EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC’s Diego Luna is headed to the biggest stage in American soccer. Sources confirm to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Luna, 18, has been sold to MLS club Real Salt Lake. Sources tell Ryan that it will be the largest USL transfer fee in league history. Per source, El
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MESA, Arizona – New Mexico State baseball coach Mike Kirby admitted the baseball gods were on his side. As a result, the improbable Aggies are headed to the NCAA Regional Baseball Tournament. New Mexico State, who entered the WAC Tournament with the worst record of any team in the field, defeated Abilene Christian on Saturday
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Ciudad Juarez, MX – FC Juarez hopes it has finally found the man to lend to prominence in the prestigious top-flight Liga MX. FC Juarez officially introduced former Liga MX goalkeeper Hernan Cristante as its new manager on Thursday. Cristante comes most recently from fellow Liga MX side Queretaro, who finished the 2022 season with
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EL PASO, Texas – The question might not be whether or not Eugene Costello was going to be the Andress head boys’ basketball coach, but rather why it took so long to officially give him the job. EPISD officially removed Costello’s interim coaching tag on Thursday, making the 41-year old Costello the full-time head coach
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EL PASO, Texas – In what was certainly their most physical game of the season El Paso Locomotive FC weathered bruises, jabs, and injury to come away with three points. “Clean sheets are so important, they’re our building blocks,” said defenseman Andrew Fox of El Paso Locomotive FC’s 1-0 win over Sacramento Republic. “To win
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BOQUILLAS CROSSING, Texas – At the Rio Grande River at Big Bend National park, there is no border wall. To the eye, the river looks like an invitation. But in fact, it’s quite the opposite. “Once you cross this river, your journey to the United States has just begun,” says Big Bend Border Patrol agent
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Stop if you’ve heard this before. New Mexico State has landed a highly-coveted scorer from the transfer portal. The Aggies landed a commitment from LSU transfer Xavier Pinson on Wednesday, announced by Pinson on his Instagram page. A 6-2 guard, Pinson averaged 9.8 points and 4.8 assists per game while
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EL PASO, Texas – It appears as if UTEP’s men’s basketball team has found its point guard for the 2022-23 season. Sources confirm to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Evansville transfer guard Shamar Givance has committed to the Miners, giving UTEP the true point guard they have been looking for this offseason. https://twitter.com/nateryansports/status/1521934672090910720?s=20&t=CGArrsTiMXPuuIyJIqQeuw Givance led the
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CINCINNATI, Ohio -For potentially the second straight season, UTEP can root for one of their own fan favorites at the Power Six level. Guard Souley Boum, who led UTEP in scoring last season with 19.9 points per game, committed to Xavier on Monday about one month after entering the transfer portal. https://twitter.com/BucketsForSale_/status/1521264277390118912?s=20&t=LVMkSz_kRYmUMqN-lW3-3w The Oakland, CA
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Miner fans have been patiently waiting for coach Joe Golding to re-fill his basketball roster following 11 player departures. On Monday, the patience paid off. The Miners secured a commitment from Southern Mississippi transfer guard Tae Hardy on Monday, confirmed by Hardy himself on his Instagram page. A 6-3 guard
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EL PASO, Texas – As he tried to grab the NFL’s attention, what will pro teams see in former UTEP Wide Receiver Justin Garrett? “No matter what the circumstances may be or what position you put me in, I feel like I’m going to outwork anybody,” says Garrett, who is prepping for the NFL here
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EL PASO, Texas – The exodus of basketball players from UTEP appears to have reached it’s climax. Starting guard Keonte Kennedy, who finished third on the team in scoring last season, officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Kennedy is the 11th player from last year’s UTEP roster to depart since the season’s end. Kennedy
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Deuce Benjamin shares the same name as his father, former New Mexico State basketball star William Benjamin. Now, they share the honor of being Aggies. The Las Cruces High School star announced his commitment to New Mexico State Saturday, ensuring the one-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year will
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EL PASO, Texas – In El Paso’s Lower Valley, NFL Quarterback Steven Montez is getting loose on a high school field. “It kinda feels like it comes full circle right?” poses the 25-year old Montez. It does, because Del Valle high school is the same place where Montez started his football journey ten years ago.
