El Paso native and R&B star Khalid will headline Major League Soccer’s All-Star Concert ahead of its annual All-Star game in August, the league announced Thursday. The concert will be one of several events for the days leading into the MLS All-Star game and will take place on Monday Aug. 8 at The Commons in
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A pitcher from a junior college baseball team blindsided an opposing baserunner, leading to a brawl that resulted in multiple suspensions.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Another top-30 junior college player is bound for the City of Crosses. In an announcement made Wednesday by NM State head men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar, forward Issa Muhammad has put pen to paper on his National Letter of Intent to suit up for the Aggies beginning in 2022-23. Currently rated as
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – From a New Mexico State Aggie, to a Texas Longhorn. Former NMSU guard, Sir’ Jabari Rice is headed back to his home state after announcing Tuesday afternoon that he’ll be joining the Texas Longhorns. Rice has one more year of eligibility. He entered the transfer portal shortly after NMSU announced
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – First, he was a Wildcat. Last season he was a Tiger. In 2022-23, he’ll be an Aggie. Tuesday morning, in an announcement made by NM State head men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar, DaJuan Gordon committed to NM State ahead of the 2022-23 season. With three combined seasons of Big
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EL PASO, Texas – As he tried to grab the NFL’s attention, what will pro teams see in former UTEP Wide Receiver Justin Garrett? “No matter what the circumstances may be or what position you put me in, I feel like I’m going to outwork anybody,” says Garrett, who is prepping for the NFL here
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EL PASO, Texas – The exodus of basketball players from UTEP appears to have reached it’s climax. Starting guard Keonte Kennedy, who finished third on the team in scoring last season, officially entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. Kennedy is the 11th player from last year’s UTEP roster to depart since the season’s end. Kennedy
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s a collection that will have sports and music fans drooling. It includes BB King’s autographed guitar, a signed Kobe Bryant Jersey, Don Haskins’ boots, autographed shoes that Michael Jordan gifted Coach Haskins, and Sammy Davis Jr’s hat. There are photos with celebrities, baseball cards, and countless electric guitars, many of
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EL PASO, Texas — The third edition of Sun City Crit’s Cyclo de Mayo returns to downtown El Paso on Saturday, May 7. The day starts with amateur races at 12:30 p.m. The professionals races will begin around 7 p.m. The event will bring dozens of men and women’s D1 professional teams from all over
Continue Reading By David Close, CNN Football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, announced on social media Monday their baby son has died. Ronaldo and Rodriguez said, “It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away. It is the greatest pain that any parents can feel.” The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Deuce Benjamin shares the same name as his father, former New Mexico State basketball star William Benjamin. Now, they share the honor of being Aggies. The Las Cruces High School star announced his commitment to New Mexico State Saturday, ensuring the one-time New Mexico Gatorade Player of the Year will
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EL PASO, Texas – The rivalry between the UTEP Miners and the New Mexico State Aggies reached another level Friday night, and we have the transfer portal to thank. Friday night, NMSU guard Mario McKinney Jr., announced via Twitter that he’ll be taking his talents east on the I-10 to nearby rival UTEP. In his
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EL PASO, Texas – The love for swimming came at an early age for Coronado swimmer, Gigi Gotaas. She says it all started when she was 3-years-old, all she wanted to do was get in the pool and splash around. That is what led to a stellar swimming career in high school, and one that
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – Aderlin Rodriguez hit a game-ending three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning Thursday, as the El Paso Chihuahuas came back to beat the Oklahoma City Dodgers 7-5. It was El Paso’s third consecutive win. Rodriguez also hit a three-run homer in the first inning and
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(Courtesy: NMSU Aggies) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Doctor is in. Thursday morning, in an announcement made by NM State head men’s basketball coach Greg Heiar, Doctor Bradley became the first signee of both the Aggies’ 2022-23 class as well as the Heiar coaching era. A junior college star through his sole season at Salt Lake
