EL PASO, Texas – UTEP stormed back from down 19 in the third quarter to make a late push in a 68-65 loss at Louisiana Tech on Monday night in the Thomas Assembly Center. A flight cancelation on Sunday forced the Miners (13-9, 5-7 Conference USA) into same-day travel that featured a 4:35 a.m. MT loading of the bus
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel announced Drew Liddle, a former Kansas State football player, as the program’s new tight ends/fullbacks coach on Monday. “Drew played for us at Kansas State, came up through our system as a graduate assistant, then a quality control coach and was then called on to be the
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EL PASO, Texas – 18-year-old Kayla Gomez is one of El Paso’s most prized fighters, spending her days training for the 2024 Olympic Games on El Paso’s East Side. But the fighting for Kayla started before the ring at the El Paso children’s hospital, where Kayla received treatment for epileptic seizures until the age of
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DENTON, Texas – The UTEP Miners current six-game win streak is cause for excitement with fans. But if the Miners somehow can win Monday night at North Texas, it will be time to take the Miners seriously as a conference contender in March. UTEP (14-8, 7-3 C-USA) will put their streak on the line at
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HOUSTON, Texas – In January, Jamal Bieniemy played like one of the best players in Conference USA. To start off February, he played like one the best players in the nation. Bieniemy set a new career high with 36 points as UTEP knocked off Rice 72-70 to secure their sixth consecutive win. The junior guard
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada – Veronika Lebisova and Carlotta Mencaglia both posted victories in singles action in the UTEP tennis team’s 5-2 neutral-site setback to Youngstown State on Friday. Lebisova rolled in straight sets over Julia Marko, 6-3, 6-4, at No. 3 singles while Mencaglia rallied back to knock off Lili Minich, 4-6, 7-5, 1-0 (10-5). “Today was
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Stacker compiled roster data from Team USA and the U.S. Census Bureau to break down how many Olympians hail from each state.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Seventy-eight games at the NCAA Division I level was all it took for the one they call “Teddy Buckets” to hit quadruple digits. Teddy Allen joined Donnie Tillman as the two current Aggies who are members of the 1,000-point club by pouring in a game-high 22 points, Jabari
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EL PASO, Texas – Destiny Thurman scored a career-high 30 points and UTEP led by as many as 21 on the way to a 75-62 win over North Texas on Thursday night in the Don Haskins Center. Thurman tallied 15 points in each half, going 9-of-17 from the field, 4-of-7 from beyond the perimeter and 8-of-9 from
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EL PASO, Texas – Every two years the University Interscholastic League (UIL) announces its reclassification and realignment for districts in the state of Texas. The changes will remain in place for the next two years, and once again some El Paso teams will be in for some changes next season. Multiple El Paso teams are
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Greg Yellin was named the Conference USA Men’s Golfer of the Week as announced by league officials on Wednesday. The El Paso product and graduate of Coronado High Schoool shot 6-under par, 210 (71, 69, 70) and placed 13th (out of 80 competitors) at the Arizona Intercollegiate on Jan. 24-25 at the Tucson Country Club
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As the NFL counts down the days to kicking off the league’s 103rd season, Stacker looks at the history of every team name.
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From Muhammad Ali to Tiger Woods, we look back at the record-breakers, barrier breakers, and gold medalists who have shaped Black American sports over the past century. Stacker counts down Black sports history from the year you were born.
