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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Aaron and Alvin Jones have made sure to make the most of their time in the Sun City – visiting hospitals on Thursday, bringing in stars for a charity softball game and then on Friday hosting a summer football camp, while their friend and NBA star George Hill held a
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ahead of their charity softball game Thursday, Aaron and Alvin Jones stopped by an El Paso hospital to meet with children getting treatment there. The brothers spoke with the patients and parents, handed out water bottles and toys, took pictures with the staff, and listened as administrators described their efforts
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Originally Published: 30 JUN 23 15:20 ET By Nathaniel Meyersohn and Jon Passantino, CNN New York (CNN) — ESPN is laying off around 20 high-profile sports commentators as part of a cost-cutting initiative, a source with knowledge of the layoffs told CNN. Among those let go were Max Kellerman, Keyshawn Johnson, Jeff Van Gundy, Jalen
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Soccer star and San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi played in the Jones brother’s charity softball game Thursday night. He joined other big sports names such as Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons. The Jones brothers spoke about Pepi’s participation in a news conference before the game. They said Pepi only gets two
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — NBA basketball star George Hill of the Indiana Pacers paid a visit to the pediatric patients at Providence Children’s Hospital in El Paso Thursday. The visit is part of the Arron Jones All The Way Foundation’s celebrity softball game festivities. “Something that means a lot to me is to give
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OLBG has assembled a rundown on every quarterback selected first overall in the NFL Draft since 2000.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Victor Kibiego, who earned NCAA track and field First Team All-American honors, was named the 2022-23 Conference USA Michael L. Slive Male Athlete of the Year as voted on by the league’s 11 athletic directors as announced Wednesday by the conference office. Kibiego is the first UTEP student-athlete to earn the prestigious
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the second year in a row, Aaron and Alvin Jones Jr. hosted their A & A All The Way charity softball game at Southwest University Park. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons stole the show winning the home run derby and helping lead Aaron’s team to a 30-9 win over
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In anticipation of the ninth FIFA Women’s World Cup, OddsSeeker has composed a list of the most successful national teams in history and who to watch for this July.
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EL PASO, TX – A legend in the world of pro-wrestling will soon take his rightful place among some of the best athletes in the Sun City. Eddie Guerrero will be inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. Guerrero is being inducted under the posthumous category.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will induct its Class of 2023 on June 28 at a ceremony at the El Paso Community College Administrative Building on the 9000 block of Viscount Boulevard. The eight new members were announced at the beginning of April. They include UT basketball star
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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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ATS.io examined the state of legal and illegal gambling in the United States, looking at the current size of both industries and their histories.
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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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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC have acquired defender Jose Carrillo, pending league and federation approval, to further bolster the defensive back line as Los Locos continue its impressive 2023 season. “We are looking forward to welcoming Jose to our Locomotive family,” Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut said. “Jose brings
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – According to Jamil Moutran, Chief of Texas Rescue Patrol, Fourth of July weekend usually brings an increase of injury to those riding ATV’s. Moutran tells ABC-7 red sands, located in far east El Paso, is a popular area for off-roaders in El Paso and is usually filled with people ready
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is in the midst of his first full season of his professional baseball career. Practically halfway through and Melendez is hitting balls left, right and center despite the pressure that come with being the No. 7 prospect for the Arizona Diamondbacks. “People have been keeping up
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Tacoma Rainiers hit four home runs in their 7-2 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas at Southwest University Park Sunday night which saw the two teams split the six-game series. That means the Chihuahuas have not won a series outright in the month of June. El Paso starting pitcher
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 9-7 with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning Saturday before Jantzen Witte’s grand slam put the Chihuahuas ahead to stay in their 11-9 win. El Paso has won three of the first five games in the series and have a chance of
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — San Elizario native Ricardo Pepi will stay in the Netherlands and join PSV Eindhoven. According to Italian football reporter, Fabrizio Romano, the 20-year-old El Pasoan has agreed to a multi-year deal with the club that finished second overall in the Eredivisie League. Pepi has spent this last season on loan
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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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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KVIA) — The 7-on-7 state football tournament got underway this week. The Eastwood Troopers and the Eastlake Falcons are the only two Borderland teams who qualified for the 128 team tournament. Both teams played three games on Friday. Eastlake beat Red Oak 21-13, but that was their only win of the day.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Game after game you can find Sam Ornelas bopping around in Section 104 of Southwest University Park with his broad brim hat topped with an El Paso Chihuahuas cap. Game after game Ornelas is taking the baseball experience to a new level for Chihuahuas fans, players and anyone else who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Franklin grad and former Miner Katia Gallegos was selected to the 12-player Mexican National Team roster and will compete at the FIBA Women’s AmeriCup in July. “Basketball has always been a love in my life and it truly is an honor to represent Mexico and to represent The University of
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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) — The Sun Bowl Invitational has its teams. UTEP, Wyoming, Norfolk State and South Dakota State will make up the field, a source confirmed to ABC-7 Thursday. Rocco Miller was the first to report the news. The Miners will look to win their first Sun Bowl Invitational since 2019. The first
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