Unorthodox offseason means unusual, unpredictable NFL draft on ABC-7
(Editor’s note: The 2021 NFL Draft begins Thursday with the first round (8 p.m. ET), followed by Rounds 2-3 on Friday, April 30 (7 p.m. ET) and…
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English football is set to boycott social media over sustained racist abuse online
The world of English football is set to unite behind a social media boycott in a bid to combat the sustained racist abuse received by players online.…
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Montwood’s Ivan Escobar wins Texas 6A State Wrestling Title
EL PASO, Texas – Ivan Escobar won the biggest match for the biggest weight class in the biggest state. In high school wrestling, it doesn’t get…
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The Los Angeles Dodgers, other California teams debut fully vaccinated seating section for home games
Fully vaccinated baseball fans won’t have to maintain social distancing this weekend at Dodger Stadium. The Los Angeles Dodgers, reigning World…
Continue Reading The European Super League was three years in making. It took 48 hours to unravel
“Greed,” money and power. These were the three defining words of a week that shook European football’s very foundations. On April…
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‘Cryptic writing’ was found by police in the home of an ex-NFL player who fatally shot 6 in South Carolina
Nine firearms were found by officers at the home of Phillip Adams, the man police say shot and killed six people at the home of a doctor in Rock…
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UTEP softball heads to Ruston, LA with C-USA Tournament hopes on the line
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball (8-20, 3-9 C-USA) battles Louisiana Tech (15-23, 4-4 C-USA), the team one spot above the Miners in the Conference USA…
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El Paso couple to compete for $250k in new TV game show featuring NBA legend Dwayne Wade
EL PASO, Texas — A new television game show called “The Cube” is coming to the TBS cable network and will feature a Borderland couple, Samantha and…
Continue Reading Ryan Giggs charged with assault of two women and ‘coercive and controlling behaviour’
Former Manchester United star Ryan Giggs, who is the manager of the Welsh national football team, has been charged with assaulting two women and…
Continue Reading Zlatan Ibrahimović’s new AC Milan contract will allow him to join fabled club of Serie A’s quadragenarians
Zlatan Ibrahimović has signed a one-year contract extension at AC Milan that will enable him to play beyond his 40th birthday. “AC Milan is…
Continue Reading Terrence Clarke, Kentucky basketball player and NBA prospect, has died following a car accident in LA
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
Continue Reading Valentino Dixon: He was convicted for a crime he didn’t commit; now he’s selling art to the Obamas
Eight witnesses and a confession from the real perpetrator couldn’t save Valentino Dixon from being handed a prison sentence of nearly 40 years…
Continue Reading Barcelona remains committed to Super League, saying it would be ‘historical error’ to pull out
Ten of the 12 founding members might have officially pulled out of the European Super League, but Barcelona has reiterated its commitment to the…
Continue Reading Kentucky basketball player and NBA prospect Terrence Clarke dies following a car accident in LA
Basketball player Terrence Clarke, who last month declared for the 2021 NBA draft after playing his freshman season for the University of Kentucky,…
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NMSU women’s golf captures 10th WAC Championship
BOULDER CITY, Nevada – The NMSU women’s golf team continues to make history, and now they have their sights on the NCAA Tournament. Wednesday in…
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UTEP tennis falls, 4-0, to unbeaten FIU in opening round Of C-USA Championships
DENTON, Texas – The UTEP tennis team (6-7) was bested, 4-0, by undefeated FIU (10-0) in the opening round of the 2021 Conference USA Championships in…
Continue Reading LeBron James deleted a tweet about Ma’Khia Bryant’s killing but repeats call for accountability
LeBron James tweeted, then deleted, a post about the killing of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant at the hands of Columbus police. The Ohio teen was…
Continue Reading Derek Chauvin: Guilty verdict is why sports stars won’t ‘shut up and dribble’
It isn’t the end. It’s just the beginning. This isn’t about Derek Chauvin. It’s about George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud…
Continue Reading Seán McCabe: World football’s first Climate Justice Officer
Seán McCabe is concerned. Not about Bohemian FC’s next opponents, nor those who lie in wait in the weeks and months ahead. It’s of a…
Continue Reading Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists Super League isn’t canceled, only on ‘standby’
Despite a ferocious backlash and widespread condemnation, Real Madrid President Florentino Perez says the so-called Super League isn’t…
Continue Reading How the European Super League united football against the game’s wealthy owners
As crowds gathered outside Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge stadium, there was a moment — almost like the flick of a switch — when angry…
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Del Valle’s Bruce Reichman becomes Texas’ all-time winningest high school boy’s soccer coach
EL PASO, Texas – In 1987, Bruce Reichman didn’t know anything about soccer. As an assistant football coach for the Del Valle Conquistadores, Reichman…
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UTEP Track & Field looks to build momentum at Tailwind Invitational
EL PASO, Texas – Mikka Laaksonen never expected to stick El Paso after he wrapped up a stellar track and field career at UTEP in 1993. Especially…
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UTEP names Mark Goodwin Director of Ticket Sales
EL PASO, Texas – The Aspire Group and UTEP Athletics have named Mark Goodwinas the new Director of Ticket Sales and Service, it was announced by…
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Las Cruces High School athletes quarantined after 5 students test positive for Covid
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A group of athletes at Las Cruces High School are having to quarantine after five students tested positive for Covid-19,…
Continue Reading European Super League crumbles after majority of teams announce withdrawal
One by one, they began to fall. First it was Manchester City and then, like dominoes, the other five Premier League clubs soon followed, before none…
Continue Reading Super League to amend plans for elite tournament after English teams say they won’t participate
The architects of the European Super League appeared to strike a defiant tone Tuesday, promising to “reshape the project” following the…
Continue Reading Multiple clubs announce plans to withdraw from breakaway Super League
Less than 48 hours after the formation of a new European Super League, several English clubs have already withdrawn from the controversial…
Continue Reading The breakaway European Super League is all about big money
A dozen of Europe’s top soccer clubs have agreed to form a breakaway league, producing howls of indignation from the sport’s governing…
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El Paso Chihuahuas, Locomotive FC anticipate 70% capacity crowds to start season
EL PASO, Texas – With the summer sporting season around the corner at Southwest University Park, El Paso Chihuahuas General Manager Brad Taylor said…
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