, Smith 2-7 0-0 4, Wetta 1-2 0-0 2, Diew 2-3 4-4 9, Johnson 1-1 0-0 2, Oliver 0-0 0-0 0, Nworie 3-6 0-0 6, Sanders 1-4 0-0 2, Teder 0-3 0-0 0, Totals 18-47 6-6 46 Blacksten 4-7 2-2 10,

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Portland State Vikings vs. Northern Colorado Bears NCAAM game to be played on January 16, 2025 on ESPN.

Portland State is looking to stop its 3-game home skid with a victory against Northern Colorado. Thursday's matchup is the first of the season between the squads.

Northern Colorado will try to keep its three-game home win streak intact when the Bears face Portland State. The Bears are 7-1 on their home court. Northern Colorado is second in the Big Sky with 24.8 defensive rebounds per game led by Isaiah Hawthorne averaging 4.