EL PASO, Texas — For the third straight time since the restart of the USL season, the El Paso Locomotive FC took to the pitch without any fans at Southwest University Park. However, there was one difference this time around, the Locomotive FC would walk away from their match against New Mexico United without any
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A former New Mexico State University baseball player is headed to The Show. Daniel Johnson, was added to the Cleveland Indians’ Opening Day roster on Friday, becoming the fifth Aggie in program history to reach the MLB. The former NMSU outfielder joins Fernando Ramsey, Mark Acre, Jason Rakers and Tyler Sturdevant on the all-time list
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham was awaiting a response Wednesday from leaders of New Mexico State University and the University of New Mexico following a request that both forgo playing college football games this fall due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter to university administrators, a copy of
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Las Cruces, New Mexico – The preseason accolades for the New Mexico State Aggies keep rolling in. Five NM State football student-athletes were named to Phil Steele’s 2020 Preseason All-Independent Team, headlined by redshirt junior long snapper Austin Reeves’ first-team selection. Redshirt junior running back O’Maury Samuels, redshirt senior offensive lineman Sage Doxtater, senior linebacker Rashie Hodge Jr. and redshirt sophomore
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association (NMAA) remains confident that there will be high school sports next school year. Wednesday, the NMAA released its amended sports calendar for 2020-2021. After New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham announced that contact sports in the fall would not be allowed, the NMAA decided to move
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ELEPHANT BUTTE, New Mexico – In the latest edition of “The Nate-ure Report,” ABC-7’s Nate Ryan is bound for waters unknown at Elephant Butte Lake in search of the ultimate catch. For help, Nate enlisted the help of veteran fishing guide Frank Vilorio of Land of Enchantment Fishing and Hunting Adventures. With the lake opening
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Big Ten Conference won’t play non-conference games in football or other sports this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic. The league made the announcement on Thursday citing medical advice, but also added the caveat that that’s only “if the Conference is able to participate in fall sports.” The announcement
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Guidelines for a return to play for summer workouts in Las Cruces has been extended LCPS implemented district-wide safety protocols back on June 22 for football, soccer, volleyball and cross country. Following the latest information from the governor’s office to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, the addition of indoor sports, along with
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — Though the horses are off the track at Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino, the book is now open. As of Friday, the track’s Turf Club began offering wagering on a number of tracks nationwide. Aligning with Covid-19 protocol, Sunland Park is operating at 50% capacity and maintaining six feet between
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Boxing champ Austin Trout and comedian Tommy Black led a discussion in downtown Las Cruces Saturday night around police brutality. “We’re looking for solutions,” Austin Trout told ABC-7. Trout said the mayor of Las Cruces, members of the city council and state Sen. Jeff Steinborn were on hand to listen
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PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — Major League Baseball’s amateur draft began Wednesday night with a New Mexico State University Aggie among the top picks. Shortstop/second baseman Nick Gonzales was taken by the National League’s Pittsburgh Pirates as the seventh overall pick. The Slugging middle infielder has one of the best pure bats that was available in the draft, and
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Raise the Jolly Roger! New Mexico State baseball star Nick Gonzales is off to the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates selected Gonzales with the 7th overall pick in today’s 2020 MLB Draft, making him the highest drafted Aggie of all-time. Gonzales saw his draft stock skyrocket after winning Cape Cod League
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Hundreds of Las Cruces protesters held signs and chanted on Monday evening, joining demonstrations across the U.S. over the death of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man killed in the custody of Minneapolis police. “For justice, for peace, that’s all we’re ever here for,” said Dajour Joseph, who plays on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico Activities Association has voted to allow high school athletes to begin practice in June, but with extremely limited interactions between players and coaches. “We really did think it’s too soon,” said Las Cruces Public School Superintendent Karen Trujillo. Trujillo told ABC-7 that she voted to wait until
