(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania – As national award watch lists begin to roll out, NM State quarterback Diego Pavia is already finding himself in the mix, starting off with the Maxwell Award. The Maxwell Football Club today announced its watch list for the 87th Maxwell Award presented annually to the outstanding player in college
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — What a difference a year makes. Go back to this time last fall camp and NMSU had a true battle for QB1 with both Diego Pavia and Gavin Frakes vying for the starting spot. Throughout the season Pavia cemented his position under center, with 1,450 passing yards, 13 passing
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ARLINGTON, Texas – It will be a year of firsts for the New Mexico State Aggies. The Aggies are preparing for their first ever football season as members of Conference USA. Tuesday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, the Aggies participated in their first Conference USA Media Day. NMSU head coach, Jerry Kill was
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State roster is on the verge of being complete as Head Coach Jason Hooten announced the signing of Robert Carpenter, a forward from Detroit, Mich. At 6-7, Carpenter has been touted as a “do-everything” forward who can score at multiple levels and guard nearly every
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – 17 days have passed since the Aggies finally made their long-awaited move to Conference USA. After almost two decades as members of the WAC, NM State women’s basketball is now gearing up for its inaugural season in CUSA. The conference welcomes new teams like Liberty, Sam Houston, and Jacksonville
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(Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In 173 days the starting lineup for the NM State Aggies men’s basketball program will be introduced in front of a home crowd at the Pan American Center for its first official league bout as a member of Conference USA. On Monday morning, Commissioner Judy McLeod
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVIA) — Former NMSU and Texas standout Sir’ Jabari Rice played his second and final game in the NBA Summer League with the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday. He spent nearly 18 minutes on the floor and had 13 points. He shot 5-of-12 from the floor, hit both of his free throws
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BALTIMORE, Maryland (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State standout Kyle Bradish had a day on the mound for the Baltimore Orioles Sunday. In his third start in July, Bradish pitched 7.1 innings, allowed just the three hits and one walk but didn’t give up any runs. He also had eight strikeouts on Sunday. It’s the
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Update: Las Cruces Police investigators are looking into Thalia Chaverria’s death. They say she was found unconscious in her home. “At this point, investigators have no reason to believe Chaverria’s death is suspicious or the result of criminal activity,” a department spokesperson said in a statement Wednesday. “However, LCPD and OMI are continuing their investigation
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pinch-hitter Josh Palacios came through with a tiebreaking two-run double in a three-run ninth inning that rallied the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-7 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday night to snap a three-game skid. Dodgers reliever Evan Phillips struck out Carlos Santana, then issued consecutive walks to Jack
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former New Mexico State University Men’s Basketball head coach Greg Heiar has been hired as the new head coach of the Men’s Basketball program at Mineral Area College. “Heiar’s lengthy career has not been without controversy,” Jim Gerwitz the Athletic Director of MAC said in a press release Saturday.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten and the new-look Aggies will be headed to turquoise seas and white-sand beaches this fall as it was announced Thursday morning that NM State is set to participate in the 16th annual Men’s Cancun Challenge presented by Triple Crown Sports. The two-day event is scheduled to be played on Nov. 21-22, 2023, at
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Update: ABC-7 is learning from newly obtained court documents that the Benjamin family is receiving $4,125,000 in the settlement. The NMSU Board of Regents was listed as the defendant in the lawsuit, although the Risk Management Division of New Mexico will pay for the settlement. Shakiru Odunewu, the other former player and plaintiff in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The civil lawsuit filed by former NMSU players Shakiru Odunewu, William ‘Deuce’ Benjamin, and his father William Benjamin has been settled. The settlement is just between NMSU and the plaintiffs. All of the individual defendants have been dismissed with prejudice from the lawsuit. Which means that a lawsuit for
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — One of the best to ever come out of the NMSU Baseball program scored his first ever run in the MLB on Saturday in the Pirates 4-3 loss to the Marlins. After making his debut in the show on Friday, Gonzales played at second base again on Saturday and batted ninth
