Utah State joins NMSU as UTEP women scrap 2nd game due to Covid outbreak
UPDATE, Dec. 3: The UTEP women’s basketball team on Friday announced the scrapping of the second game in a row due to a Covid-19 outbreak among the…
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Las Cruces tops Chapin in wild interstate showdown, 62-61
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Two of the best teams in the Borderland met on the hardwood Tuesday night in Las Cruces. One from Texas, the other from New…
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NMSU falls to New Mexico in round one of the Rio Grande Rivalry, 101-94
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — — Jaelen House scored 29 points to spark New Mexico to a 101-94 victory over New Mexico State on Tuesday night. Jamal…
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WATCH: Jerry Kill named head coach of NMSU football
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University announced the hiring of Jerry Kill as its next coach on Monday afternoon. Kill will replace…
Continue Reading Source: New Mexico State set to introduce Jerry Kill as next head coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Athletic Director Mario Moccia wants a football coach with winning experience. For that, he’s turning to…
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NMSU makes it official; Doug Martin’s contract will not be renewed, search underway for new head football coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Doug Martin’s time at New Mexico State is officially coming to an end, and the search is on for his replacement. Martin is…
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Price with 4 TDs, New Mexico State tops UMass to end season
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Juwaun Price ran for 156 yards and scored four touchdowns, leading New Mexico State to a 44-27 season-ending win over…
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NMSU pulls away from New Mexico Highlands for Jans & McCants’ 100th wins
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – What seemed like another run-of-the-mill game day for the NM State men’s basketball team took a…
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Sunland Park Racetrack & Casino to resume live horse racing on Dec. 31
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — After a lengthy break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino announced Monday that it would…
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Levis throws 4 TDs, Kentucky beats New Mexico State 56-16
By STEVE MCCLAIN LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Will Levis overcame an early fumble to throw for four touchdowns and 419 yards as Kentucky cruised past New…
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NMSU loses first game of the season against hot-shooting Utah State, 85-58
CONWAY, South Carolina – The New Mexico State Aggies suffered their first loss of the season Friday in the semi-finals of the Myrtle Beach…
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NMSU claims 77-71 victory over UTEP in Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Souley Boum made his 2021-22 debut after recovering from an injury to tally a game-high 23 points and Jamal Bieniemy…
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Young, Williams, No. 3 Alabama romp over New Mexico St 59-3
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bryce Young passed for 270 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Jameson Williams,…
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MAC says no to expansion after MTSU decides to stay in C-USA
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Mid-American Conference announced it will stand pat with its membership, just hours after Middle…
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NMSU returns home to 62-51 victory over UC Irvine in season opener
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Nineteen months ago, the NM State men’s basketball team exited the Pan American Center to the…
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WATCH: Chris Jans speaks about NMSU’s upcoming basketball season
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University head basketball coach Chris Jans on Monday fielded media questions ahead of the start of the…
Continue Reading Bonner, Thompkins power Utah St past New Mexico St 35-13
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Logan Bonner passed for 359 yards and four touchdowns _ including two to Deven Thompkins _ and Utah State pulled away in…
Continue Reading NMSU moving to Conference USA for all sports, will join UTEP
UPDATE, Nov. 5: In a unanimous 5-0 vote on Friday, the New Mexico State University Regents decided to join Conference USA for all their athletics…
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High school football stadium evacuated in New Mexico after ‘credible’ shooting threats
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — Wilson Stadium was evacuated Thursday night after the Albuquerque Public Schools received “credible threats of a possible…
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Heartwarming video captures Ruidoso, opposing team celebrating together over Down syndrome player’s 1st touchdown
LOVINGTON, New Mexico — An incredible moment caught on camera in last Friday night’s high school football game between the Lovington Wildcats and…
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Sheriff says video shows Hot Springs High football players engaged in hazing ‘assault’
UPDATE: Sierra County Sheriff Glenn Hamilton held a news conference Tuesday to provide an update on the criminal investigation into an alleged hazing…
Continue Reading Strong passes for 6 TDs, Nevada beats New Mexico St. 55-28
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw a career-high six touchdown passes — four in the second quarter — and Nevada cruised to a 55-28 win over…
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No. 25 San Diego State starts fast, beats New Mexico 31-7
By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Bell rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jordon Brookshire added two…
Continue Reading Nash throws for 3 TDs, SJSU beats New Mexico St. 37-31
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nick Nash threw three touchdown passes, Tyler Nevers had 22 carries for 115 yards and a score and San Jose State beat New…
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NMSU releases complete 2021-2022 men’s basketball schedule
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Six weeks before it is scheduled to hit the court for its first clash of the season, the NM State…
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UTEP makes comeback to defeat New Mexico 20-13
UPDATE: EL PASO, Texas — Gavin Hardison threw for 293 yards and a touchdown as UTEP erased a 13-3 first-half deficit by shutting out New Mexico in…
Continue Reading Hawaii pulls away in 2nd half, beats New Mexico State, 41-21
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Chevan Cordeiro threw for a first-half touchdown and ran for a second-half score as Hawaii snapped a two-game losing streak…
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A palm tree grows… in Aggie Memorial Stadium?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – You might have read the famed novel, ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ by Betty Smith. How about, ‘A Palm Tree Grows in Aggie…
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Legendary former NMSU hoops coach Neil McCarthy dies at 81
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Neil McCarthy, legendary Hall of Fame head basketball coach at New Mexico State from 1985 to 1997, died Sunday at the age…
Continue Reading New Mexico State holds off South Carolina State rally, 43-35
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dino Maldonado threw for three touchdowns and Juwaun Price ran for two more as New Mexico State rolled to a 30-point lead…
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