JUÁREZ, Chihuahua — The FC Juárez ownership is investing in the team’s facilities, new players, and new coaching staff all in hopes of turning around the fortunes of the team. With the new investment – fans of the team believe the team will have good results this upcoming season. ABC-7 spoke with a Bravos fan, Maqroll
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EL PASO, Texas – Bryen Spriggs (former chief of staff) has been promoted to an assistant coach while Austin Cox (chief of staff), Brandon Decker (strength and conditioning coach) and Rian Stubbs (special assistant to the head coach) are joining the UTEP men’s basketball program, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. Spriggs was with the Miners
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Forget non-fungible tokens—sports cards are making a comeback as a hot investment. Midwest Cards ranks the top 25 cards with the highest market value.
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EL PASO, Texas – Canutillo running back LJ Martin has had a change of heart. Back in April, the 3 star recruit verbally committed to play football at Texas Tech. But the thing with verbal commitments is you can always change your mind. Tuesday, Martin announced via Twitter that he’s committed to Stanford instead. Martin
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Blowouts were a problem during the 2022 NBA Playoffs. But how bad was it? Stacker used Stathead to unearth the data behind playoff blowouts.
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EL PASO, Texas – Monday was decision day for Tyrone McDuffie. The Parkland High School offensive lineman made his decision on where he will be playing college football after graduation. McDuffie chose the University of Colorado. Four offers were on the table for McDuffie, all of them were from Division 1 schools. McDuffie had offers
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP has finalized its 2022 football promotional schedule. The Miners will kick off the 2022 campaign on “915 Night” versus North Texas on Aug. 27. UTEP is seeking its first capacity crowd in the stadium in 14 years for the “Sun Bowl Sellout” game against the Mean Green. To date, over 30,000
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By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Shackled and looking wary, WNBA star Brittney Griner was ordered Monday to stand trial by a court near Moscow on cannabis possession charges, about 4 1/2 months after her arrest at an airport while returning to play for a Russian team. The Phoenix Mercury center and two-time
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EL PASO, Texas — You might know Michael Gopin from his commercials on TV for his law services, he might even be your lawyer, but did you know that he is also a 3x table tennis national champion? Gopin has competed at the last ten national tournaments and two of his three wins have come
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC had no problems Saturday night against New York Red Bulls II. The Locos picked up three points as they defeated the Red Bulls by a final score of 5-0. El Paso would score 4 goals in the first half and then add their 5th and final
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EL PASO, Texas – Aaron and Alvin Jones returned to their old stomping grounds Saturday to host a free football camp. Several young football players gathered at Burges High School to learn from the current Green Bay Packer running back, Aaron Jones and his brother Alvin. Jones also recruited some teammates from the Packers, as
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EL PASO, Texas – Aaron and Alvin Jones continued their mission in giving back to the El Paso community. Friday, the brothers hosted a charity softball game at Southwest University Park. Every dollar raised from the event went to the Jones’ charity organization, the A&A All the Way Foundation. Proceeds raised from the event will
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s officially, official. Ivan Melendez is the best college baseball player in 2022. Friday, the former Coronado Thunderbird was named this year’s Golden Spikes Award winner. The Golden Spikes Award is the equivalent of college football’s Heisman Trophy, but for baseball. For the last two seasons Melendez has played for the
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EL PASO, Texas – The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) Athletics and The Brandr Group (TBG) have established a group licensing agreement for the university’s student-athletes covering all of the Miners’ 17 sports. This partnership creates new opportunities for UTEP student-athletes to profit off their Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) using the school’s official
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Basketball Tournament (TBT) – the $1 million, winner-take-all summer basketball event broadcast live on ESPN networks – today revealed the eight-team bracket for the New Mexico Regional hosted by The Enchantment, a New Mexico alumni team. Panamaniacs, a first-year New Mexico State alumni team, were accepted into the
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EL PASO, Texas – Wright Stanton III didn’t know how to swim, but he didn’t let that stop him from trying to learn. Stanton III taught himself, and it was that decision that led him to a career worthy of induction into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. With a relentless determination and teaching
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Here are the eight new inductees: Living Athlete Category Jim Bowden – A graduate of Eastwood High School. Bowden won a state title in basketball when he was a player for the Troopers in 1976. He would then play basketball at UTEP for legendary head coach Don Haskins. Steven Lee – Played running back at
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It’s the sport of celebrity pro-am tournament standouts—from other sports. Curated found that many pro athletes who aren’t pro golfers play the game very well.
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EL PASO, Texas – It was pretty well known that KJ Lewis’ time in the Sun City was winding down. Tuesday, it was made official by Lewis himself. The 4-star basketball recruit, and University of Arizona commit announced via Twitter that he’s transferring to Duncanville High School for his senior year. Duncanville is located in
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EL PASO, Texas – Jim Bowden’s road to the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame was filled with a lot of hard work and determination. Nothing came easy to the former Eastwood Trooper and former UTEP Miner. Bowden fell in love with the game of basketball, and it was that sport that helped shape the
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EL PASO, Texas — In his day Steven Lee was a hotshot running back, now he leaves the running to his players. For a few years in the mid-80’s Friday night lights in El Paso were known as the Steven Lee show, ABC-7 even named the Austin high school footballer, player of the year in
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s no secret that El Paso loves the Dallas Cowboys. Monday, Cowboys Nation in the Borderland was at a fever pitch when Cowboys legend Troy Aikman paid a visit to El Paso. Aikman was in town to promote his beer called “Eight” named after the jersey number he wore during his
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EL PASO, Texas — Three-time Superbowl quarterback Troy Aikman kicked off his El Paso tour promoting his line of beer, “Eight.” Aikman took time to sign autographs and snaps selfies with fans Monday afternoon. On the brand’s website, Aikman said beer is fundamentally about bringing people together. “We thought that what was on the market
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EL PASO, Texas — Texas A&M sends Ivan Melendez and his longhorns packing from the college world series with a 10-2 win. While the season might be over for Melendez the El Pasoan certainly had a season to remember and gave his city something to smile about. Melendez was a standout at Coronado he then
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EL PASO, Texas — We’re less than 70 days away from the first UTEP football game of the season and the Miners are rallying the troops, via the Miner Caravan series. “It’s really good cause we’re getting a lot of passersby coming to see things and hoping to expose our program to more people in
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive steal a point on the road after a 1-1 draw with Detroit City FC on the stage of all stages. The Locos travelled east to take on Detroit in a game that aired nationally on ESPN – a first for the Locos and a first for the
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EL PASO, Texas — Dak Lopez was diagnosed with leukemia in April. Right now he’s in remission but he’ll be in hospital for the next month or so undergoing a second round of chemotherapy. Then the next step will be getting a bone marrow transplant for the four-year-old. “It’s the biggest thing that needs to
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OMAHA, Nebraska – Another day, another award for El Pasoan Ivan Melendez. Friday, Melendez was named this year’s recipient of the Dick Howser Trophy. The award is given to the best college baseball player in the country. The former Coronado Thunderbird has just been phenomenal for the Texas Longhorns this season. Melendez leads the nation
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EL PASO, Texas – Bruce Gordon always wanted the very best for his students, whether it was on the track, or in life. He knew early in life that he wanted to be a coach. After graduating from UTEP in 1974, Gordon wasted no time and began his coaching career. Gordon graduated from Coronado High
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business WWE boss Vince McMahon has agreed to step back from his responsibilities as chairman and CEO while the wrestling company’s board investigates him for alleged misconduct. In the meantime, his daughter Stephanie McMahon, will serve as interim CEO and interim chairwoman, WWE said in a statement Friday. McMahon won’t completely
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