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — Just over three years after getting drafted as the 7th overall pick in the 2020 MLB Draft, former Aggie Nick Gonzales will debut in the Majors. The lone first round pick in NM State history got the call up on Thursday and played second base and batted seventh in the Pirates
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Per a report from ESPN Analyst Adrian Wojnarowski, former NMSU Men’s Basketball standout Sir’ Jabari Rice signed a two-way contract with the San Antonio Spurs. Wojnarowski said he was informed about the deal via Rice’s agent Corey Barker who spent time at NMSU as an assistant coach. Rice was a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies are heading to Mexico. A source confirmed to ABC-7 on Thursday that NMSU Men’s Basketball will play in the Cancun Challenge. Joining the Aggies are James Madison, Fresno State and Southern Illinois. The news was first reported by Rocco Miller. The tournament marks the first games locked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Draft day is upon us and while the No. 1 pick is all but locked up by Victor Wembanyama the rest of the field is pretty open. Maybe, just maybe, you’ll hear some familiar names called. Neither Souley Boum or Sir Jabari Rice spent last season here in the Borderland
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Kezia Conyers-Barnes joins Jody Adams’ coaching staff at NM State after spending this past season as an assistant at Coppin State. Hailing from Tallahassee, she began her coaching career as an assistant at Maclay School and FAMU High School. Later, she assumed the role of assistant basketball coach and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — As ABC-7 reported on Thursday and NMSU officially announced on Monday, Oregon Pitching Coach Jake Angier is the new head coach of NMSU Baseball. Angier was introduced as the 12th head coach in program history at a press conference on Tuesday at the Stan Fulton Athletic Center in the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Kendall Rogers with D1 Baseball is reporting that Oregon assistant and pitching coach, Jake Angier will be NMSU Baseball’s next head coach. ABC-7 has confirmed this through sources. NMSU on Monday made the hire official. “My family and I couldn’t be more happy and honored to become a part
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of the best high school football players in the Borderland last season will continue to play football in the Borderland. On Monday, Angel “Speedy” Munoz officially announced via his instagram that he had committed to play with Jerry Kill at New Mexico State next season. Speedy later told ABC-7
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After a decade of dominance at South Georgia Technical College (SGTC), former Lady Jets head women’s basketball coach James Frey is set to join Jody Adams’ coaching staff ahead of the 2023-24 season, which will mark Adams’ second year with NM State. “I have known Coach James
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Kickoff times and networks have been announced for ten of the 13 NM State home games next season. As NM State prepares for its first season as a member of Conference USA, head coach Jerry Kill and company will have a flurry of opportunities to be seen by a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – The long-standing rivalry between the New Mexico State University (NMSU) Aggies and the University of New Mexico (UNM) Lobos and the may face a disruption in the upcoming 2023-24 men’s basketball season. The bitter rivalry, which has spanned nearly a century, has only been halted three times in the
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New Mexico State University’s College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is broadening its global outreach in a bid to attract more international students to its programs. The recent initiatives saw representatives travel across Mexico, India, China, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, and various Latin American countries. Among the team was planning officer
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KVIA) — The NCAA West Prelims finished up on Saturday and from the 21 athletes UTEP and NMSU took, five have punched their ticket to Austin for the NCAA National Championships. The only athlete from Saturday to advance was UTEP’s Marissa Simpson who clocked in a personal-best 12.94 to finish third in heat
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State University researchers have released a study revealing a significant spike in the number of Hispanic individuals killed by law enforcement officers in the United States over the past decade. The study, published in the Journal of Community Health, shows an increase exceeding 40% between 2010 and
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On Sunday the last remaining player left from the 2022-23 NMSU Men’s Basketball team entered the transfer portal. That means new Head Coach Jason Hooten has to build the 2023-24 roster from scratch. Below is a list of who we already know will be joining the Aggies for Hooten’s
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