EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The family of Jimmy Rogers Jr. — the Sun Bowl Association Chair Emeritus who passed away recently at the age of 89 — has arranged a ‘Celebration of Life’ to honor Rogers. The event will be open to the public. Rogers’ family announced his death late last month. According to
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(Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – After putting together one of the best performances of his Aggie career, quarterback Diego Pavia is garnering attention not only at the conference level, but on a national scale as well. On Monday morning, Pavia was named the CUSA Offensive Player of the Week while also earning recognition as one of the Manning
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Following its huge road victory at FIU, UTEP punter Joshua Sloan was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week, while defensive end Maurice Westmoreland earned the CUSA Defensive Player of the Week as announced by league officials on Monday. The 2023 CUSA Players of the Week awards are
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This week’s Sunday Funday moment highlights the remarkable journey of a local 4th-grade girls’ basketball team, the Lady Rumble. These young athletes, just nine years old, are on the verge of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity as they secure a spot in the national championship. The tournament is scheduled for October 20th
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MUMBAI, India (AP) — Cricket’s return to the Olympic program for the 2028 Los Angeles Games drew an enthusiastic response from around the world. Cricket is a bat-and-ball game that is hugely popular in south Asia. It was one of five sports added to the LA Games by the International Olympic Committee. Flag football, baseball-softball,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer program (2-11-3, 1-4-2 CUSA) fell 2-1 against Liberty (13-1-1, 4-1-1 CUSA) Sunday afternoon. Emerson Kidd scored a highlight-reel goal and Angelina Amparano recorded four saves in the loss. “It’s important that we are at home and that we show out to an extent and play really well in the second half,” Head Coach Gibbs
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NEW YORK (AP) — Jonquel Jones and the New York Liberty wouldn’t let the season end just yet. She scored 27 points and Breanna Stewart added 20 to help the New York Liberty beat the Las Vegas Aces 87-73 on Sunday in the WNBA Finals and force a Game 4. “I was doing whatever I
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KVIA) — Behind Marian Ovalle’s career-high 21 kills and .421 hitting percentage, UTEP Volleyball wrapped up the weekend with a five-set win over Sam Houston Saturday afternoon at Johnson Coliseum. The Miners improved to 15-6 overall and 7-3 in Conference USA play while Sam Houston dropped to 7-16 (1-9 CUSA). Three Miners shredded double-digit
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Western Kentucky wrapped up the weekend with another sweep of the Aggies. For the first time this season, NM State (13-8, 6-4) failed to take a set in back-to-back matches. WKU utilized a third-set hitting percentage of .324 to narrowly avoid heading to a fourth set, moving to 8-0
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OAKLAND, California (KVIA) — After missing out in 2022, El Paso Locomotive FC are back in the playoffs thanks to two early goals against Oakland Roots SC. Entering Saturday’s match El Paso was in eighth spot in the Western Conference Standings. The win saw them clinch the seventh seed which means they will play in
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Friday Schedule 10.13.23: Franklin 42Eastlake 15FinalMontwood 14Pebble Hills 16FinalSocorro 7Eastwood 63FinalRiverside 62San Elizario 0FinalClint 17Mountain View 14FinalFabens 59Pecos 19FinalCentennial 42Carlsbad 14FinalOrgan Mountain 0Las Cruces 42FinalAnthony 14Forsan 60FinalDeming 24Santa Teresa 0FinalCathedral 7Walnut Grove 61FinalGadsden Chaparral Postponed to 9AM Saturday at Chaparral Thursday Final Scores 10.12.23: Americas 38El Dorado 0FinalAndress 7Canutillo 58FinalChapin 42Burges 7FinalEl Paso 41Jefferson 15FinalIrvin
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GADSDEN, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Gadsden High School Football Coach says the game against Chaparral has been postponed due to concerns for the safety of fans. “This year’s Battle of The Gap has been rescheduled for Saturday, October 14th at 9 AM,” Coach Facio wrote in a statement posted to X. “In addition to
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MUMBAI, India (AP) — Flag football and cricket were among five sports that took their next step toward inevitably being added to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The other three sports are baseball-softball, lacrosse and squash. The International Olympic Committee executive board recommended all five sports that were formally requested Monday by organizers of the
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EL PASO, Texas – Week 8 of the high school football season kicked off Thursday with a total of 6 games in the Borderland. All teams from district 1-5A division one took the field. The final scores from Thursday are below: Americas 38El Dorado 0FinalAndress 7Canutillo 58FinalChapin 42Burges 7FinalEl Paso 41Jefferson 15FinalIrvin 10Bowie 42FinalGoddard 27Mayfield
