Source: HOFer Faulk top candidate to join staff

Colorado’s Deion Sanders is looking to add another gold jacket to the coaching staff.

According to a source, NFL great Marshall Faulk is the top candidate to become the Buffs’ new running backs coach. Faulk would replace Gary Harrell, who is no longer with the team.

Faulk, 51, does not having coaching experience, but would bring an exceptional resume as a player. Faulk, a two-time All-American at San Diego State, was one of the NFL’s best running backs from 1994-2005.

Sanders and Faulk were part of the same Pro Football Hall of Fame class in 2011. .

Rangers’ Burger will wear No. 21 for his daughter born with Down syndrome

ARLINGTON, Texas>> Jake Burger will wear No. 21 with the Texas Rangers, a number that has special significance for the first baseman’s family after his daughter Penelope was born Oct. 25 with Down syndrome.

The clinical name for Down syndrome is trisomy 21, a condition in which a person is born with an extra chromosome, causing mild to moderate cognitive disability, developmental delays and physical challenges.

“This is the first time I can pick a number that’s not just close to my heart, but close to a lot of people’s hearts,” Burger said.

Former Olympian Yul Moldauer is suspended 16 months by USADA

One-time Olympic gymnast Yul Moldauer says he was suspended 16 months by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency after he missed three drug tests within a 12-month period.

Moldauer, a member of the 2020 U.S. Olympic team, the 2017 national champion and a two-time world championship medalist, confirmed the suspension on Instagram.

Moldauer, who trains in Arvada, is still aiming for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.

U.S. opens 2025 with 3-1 win over Venezuela

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.>> Patrick Agyemang and Matko Miljevic scored in their international debuts, Jack McGlynn got his first national team goal and the United States beat Venezuela 3-1 in a friendly between teams missing their regular starters.

Naeher wins 2024 U.S. Female Player of the Year

Goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher, who retired from the U.S. national team late last year after winning a gold medal at the Paris Olympics, was named the 2024 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year.

Vitale’s return to ESPN delayed by accident

Dick Vitale’s return to broadcasting following cancer treatments will be delayed after the ESPN college basketball analyst had an accident at his Florida home. Vitale announced he will not be on the call for Saturday’s game between No. 3 Duke and Wake Forest after the accident caused short-term physical limitations. The 85-year-old said he’s expected to make a full recovery.

Straka surges to 4-shot lead at American Express

LA QUINTA, Calif.>> Sepp Straka shot an 8-under 64 while his top competitors failed to match his sizzling pace, staking the Austrian to a four-shot lead over Charley Hoffman, Jason Day and Justin Lower after three rounds at The American Express.

— Staff and wire reports