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(Courtesy: New Mexico State Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Wednesday, NM State head football coach Jerry Kill welcomed another select few to the newest group of NM State football players as a total of three student-athletes from around the nation signed their respective National Letters of Intent to join the Aggies for the 2022 season
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By Geneva Sands, CNN The federal coordinator for security at Super Bowl LVI said Wednesday he’s “cautiously optimistic and comfortable” about security plans leading up to the game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in less than two weeks, noting that “extensive manpower” is being deployed to protect the stadium and public. There are currently
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EL PASO, Texas – Wednesday was National Signing Day all across the country, including here in the Borderland. High school athletes made it official as they put pen to paper to make their college selection. Here are some of the Borderland athletes who will be playing at the next level: Tavorus Jones (Football) : Burges
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel announced 15 student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent and will don the Orange and Blue of the Miners. Joining the program are WR Kelly Akharaiyi (Tyler JC), OL A.J. Barton (Lakeview Centennial HS), DB D’Angelo Bellamy (Modesto JC), WR Marcus Bellon (Santa Barbara CC), DB Amier Boyd-Matthews (Mountain Pointe HS), K/P Wilton “Buzz” Flabiano (Plano East HS), QB Jake
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Dana Dimel spoke to members of the media as part of National Signing Day.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — Washington’s NFL team is now known as the Commanders. The new name was unveiled 18 months after the once-storied franchise dropped its old moniker following decades of criticism that it was offensive to Native Americans and under fresh pressure from sponsors. The organization committed to avoiding Native American imagery in its
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EL PASO, Texas – Here are some of the scores from Tuesday night’s action. These scores are from Tuesday, February 1: Boys Basketball: Burges 30 Chapin 72 Irvin 52 El Paso 66 Franklin 57 Coronado 53 Parkland 61 Canutillo 65 Americas 51 Pebble Hills 27 Eastwood 47 Socorro 12 Girls Basketball: Burges 37 Chapin 52
Continue Reading By David Williams, CNN Melissa Brodt wasn’t sure what to expect when she peeled away the dark green shingles covering a bedroom wall in the Boise, Idaho, house she has been remodeling for her son. The asphalt roof shingles were an odd choice of wall covering, so she’d braced for just about anything — but
Continue Reading By Paul LeBlanc and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The FBI is urging Olympic athletes to leave their personal cell phones at home and instead take burner phones to the Beijing Winter Olympics this month, citing the potential for “malicious cyber activities.” “The FBI urges all athletes to keep their personal cell phones at home and
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball game at North Texas on Thursday (Feb. 3) has been postponed to 6 p.m. MT/ 7 p.m. CT Monday (Feb. 7) due to inclement weather. The Miners will now play at Rice as originally scheduled at 1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT on Saturday (Feb. 5) before facing off against the Mean Green on Monday.
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Every spring, legions of sports fans turn their attention to college basketball when March Madness takes the national spotlight. Using aggregated Associated Press data, BestOdds has come up with 10 of the biggest—and most unlikely—underdog wins in March Madness history.
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In a complicated and divisive world, sometimes all it takes is sports to bring us together or put life into perspective. Stacker curated a list of 30 examples of how sports have unified the globe.
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UPDATE #1, FEB. 1: New Mexico State University leaders are asking fans to comply with the mask mandate if they want to attend the remainder of the basketball game this season. “There is a potential that we could have no fans,” said Jon Webster, Covid-19 project manager. “We don’t want to do that.” According to
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Teddy Allen had 28 points and 12 rebounds as New Mexico State defeated Grand Canyon 71-61 on Saturday night. Allen made all 12 of his free throws. Jabari Rice had 18 points and 12 rebounds for New Mexico State (17-3, 6-1 Western Athletic Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive home victory.
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum poured in a season-high 32 points (two shy of career high) while Tydus Verhoeven had a double-double (14 points, career-best 13 rebounds) and Jamal Bieniemy (13 points, six assists) and Alfred Hollins (11 points) also reached double figures in scoring to help the UTEP men’s basketball team surge past
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MIAMI, Florida – FIU led from start to finish in a 72-45 win over UTEP on Saturday afternoon in the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. The Panthers (11-7, 3-4 Conference USA) jumped out to a lead of 16 after the first 10 minutes and never looked back to hand the Miners (12-7, 4-5 Conference USA) the road loss.
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A year-round tropical climate is the polar opposite of ice and snow, but many sun-dwelling athletes are determined to beat the odds and try for a historic win at this year’s Winter Olympics. Stacker compiled a list of several warm-weather countries set to compete in this year’s Winter Games.
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