EL PASO, Texas – The Sun City is inching closer to fight night. Thursday, a news conference was held to promote Saturday’s boxing event at the El Paso County Coliseum. The event will be headlined by El Paso’s Stephanie Han defending her WBA Lightweight Championship against Holly Holm. It is a rematch between the two
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EL PASO, Texas – Open workouts were held Wednesday night in preparation for Saturday’s boxing event at the El Paso County Coliseum. The main event will be El Paso’s Stephanie Han defending her WBA lightweight championship against Holly Holm. The workouts were held before a packed crowd at Han’s martial arts gym in west El
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC improved to 2-0 in the Prinx Tires USL Cup on Wednesday night after their 2-0 win over AV Alta FC at Southwest University Park. Despite having 10 shots in the opening half, Locomotive found themselves heading into the halftime break tied 0-0 with AV Alta. Alta’s goalkeeper
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DALLAS, Texas – Wednesday morning, the Conference USA office officially released the television schedule along with kickoff times for the 2026 football season. This year, NM State’s slate features five night games and five nationally televised contests, including a pair of home midweek matchups. Entering their third season under the guidance of Head Coach Tony Sanchez, the
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its next inductees for the Class of 2026. Five new members will be inducted during an induction ceremony Wednesday, June 24. ABC-7 will be livestreaming the ceremony at kvia.com. One of the inductees will be triathlete, Michael T. Baker. Baker has won over
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Mountain West Conference, in conjunction with its national broadcast partners, revealed UTEP’s 2026 football broadcast schedule on Wednesday. The Miners have six games scheduled on national television. UTEP will play six games on MW+: Sept. 12 vs. Texas Southern (7 p.m. MT) Sept. 26 vs. Oregon State (7 p.m. MT)
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday it was made official. The U.S. Men’s National Team announced the 26 players who will be suiting up for the red, white and blue at this year’s FIFA World Cup. El Paso will have two hometown representatives on soccer’s biggest stage as Ricardo Pepi and Alejandro Zendejas officially
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive defender Nicolás Cardona has been called up to represent the Puerto Rico National Team during the upcoming international window. Cardona will join Puerto Rico as the team heads to Texas and Arizona for a pair of friendlies. “Nico’s selection to the Puerto Rico National Team highlights the talent
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NASCAR has announced that during this year’s Coca-Cola 600 race, fallen El Paso native First Sergeant Glenn L. Harris will be honored at Sunday’s race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. As a part of remembering the fallen service members during the Memorial weekend, NASCAR and its Cup Series teams honors
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INDIANAPOLIS – UTEP freshmen Michael Kpomassy (shot put) and Cydni Martin (100 and 200-meter dashes) will compete at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships West First Round in Fayetteville, Ark., at John McDonnell Field on May 27-30. Kpomassy returns to Fayetteville after recording his first official collegiate shot put mark at the Arkansas Twilight on May 8. Kpomassy
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By Meredith Deliso A day before he died following a brief hospitalization, NASCAR champion Kyle Busch was coughing up blood while at a GM facility in North Carolina, according to the 911 call obtained by ABC News. The 911 caller requested an ambulance come to the GM Charlotte Technical Center in Concord on Wednesday for an individual
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Americas Trail Blazers fell to the Aledo Bearcats, (3-2, 11-4) in the Elite Eight of the 2026 UIL Texas Baseball State playoffs in Midland, Texas on Thursday. The Trail Blazers finish its season with 27 wins and 10 losses.
