Worst performing Heisman Trophy winners in NFL history
You know that big man on campus who flopped as an adult? It happens to college football stars, too. Here, BestOdds ranks the 15 biggest Heisman Trophy flops.
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Bench spurs UTEP women past NM State, 76-61
EL PASO, Texas – Brenda Fontana (career-high eight points) and Adhel Tac (career-high eight points) came off the bench to combine for 16 points and lead UTEP (3-0) to a 76-61 victory over I-10 rival NM State (2-1) on Wednesday night front of 1,088 fans. UTEP also smothered the NM State offense, forcing a season-high 28 turnovers
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One-on-one with UTEP women’s basketball coach Kevin Baker; UTEP prepares to host NMSU Wednesday
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (2-0) will host NM State (2-0) in the Battle of I-10 on Wednesday night. The Miners and Aggies, playing in the 92nd meeting, are set to tip off at 7 p.m. in the Haskins Center. Fans are encouraged to wear orange for Wednesday night’s “Orange Out”. The contest will be streamed on CUSA.tv, while fans
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UTEP men’s basketball drills Northern New Mexico College, 88-53
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team wrapped a 50-15 run around the break on the way to blasting visiting NAIA opponent Northern New Mexico College, 88-53, at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening. The win improved the Miners to a start of at least 2-1 for the third straight year. Four different Miners reached
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UTEP MBB Coach Joe Golding settles in with I-10 rivalry under his belt
EL PASO, Texas – New UTEP Head Men’s basketball coach Joe Golding lost his I-10 rivalry debut against a more-experienced New Mexico State team on Saturday night. But it was how Golding’s team fought in the final three minutes that showed him the early progress his program is making. “I was proud of our fight,”
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Mark Lowry resigns from El Paso Locomotive FC to coach Indy Eleven
UPDATE: Mark Lowry’s resignation as head coach of the El Paso Locomotive FC comes as he is reported by The Athletic to have accepted the same position with the Indy Eleven in the USL Championship soccer league. The Indianapolis club also has plans for a new stadium in that city’s downtown district. ORIGINAL REPORT: EL
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Aaron Jones suffers knee injury in Packers 17-0 shutout of Seahawks
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Green Bay Packers star running back, and El Paso native, Aaron Jones was injured in Sunday’s close game with the Seattle Seahawks after a 6-yard carry with 1:04 left in the third quarter. Jones could be seen in tears in the training tent with what was described as a knee injury,
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New Mexico State volleyball caps Senior Day with WAC Regular Season-Title
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State’s volleyball seniors might have received a longer Senior Day celebration than they anticipated Saturday. But they certainly earned the celebration that followed their WAC regular season title-clinching victory over Chicago State at the Pan-American Center. Katie Bircil led the Aggies with 19 kills, while seniors Cat Kelly
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Cowboys dominate Falcons, 43-3
DALLAS — If the Dallas Cowboys mission on this Sunday afternoon was to show the rest of the NFL that last week’s ugly loss to the Broncos was a fluke, they succeeded – Times 1,000, reports ABC affiliate WFAA. Dak Prescott completed 24-of-31 passes for 296 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for a third
Continue Reading Vermont woman earns world record by running 95 marathons in 95 days
By Kaanita Iyer, CNN Imagine running 26 miles. Now imagine running 26 miles every day for 95 consecutive days. That’s what one Vermont ultra runner did last year while the world went into lockdown, and it has earned her the female world record for the most consecutive days spent running a marathon distance — 26.2
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Late FG, costly penalties doom UTEP 20-17 at North Texas
DENTON, Texas – After squandering an early lead, it looked for a moment as if UTEP would survive a second half collapse at North Texas. But it was a collapse in defensive coverage that sealed the Miners fate, when Mean Green QB Austin Aune connected with Detraveon Brown for 58 yards with 10 seconds to
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NMSU claims 77-71 victory over UTEP in Battle of I-10
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Souley Boum made his 2021-22 debut after recovering from an injury to tally a game-high 23 points and Jamal Bieniemy (13 points) and Keonte Kennedy (13 points) joined him in double digits, but the UTEP men’s basketball team’s (1-1) frantic rally fell short in a narrow 77-71 setback at New Mexico
Continue Reading Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers expected to play Sunday
By Homero De la Fuente Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been activated off the NFL’s reserve/Covid-19 list, the team confirmed on Saturday. Rodgers, who missed the team’s Week 9 game against the Kansas City Chiefs due to Covid-19 protocols, will return after finishing the mandatory 10-day quarantine period required for unvaccinated players
Continue Reading No. 18 Baylor 27-14 win ends No. 4 Oklahoma 17-game streak
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer WACO, Texas (AP) — Gerry Bohanon threw a touchdown and ran for two more scores as 18th-ranked Baylor won 27-14 to end fourth-ranked Oklahoma’s FBS-best 17-game winning streak. Bears fans swarmed the field twice. They had gone on the field when they thought the game was over. But there
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Young, Williams, No. 3 Alabama romp over New Mexico St 59-3
By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Bryce Young passed for 270 yards and five touchdowns, including three to Jameson Williams, and No. 3 Alabama beat New Mexico State 59-3. Young completed 21 of 23 passes in just over a half and the Crimson Tide produced the expected romp after a slow
Continue Reading Scientists react to Aaron Rodgers’ comments on Covid-19 vaccine and treatments
