Mason Crosby finally connected from 49 yards in overtime, giving the Green Bay Packers a 25-22 victory over Cincinnati after both kickers wasted multiple chances to win it. Crosby missed from 36 yards with 2:12 left in regulation, then Evan McPherson missed from 57 with 21 seconds left. Crosby missed from 51 on the final
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TULSA, OKLAHOMA – El Paso Locomotive (15-2-10, 55 points) earned its 15th win of the season on a 2-1 scoreline against FC Tulsa on Saturday night. Forward Aaron Gomez scored in the 6th minute for his 7th of the season before earning his third assist on Forward Lucho Solignac’s 8th goal of the season moments later. “Clinching playoffs feels good,”
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Carson Strong threw a career-high six touchdown passes — four in the second quarter — and Nevada cruised to a 55-28 win over New Mexico State. Strong hit Cole Turner for two scores and connected for one apiece with Toa Taua, Justin Lockhart, Melquan Stovall and Harry Ballad. BerDale Robins ripped
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Seth Small made a 28-yard field goal as time expired and Texas A&M stunned top-ranked Alabama 41-38 on Saturday night to end the Crimson Tide’s winning streak at 19 games. Defending national champion Alabama (5-1, 2-1 Southeastern Conference) had scored 21 straight points — capped by a TD reception and 2-point
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SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Brady McBride scored on the first possession of the fourth overtime and Texas State held on to beat South Alabama 33-31. Eric Sutton, a graduate transfer from SMU, deflected a pass from South Alabama’s Jake Bentley in the end zone to seal the win for Texas State (2-3, 1-0 Sun
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DALLAS, Texas — Kennedy Brooks ran for 217 yards and two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including a 33-yard romp with 3 seconds left, and sixth-ranked Oklahoma beat No. 21 Texas 55-48 on Saturday in the Red River Rivalry that will soon move to the Southeastern Conference. The Sooners (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) appeared
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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel has had 59 birthdays, but none are probably as sweet as the one he celebrated with his team Saturday after the Miners’ 26-13 win over Southern Mississippi. With the win UTEP (5-1, 2-0 C-USA) sets up it’s most exciting home game in recent memory next Saturday vs.
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyson Fury got up from two fourth-round knockdowns and stopped Deontay Wilder in the 11th round Saturday night. Fury retained his WBC title in a thrilling conclusion to a superlative heavyweight trilogy. Fury finished Wilder for the second straight time in their trilogy, but only
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By DOUG PADILLA Associated Press CARSON, Calif. (AP) — Greg Bell rushed for 111 yards and a touchdown, quarterback Jordon Brookshire added two scoring runs and No. 25 San Diego State beat New Mexico 31-7 on Saturday night in its first game as a ranked team in two seasons. Bell had a 40-yard carry on
Continue Reading LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kendre Miller rushed for 185 yards and three touchdowns, Zach Evans had 143 yards and two scores without a carry after halftime and TCU ran past Texas Tech 52-31. Evans didn’t have another carry after his 1-yard touchdown that pushed the Horned Frogs to 35-10 halftime lead. It was his fourth
Continue Reading By JOE WALLJASPER Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Tyler Badie rushed for a career-high 217 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Missouri to a 48-35 victory over North Texas. He ripped off a 52-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to help the Tigers build a 31-7 halftime lead. The Mean Green outgained
Continue Reading ENNIS, Texas (AP) — Robert Hight held onto the top spot in Funny Car qualifying Saturday at Texas Motorplex in the Texas NHRA FallNationals. Hight raced to his first No. 1 qualifier of the season and 70th overall with a 3.878-second run at 331.94 mph Friday in a Chevrolet Camaro. Brittany Force took the No.
