LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Doug Martin’s time at New Mexico State is officially coming to an end, and the search is on for his replacement. Martin is in the final year of his contract after 9 seasons as NMSU’s head coach. The news came as no surprise as there was no effort made on
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Juwaun Price ran for 156 yards and scored four touchdowns, leading New Mexico State to a 44-27 season-ending win over UMass. Price scored on runs of 5 and 19 yards to stake New Mexico State to a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter, then added second-half TD runs of
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MIDLAND, Texas – It was a valiant effort by the Canutillo Eagles Friday in Midland, TX, but the Wichita Falls Rider Raiders were just too powerful. Canutillo saw its season come to an end in a Class 5A division 2 regional semi-final game of the high school state playoffs. The Wichita Falls Rider Raiders would
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By ANDREW LOGUE Associated Press AMES, Iowa (AP) — Breece Hall rushed for 242 yards and scored four touchdowns in Iowa State’s win over Texas Christian and set an FBS record for consecutive games with a rushing touchdown. Hall ran 39 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, giving him 24 consecutive games with
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – The UTEP Miners wrapped up the regular season Friday in Birmingham, Alabama as they took on Conference USA rival, University of Alabama-Birmingham (UAB). The Miners were looking for their 8th win of the season in what could have been their first 8 win season since 2005. However the Blazers had other plans
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EL PASO, Texas- Thousands of El Pasoan’s came out Thursday for the 85th Annual Thanksgiving Day Sun Bowl Parade. Even though the weather was cold and rainy, that did not stop parade-goers from celebrating. Bundled up in blankets and beanies, and even watching through windows – anything to see the excitement outside. An official for the Sun Bowl Association told ABC-7
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ARLINGTON, Texas — If you watched the whole game, you’ve probably done enough yelling and throwing your arms up that you have room for more dessert. On Thanksgiving Day, the Dallas Cowboys dropped their second-straight game against the Las Vegas Raiders in a matchup filled with penalties and struggles for the offense and defense. Daniel
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team scored the first 11 points on the way to a wire-to-wire 67-53 win against FAMU in front of 4,000-plus fans on Thanksgiving Eve at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday night. Jamal Bieniemy (21 points, five assists, five rebounds), Jorell Saterfield (career-high 14 points, career-best five rebounds), Keonte Kennedy
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – What seemed like another run-of-the-mill game day for the NM State men’s basketball team took a turn for the surprising Wednesday afternoon. Approximately two hours prior to tip-off, it was announced that head coach Chris Jans would not be on the sidelines for the first time in his NM State coaching
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP sophomore WR Jacob Cowing was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list for Player of the Week (week 12) on Tuesday. It’s his third honorable mention this season. Cowing racked up 170 yards receiving on career-high 11 receptions (15.5 avg.) during the Miners’ 38-28 victory over Rice
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EL PASO, Texas – Despite the Miners clinching “bowl eligibility” with a 6th win in October, it was no sure thing that UTEP would get a bowl bid at 6-6. But following a 38-28 Senior Day win over Rice last weekend, UTEP”s seventh on the year, the Miners can assure themselves a postseason spot. “I
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By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have fired offensive coordinator Jason Garrett after a dreadful performance in a nationally televised game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Giants tweeted the decision Tuesday afternoon, saying the former Dallas Cowboys head coach had been relieved of his duties.
