EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres announced Phillip Welman as the new manager for the El Paso Chihuahuas. Wellman is entering his eighth season with the Padres organization and will be the seventh manager in Chihuahuas history. “I’m extremely excited about the coming season. The Padres have blessed me with
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(CNN) — [Breaking news update, published at 3:05 p.m.] Damar Hamlin was released from the hospital on Monday, a week after the Buffalo Bills safety’s heart stopped and he had to be resuscitated on the field during an NFL game. [Previous story, published at 1:12 a.m.] Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin has shown continued progress with his
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – In a season full of new challenges, the Aggies (7-9, 0-4 WAC) find themselves in completely new territory for the first time since joining the WAC – winless through four conference games after falling to California Baptist (10-7, 2-2 WAC) 70-61 Saturday night. Deshawndre Washington recorded his third
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP built a double-digit lead early in the fourth quarter and fended off a late LA Tech flurry to win 72-66 on Saturday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The Miners (10-3, 3-1 C-USA) shot a blistering 47.6 percent on 3-pointers on the way to drilling a season-high 10 to top
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RUSTON, Louisiana – The UTEP Miners are still in search of answers after losing their 4th game in a row. Saturday afternoon in Ruston, Louisiana, the Miners came out on the losing end in their game against Louisiana Tech, 60-58. With 8 seconds left in the game, UTEP was down two points and had a
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Which penalties are most common in NFL games, and which teams and refs lead the pack? OLBG analyzed recent NFL penalty data using stats from Pro Football Reference.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC have signed goalkeeper Javier Garcia ahead of the upcoming season, pending league and federation approval. “Garcia is a young goalkeeper full of commitment and desire to give everything for our club,” Goalkeeper Coach JC Garzon said. “His aggressiveness and shot stopping
Continue Reading (CNN) — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s breathing tube was removed overnight and he’s spoken to his teammates via video, the Bills said Friday morning, four days after the 24-year-old’s in-game cardiac arrest stunned millions who watched the emergency play out live. “Love you boys,” Hamlin, still in a Cincinnati hospital, told his New York-based team
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP and Utah State of the Mountain West will play a two-game, home-and-home series in 2025 and 2028 as UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter and Utah State interim Director of Athletics Jerry Bovee announced the series on Thursday. The first meeting will kick off on Aug. 30, 2025, in Logan, while
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas fired basketball coach Chris Beard on Thursday, telling his attorney he is “unfit” for the position while he faces a felony domestic family violence charge stemming from a Dec. 12 incident involving his fiancée. Beard had five years left on a seven-year guaranteed contract
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – On December 21, prior to New Mexico State’s departure for the Quick Lane Bowl, Aggie football head coach Jerry Kill inked a six-year contract to lead the Aggies through 2027. Kill became the 35th head coach in New Mexico State history on Monday, November 29, 2021. With
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NEW YORK (AP) — NFL: Bills-Bengals game suspended when Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest won’t resume this week, Week 18 schedule unchanged. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the moment news breaks.
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UPDATE — The Buffalo Bills offered an update on Safety Damar Hamlin’s condition after collapsing during Monday Night Football. The team’s official twitter account saying, “Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical
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AUSTIN, Texas — Former Texas Longhorn baseball coach Cliff Gustafson died early Monday morning at age 91, the Austin American-Statesman reported. Gustafson died in his sleep from congestive heart failure.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State lost 75-62 to Sam Houston State, marking their second straight loss in conference play, something that hasn’t happened since 2010. The Bearkats were feeling it from long range early, that saw them jump out to a 33-15 lead with just over 5 minutes left in the first
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The Aggies three-game win streak came to a rapid halt Saturday when they fell 61-58 against Southern Utah. NMSU led the Thunderbirds for the majority of the game, but after hitting 50% of their shots in the first half, the Aggies offense struggled to connect with the basket. They hit
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP led for over 29 minutes of game action, but a late Rice run proved to be the difference in a 62-53 loss on Saturday in the Tudor Fieldhouse. Trailing 52-50 with 4:25 remaining, the Owls (10-2, 1-2 C-USA) closed the game by scoring 12 of the final 13 points to
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP fall 72-67 to Rice, their second straight loss in overtime. The Miners led by 5 points early against Rice but then the Owls went on a 16-0 run to take an 11 point lead in the first half, from there the Miners would trail the entire contest. The Owls managed
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EL PASO, Texas – Pitt would be the first to put points on the scoreboard on their first possession of the game following a 22-yard field goal from Pitt kicker Ben Sauls. Pitt would take a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, but UCLA was quick to respond on their first drive of the game.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The #18 UCLA Bruins (9-3) and the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-4) are in a battle at the 89th edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. At the half, it’s the UCLA Bruins leading the Pitt Panthers, 21-14. Pitt would be the first to put points on the scoreboard on their first
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl fans began showing up to tailgate Friday’s big game on Thursday night. One fan who has been camping out in his RV said he’s glad the game is back after two years. “It’s huge for us, it’s been a yearly thing for our family for some years already, and
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s time for the 89th annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl – the Pittsburgh Panthers vs. No.18 UCLA Bruins. It’s a matchup the Sun Bowl deserved after two years of turmoil due to Covid-19 – 2020 game was canceled and 2021 game saw a team change just days before kickoff. Historically
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EL PASO, Texas – The Tony the Tiger sun bowl game is today at noon, but before that, you’ll want to attend the pregame fan party at Glory Field. The pregame fan party is at starts at 8:30 a.m. and ends at 11:30 a.m., it is free and open to the public. There will be
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Tae Hardy (22 points), Shamar Givance (17 points, season-most 10 assists), Calvin Solomon (campaign-best 16 points, season-high 11 rebounds) and Otis Frazier III (14 points) all hit double figures in scoring and UTEP held UAB to 36.4 percent shooting, but it wasn’t enough as the Miners fell in double overtime, 79-73, inside
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EL PASO — Ahead of the 88th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game on Friday, Tony the Tiger himself visited the ABC-7 studios to help meteorologist Katie Frazier with the weather forecast ahead of the game.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The Pitt Head Coaches will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Pitt faces UCLA in the 89th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl Friday, Dec. 30.
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SAO PAULO (AP) — Pelé, the Brazilian king of soccer who won a record three World Cups and became one of the most commanding sports figures of the last century, died Thursday. He was 82. The standard-bearer of “the beautiful game” had undergone treatment for colon cancer since 2021. He had been hospitalized for the
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EL PASO, Texas — The man who scaled Chelsea Tower without authorization on Halloween will not face legal repercussions for the act: instead, he will be providing free rock-climbing lessons to children living within the public housing authority that owns Chelsea Tower. Yancy Quiñonez, also known as Yancy Adan, was seen in a video posted
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Stacker ranked a dozen sports records set in the year 2022, including milestones from Aaron Judge, Alyssa Thomas, and more.
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EL PASO, Texas – You have to go back a decade to find the last time the Miners won their opening two conference games of the season but they’ll be looking to change that on Thursday when they play at UAB. Head Coach Joe Golding told ABC-7 they will have to play their best basketball
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