(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
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(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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EL PASO, Texas – Over 2,000 UTEP Athletics items, primarily official team gear that has accumulated over the years, will go on sale to the public on Friday in the Northeast concourse of the Sun Bowl (adjacent to the Larry K. Durham Center main entrance). UTEP Athletics’ first-ever “garage sale” will start at 10 am and continue until 6
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EL PASO, Texas – Friday was a very good day for El Paso soccer teams looking to take that next step towards a state title. In the boys regional quarterfinals in Class 5A, it was a showdown between two of the best soccer teams in El Paso. The Bel Air Highlanders and the Del Valle
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EL PASO, Texas – Even though Richard Ochoa was born and raised in Laredo, TX, El Paso was home. He and his wife Marilyn, raised their family in the Sun City. Ochoa was a pharmaceutical representative, Marilyn an elementary school teacher. Prior to coming to El Paso, both were students at the University of Texas.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Jody Adams-Birch was formally introduced as the 12th women’s head basketball coach. at NMSU. NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia made the announcement Thursday. The event took place at the Barbara Hubbard Room ad the Pan American Center.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico -Jody Adams-Birch will be taking over as the next leader of the NM State women’s basketball program. NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia announced Thursday evening that Adams-Birch will become the Aggies’ 12th head coach in program history. “Having known Jody for over 15 years I couldn’t be more thrilled
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EL PASO, Texas – Former UTEP star Tim Hardaway will finally take his rightful place among the very best to ever play the game of basketball. Thursday, it was revealed that Hardaway will be inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. The official announcement will be made at the Final Four in New
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will open the 2022 football season in the Sun Bowl against North Texas on Aug. 27. Conference USA released its new slate, encompassing 11 returning members, on Wednesday. “We are excited about Conference USA moving forward with 11 members for the 2022-23 athletic year, and to be finalizing our 2022 football schedule,” UTEP
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State Director of Athletics Mario Moccia introduces 22-year coaching veteran Greg Heiar as the new head coach of NM State’s men’s basketball program. He replaces three-time WAC Coach of the Year Chris Jans. Heiar is a coaching veteran at the NJCAA, NCAA Division III and NCAA Division I levels.
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GREENVILLE, South Carolina – East Carolina star guard Tristen Newton, an El Paso native, officially entered the transfer portal on Monday. UTEP fans are already clammoring for the former Burges Mustang standout to return home. Newton is fresh off a campaign in which he finished third the American Athletic Conference in scoring (17.4ppg) and placed
Continue Reading LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State has hired Chris Jans’ replacement to be the next men’s basketball coach. But it many ways, the hire is a mirror of Jans himself! The Aggies officially announced the hiring of Greg Heiar on Sunday, tabbing the longtime Jans disciple as the 27th head coach in program
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico– Preparations for the annual Sunland Park Derby begin after being closed for two years since the pandemic. Officials said the race usually draws in 17,000 people, but they’re curious to see what attendance will be like after the pandemic. Announcer and spokesman for the Sunland Park Derby, Eric Alwan, said there
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Golding’s great success in his first year at UTEP has not gone unnoticed, including by other schools in need of a head coach. Sources indicate to ABC-7’s Nate Ryan that Golding is a “name in the mix” by an SMU search firm as the Mustangs look to replace previous coach
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EL PASO, Texas – Words like ‘can’t’ and ‘impossible’ simply don’t exist for Franklin goalkeeper Allyson Gonzalez. Her path to play soccer at the next level was met with several obstacles, but through it all Gonzalez was able to overcome them. Thursday, Gonzalez signed her letter of intent to play soccer at Angelina College, a
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By Joe Sutton, CNN Flames burned Thursday in a construction zone on the third level at Empower Field at Mile High stadium in Denver, the city’s fire department said in a tweet. No injuries were reported. “A small fire that occurred in a construction zone near the East Club Lounge at Empower Field at Mile
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EL PASO, Texas – The troubles continue for the El Paso Locomotive FC. Three matches into the 2022 season, the Locomotive have suffered three straight defeats. The latest loss came at home Wednesday night against the Las Vegas Lights. It was a wild match with a total of 9 goals, but the final scoreboard didn’t
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum poured in 25 points while Keonte Kennedy (15 points) and Christian Agnew (13 points) also reached double figures in scoring, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was derailed by Southern Utah, 82-69, in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) El Paso Locomotive FC (0-2-0, 0 points, West-10) quickly returns to Southwest University Park to welcome Las Vegas Lights FC (1-1-0, 3 points, West-6) for its second home game of the 2022 USL Championship season. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. MT and will be broadcast live on ESPN+. Good tickets
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EL PASO, Texas — In his first year at the helm of the UTEP miners, Joe Golding hasn’t disappointed. The Miners are playing post-season basketball for the first time since 2015 and they’re one of just two CUSA teams still playing. They’ve also notched 20 wins on the season and have the chance to earn
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (20-13) will lock up with Southern Utah (21-11) in the second round of the 2022 Basketball Classic presented by Eracism in a battle of 20+ win teams at 7 p.m. MT Tuesday. The Miners trounced Western Illinois, 80-54, in the first round to secure their first
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive began their fourth season, and this year they have a new head coach, John Hutchinson. Hutchinson grew up in the small town of Morwell in south-east Victoria, about 92 miles east of Melbourne in Australia. There he says he would often skip school with his mates to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico– News of New Mexico State head coach Chris Jans departure has the Aggie community saddened but hopeful for the future of NMSU Basketball. “It’s really a huge loss for our community, for New Mexico state and for myself personally, he’s been a fantastic coach, he basically is leaving the program a lot
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Buffalo, N.Y. — After leading New Mexico State to their first NCAA tournament of the 21st century, Chris Jans is leaving the program. Calling Jans “one of the nation’s premier bench bosses,” Mississippi State confirmed Jans will be their head coach. “The Mississippi State Family is thrilled to welcome Chris Jans as our next head
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BUFFALO, New York – The New Mexico State Aggies were hoping stay alive in the NCAA Tournament and punch their ticket to the sweet 16. But that wasn’t in the cards for the Aggies. Saturday night in Buffalo, NMSU’s run in the tournament came to an end at the hands of Arkansas by a final
Continue Reading The floor is ours. #AggieUp | #MarchMadness pic.twitter.com/NafIKfpCdd— NM State MBB (@NMStateMBB) March 20, 2022 BUFFALO, New York – The celebration from New Mexico State’s first-round win over Connecticut was well-deserved. But now, it’s time for the Aggies to move forward and go for a berth in the NCAA Sweet 16. ABC-7 carried the Aggies’
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum recorded the second triple-double (20 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists) in program history while Keonte Kennedy (22 points, career-high 15 rebounds) notched his second straight double-double to help the UTEP men’s basketball team post a resounding 80-54 victory against Western Illinois in the opening round of the 2022 Basketball Classic
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Editor’s Note: The news conference is scheduled to begin any moment now. BUFFALO, New York – Coach Chris Jans and his players are going to speak about Saturday’s NCAA 2nd round games against Arkansas. New Mexico State upset UConn in the first round of the NCAA tournament. The final score was NMSU 70, UConn 63.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After the Aggies’ upset win against the UConn Huskies, NMSU fans are selling out game day gear. “To have all the Aggie fans comes in, it feels really good,” said Brian Cox, the owner of Sports Accessories in Las Cruces. Cox told ABC-7 that Thursday was also the store’s 29th
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