Women’s Basketball Opens Practice A Force in Motion

BOULDER – The Colorado women’s basketball team officially opened practice for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday afternoon resembling a physics experiment, with Head Coach JR Payne looking to fuse a powerful core nucleus with a group of dynamic, electric newcomers. The Buffs are returning seven players from the team that last year won 22 games and reached the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five seasons, but the team is also infused with seven newcomers who will give CU a decidedly different appearance this season. “It won’t look the same, but I think we have some different weapons for…