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s took their first loss Monday morning, when they received news that Souley Boum and Christian Agnew would miss Monday’s game against UC Riverside due to COVID-19 protocol. That loss then doubled itself on the court Monday night, as the Miners couldn’t find any offense in a 52-40 loss to UC
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SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico — After a lengthy break due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Sunland Park Racetrack and Casino announced Monday that it would resume live horse racing on New Year’s eve. Post time to start the $15 million 62nd racing season at Sunland Park will be 12:25 p.m. on Dec. 31. Officials also announced planning
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Joe Golding has scored his first road win, a 73-64 victory over Pacific last friday night. Golding celebrated in the locker room dancing with his team, but the party was short-lived as the Miners turn around to host a stingy UC Riverside club on Monday night. “It’s a
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CONWAY, South Carolina -New Mexico State Head Coach Chris Jans isn’t a fan of projections. But with his team navigating a challenging five-game start to a 4-1 record, he has to be excited about his team’s potential. Donnie Tillman scored 23 points and Will McNair chipped in 12 to go with 15 rebounds as New
Continue Reading KANSAS CITY, Missouri — For the Dallas Cowboys offense on Sunday, things went from bad to worse really quick, reports ABC affiliate WFAA. Dak Prescott and the offense just couldn’t get any points on the scoreboard in a 19-9 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. And to pour salt on the wound, Dallas also lost
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By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tyrod Taylor ran for two touchdowns and threw for 107 yards and the Houston Texans snapped the NFL’s longest active skid by beating the Tennessee Titans 22-13 on a wet and rainy Sunday. The Texans came in having lost eight straight since winning
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EL PASO, Texas – Gavin Hardison threw for a career-high 366 yards and Ron Awatt ran for 119 yards as UTEP defeated Rice 38-28 on Saturday and snapped a three-game losing streak. Hardison completed 23 of 35 passes and threw for two touchdowns. Jacob Cowling caught a career-high 11 passes for 170 yards. After trailing
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By STEVE MCCLAIN LEXINGTON, Ky (AP) — Will Levis overcame an early fumble to throw for four touchdowns and 419 yards as Kentucky cruised past New Mexico State 56-16 in Saturday’s home finale. The Wildcats earned their 14th consecutive non-conference victory behind Levis, who completed 21 of 31 passes to become the first Wildcats quarterback
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Stacker compiled a list of 100 sports records from the 20th and 21st centuries, and the stories behind them.
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UPDATE: The Associated Press quoted the Texas Dept. of Public Safety as saying a third victim died Friday night as a result of a wrong-way pickup truck that slammed into a bus carrying members of a high school band on a west Texas highway. DPS Sgt. Justin Baker said those killed included two adults from
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Here are the scores from the area round of the high school football playoffs: CLASS 6A DIVISION II Eastwood 28 Boswell 21 Eastlake 14 Byron Nelson 63 CLASS 5A DIVISION I Mansfield Summit 56 Chapin 7 CLASS 5A DIVISION II Canyon Randall 24 Canutillo 27 Horizon 34 Grapevine 71 Rider 37 Andress 13 CLASS 4A
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STOCKTON, California – Souley Boum poured in a season-best 29 points (18 in the first half) and Jamal Bieniemy 18 points (10 in second half) and Alfred Hollins (12 points) also reached double figures in scoring to help lead the UTEP men’s basketball team to a 73-64 victory at Pacific Friday evening. The Miners trailed
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Mikal Bridges and Devin Booker each scored 19 points, Chris Paul added 18 points and 14 assists and the Phoenix Suns ran their winning streak to 11, rallying to beat the Dallas Mavericks 112-104 on Friday night. The winning streak is the Suns’ longest since the
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CONWAY, South Carolina – The New Mexico State Aggies suffered their first loss of the season Friday in the semi-finals of the Myrtle Beach Invitational. NMSU fell to the other Aggies from Utah State by a final score of 85-58. The only lead for NMSU came in the first minute of the game when NMSU’s
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school football playoffs continued Thursday with the area round. Two teams from the El Paso area took the field looking to continue their quest for a state title. Unfortunately, the season came to an end for both the Clint Lions and the Parkland Matadors. Friday, the seven remaining El
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners are in a slump, but they have two games left in the regular season to turn things around. UTEP will battle Rice Saturday in the final home game for the Miners this football season. With an overall record of 6-4, UTEP is already bowl eligible, but the Miners
Continue Reading By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — UTSA hosts defending Conference-USA champion UAB on Saturday at the Alamodome. The Roadrunners’ dream season and the league’s West division title are on the line. No. 15 UTSA (10-0, 6-0) are seeking their first C-USA title but have lost four straight to the Blazers (7-3, 5-1).
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MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina – If New Mexico State consistently plays like they did in second half vs. Davidson on Thursday, hopes should be as high as they ever have been in Las Cruces. After trailing by five at halftime, the Aggies used a 13-2 run over a three minute span to commandeer the lead
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