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(Courtesy: Conference USA) DALLAS, Texas -Liberty and MTSU tied atop the predicted order of finish for the 2023-24 Conference USA men’s basketball season in a vote by the conference’s nine head coaches, the league announced Thursday. Additionally, 10 student-athletes were named CUSA Preseason All-Conference honorees, headlined by Preseason Player of the Year Isaiah Crawford of LA Tech.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP head soccer coach Gibbs Keeton sitsdown exclusively one-on-one with ABC-7’s Rachel Phillips. The two talks about the team’s first conference win, what Keeton still hopes to achieve this season and they preview the final three regular season matches. UTEP Soccer are 2-10-2 overall and 1-3-1 in conference play. They
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – UTEP head coach Dana Dimel stopped by the station to preview their game with FIU on Wednesday, look at where they are at this season and talk about the current quarterback room that is depleted with injuries. UTEP are 1-5 on the season and 0-2 in CUSA play. You can
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The winners of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 7 of the high school football season went to Nate Herndon and the Chapin Huskies. In the game against Jefferson, the Chapin defense swarmed the Silver Foxes and forced the ball loose. It popped up into the hands of
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — It’s rare that the Las Vegas Aces leave their coach Becky Hammon speechless. After Wednesday night’s dominant performance in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals, she was in awe. A’ja Wilson scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and the Aces routed the New York Liberty 104-76 to take a 2-0 series
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU used a dominant first half performance to carry them to a 27-13 win over Sam Houston. The Aggies at 4-3 and 2-1 in conference play now move above .500 for the first time this season and need three more wins to become bowl eligible. The Aggies had five
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners at 1-5 on the season were in desperate need of a win at Florida International – enter Cade McConnell whose first quarter dominance led them to a 27-14 win. The dub keeps UTEP’s season alive as they now move to 2-5 and 1-2 in Conference USA play. The
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Since turning the page to the conference season the Aggies have been on a roll offensively, sitting atop CUSA with a 5-0 mark, while leading the conference in points (39), goals (13), and assists (13). A major catalyst to this success is Loma McNeese, who was named the CUSA Offensive Player of the
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Kaila Hudson earned CUSA Defensive Player of the Week honors after a strong outing against WKU last Saturday. The 2023 Women’s Soccer Player of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear. “Kaila’s return to our team is significant as she is a player that ignites our competitive drive,” Head Coach
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LAS VEGAS (AP, Mark Anderson) — Linebacker Robert Spillane had just one career interception before Monday night, and cornerback Amik Robertson received just his second start in five games this season. Both players were critical to the Las Vegas Raiders’ 17-13 victory over the Green Bay Packers. Spillane intercepted Green Bay’s Jordan Love twice, and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Miners enter their clash with Florida International (3-3) with a 1-5 record which is never an ideal situation to be in, even more so when your quarterback room is depleted with injuries. Normal starter Gavin Hardison missed UTEP’s game against LA Tech with an elbow injury. He was day-to-day
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) – UTEP’s Kaya Weaver, Mattie Gantt, and Kalia Kohler all took home weekly honors in the third week of CUSA play. The 2023 Volleyball Player of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear. CUSA Defensive Player of the Week – Kaya Weaver Weaver played a major role in helping the Miners go 3-1 over the week, posting a team-high
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC forward Petur Knudsen has been called up to the Faroe Islands Men’s National Team for its upcoming 2024 UEFA European Championship Qualifying matches on Oct. 12 and 15, against Poland and Czechia, respectively. Knudsen has 11 caps with the Faroe Islands, most recently for their qualifying matches
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LAS VEGAS (AP, Mark Anderson) — Whether it was Chelsea Gray on her 31st birthday orchestrating the offense, Jackie Young knocking down 3-pointers or Kelsey Plum driving to the basket, Las Vegas’ guards helped deliver an emphatic Game 1 victory Sunday in the WNBA Finals. They combined to score 72 points to hand the New
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Already cementing herself as one of the greats in program history, Loma McNeese took it upon herself to add another mark on her career – recording her first brace as NM State (8-5-1, 5-0-0 CUSA) knocked off Jax State (6-6-2, 1-2-2 CUSA) 2-0 in Jacksonville. The game started slow for the Aggies, recording just
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