(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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DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA announced its 2023 football broadcast schedule, which includes 10 of UTEP’s games that will air nationally by the league’s primary partners. Seven of the Miners’ games will be televised and/or streamed on the family of ESPN Platforms, as all three Wednesday night contests will be televised on ESPN2. UTEP will play
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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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Gambling is a habit as old as time, and technology makes it as convenient as ever to play. The Game Day Casino explains the rules behind five online casino games.
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EL PASO, Texas – Nineteen-year-old Mikey Ramirez is living life to the fullest. A senior at Eastwood High School, Ramirez is getting ready for graduation day. It’s been a long high school journey for Ramirez who despite having down syndrome, didn’t let that deter him from his love of sports. Ramirez was determined to get
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Future El Paso athletic hall of famer, Dale Laverty had a pretty stellar track career which still sees him sit atop several record books. Laverty is a three-time 400 meter intermediate hurdle outdoor champ, a 2-time NCAA track and field All-American for the 400 meter hurdles. His time of 49.45
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(CNN) — After spending more than 300 days in Russian custody last year, Brittney Griner made an emotional return to her WNBA home court in the Phoenix Mercury’s 75-69 defeat by the Chicago Sky. Before tip-off at the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Sunday, the Mercury players were introduced to their home fans and Griner received an incredible response when her name
Continue Reading (CNN) — Novak Djokovic got his French Open campaign off to a winning start with a dominant victory over American Aleksandar Kovacevic in the first round. The No. 3 seed beat Kovacevic in straight sets, 6-3 6-2 7-6(7-1), at Roland Garros as he begins his quest for a third title at the grand slam. The victory continues his undefeated record
Continue Reading (CNN) — Paris Saint-Germain goalkeeper Sergio Rico has been hospitalized after an incident involving a mule cart and a runaway horse, according to his family. Rico’s family’s statement – which was shared by the player’s agency, You First – said Rico had been permitted by PSG to visit the El Rocio pilgrimage in Huelva, southern Spain, in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the death of El Paso sports legend Cliff Tucker. He and three others were killed in a single vehicle crash on May 28th, 2018. Tucker was just 29-years-old at the time and while he’s no longer with us, his legacy has had a lasting impact
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native Ricardo Pepi might be on the precipice of switching clubs and signing a new deal. The San Eli star has been starring for FC Groningen in the Eredivisie – scoring 12 times with another 15 goal involvements and that’s seen him garnering a lot of attention from
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas (23-27) trailed 7-2 in the fifth inning Saturday night before coming back to beat the Reno Aces (29-21) 14-8 to not only win the game, but the series. The Chihuahuas have now won four consecutive games to tie a season high and they’ve won three consecutive
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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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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Last season the Hispanic Titanic, otherwise known as Ivan Melendez made history in the Division I BBCOR era by hitting 32 home runs in a single season. That record though is sitting on thin ice. Cam Fisher from Charlotte notched his 29th and 30th home run of the season on
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OLBG has compiled the odds for each national team at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup in July using data from DraftKings.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Is Gael Ochoa a future hometown hero? Well it’s a very real possibility now that the Pebble Hills star quarterback has committed to UTEP. Ahead of his senior season Ochoa announced his ambition to play Division 1 football would become a reality. “I’m super excited, I’m staying home so that
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Pasoan Tristen Newton stood directly behind President Joe Biden as he applauded the UConn Huskies for their NCAA Tournament win. “This team is proof that there’s no quit in UConn, just like there’s no quit in America – none. There’s nothing we can’t do when we believe we can
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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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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Las Cruces High School star Isaiah Carr has committed to Denver University after spending a season at GCU. The former Bulldawg posting the announcement on twitter Thursday. “Thank you GCU for allowing me to play in front of your fans and atmosphere! It’s onto another chapter with DU and
Continue Reading (CNN) — After 20 incredible years in the NBA, LeBron James has added to speculation that he could finally be hanging up his sneakers for good. This comes after the Los Angeles Lakers were swept out of the Western Conference Finals by Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets following a disappointing 113-111 Game 4 loss. “We’ll see what happens
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On Wednesday morning, NM State men’s basketball Head Coach Jason Hooten announced the addition of guard Femi Odukale. Odukale spent two seasons at Pitt before transferring and playing his junior season at Seton Hall. At both stops, Odukale proved his ability to play a starter’s role against some of the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The City of Las Cruces Parks & Recreation Department has announced the upcoming opening of a new 50-meter community pool, known as the Las Cruces Natatorium. This new facility, located at 1405 E. Hadley Ave, is set to open its doors on Saturday, May 27, 2023. The Natatorium will
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OLBG ranked the biggest preseason underdogs to win the NBA championship since the 1984-85 season using a combination of data that included the team odds both in the preseason and the regular season, all sourced from Basketball-Reference.com.
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Niesha Burgher was named the 2023 Conference USA OTF Female Track Performer of the Meet as announced by league officials on Tuesday. For Burgher, it’s her second major C-USA accolade as she was previously named the 2023 Indoor Female Track Performer of the Meet on Feb. 28. Burgher is the first
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former NMSU basketball player Mike Peake will not face charges in the shooting death of a student on the UNM student last November. We have been following this story from the beginning. You can read that reporting here. The Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office issued the following statement to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On Saturday, a commemorative ceremony took place to officially rename a major interchange in Las Cruces in honor of a fallen local hero, Antonio Rodriguez. The I-25 and I-10 interchange, from mile marker 143 to mile marker 145, is now known as the Sergeant First Class Antonio Rey “Rod”
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OLBG researched five unique programs currently being funded with gambling revenue on the state level.
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KVIA) — Former NMSU basketball player Mike Peake will not face any charges stemming from the shooting at the UNM campus last November, according to the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office. In a statement to ABC-7, the Bernalillo County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Nancy Laflin said, “The decision to not charge Mike
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