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The Houston Astros will try to sweep the White Sox when their AL Division Series shifts to Chicago for Game 3 on Sunday. The Astros are on the verge of their fifth straight AL Championship Series appearance. The run includes two pennants and a World Series
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Friday Schedule: Eastlake 22 Franklin 46 Socorro 0 Pebble Hills 63 Cornado 6 Americas 56 Burges 14 Austin 27 Irvin 28 Bowie 35 El Paso 0 Jefferson 55 Bel Air 42 Andress 48 Chapin 56 Horizon 52 El Dorado 17 Ft. Stockton 23 Del Valle 28 Central Union 36 Parkland 14 Canutillo 28 Ysleta 42
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By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer FRISCO, Texas (AP) — The NFL is accusing Dallas Cowboys offensive lineman La’el Collins of trying to bribe a drug-testing official before the player was suspended five games for a violation of the substance-abuse policy. The allegation has surfaced in a federal court case after Collins sued the
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Carlos Correa hit a two-run double during Houston’s five-run seventh inning, and the Astros beat the Chicago White Sox 9-4 for a 2-0 lead in their AL Division Series. Kyle Tucker homered and drove in three runs as the Astros moved within one win of their
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EL PASO, Texas – Congratulations to the Sweet Play of the Week winners for week 6 of the high school football season. Andre Thomas and the El Dorado Aztecs. As winners, the entire team got a box of cupcakes courtesy of Albertsons.
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AUSTIN, Texas – The hottest soccer player in North America traces his roots to El Paso. In his just his second international appearance, Ricardo Pepi scored both of the United States Men’s National Team’s goals Wednesday night to power the Americans to a 2-0 win over Jamaica in World Cup Qualifying match. Pepi’s two goals
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EL PASO, Texas – There was only one high school football game in El Paso on Thursday night, and it was a game that went down to the wire. The Battle of the Woods between the Eastwood Troopers and the Montwood Rams. The Troopers entered the night in search of their first district win at
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(Courtesy: ESPN) AUSTIN, Texas – Ricardo Pepi netted two second-half goals to lead the United States to a 2-0 win over Jamaica in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying in Austin, Texas on Thursday night. Walker Zimmerman, Yunus Musah and Paul Arriola were given their first starts of this World Cup qualifying cycle and Weston McKennie returned
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Lance McCullers Jr. pitched scoreless ball into the seventh inning and Yordan Alvarez homered to lead the Houston Astros to a 6-1 victory over the Chicago White Sox in Game 1 of their best-of-five AL Division Series. Michael Brantley added two hits and two RBIs as
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team (11-4, 0-2 Conference USA) will host a pair of matches against LA Tech (6-12, 0-4 C-USA) Friday (Oct. 8) at 6 p.m. MT and Saturday (Oct. 9) at 12 p.m. MT in Memorial Gym. Tickets are $8 and can be purchased through the Eisenberg Family Ticket Office by calling (915) 747-UTEP,
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys are set to wrap up a three-game homestand against the Giants and Daniel Jones after the New York QB threw for a career-high 402 yards in his team’s first win. The Cowboys have won three consecutive games to lead the NFC East. Dallas is trying
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — To get a glimpse at the Southeastern Conference’s plan to dominate college football Saturdays, take a look at this weekend’s schedule. Sixth-ranked Oklahoma and No. 21 Texas play their annual matchup amid the revelry of the State Fair of Texas in late morning in Dallas.
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Both teams left off veteran pitchers when the Houston Astros and Chicago White Sox set their rosters for their AL Division Series. Houston right-hander Jake Odorizzi wasn’t among the 12 pitchers the team will carry for the best-of-five series. Odorizzi struggled in his first season with the Astros after signing a three-year,
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By LARRY NEUMEISTER and TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal authorities say 18 former NBA players have been charged with allegedly pocketing $2.5 million illegally by defrauding the league’s health and welfare benefit plan. U.S. Attorney Audrey Strauss told a news conference Thursday that the defendants’ playbook involved fraud and deception. An
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC (14-2-10, 52 points) picked up a point at Southwest University Park on a dramatic 3-3 draw against San Antonio FC on Wednesday. Defender Maca King opened the Locomotive scoring, while midfielders Nick Ross and Diego Luna rounded out the three goals for El Paso. With the
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a long time since UTEP was 4-1 to start the season, but there’s still more work to do. UTEP will have to pick up some victories on the road, and that test begins this weekend when the Miners travel to Southern Miss. It will be the first Conference USA
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EL PASO, Texas – Jami Tullius is the personification of what can happen through hard work and determination. Her years on UTEP’s soccer team led to her success not only on the pitch, but also in life. On October 15, Tullius will be inducted into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2020. Tullius,
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