EL PASO, Texas – Ironically facing the Oklahoma City Energy, the El Paso Locomotive FC crowd proved electric for a Sunday matinee at Southwest University Park. That’s no surprise, considering the team hasn’t lost in 25 straight home matches. El Paso scored four goals in eight minutes a club record for most goals in a
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football did not play this weekend on a bye week. But with how things played out elsewhere on the field, they should be happier about where they stand in the Conference USA Western Division. In a major upset, 24-point underdog Rice traveled to UAB and shocked the Blazers 30-24. The
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native Aaron Jones and the Green Bay Packers defeated Washington 24-10 on Sunday for their sixth consecutive victory. Washington outgained Green Bay 430-304 but had had five scoreless trips inside the Packers 30-yard line, including back-to-back series that ended inside the 5. Before Sunday, Packers opponents had scored touchdowns
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez will start for the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series against the Atlanta Braves. Manager Dusty Baker announced that Valdez would get the nod Tuesday but said the team has not decided on a starter for Wednesday’s Game 2. Valdez will
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Major League Baseball’s next champion will soon be crowned as the Atlanta Braves take on the Houston Astros in the best-of-seven World Series starting Tuesday night. The Astros most recently won the World Series in 2017 and have been one of the most dominant — and controversial — teams of the
Continue Reading ATLANTA, Georgia — For the first time since 1999, the Atlanta Braves are in the Fall Classic. The Braves knocked out the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. The series had been a rematch from last season, when the Dodgers came
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Curated breaks down seven types of skiing along with the type of equipment you’ll need, notable figures, and a basic history of that type of skiing.
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FRIDAY SCHEDULE: *All games kickoff at 7:00 p.m. unless indicated otherwise El Paso 6 Austin 30 Irvin 7 Andress 54 Jefferson 59 Bowie 21 Eastlake 50 Montwood 0 Socorro 20 Eastwood 84 Del Valle 33 El Dorado 23 Chapin 69 Bel Air 27 Hanks 10 Canutillo 54 Ysleta 7 Horizon 42 Riverside 70 Mountain View
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EL PASO, Texas — Major college football is setting into a strange period of frayed allegiances that could have dramatic implications for UTEP. The American Athletic Conference became the latest to get into realignment by adding UAB, UTSA, Rice, North Texas, Charlotte and Florida Atlantic from Conference USA, leaving UTEP among eight remaining C-USA schools.
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HOUSTON (AP) — Boston’s bats went quiet for the third straight game and the Red Sox bowed out of the AL Championship Series with a punchless 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 6. They had just two hits Friday, baffled by starter Luis García and a quartet of Astros relievers, and combined for
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EL PASO, Texas – After two years away from professional football, El Paso native linebacker Alvin Jones is back in the game. Jones announced today on his Instagram that he has signed a contract with the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League. The twin brother of Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones, Alvin
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Stacker dug deep to find 30 celebrities who were previously college athletes. This list includes a range of sports and covers celebrities from a wide array of industries including entertainment, politics, and literature.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (17-3-10, 61 points) dominated against Austin Bold FC for a 3-0 win at Southwest University Park on Wednesday night. Forward Aaron Gomez extended his all-time club leading goal count to open the scoring with a goal in the 23rd minute. Forward Lucho Solignac added to his season-leading goal
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EL PASO, Texas – The winners of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 8 of the high school football season went to wide receiver Derreck Navar and the Fabens Wildcats. In the game against Riverside, Navar had a leaping catch over a Riverside defender to score a touchdown for the Wildcats. For his
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EL PASO, Texas – While the rest of the college sports landscape continues to change, UTEP is committed to its current conference. Monday, news broke that six C-USA schools would be leaving the conference to join the American Athletic Conference. Those schools are Rice, North Texas, UT-San Antonio, Florida Atlantic, Charlotte, and UAB. When that
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball standout point guard Katia Gallegos has been named to the Conference USA Preseason Team while the Miners were predicted to finish third in the preseason poll, as announced by the league office Wednesday. It marks the second straight year that she was a preseason honoree. The El Pasoan Gallegos enjoyed
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Pasoan Aaron Jones has not stopped thanking the man who found the pendant containing his father’s ashes. On Tuesday, Jones gifted scooters to head athletic trainer Bryan “Flea” Engel and his family, according to a Tweet shared by the Green Bay Packers. https://twitter.com/packers/status/1450592639015849991 Engel stayed at Lambeau Field through much
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Cats have nine lives, and many professional athletes have two. Using data from news reports, Stacker compiled a list of 15 professional athletes’ second careers.