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN If only scientists had the influence of a popular professional football quarterback. Scientists have worked hard to develop vaccinegs to end the Covid-19 pandemic, building on decades of vaccine knowledge and developments. And some of them, like Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speak
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High school football playoffs; highlights & scores
CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 (Bi-district round) Odessa Permian 56 Franklin 28 Pebble Hills 22 Midland Legacy 43 CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 (Bi-district round) San Angelo Central 17 Eastlake 21 Eastwood 31 Abilene High 27 CLASS 5A DIVISION 1 (Bi-district round) Amarillo 45 Del Valle 21 Amarillo Caprock 28 Chapin 29 El Dorado 7 Amarillo Tascosa
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Pulisic sparks US over Mexico 2-0 in World Cup qualifying
By RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Christian Pulisic scored on a glancing header with his first touch of the game in the 74th minute and Weston McKennie added a goal in the 85th to lift the United States over Mexico 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier. After falling to the Mexicans 2-1
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High school football playoffs: Andress, Parkland & Riverside score bi-district victories on Thursday
EL PASO, Texas – The high school football playoffs are officially underway. Teams from El Paso took the field on Thursday as they hoped to take that first step towards a state title. First, it was getting past the bi-district round. The scores from Thursday’s games are below. Winners will be moving on to the
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UTEP women’s basketball clips Incarnate Word, 81-47, in Thursday’s season opener
EL PASO, Texas – Teal Battle scored 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds in her UTEP debut, while Destiny Thurman also tallied 16 and dished out four assists, leading the Miners (1-0) to an 81-47 dominating victory over Incarnate Word (0-1) in Thursday night’s season opener at the Haskins Center. Katia Gallegos added 12 points and a
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One-on-one with UTEP’s Dana Dimel; after losing two straight Miners look to bounce back at North Texas
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners may no longer have a shot at winning a conference championship, but there’s still a lot to play for in the remaining 3 games of the season. UTEP has lost a big chunk of their momentum. After going 6-1 midway into the season, the Miners have lost two
Continue Reading Olympic gold medalist Suni Lee says she was pepper-sprayed in a racist attack
By Theresa Waldrop, CNN American gymnast Suni Lee, an Olympic gold medal winner and the first Hmong American to compete in the Olympics, said she was pepper-sprayed in a racist incident while in Los Angeles for her stint on “Dancing with the Stars.” Lee was waiting for a ride after a night out with a
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No. 15 UTSA hoping to avoid letdown against Southern Miss
By RAUL DOMINGUEZ Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — No. 15 UTSA is a heavy favorite against Southern Mississippi in Saturday’s game in San Antonio. The Golden Eagles are suffering through their worst season in nearly a decade. The Roadrunners are 9-0 as they march toward a Conference USA title game berth. Southern Miss is
Continue Reading University of Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson is charged with rape
By Jacob Lev, Chris Boyette and Tina Burnside, CNN University of Georgia linebacker Adam Anderson is facing a rape charge after a 21-year-old woman accused him of nonconsensual sex last month, according to authorities. Anderson voluntarily surrendered to police Wednesday evening, attorney Steve Sadow told CNN in a statement. “Adam is innocent of the charge
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Week 11 sweet play of the week: Elijah Uribe & Adrian Lopez, Eastlake Falcons
EL PASO, Texas – It was the final Sweet Play of the Week presentation of the season. The honor for week 11 went to Elijah Uribe, Adrian Lopez and the Eastlake Falcons. In the game against Coronado, Eastlake running back Uribe threw a bomb of a pass to Lopez in the back of the end
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MAC says no to expansion after MTSU decides to stay in C-USA
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Mid-American Conference announced it will stand pat with its membership, just hours after Middle Tennessee State made known it was sticking with Conference USA. Middle Tennessee and fellow C-USA member Western Kentucky had explored the possibility of joining the MAC as Conference USA had been poached
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UTEP stifles Western New Mexico, 85-57, in season-opening win; first win for UTEP head coach Joe Golding
EL PASO, Texas – Jamal Bieniemy poured in 23 points (one shy of career high), including a career-high tying five 3-pointers, and UTEP played with plenty of energy in a season-opening 85-57 vanquishing of Division II Western New Mexico in front of 6,751 fans at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday evening. It marked the largest crowd in
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NMSU returns home to 62-51 victory over UC Irvine in season opener
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Nineteen months ago, the NM State men’s basketball team exited the Pan American Center to the roar of a crowd that knew the Aggies were going to make some noise in the NCAA Tournament. That same roar – one NM State yearned for after turning into one
Continue Reading NFL fines Green Bay Packers, QB Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard for not following Covid-19 protocols
By Amir Vera and Kevin Dotson, CNN The NFL issued fines to the Green Bay Packers, quarterback Aaron Rodgers and receiver Allen Lazard after its review found the team and its two players did not follow league Covid-19 protocols, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said Tuesday. The Packers were fined $300,000, while Rodgers and Lazard were
Continue Reading Only female player on high school hockey team gets community’s support after being harassed at game
By Sara Smart and Amanda Jackson, CNN The energy at a Pennsylvania high school’s hockey matchup this week was vastly different from another recent game that left a player in tears. Students at the arena, located an hour outside of Pittsburgh, yelled vulgar chants toward Mars High School’s female goalie, who broke down on the
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