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The sky is certainly the limit for New Mexico State infielder Nick Gonzales. On Tuesday, Gonzales was named the 2020 National Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper. He is the first student-athlete in program history to earn the accolade from the national publication, which has handed out the
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The road to recovery for former NMSU Aggie Shawn Harrington has been long, but he hasn’t gone through it alone. The support of NMSU fans, and the help of a former college coach have helped in his journey. Even though Harrington’s time with the Aggies was short, fans never forgot him, and they were there
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RUIDOSO, New Mexico – The grandstands at Ruidoso Downs Racetrack are empty as the horses take their mark. There’s only a handful of racetracks open around the country right due to the coronavirus pandemic, and with strict health precautions in place, Ruidoso Downs is one of them. This weekend Ruidoso Downs hosted time trials for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — After a season that was plagued by injuries, Clayton Henry announced he’s coming back to New Mexico State. Henry received a waiver that will make him fully eligible for the 2020-21 season. An unfortunate pair of injuries kept Henry on the sidelines for all but one of the Aggies’ 31
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — NBA All-Star Pascal Siakam isn’t the only Toronto Raptor with ties to the New Mexico State University basketball program, as one of Siakam’s teammates can credit some success to the man running it. Fred Van Vleet didn’t go to NMSU but he played for Aggies Coach Chris Jans, when Jans
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — State Attorney General Hector Balderas has demanded that New Mexico State University turn over documents related to an investigation into its head football coach over allegations of abuse. His office filed an Inspection of Public Records lawsuit in state district court this week seeking a full report of a probe
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Despite strong interest from East Tennessee State, Chris Jans will remain in Las Cruces. After a week in which the New Mexico State Head Coach’s name was directly tied to the same position at ETSU, Jans announced in a social media post Wednesday afternoon that he would stay with the
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DETROIT, Michigan — The Detroit Lions doubled-up on running backs in the NFL draft with the selection of New Mexico State RB Jason Huntley with their second pick in the fifth round (No. 172 overall) Saturday afternoon as shown live on ABC-7. Detroit took Georgia running back D’Andre Swift in the second round on Friday night. A news release
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Normally around this time of year, Gil Padilla would be prepping his Las Cruces High baseball team for a postseason run. But with COVID-19 cancelling the rest of the high school baseball season, Coach Padilla is helping a different team and fighting a much bigger opponent.That’s because when Gil Padilla
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State linebacker Javahn Ferguson led the NCAA in tackles per game (13.2) his junior season. Now he’s hoping an NFL will take notice during this week’s NFL Draft. “I don’t care what the call is, when the call is, how the call is,” says Ferguson, a three-year starter
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Toby Smith knew little and cared less about boxing when he came to Albuquerque in 1976. More than anything else in the years that followed, he says, it was the compelling saga of Johnny Tapia’s life and times that captured and held his interest in the Sweet Science. During his long,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — As a fan of college sports, it’s never easy to hear about a player deciding to leave a particular program. But nowadays, it has become the norm in college sports with players entering what’s known as the transfer portal. New Mexico State starting quarterback Josh Adkins announced in early March
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — A 16-year-old wrestling champion helped stop a kidnapping and assault near Las Cruces by pinning a man to the ground until deputies arrived, authorities said, and surveillance video shows the terrifying incident. (You can watch it in the video player above.) Mayfield High School student Canaan Bower is being lauded
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SANTA FE, New Mexico — The New Mexico Activities Association made it official on Friday, cancelling all spring sports and activities. In a news release, the NMAA stated the decision was made based on the directive from the New Mexico Public Education Department that schools will close for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has been arrested on suspicion of DWI and other offenses after officers heard gunshots and found him in a parked car with a handgun and a half-empty bottle of liquor early Thursday, Albuquerque police said. The 32-year-old Jones was arrested on suspicion of aggravated
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All they want is to finally be able to come home. Five people from Las Cruces find themselves stranded in Honduras because of the coronavirus pandemic. The group is part of a women’s U.S.A. football team that includes players from all across the country. They’ve been in Honduras since March 11 and were there to
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