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a battle for westside bragging rights Tuesday night at Coronado High School. There was also a championship on the line. The Franklin Cougars paid a visit to rival Coronado in a District 1-6A showdown. The Cougars entered the matchup 11-0 in district play, while the Coronado Thunderbirds were 10-1
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EL PASO — Success comes with a cost and UTEP could be getting ready to reward the coach of its most exciting program now. After deep salary cuts, furloughs and layoffs during the pandemic, the athletic department is looking at what could be new pressure on its budget — but one the university is rooting
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TYLER, Texas – UTEP sophomore WR Jacob Cowing was named to the Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Honorable Mention list for Player of the Week (week seven) on Tuesday. It’s his second honorable mention this season. Cowing racked up 166 yards receiving on career-high nine receptions (18.4 avg.) during the Miners’ 19-3 victory over LA Tech
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EL PASO, Texas — It seems UTEP could soon be looking for a new athletic conference as Conference USA is facing a slew of defections. Sources told Yahoo Sports on Monday that the American Athletic Conference is expected to examine expansion this week, and is expected to receive applications from FAU, Charlotte, North Texas, UTSA,
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BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, Texas – To the city of El Paso, the Rio Grande is just a mirage. But to the Rio Grande, El Paso is probably just the same. If you look deeper down the river, specifically 300 miles down the international line, takes you to a one of the most beautiful places
Continue Reading FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — What a roller coaster of emotions! The Dallas Cowboys were able to survive early game mistakes to get the win in Massachusetts 35-29 on Sunday. CeeDee Lamb made a 35-yard touchdown reception to seal the win. Cornerback Trevon Diggs got his seventh interception of the season, giving him at least one in
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Kyle Larson is the first driver in NASCAR’s championship four. Larson clinched his shot racing for the Cup title in the season finale with his dominating win at Texas to start the round of eight in the playoffs. The Hendrick Motorsports driver led 256
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Aaron Jones that was SILLY. #GoPackGo📺: #GBvsCHI on FOX📱: NFL app pic.twitter.com/xsJiBDW1Qr— NFL (@NFL) October 17, 2021 CHICAGO, Illinois — Green Bay running back Aaron Jones, an El Paso native and former UTEP standout, caught an impressive pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers and stiffed-armed a strong safety to the grass for a touchdown in the
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Cincinnati has moved up to No. 2 behind Georgia in The Associated Press college football poll for the best ranking for a team from outside the traditional power conferences since 2010. The Bulldogs remained a unanimous No. 1 with 63 first-place votes in the AP Top 25
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Cincinnati up to No. 2, Purdue snaps poll drought after beating Iowa; Texas-San Antonio ranked for 1st time.
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners on Saturday night got their sixth win of the season, 19-3 over Louisiana Tech, to clinch bowl eligibility for the first time since 2014. UTEP got off to a quick start with two touchdowns on their first two possessions in the first quarter. The Miners added a safety
Continue Reading BY JOE BUETTNER Associated Press NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Caleb Williams had a big starting debut for No. 4 Oklahoma, throwing for 295 yards and four touchdowns and running for another score in the Sooners’ 52-31 victory over TCU on Saturday night. The freshman unseated Spencer Rattler as the starter after leading a comeback victory
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