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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Keitha Adams Era, round 2, is officially underway with the UTEP Women’s Basketball team beginning summer workouts last week. The Miners have 14 of their 15 scholarship spots locked up, with five players from last season returning including forward Adhel Tac. “I just feel like it was a good
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ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KVIA) — The Moon (boy) shined bright in St. Louis Wednesday Night. Former El Paso Locomotive FC superstar Diego Luna netted his first MLS goal in Real Salt Lakes’ 3-1 win over St. Louis. The 19-year-old midfielder was signed by RSL in June of 2022 on a then-record setting USL transfer fee.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Ivan Melendez is the true definition of a slugger – he set a new single-season home run record in Division 1 baseball last year in the BBCOR era and he keeps hitting home runs this season in the Minors. The Coronado grad monstered his 13th home run of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Victor Kibiego, who earned First Team All-American honors, and Marissa Simpson, who was named Second Team All-American, were selected as the 2023 Conference USA Track Athletes of the Year as announced by league officials on Wednesday. All awards were voted on by the league’s head coaches and consider the
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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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AI is transforming gambling and sports betting. But scammers and hackers are exploiting it, too. AskGamblers explores AI’s impact on the industry.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On a night when Cowboys Defensive Back, Kelvin Joseph, threw out the first pitch, the El Paso Chihuahuas made sure to show off their offense. Taylor Kohlwey hit a two-run double with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday to give the Chihuahuas a 12-11 win over
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On June 28th the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will welcome in the class of 2023. Included in this year’s class is Jeanette Lawrence Castro. The 5x WAC Champion in the 800 meters, 4x NCAA All-American and 10x Mexican National Champion grew up in Chihuahua. She played a lot
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Update: The El Paso Chihuahuas say Kelvin Joseph will step in for KaVontea Turpin, who is no longer able to make Tuesday’s Meet and Greet. According to a tweet from the Chihuahuas, Joseph is the Cowboys 2021 second round pick. The Meet and Greet is happening in Section 114 after the first pitch, which is
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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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ROUND ROCK, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas lost 6-3 to the Round Rock Express Sunday night at Dell Diamond. Round Rock won five of the six games in the series. It’s the Chihuahuas second straight series loss. Second baseman Tim Lopes went 2-for-4 with two singles and was the only El Paso player
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Sunday, El Pasoan Ivan Melendez hit his 12th home run of the season for the Diamondbacks High A team, the Hillsboro Hops. The solo home run came in the top of the 4th inning against the Vancouver Canadians and was the only run scored by the Hops in their
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — San Eli native Ricardo Pepi was named player of the season at FC Groningen. “I know it’s a rough season for all of us of course but you know you guys have helped me become a better person and player,” Pepi said to his teammates when he was presented the
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ROUND ROCK, Texas (KVIA) — The Round Rock Express beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 7-4 Saturday to win for the fourth time in five games this series. The loss sealed El Paso’s second consecutive series loss. El Paso scored once in the top of the first inning on a wild pitch. It marks the second
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (West-1, 9-3-3, 30 points) came from behind to secure a 1-1 draw against Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 8,121 fans – the biggest crowd in 2023. The draw sees the Locos set a new club record for longest undefeated streak in a single regular season
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC (1-West, 9-3-2, 29 points) is set to host the Tampa Bay Rowdies at Southwest University Park for the first time this Saturday night in a massive East vs. West contest. Both sides met for the first time in the final game of the 2022 season
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP standout Jadrian Taylor was drafted to the XFL on Friday by the St. Louis Battlehawks. In 2022 for the Miners, Taylor had 42 total tackles, 21 solo, 9.5 sacks and two forced fumbles. He had a standout game against Charlotte in 2022 with a 100 yard touchdown fumble return,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — 71 days out from the start of the UTEP football season and the Miners offense went up another gear – bringing in three players all with ties to the Borderland. ABC-7 learned Friday both Aaron Dumas and Tyrin Smith have been working out with the team, while Yamil ‘Yamo’ Oaxaca
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 13-year-old El Paso boy will be doing something only most kids his age dream of – competing in the Jr. NBA Skills Challenge National Competition in New York on June 20th. Jacob Rodriguez is currently a student athlete at Jane A. Hamric Middle School in east El Paso. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Three players with Borderland ties were all selected for the U.S. Men’s national team squad for the Concacaf Nations League – San Eli native Ricardo Pepi, Alex Zendejas and FC Juarez player Alan Soñora. All three started on the bench. In the 75th minute after the U.S. found themselves up
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (West-1, 9-3-2, 29 points) climbed to the top of the Western Conference standings after a 2-1 comeback win against Las Vegas Lights FC at Southwest University Park on Wednesday night. Las Vegas would open the scoring early, finding the back of the net in the 3’ but, as they have done so
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EL PASO, Texas – Whether it’s football, basketball or volleyball, being a sports official is a tough job. But someone has to do it. Charles Henning Miller was up for the challenge. He’s been a volleyball and basketball official for 49 years at both the high school and collegiate levels. This upcoming season will be
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EL PASO, Texas — On June 28, Pat O’Neill will be inducted into the El Paso Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. O’Neill has pretty much done it all in the world of athletics. From being an athlete himself, to coaching, and then getting into adminstration. O’Neill graduated from UTEP
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) AUSTIN, Texas – UTEP catcher Caitlyn Brockway was voted to the 2023 CSC Softball Academic All-America Second Team, announced by the organization Tuesday. The Houston native holds a perfect 4.00 GPA in rehabilitation science, netting her Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll and Commissioner’s Academic Medal honors. In her first season with the Miners, the HCU transfer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Coronado grad Ivan Melendez is known as the ‘hispanic titanic’, in large because he hits home run after home run. Last year he broke Texas’ single-season home run record, wont the Golden Spikes Award and then got drafted No. 43 overall by the Arizona Diamondbacks. He started playing in the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Roller derby is certainly not the most common sport out there, but for some El Pasoans, it’s more than just a game. “Even though we’re skating up against each other. If you think about us poking and laughing with each other so it’s just a really laid back, fun, welcoming
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Oklahoma City Dodgers tied their modern-era record for runs scored in a game in their 24-5 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas Sunday and in-turn also handed the dogs their most lopsided loss in team history. The 24 runs tied the team record for runs allowed in a game,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Water Employees raised money for the Boys and Girls Club of El Paso this weekend by getting a little competitive. Every year El Paso Water employees chose a charity to support. This year, they chose to support the Boys Girls Clubs of El Paso by hosting and competing
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