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DU alums Matt Carle, Chris Butler and Paul Stastny helped the USA earn a Bronze Medal at the World Championships. Stastny amassed a team-high 15 points (seven goals). The Americans went 7-3, including Sunday’s 3-2 overtime/shootout victory over Finland for the bronze medal. It was Team USA’s first medal since 2004 and just third overall since 1963. 

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Three donors have donated $40 million to the University of Denver, with $27 million coming from former chancellor Daniel Ritchie. The donations will allow DU to add an engineering and computer science building.

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Former University of Denver basketball player David Adkins [aka Sinbad] filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy last month, owing $10,991,715 in debts, including $8.3 million in taxes.

More Photos From The DU Archives

(above) Boone on the Caesar's Palace sign in Vegas

(above) Before David Atkins became Sinbad the actor, he was a high flying forward on the DU basketball team for two seasons in the mid-Seventies

(above) Streakers in 1970's had to contend with shrinkage and DU's crack security staff

(above) During the 1980's, the Bleacher Creatures ruled the balcony of DU's Ice Arena

The University of Denver has digitalized over 1500 hockey photos and made them available on the web.

DU Alum Owes $2.5 Million In Back Taxes To CA.

(left) Looks like we won't be able to count on DU Alum Sinbad to fund our mascot program next season

From: New York Times

Comedian & DU Alum Sinbad (official name: David Adkins) was the celebrity owing the most on the list of back tax scofflaws released by the Franchise Tax Board in California. He is listed as owing $2.6 million in back personal taxes, making him number seven on the list of 250.

He attended college between 1974 and 1978 at the University of Denver where he lettered two seasons for the basketball team.

Sinbad had no comment when the Los Angeles Times contacted his representative before the list was published.