LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – New Mexico State University Chancellor Dan Arvizu has shut down the men’s basketball program operations for the rest of the season due to the recent allegations of hazing. Arvizu said in a statement, “Today I am announcing my decision to suspend operations for our men’s basketball program for the remainder
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a police report related to the suspension of the New Mexico State University basketball team revealed serious allegations of sexual assault against three of the team’s players by one of their very own teammates, community members in Las Cruces are reacting. “Oh my God. That’s absolutely awful. Nobody
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP jumped all over UTSA early on the way to a 79-52 victory on Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (16-7, 9-5 C-USA) went ahead 11-2 right out of the chutes before eventually extending the advantage to 21-4, putting the Roadrunners (6-17, 4-10 C-USA) in a hole to try
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Aggies fans are reacting after sources close to NMSU confirmed the university’s men’s basketball game on Friday was suspended due to reports of hazing. “It’s a real disappointment. Especially for the seniors on this New Mexico State basketball team, to have their season ended the way it did. And
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UPDATE (11:00 P.M.) – Multiple sources confirm to ABC-7 that the allegations that forced the indefinite suspension of the NMSU men’s basketball program go beyond hazing. ABC-7 first learned through a source Friday night that the allegations involved hazing and Chancellor Dan Arvizu confirms that in a statement below. UPDATE (8:59 P.M.) – New Mexico
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UPDATE: 02/11/23 3:53 P.M. Two NMSU players announce via Twitter they intend to transfer , following Friday’s suspension of the men’s basketball program. Freshman guard Shahar Lazar releasing a statement saying in part, “Having served several years in the Israeli military, I was raised on the values of excellence, discipline, respect, reliability and accountability. However,
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OLBG compiled a list of the top draft picks for every country that has sent a player to the NBA using data from Basketball-Reference.
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El PASO, Texas – Following a cross-country trek to Charlotte earlier in the week, UTEP women’s basketball returns home to welcome in UTSA on Saturday at 1 p.m. MT. The Miners (15-7, 8-5 C-USA) upended Charlotte 70-64 on Wednesday after a round trip expedition that spanned over 3,200 miles. On the other side of the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Las Cruces High School Football Coach Mark Lopez is no longer on administrative leave, according to a spokesperson with Las Cruces Public Schools. Coach Lopez tweeted out a message saying, “All is good Bulldawg Nation!! The amount of support I’ve received is incredibly humbling!!” News of Lopez’s placement on administrative
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Originally Published: 10 FEB 23 14:57 ETBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods announced Friday a return to competitive golf at next week’s The Genesis Invitational, a tournament he hosts.In a Twitter post, Woods said, “I’m ready to play an ACTUAL PGA Tour event next week @thegenesisinv.”The occasion will mark the first official tournament start
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EL PASO, Texas — Only two NFL fandoms every year get to celebrate watching their team on the greatest stage of all. For the rest, they’re stuck trying to figure out which team they dislike less than the other. Well, if you have any association with UTEP, ABC-7 has a reason, or two, or three,
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El Paso, Texas ( KVIA)-This Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII pits the top Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles and the weather couldn’t be better. At kick-off, the weather conditions in Glendale Arizona are expected to be mild and breezy for the big game. The weather hasn’t always been this nice during past Super Bowls.