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EL PASO, Texas – Derick Hamilton (Bossier Parish Community College, Bossier City, La.) has inked to attend UTEP and play for the men’s basketball team starting with the 2022-23 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. Hamilton will have three years of eligibility for the Miners. A brief profile on Hamilton and a quote from Golding follow below. Derick Hamilton
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) The El Paso Chihuahuas piled up 16 hits in their 13-11 win over the Oklahoma City Dodgers Tuesday night. It was the Chihuahuas’ home opener at Southwest University Park. El Paso scored seven runs with two outs in the bottom of the third inning to go ahead 9-1. Oklahoma City scored the game’s
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EL PASO, Texas – When it comes to sports in the Sun City, they are among the very best. Tuesday, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2022 inductees. The induction ceremony will take place Wednesday, June 22nd at 6 p.m. Here are the 8 new inductees into the El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball has added former North Texas guard Jazion Jackson as a transfer, head coach Kevin Baker announced on Tuesday. Jackson will have two years of eligibility left with the Miners. Jackson is a dynamic point guard who has spent three seasons as a starter at North Texas, highlighted by leading
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EL PASO, Texas — Baseball is back in the Borderland! The El Paso Chihuahuas kick off their home opener at Southwest University Park on Tuesday. The Chihuahuas are coming off a their first six-game series against Round Rock Express, winning three out of the six to kick off their season. Now the Dogs are hoping
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These 10 stars are among the top athletes who have pledged to posthumously donate their brains for CTE and concussion research, according to HealthMatch.
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MONTGOMERY, Texas – The UTEP men’s golf team shot up six spots to fourth after firing a 287 in the second round at the Bayou City Collegiate Classic hosted by Rice, Houston and Sam Houston State at Walden on Lake Conroe Golf Club (par 72 – 6,756 yards) on Monday afternoon. The Miners tee off the third round
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EL PASO, Texas – In El Paso’s Lower Valley, NFL Quarterback Steven Montez is getting loose on a high school field. “It kinda feels like it comes full circle right?” poses the 25-year old Montez. It does, because Del Valle high school is the same place where Montez started his football journey ten years ago.
Continue Reading By Jason Hanna, Wayne Sterling and Rebekah Riess, CNN Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Dwayne Haskins died when he was struck by a dump truck Saturday morning as he tried to cross a highway on foot in South Florida, authorities said. The former Ohio State University star and Heisman Trophy finalist was just 24. Authorities have so
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EL PASO, Texas – Since her first day on campus, no player has received louder cheers at the Don Haskins Center than El Paso native Katia Gallegos. Now the cheers will have to come from afar, because Gallegos will enter the transfer portal and leave the UTEP women’s basketball program. The face of the Miners’
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Despite qualifying, runners living in Russia or Belarus are banned from participating in this year’s Boston Marathon and Boston Athletic Association 5K, according to organizers. The ban affects 63 athletes who signed up for either one or both races, BAA spokesperson Kendra Butters told CNN. The 126th Boston Marathon is scheduled
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EL PASO, Texas – Things have just gone from bad to worse for the UTEP Miners in the early part of the off season. The transfer portal was always going to be a factor, but in just the last few days, UTEP has lost 9 players from their roster. The biggest hit coming on Wednesday,
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By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson each scored 20 points to help the San Antonio Spurs secure a spot in the play-in tournament following a 116-97 win over the Denver Nuggets. The Spurs locked up at least the 10th seed in the Western Conference when the Los
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) FRESNO, California – El Paso Locomotive FC closed its run in the 2022 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup with a 1-4 defeat to Central Valley Feugo FC on Tuesday. Midfielder Eric Calvillo tallied the lone Locomotive goal in the 90th minute. Central Valley Fuego FC set the tone of the match early, finding a quick
Continue Reading (Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) ROUND ROCK, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas scored six runs in an 11-batter fifth inning and beat the Round Rock Express 13-1 Tuesday night at Dell Diamond. The Chihuahuas are now 6-2 all-time in season-opening games. El Paso catcher Webster Rivas hit an RBI single in the top of the first inning Tuesday.
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