EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Volleyball Head Coach Ben Wallis announced the addition of Stephanie Sierra to the Miners’ coaching staff Tuesday morning. Sierra, a letterman with the Miners in 2009, will be joining Nick Petrovic as one of two assistant coaches on staff. Sierra attended Americas High School in El Paso from 2004 to 2008 before
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PARIS (AP) — Lionel Messi has finally signed his eagerly anticipated Paris Saint-Germain contract to complete the move that confirms the end of a career-long association with Barcelona. The French club says in a statement that the 34-year-old Argentina star signed a two-year deal with the option for a third season. No salary details were
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ANTHONY, Texas – The Anthony High School Wildcats are ready to take their game to the next level. The school recently started an esports team, and the program has so far been a big hit among Anthony students. Esports are competitions involving video games. The program has only been in existence for a year. Hiran
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics has announced a department-wide partnership with INFLCR, the leading content and compliance software platform for college athletic programs. INFLCR educates and prepares athletics staff and student-athletes for new opportunities and guidelines from current Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) legislation, all powered by best-in-class content delivery via the INFLCR mobile
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) SACRAMENTO, California – The El Paso Chihuahuas scored four first inning runs against Sacramento starter Matt Shoemaker and beat the River Cats 6-3 Sunday afternoon. El Paso’s victory ended Sacramento’s five-game winning streak. El Paso catcher Luis Campusano went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an RBI single. It was the second
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, Jacob Lev and Eric Levenson, CNN Bobby Bowden, the famed college football coach who led Florida State University for over 30 years and transformed the Tallahassee team into a powerhouse, died Sunday, the school said in a statement. He was 91. Bowden “passed peacefully” at his home, according to a statement from
Continue Reading TOKYO, Japan — The Olympic flame has been extinguished, officially marking the end of a pandemic-delayed and heavily restricted Tokyo Games after an exhausting, enlightening and sometimes enraging run. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been passed to
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — The pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics have officially come to an end. International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach has declared the games closed and the Olympic flame has been extinguished. The closing ceremony was held in a Covid-emptied stadium, though athletes were still able to gather on the field. The baton has now been
Continue Reading By Ben Church The final medals are being awarded in the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, wrapping two weeks of competition overshadowed by Covid-19. Team USA won more gold medals — and more medals overall — than any other country in the Games. A total of 626 athletes competed for the USA at the
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Hall of Fame college football coach Bobby Bowden has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Exuding charm and wit, Bowden led Florida State to two national championships and a record of 315-98-4 during his 34 seasons with the Seminoles. In all, Bowden had 377 wins during his 40 years in
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, California – The Chihuahuas’ trip to the Golden State has so far been one to forget. Saturday night in Sacramento the Chihuahuas dropped another game to the River Cats by a final score of 6-3. This was the third game of a six game series against the River Cats. The Chihuahuas are still looking
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – The Locomotive FC (11-1-4, 37 points) ended Austin Bold FC’s road-game streak with a 3-0 win at Southwest University Park on Saturday. Defender Andrew Fox scored his first goal of the season while midfielder Dylan Mares and forward Leandro Carrijo added to their goal tallies to contribute
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SAITAMA, Japan — Sue Bird capped off her unblemished 17-year Olympics run with a record fifth gold medal. All she and longtime U.S. teammate Diana Taurasi have done on the international stage is win and now stand alone with five gold medals — the first basketball players ever to accomplish that feat — after a
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer TOKYO (AP) — Allyson Felix has won her 11th Olympic medal by combining with her American teammates to finish the 4×400-meter relay in 3 minutes, 16.85 seconds for a runaway victory. The team of Felix, Sydney McLaughlin, Dalilah Muhammad and Athing Mu was never in jeopardy in the race.
