CSU SWEEPS NEVADA, RULES MTN. WEST

Nevada gave the powerhouse Colorado State volleyball team all it could handle in the first set Saturday, losing 32-30. Then the ninth-ranked Rams cruised 25-21, 25-14 in the final sets to sweep theWolf Pack in Reno and claim the outrightMountainWest championship.

It’s the sixth straight conference crown for the Rams, and the automatic berth in the NCAA Tournament makes it 20 straight years CSU has qualified for volleyball’s big dance.

Kelsey Snider led CSU’s offense with 13 kills and an excellent .619 hitting percentage. Adrianna Culbert paced CSU’s defense with 10 digs.

• The University of Denver volleyball team swept North Dakota State 25-6, 25-19, 25-21 in a semifinal match at the Summit League Tournament in Indianapolis.

Moni Corrujedo had 15 kills for the No. 1-seeded Pioneers, who will meet No. 2 seed and tournament host IUPUI in Sunday’s title match.

• Northern Colorado won the Big Sky Tournament with a 25-17, 25-20, 29-27 sweep of No. 1 seed and tournament host Idaho State.

Falcons rebound on ice.

Cole Gunner and Max Hartner scored in the first period, and Ben Carey lit the lamp in the second as Air Force, one night after being destroyed 7-0 by Denver, defeated Colorado College 3-1 at the academy.

Adams State leads RMAC charge.

Adams State swept the men’s and women’s cross country titles at the South Central Regional atWashington Park, leading a strong contingent of RockyMountain Athletic Conference programs to the NCAA Division II championships next month.

Colorado Mines (men placed second, women third), Western State (third, second), CU-Colorado Springs (fifth, fifth) and ColoradoMesa (sixth, sixth) will send both squads to the D-II meet Dec. 6 in Louisville, Ky.

Granada in front at LPGA finale

naples, fla. » Julieta Granada kept in front of a growing pack of challengers with a 2-under-par 70 and a one-shot lead in the CME Globe Tour Championship, only one part of what was shaping up as a tense conclusion to the LPGA Tour season.

Granada’s long two-putt for par on the 18th hole at Tiburon Golf Club gave her a one-shot lead at 207 over Morgan Pressel (70) and Carlota Ciganda (71) of Spain.

Stacy Lewis’ round of 70 moved her into a tie for 10th place, six shots out of the lead— but enough to give her a slight edge in the points race for the $1 million bonus.

• TigerWoods announced on Twitter that Dallas-based Chris Como, a specialist in biomechanics of the golf swing, will be working with him.

Woods, who didn’t identify Como as his swing coach, will be playing Dec. 4-7 at his HeroWorld Challenge.