EL PASO, Texas – Tipoff for the UTEP women’s basketball game against New Mexico State scheduled for Wednesday has been pushed one hour earlier to 6 p.m. The game will be held with no fans in attendance in an effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The game will be available for streaming on CUSA-TV and
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PHOENIX, Arizona — It was anything but an easy win for the New Mexico State Aggies, but a win is a win. Sunday, the Aggies opened their 2020 campaign against the Arizona Christian Firestorm. A game that came down to the final minute, but ultimately saw the Aggies escape the Firestorm by a final score
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GLENDALE, Arizona — The New Mexico State Aggies’ basketball season opener was postponed shortly before tip-off Friday afternoon due to a delay in the receipt of Covid-19 test results. The game against Arizona Christian set for 4 p.m. Friday, and scheduled to be broadcast on the El Paso-Las Cruces CW channel 7.2, was pushed back to
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PHOENIX, Arizona — Johnny McCants and his New Mexico State teammates have settled into a routine less than a week after the team temporarily relocated to Arizona. The Aggies lift weights in the morning, practice in the afternoon and watch film before dinner. The rest of the time is spent in remote classes and doing
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EL PASO, Texas – Sophomore Katia Gallegos and senior Dejanae Roebuck notched career-high point performances en route to UTEP women’s basketball’s (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) season-opening 80-76 overtime victory over I-10 rival New Mexico State (0-1, 0-0 WAC) at the Don Haskins Center on Wednesday afternoon. Gallegos drove right to the basket with under five seconds remaining in
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Dreams of playing in the NBA are one step closer to fruition for former NMSU Aggie, Trevelin Queen. Queen didn’t hear his name get called during the first and second rounds of the NBA Draft, but an opportunity still came his way. Queen will get his shot after he was
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State’s men’s basketball team will temporarily move to Phoenix due to coronavirus restrictions in its home state. The Aggies are expecting to be in Arizona for five weeks, but could extend their stay depending on developments with the pandemic, deputy athletic director Braun Cartwright said Tuesday. They are
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University has unveiled its own officially licensed whiskey, making it the first college to do so as schools across the U.S. try to create new revenue streams amid shrinking higher education budgets. Pistol Pete’s Six-Shooter whiskey expands on the university’s brand building effort, which started several years
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico State University Board of Regents voted unanimously Tuesday to allow student athletics to resume, but the governor’s office is already pushing back. “We put our heads together and figured out, ‘Hey. What exactly can we do?'” Athletic Director Mario Moccia told ABC-7. “Although many colleges, athletic directors,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Much of New Mexico State’s football focus has shifted to the 2021 season as the Aggies sit out fall play. But the anticipation gained steam today with the commitment of Ole Miss graduate transfer offensive lineman Eli Johnson. After opting out of the 2020 season, Johnson will have one year
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The University of New Mexico will not be able to safely play their first scheduled game on Saturday against Colorado State, the Mountain West conference said in announcing the game’s cancelation due to Covid-19. The Lobos were scheduled to play the Rams in their opener in Fort Collins, Colorado, but there’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Those familiar with the United Soccer Championship had a feeling it would come down to El Paso Locomotive FC and New Mexico United at some point. But many didn’t know that not even 120 minutes could crown a winner. After El Paso Goalkeeper Logan Ketterer came up with a diving stop
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University’s athletics department is looking for a big win off the field by getting into the wine business. The department has partnered with the Lescombes Family Vineyards, becoming one of less than 10 collegiate-licensed wines in the country. It is available at all Lescombes locations, with additional,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — High school athletes in Las Cruces on Sunday protested the state’s decision to delay competition until the spring semester. “We wear masks and we social distance,” said Tea Bloomfield, a cross country athlete at Oñate High School. “There is so little chance of us getting it. We are completely safe.”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Student athletes across New Mexico can play sports during the fall semester, even if they have failing grades, according to new guidelines from the New Mexico Activities Association. “We do want these kids to graduate,” said Ernie Viramontes, the athletic director for Las Cruces Public Schools. “Their grades should come
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Locomotive FC gained a point in a 0-0 draw with rival New Mexico United, but it may have come at the cost of losing one of their best players. Star forward and local product Omar Salgado’s 2020 season could be in jeopardy, after he injured his right knee in
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EL PASO, Texas — College basketball teams and fans are ecstatic to hear they will have a season. But with the NCAA pushing back the start of the season by two weeks, they also now may have to re-piece together their schedules. As part of the NCAA’s decision to tip the college basketball season on
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive FC (5-2-3, 18 points) secured its first series win over regional rival New Mexico United with a 3-2 scoreline in front of a sold-out capacity crowd of 1,519 fans on Saturday night. Macauley King scored his first goal in a Locomotive jersey while Dylan Mares put away the late game-winner.
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College football is back, but this year could be a little less exciting if your FBS conference or team isn’t playing. So, instead of sidelining your fandom, let’s find another team worthy of your body paint. There are six conferences playing football this fall and three independent teams. SEC ACC (plus independent Notre Dame) Conference
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Jerry Duffey certainly loves his job because it involves the two things he loves to do, teach and fence. While most athletes learn a sport at an early age, Duffey didn’t learn how to fence until he entered college. Duffey was born and raised in Las Cruces and graduated from
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EL PASO, Texas – Aaron Dumas may not know for sure if there will be a 2020 high school football season, but he knows for sure where he will be playing in 2021. The star Americas (HS) running back committed to New Mexico today via his twitter page, marking a huge coup for first-year coach
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A beloved leader for the New Mexico State University basketball team has suited up for the last time. AJ Harris was denied a waiver for a 6th year of eligibility by the NCAA. Harris was seeking a sixth year of eligibility after injuries kept from playing in all but three
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University officials have announced the university is postponing its 2020 football season due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a statement, university officials wrote, “Our top priority has been and always will be to safeguard the health and livelihood of our student-athletes, coaches and staff. Though difficult,
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As discussions about postponing the 2020 college football season continue, players and coaches are trying to save the season. Using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, many star players — including Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence — expressed their support in playing this year, a sentiment echoed by President Trump Monday. “The student-athletes have been working too hard for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University pulled the plug on football practices Monday after a player tested positive for the coronavirus, university officials said. Practices for the Aggies are on hold as the university said it will now conduct tests on the entire team – about 100 players and staff in all
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On a cloudy Friday evening in Las Cruces, the New Mexico State football began training camp. The team preparing for a season they’re not 100% sure will actually happen. But the Aggies can only control what they can control, and that’s what happens on the field. Players also have a
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State University took yet another potentially large hit to the school’s athletic budget Thursday afternoon, as their previously scheduled football game with the University of Florida is now off. The Southeastern Conference (SEC) decided to move to a conference-only schedule for the fall, meaning that New Mexico’s trip
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Lou Henson, whose 41-year career as a collegiate head coach made him the all-time winningest basketball coach at both New Mexico State and Illinois, has died at the age of 88, according to NMSU. “We have a tremendous sense of loss. It will never be the same without Lou. He
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Las Cruces, NM – Hopefully by 2023 Covid-19 will be in the rear view mirror, and the NMSU Aggies are looking ahead toward that football season. New Mexico State and Northwestern have agreed to battle on the gridiron. The two programs will clash on Oct. 23, 2023, at Ryan Field in Evanston, Ill. The contest
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Special Olympics athletes in southern New Mexico had their chance to shine on Saturday, even in the middle of a pandemic. “We are trying to make sure we have all these different events engaging them in some sort of activity, so they know we aren’t forgetting them,” explained Ronda Norfleet,
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