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Italian teenager Jannik Sinner has beaten California’s Jenson Brooksby 7-6 (2), 6-1 to reach the final of the Citi Open hard-court tournament in Washington. Sinner is seeking his second ATP Tour title of 2021. The 19-year-old was the only seeded player to reach the semifinals at
Continue Reading HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Kentucky junior Jensen Castle rallied to advance to the U.S. Women’s Amateur final Saturday, beating NCAA champion Rachel Heck of Stanford with a 15-foot birdie putt on the 19th hole. Castle, from West Columbia, South Carolina, will face Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang of Taiwan in the 36-hole final. Hou beat Michigan
Continue Reading By DAN SCIFO Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers defensive coordinator Keith Butler acknowledged that linebacker T.J. Watt isn’t practicing because he has yet to sign a long-term contract. Watt has been on the field doing individual work, but he hasn’t practiced with his teammates during training camp workouts at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
Continue Reading By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau let his clubs do most of the talking Saturday at TPC Southwind. DeChambeau shot a 7-under 63 to pull within two strokes of leader Harris English in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational, then declined to comment to most of the media following the round.
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By PHIL STUKENBORG Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Bryson DeChambeau let his clubs do most of the talking Saturday at TPC Southwind. DeChambeau shot a 7-under 63 to pull within two strokes of leader Harris English in the FedEx St. Jude Invitational, then declined to comment to most of the media following the round.
Continue Reading By GERALD IMRAY AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sifan Hassan ran 65 laps of Tokyo’s sweltering track over the course of eight days to win three medals in an amazing Olympic odyssey. Her gold on Saturday in the 10,000 meters followed a gold in the 5,000 and a bronze in the 1,500 meters. No
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By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson matched his career high with four hits, including a two-run double as part of Oakland’s seven-run third inning, and the Athletics beat Texas 12-3, handing the Rangers their 13th consecutive road loss. Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison also homered. Oakland’s sputtering offense batted around
Continue Reading By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Olson matched his career high with four hits, including a two-run double as part of Oakland’s seven-run third inning, and the Athletics beat Texas 12-3, handing the Rangers their 13th consecutive road loss. Yan Gomes and Josh Harrison also homered. Oakland’s sputtering offense batted around
Continue Reading By JOHN KEKIS AP Sports Writer WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (AP) — Rookie Ty Gibbs passed road race ace AJ Allmendinger after a restart with four laps to go and won the Xfinity race at Watkins Glen International. It was the third win in 10 series races this season for the grandson of team owner Joe
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — An Italian tennis pro has been dropped from the qualifying rounds at a tournament in Toronto because he left the “controlled environment” set up to avoid COVID-19 transmission. Tennis Canada and the ATP men’s tour announced Saturday that 60th-ranked Lorenzo Musetti will not be allowed to compete at the National Bank Open.
Continue Reading By TOM CANAVAN AP Sports Writer EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Captain Corey took the lead early, held off one challenge and then drew off in the stretch to give trainer-driver Ake Svanstedt his second win in the $1 million Hambletonian at the Meadowlands. Svanstedt didn’t need any help from the judges this time. He
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden praised U.S. Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a coronavirus tarnished games with “moral courage” that made Americans’ “hearts swell” with pride. Biden, along with First Lady Jill Biden, spoke with Team USA in a Zoom call Saturday evening from their home near
Continue Reading By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden praised U.S. Olympians for navigating the difficulties of a coronavirus tarnished games with “moral courage” that made Americans’ “hearts swell” with pride. Biden, along with First Lady Jill Biden, spoke with Team USA in a Zoom call Saturday evening from their home near
Continue Reading By Donald Judd President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden met with members of the 2020 US Olympic Team Saturday in a livestreamed virtual reception. “You handle yourself with such grace, and such decency, it just — you made me so damn proud,” the President told the group of Olympians over Zoom from his
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By BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer SAITAMA, Japan (AP) — Patty Mills scored 42 points to carry Australia to its first Olympic medal in men’s basketball with a 107-93 victory over Slovenia in the third-place game. Mills, the team captain and emotional leader of a veteran core that knew its time had to be now
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Lawyers fighting sexual assault allegations against Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson face a predicament: Defending their client means working to discredit the claims of 22 women who are more likely to be believed four years into the #MeToo movement. Watson’s legal team has sought to balance
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