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EL PASO, Texas – Calvin Solomon (game-high 16 points) and Tae Hardy (12 points) both hit double figures in scoring and UTEP piled up 36 points in the paint, but it wasn’t enough to overcome a barrage of 3-pointers from visiting Charlotte in a 62-53 setback at the Don Haskins Center Thursday. It was a
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) ARLINGTON, Texas – On Thursday afternoon, the Western Athletic Conference announced it’s preseason honors and the preseason coaches’ poll. The Aggies have been picked to finish seventh ahead of the season, trailing a three-way tie between Abilene Christian, UTRGV, and Sacramento State. Logan Gallina and Kevin Jimenez were named to the Preseason All-WAC Team. Ahead of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – Las Cruces Cruces Public Schools (LCPS) confirms Mark Lopez has been put on administrative leave. The district did not release the reason for the decision since it is a personnel issue. Lopez is a football coach at Las Cruces High School. According to ABC-7 archives, Lopez was named head
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Note: This story will be aired as a two-part series beginning on Tuesday, Feb. 7 at 10 p.m. and concluding on Wednesday, Feb 8 at 10 p.m. EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The high school football season may have finished a couple of months ago, but here in the Borderland, it’s a season that will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aggies may have secured their first two wins in WAC play last week but on Wednesday night in front of a rowdy and intense GCU crowd they couldn’t get their first road win in WAC play. NMSU struggled early finding themselves down 11-2 but that first half lead would
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EL PASO, Texas — For the first time in the programs history, the El Paso Tigers swept the Regional 1-5A titles in the pool. “I was loading the score over and over on my phone and then I saw that it was finalized and I started crying, I cried in my mums arms,” El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 12-0 run to end the first half sparked UTEP to a gutsy 70-64 win at Charlotte on Wednesday evening inside Halton Arena. The Miners (15-7, 8-5 C-USA) had trailed by as many as 10 early in the second quarter before flipping the script on the 49ers (10-12, 6-7 C-USA) entering
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Beach Volleyball Head Coach Ben Wallis has announced the Miners’ tournament schedule for the upcoming inaugural season, featuring 21 road matches set to begin at the end of February. “I’m fired up to get rolling in a few weeks with our inaugural beach season,” Wallis said. “Our beach only players have been really working and learning since
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JustWatch ranked the 15 most common colleges of players on the rosters of Super Bowl teams throughout NFL history using data from Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Golding joins ABC-7’s Rachel Phillips 1-on-1. The Miners right now are on a four-game losing skid and will look to snap out of it when they host Charlotte on Thursday at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In the span of three days NMSU have gone from winless in WAC play, to securing two wins against two teams in the top five of the WAC. Could this be the start of something new? If you watched the start of their game against Seattle U on Saturday
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NMSU (12-11, 7-4 WAC) couldn’t keep pace with 3rd placed GCU (16-6, 8-3 WAC), falling 64-59 at the Pan American Center Saturday. GCU took an early 10-0 lead within the first five minutes of the contest and while the Aggies made it close on several occasions they couldn’t find
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Shamar Givance (18 points, six rebounds), Otis Frazier III (17 points, five boards) and Tae Hardy (15 points) all posted double figures in scoring, but WKU managed to knock off UTEP, 74-69, inside E.A. Diddle Arena Saturday afternoon. The Miners (11-12, 4-8 C-USA) started strong by leading as many as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – WKU erased a 19-point fourth quarter deficit to stun UTEP 77-75 on Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. After one of the biggest wins in program history on Thursday, a 65-62 handling of No. 21 Middle Tennessee, the Miners (14-7, 7-5 C-USA) continued the positive momentum over the first three
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When an NFL team takes a big lead only to have their opponent erase it, it’s devastating for the loser and electrifying for the winner. OLBG gathered and ranked the biggest blown leads by every team in the NFL. Here are each team’s biggest meltdowns.
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (11-11, 4-7 C-USA) will vie to wrap up a three-game roadswing on a high note when it plays at WKU (12-11, 4-8 C-USA) at 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT Saturday. Mattress Firm is the Presenting Sponsor of UTEP Men’s Basketball. This is the first of two
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Saturday, February 4, Tuff Hedeman, one of the world’s most famous bull riders – will be bringing his tour to the Borderland. Show organizers promise the show will be action-packed, full of fun and extreme acts that will “keep fans and competitors on their feet.” Hedeman has been in
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EL PASO, Texas – For the first time since 1998, UTEP women’s basketball upended a nationally-ranked opponent on Thursday night, knocking off No. 21 Middle Tennessee 65-62 on a Jazion Jackson game-winning triple with less than a second remaining. Inbounding the basketball from in front of their own bench with 4.8 seconds left in a tie game, the
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