Month: April 2014

The NFL hasn’t finished making tweaks to the Pro Bowl. The league on Wednesday announced locations for the next two annual all-star games, planning to play in Arizona in 2015 before returning to Hawaii in 2016. Glendale’s University of Phoenix Stadium is slated to host the Pro Bowl on Sunday, January 25, 2015, one week

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Five teams advanced to their respective regional quarterfinals in soccer. Here is how the El Paso area schools did. Boys 1-5A Eastwood defeats Arlington Martin 3-1. The Troopers advance to the regional semifinals where they will face Coppell. Boys 1-4A Andress defeats Amarillo Caprock 2-0. The Eagles advance to the regional semifinal where they will

It was a clean sweep for the T-Birds of Coronado at the 1-5A District Golf Tournament today. Below are the rest of the results. Boys 1-5A Team 1. Coronado 598 2. Eastwood 621 Individual 1. Tanner Gore (Coronado) 134 2. Michael Salazar (Eastwood) 151 Girls 1-5A 1. Coronado 645 2. Eastwood 739 Individual 1. Tulasi

The UTEP men’s golf team posted an 18th-place finish at the Wyoming Cowboy Classic on Tuesday in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Miners shot 878 as a team (292-300-286). Oklahoma won the 21-team event (275-285-271-831 ), with BYU (282-279-277-838 ) and Colorado (271-290-277-838 ) tying for second place. Martin Simonsen led UTEP, carding a three-over-par 213 (72-72-69

The UTEP women’s golf team recorded a 14th-place showing at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic on Tuesday in Maricopa, Ariz. The Miners shot 938 as a team with rounds of 314, 306 and 318. The tournament champion was NM State (297-296-294-887 ). Santa Clara was second (298-302-296-896 ), while Tulsa (300-301-300-901 ) and Boise State (302-296-303-901

The 2013-14 UTEP women’s basketball team captured El Pasoans’ hearts with a march to 29 wins and the championship game of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT). On Saturday, fans are invited to join the Miners for a postseason celebration in front of the library on the UTEP campus. Coach Keitha Adams and the team

If you follow the latest computer models and keep up with the recent long range forecast, you might not be too pleased with El Paso’s spring outlook. The Climate Prediction Center has just updated the latest forecast for April, May and June (spring and early summer months).When it comes to precipitation, the El Paso area

The impressive postseason run by the Utep Women’s Basketball team has a lot of people wondering what the future holds. It’s definitely been a great postseason experience for both fans and the team. But looking ahead, there could be some major changes in the prospects for the team. Steve Kaplowitz, host of SportsTalk on 600

The UTEP Miners (29-7, 12-4 Conference USA) will battle the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (27-9, 12-6 American Athletic Conference) in the WNIT championship game on Saturday at 1 p.m. in the Haskins Center, and here is information all fans should know about the game. The gates will open at 11 a.m.In an effort to eliminate congestion

A U.S. law enforcement official says the suspected gunman at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas is now believed to be dead. Fort Hood confirmed the shooting on the base in a brief statement Wednesday evening. The statement also said emergency crews were on the scene and that further details were not yet known.

Kayla Thornton (22 points, 11 rebounds), Kristine Vitola (18 points) and Kelli Willingham (10 points) all hit double figures in scoring, and UTEP got stops down the stretch to down South Dakota State, 66-63, in the WNIT Semifinals in front of a capacity crowd (12,222) at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday. The sell-out crowd was

Getting to a Utep game is one thing, but what about parking once you get there? It’s not a small concern, but a lot near the Don Haskins Center was supposed to become something more. The lot was previously the Rudolph Chevrolet Dealership, and is now used as student and special event parking. A project

UTEP senior Kayla Thornton has been recognized as an Associated Press Honorable-Mention All-America. Thornton becomes the third Miner in program history to earn All-America accolades, joining Sharon Jackson (1984, American Woman Sports Federation) & Natasha Lacy (2008, AP Honorable-Mention). Her efforts have helped propel the Miners (28-7) into the WNIT Final Four, with UTEP set

UTEP (27-7) will host Pacific 12 member Washington (20-13) in the Elite 8 of the WNIT at the Don Haskins Center 7 p.m. today. The winner will advance to play South Dakota State in the semifinals in a site & date (either April 2 or April 3) to be determined after tonight’s game. Tickets are