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RT @BeyndArcMMiller: Duke’s so good right now, it’s silly. Devils certainly made K-State appear that way Tuesday night http://bit.ly/gUr2hs

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CNN Breaking News — The 29 workers trapped after an explosion Friday in a New Zealand mine are confirmed dead, a police official says.

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BREAKING: Bristol Palin loses #DWTS; demands hand recount, investigation into reports of dead people in Chicago voting against her.

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Up next for Alcorn: #DU. RT @cubuffs: With 2:57 remaining in the game your MBB team leads Alcorn State 85-47. Colorado has 45 rebounds.

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That’s assuming Auburn still wins SEC title game next Sat of course. If not, TCU-Wisc? LSU? tOSU? Oregon? Stanford? @slmandel @keithhocott

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#CHAOS!!! And TCU-Aub for title. RT @slmandel: Bedlam. Twice. @keithhocott: What happens if Boise, Auburn, and Oregon all lose this weekend?

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BREAKING: Loyacita just took her 1st steps! Karl Benson, recognizing her potential, promptly invited her to be the WAC’s 8th football member

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#DU played its last football game 50 years ago this month: http://bit.ly/eBfRbd. Hey, what’s 50 years between friends, says Karl Benson.

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22 of the 26 freshman House Democrats first elected in 2008 have lost their seats: http://lat.ms/eJ7Q9b

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RT @Lord_Voldemort7: #HPpickuplines All Dobby wants is some clothes. Why don’t you take yours off & give them to him?

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RT @W7VOA: US State Dept. spokesman: “We’re not going to buy into this reaction/reward cycle that North Korea seeks to perpetuate.” #Koreas

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For BCS title shot, I think Stanford needs 2 Ls by Oregon & Auburn and 1 by Boise, LSU & maybe Wisc, OSU & OKSt. #SoYoureSayingTheresAChance

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RT @RodrigoBNO: While the U.S. is ready to respond, the situation is currently under control of South Korean air force — USAF Chief of Staff Gen Schwartz

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RT @Reuters: FLASH: U.S. views North Korean attack as violation of Armistice Agreement -Pentagon

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Has Karl Benson held a teleconference yet today?

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RT @DufresneLATimes: Boise at Nevada 10:15 Friday night kickoff trumps ND-USC AND Michigan-Ohio State in terms of national implications…yeah, i saw that coming

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RT @daveweigel: Christiemania! He ties Gingrich, leads most of GOP field in poll. http://slate.me/hG8dO4

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RT @John_R_Scott: Mitch Mustain Might Start at QB Against Notre Dame http://j.mp/ezBtOs

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Via The Ripsit Blog, in honor of Notre Dame Week…

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RT @JonThompsonDC: And that makes 63 GOP pickups so far – NY-25 Dem Rep. Dan Maffei has just conceded to Republican Ann Marie Buerkle

[Cross-posted from Pioneer Pulse.]

By Brendan Loy DU

As I wrote in my season preview, Denver coach Joe Scott set up a non-conference schedule that was bound to result in some early losses for the Pioneers. That was part of the plan: to learn from the early missteps, and get better in time for conference play.

But there were supposed to be some wins mixed in with the losses, too.

“We obviously didn’t expect to be 0-4,” said junior guard Brian Stafford, who has been a bright spot for Denver amid its bleak start to the season, averaging 16.8 points per game, including a breakout 26-point performance against Colorado State on Thursday. “We had high expectations this year, and we still do now. We have a team that can be good, but we just haven’t played the way we need to in order to win games.”

“It’s really frustrating,” Stafford said of Denver’s inability to make layups and finish plays. The Pioneers’ offensive efficiency is a mere 0.912 points per possession, which ranks them 236th out of 345 teams in the nation — compared to 1.071 (47th in the nation) last year.

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[Cross-posted from Pioneer Pulse.]

By Brendan Loy DU

Moments ago, DU basketball coach Joe Scott, speaking at the school’s weekly press conference, answered a question that I submitted through the Internet about the WAC situation. This was my question:

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#BeatND #BeatND #BeatND :) RT @herloyalsons Irish fans, let’s get #BeatSC to out-hashtag @ParagonSC’s LAME #BeatND hashtag of lame lameness.

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RT @dmataconis: Are you people still talking about a f**king dancing show? Jesus Christ

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RT @DenverChannel: An organization that monitors traffic in 113 markets says Denver is the 10th-worst city for rush hour traffic. http://tinyurl.com/239tmx2