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EL PASO, Texas – Since her first day on campus, no player has received louder cheers at the Don Haskins Center than El Paso native Katia Gallegos. Now the cheers will have to come from afar, because Gallegos will enter the transfer portal and leave the UTEP women’s basketball program. The face of the Miners’
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina – East Carolina star guard Tristen Newton, an El Paso native, officially entered the transfer portal on Monday. UTEP fans are already clammoring for the former Burges Mustang standout to return home. Newton is fresh off a campaign in which he finished third the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.4ppg) and placed
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State has hired Chris Jans’ replacement to be the next men’s basketball coach. But it many ways, the hire is a mirror of Jans himself! The Aggies officially announced the hiring of Greg Heiar on Sunday, tabbing the longtime Jans disciple as the 27th head coach in program
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding’s great success in his first year at UTEP has not gone unnoticed, including by other schools in need of a head coach. Sources indicate to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Golding is a “name in the mix” by an SMU search firm as the Mustangs look to replace previous coach
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Buffalo, N.Y. — After leading New Mexico State to their first NCAA tournament of the 21st century, Chris Jans is leaving the program. Calling Jans “one of the nation’s premier bench bosses,” Mississippi State confirmed Jans will be their head coach. “The Mississippi State Family is thrilled to welcome Chris Jans as our next head
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The floor is ours. #AggieUp | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/NafIKfpCdd— NM State MBB (@NMStateMBB) March 20, 2022 BUFFALO, New York – The celebration from New Mexico State’s first-round win over Connecticut was well-deserved. But now, it’s time for the Aggies to move forward and go for a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16. ABC-7 carried the Aggies’
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BUFFALO, New York — New Mexico State upsets UCONN in a down-to-wire first game in the NCAA Tournament. Final score: NSMU 70 to UCONN 63. At the half – Teddy Allen had 14 points, and the Aggies looked the better team against UCONN as they take a 32-22 lead. It’s been a coming-out party for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State knew they would be returning to the NCAA Tournament. But what they didn’t know was the seeding surprise that awaited them on Selection Sunday. The Aggies earned a 12-seed in the West Region and will play 5th-seeded UCONN in the 1st Round of the NCAA Tournament on
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Though it wasn’t without drama, New Mexico State is back on the doorstep of an NCAA Tournament berth. But then again, it never isn’t in March. In a high-quality, emotional semifinal matchup, the Aggies made late free throws to hold off Grand Canyon 75-70 in the WAC Tournament on Friday night.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – No one will ever forget Johnny McCants epic half-court buzzer beater to beat Grand Canyon in 2019. But that win was just one of 118 that Johnny has racked up at New Mexico State, the most by any player in Aggie history. McCants has cemented himself as an all-time Aggie
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CHICAGO, Illinois – It is certainly biggest upset in the WAC this season. And it might be one of the biggest upsets in all of college basketball. Brandon Betson’s lay-in with two seconds left pushed 17-point underdog Chicago State to a 61-59 win over New Mexico State, squandering the Aggies’ chance to clinch a share
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EL PASO, Texas – The UIL Boys State Basketball playoffs are officially underway, with multiple El Paso-area schools booking their ticket to the Area Round. The Chapin Huskies, ranked 12th in the state by the Texas Association of Basketball Coaches’, cruised past Horizon 70-52 to claim their third consecutive Bi-District title. The Huskies raced out
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding has been UTEP’s head men’s basketball coach for about nine months now but if you ask the 46-year-old West Texas native, it feels like longer. “It feels a lot more like three years,” laughs Golding. Just less than one year ago, Golding’s life turned upside-down when his 14-seed Abilene
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EL PASO, Texas – With the UTEP Miners looking to capitalize on their 2021 bowl campaign, they now know who and when they will be playing in 2022. But while the Conference USA slate is “official,” there could be some derailments. The Miners officially unveiled their schedule Tuesday, and will begin with four games against
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Charley Johnson wasn’t supposed to play football at New Mexico State. He was headed to play basketball for the Aggies. But as a former quarterback at Big Spring High School in West Texas, Charley showed up to coach Warren Woodson’s tryout in 1959. “I was there one semester, and Coach
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EL PASO, Texas – 18-year-old Kayla Gomez is one of El Paso’s most prized fighters, spending her days training for the 2024 Olympic Games on El Paso’s East Side. But the fighting for Kayla started before the ring at the El Paso children’s hospital, where Kayla received treatment for epileptic seizures until the age of
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