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VADO, New Mexico (KVIA) — The death of Kyle Busch has made impacts throughout the country, even here in the Borderland. ABC-7 spoke with drivers and race enthusiasts at the Vado Speedway, and they said they were shocked by the news of his death. “With all the stuff going on in the in the world
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(ESPN) — NASCAR icon Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who has won more races across the sport’s three national series than any other driver in history, has died at the age of 41, the racing series announced Thursday. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying that Busch
Continue Reading By Meredith Deliso NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at the age of 41, according to a statement Thursday from his family, his racing team and NASCAR. “On behalf of the Busch family, everyone at Richard Childress Racing and all of NASCAR, we are devastated to announce the sudden and tragic passing of Kyle Busch,”
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NASCAR champion Kyle Busch died at 41 years old Thursday, his family confirmed. Busch raced full-time — but once made a pit stop to chat with an El Paso star. El Paso native Marcos “Scooter” Carrera is known for the Netflix show Tex Mex Motors. Professionals transport cars from Mexico to
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Editor’s Note: This article was co-published with Puente News Collaborative, a bilingual nonprofit newsroom that covers stories from Mexico and the U.S.-Mexico border and the Los Angeles Times. MEXICO CITY – The highway from the Guadalajara city airport to downtown is newly paved and the city’s famous roundabout has gotten a $4 million facelift. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Head Coach Jason Hooten continues to add experienced talent to NM State’s 2026-27 roster with the signing of guard Jermaine Washington, who joins the Aggies following two seasons at San José State. Jermaine Washington | Jr. | G | 6-1 | Hemet, Calif. | Rancho Verde HS | San Jose State Washington
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MARANA, Arizona – UTEP’s No. 137 Dylan Teeter shot 4-under par 68, finishing tied for sixth overall, but came up short of advancing to the championships in the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Marana Regional at The Gallery Golf Club (par 72 | 7,317 yards) on Wednesday. Teeter (70-67-68) was impressive in the three-day, 54-hole
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JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Xokerball AmeriCup 2026 kicked off Wednesday with 16 national soccer teams set to play in Ciudad Juárez all week. The tournament began at 9 a.m. and an opening ceremony will take place at 8 p.m. Following the ceremony, there will be a featured match between Mexico and the U.S. This
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By Mason Leib Super Bowl LXIV is heading to Music City. Nashville, Tennessee, will host the final game of the 2029-2030 NFL season at the new Nissan Stadium, the National Football League announced Tuesday. This marks the first time Nashville will play host to the big game, where it will welcome football fans from far and wide
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EL PASO, Texas – The Americas Trail Blazers are one series win away from advancing to the Final Four of the state high school baseball playoffs. Standing in their way are the defending state champions, the Aledo Bearcats. Both teams will meet in a best-of-three regional final series. Game one and two will be played
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP historian and longtime supporter of UTEP athletics, Joe Gomez has died. Gomez was 78 years old. UTEP confirmed his death Tuesday with a post on social media: “For 65+ years, Joe Gomez ‘70 gave his heart, soul & time to support the Miners. He was a ‘66 team historian &
Continue Reading MARANA, Arizona – UTEP’s No. 137 Dylan Teeter shot 2-under par 70 after round one and sits tied for 15th at the NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regionals at the Gallery Golf Club (par 72 | 7,317 yards) on Monday. Second-seeded Teeter shot 3-under on the front nine, penciling in three birdies at holes two,
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EL PASO, Texas – Kaleb Jackson (Kingdom Collegiate Academy) has signed with the UTEP men’s basketball team, head coach Joe Golding announced Monday. A brief profile on Jackson and a quote from Golding follows below. Kaleb Jackson Guard 6-7, 185 Kingdom Collegiate Academy Duncanville, Texas PREP Two-year starter for Kingdom Collegiate Academy who amassed more
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – Rounding out the 2026 team competition season, NM State took to Dean A. Hayes Track and Soccer Complex for the 2026 Conference USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships. Dominant performances by upperclassmen led the way, with senior Alesha Lane earning gold in the shot put, Nia Allison surprising the field to take gold
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State closed out the 2026 season in a wild, high-scoring finale on Saturday afternoon, falling 30-21 to FIU at Presley Askew Field at Johnson Stadium as the Panthers claimed the series in the rubber match. With the loss, the Aggies conclude the season with a 20-34 overall record and a
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Dylan Teeter will tee off at his second consecutive NCAA Division I Men’s Golf Regionals at the Gallery Golf Club (par 72 | 7,317 yards) in Marana, Ariz., on Monday through Wednesday. The tournament will be streamed on Babygrande. Second-seeded Teeter begins the three-day, 54-hole event at 9:23 a.m. PT/10:23 MDT
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – UTEP’s Michael Kpomassy made history when the freshman became the first Miner to win gold in the men’s shot put in 30 years and became the first ever to win it in Conference USA on day two at the 2026 CUSA Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Dean A. Hayes Track & Soccer Field on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mesilla Valley Christian beat Hozho Academy with 22 unanswered runs to claim the NMAA Class 2A State Championship title in Albuquerque, New Mexico Saturday evening. The SonBlazers capped off their season in dominant fashion, winning their 17th straight game to finish with a 19-3 overall record.
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