After two rounds at the US Open, Matthew Wolff is in a tie for third and one shot off the lead. And he acknowledges he is surprised to be in this position. Prior to this major event, Wolff, who has had a rocky season, had taken two months off from the PGA Tour to focus
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EL PASO, Texas — Even after a year of event cancellations due to Covid-19, the El Paso Border Youth Athletic Association continues to bring baseball to the underprivileged. Former El Paso Chihuahuas star and Borderland favorite Cody Decker has helped lead the organization with his Major League Baseball connections and willingness to give back to
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EL PASO, Texas – All UTEP Athletics sporting events for the 2021-22 season will return to 100 percent capacity, Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Friday. “We are excited to announce full capacity at our events for the upcoming year,” Senter said. “We will continue to prioritize health and safety while ensuring our venues are
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It may have rained relentlessly for eight hours leading up to kick off, but the torrential downpour wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of the thousands of Scottish fans — a conservative estimate — that had traveled to London for the national team’s Euro 2020 match against England. Despite just 3,000 tickets being allocated to
Continue Reading British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says the UK government is talking with European football governing body UEFA about “sensible accommodations” over the staging of the Euro 2020 semifinals and final at London’s Wembley Stadium. The semifinals are scheduled to take place on July 6 and 7, with the final on July 11. But the three
Continue Reading Christian Eriksen has been discharged from hospital after undergoing a “successful operation,” the Danish Football Association confirmed on Friday. Eriksen collapsed during Denmark’s game against Finland on Saturday before being resuscitated with CPR and a defibrillator. The decision was then made to fit the 29-year-old with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD). According to the British
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN (AP) — The Danish soccer federation says Christian Eriksen has been discharged from the hospital. Eriksen has been in the hospital in Copenhagen since collapsing on the field during his team’s opening match at the European Championship on Saturday. Eriksen says “I am doing well under the circumstances.” The Danish soccer federation previously said
Continue Reading Japan’s top coronavirus adviser said Friday that staging the Tokyo Olympics without spectators is “desirable” as it would be the lowest risk option amid the pandemic. Shigeru Omi, an infectious disease expert who leads the government subcommittee on coronavirus, and other specialists urged the cap on spectator numbers at the Games to be stricter than
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Daredevil Alex Harvill died Thursday while practicing for a world record motorcycle ramp jump, officials in Washington state said. He was 28 years old. “Our deepest sympathies go out to Alex’s family, friends and loved ones,” Grant County Coroner Craig Morrison said in a written statement Thursday. Harvill, who lived in Ephrata, Washington, was hoping
Continue Reading Heading into this week’s U.S. Open, the on and off course shenanigans between Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau had dominated the headlines. Ever since Koepka’s eye-roll reaction to DeChambeau walking behind him at last month’s PGA Championship, the pair have exchanged barbs, although they have both since said they believe their rivalry is good for
Continue Reading Neymar netted his 68th goal for Brazil in its 4-0 win over Peru during the Copa América on Thursday, surpassing Ronaldo Luis Nazario de Lima as the national team’s second top goalscorer behind Pelé. The Paris Saint-Germain forward is now within nine goals of Pelé’s all-time scoring record of 77 goals. ‘It is very emotional’
Continue Reading US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a positive test for an anabolic steroid, appears less likely to take part in the US Olympic Trials. At one point on Thursday, it looked like she might be able to race
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OMAHA, Nebraska – The journey to get to the Olympics for El Pasoan Will Licon once again ended in heartbreak. Thursday, at the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials in Omaha, Nebraska, Licon finished third in the final of the 200 meter breaststroke. Only the top two finishers in the race move on to the Olympic games
Continue Reading US middle-distance runner Shelby Houlihan, who recently learned she has been banned from the sport of track and field for four years following a positive test for an anabolic steroid, appears less likely to take part in the US Olympic Trials. At one point on Thursday, it looked like she might be able to race
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EL PASO, Texas — An El Pasoan is set to run in the Olympic trials. Brian Barraza, a Franklin High School graduate, will race for a spot on the United States Olympic Steeplechase team. Growing up in El Paso, Barraza began his track career as a sprinter with the Pacesetters when he was just 7-years
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EL PASO, Texas – It had hype, hardware, and high fashion. Headlined by Jaime Munguia and Kamil Szeremeta, fighters faced off Thursday at El Paso’s Paso Del Norte hotel in advance of Saturday’s main card presented by Golden Boy Boxing. Munguia, coming in at 36-0 (29 KO), is knocking on the door of the the
Continue Reading South Korean Han Sa-hyun lived and breathed basketball both as a player and a coach. He competed at Sydney and then led the South Korean wheelchair basketball team to its first Paralympics in 21 years. He had wanted to be at the Tokyo Paralympics, but after the Covid-19 pandemic postponed the Games by a year,
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EL PASO, Texas – For former high school football coach, Milton Henry, it was never about the wins and losses. The most important thing was making an impact in the lives of his players and students. Henry will finally be honored at the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony on June 30. He
Continue Reading SAN FRANCISCO (AP) – The Arizona Diamondbacks made dubious history Thursday afternoon, setting an MLB record with their 23rd straight road loss, a 10-3 trouncing at the hands of the San Francisco Giants. The dejected D-backs trudged off the field and quietly made their way back to Oracle Park’s visiting clubhouse following the final out
Continue Reading Belgian and Danish players halted their Euro 2020 match on Thursday to observe a minute’s applause in an emotional mark of respect for Denmark’s Christian Eriksen. The Danish midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s game against Finland on Saturday before being resuscitated with CPR and a defibrillator. Tributes were also paid to Eriksen —
Continue Reading Tennis star Naomi Osaka has withdrawn from this year’s Wimbledon but is planning on returning at the Tokyo Olympics, according to her agent Stuart Duguid. “Naomi won’t be playing Wimbledon this year. She is taking some personal time with friends and family,” Duguid said in a statement on Thursday. “She will be ready for the
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EL PASO, Texas — A news conference held Thursday afternoon at downtown El Paso’s Hotel Paso del Norte to preview this weekend’s upcoming boxing event being promoted by the legendary Oscar De La Hoya, who returns to the Sun City 23 years after his own sellout fight at the Sun Bowl. De La Hoya’s Golden
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) – Naomi Osaka’s agent says the four-time Grand Slam champion will sit out Wimbledon and compete at the Tokyo Olympics. Stuart Duguid wrote Thursday in an email that Osaka “is taking some personal time with friends and family. She will be ready for the Olympics and is excited to play in front of
Continue Reading At halftime, the Atlanta Hawks trailed by 22 points. Three minutes into the third quarter, they trailed by 26 points. But it didn’t matter, as they produced a remarkable comeback to stun the Philadelphia 76ers 109-106 in game five of their best-of-seven NBA Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series on Wednesday and take a 3-2 lead.
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN (AP) — Denmark and Belgium players have halted their European Championship match for a stadium-wide minute’s applause for Christian Eriksen. Play was stopped after the clock hit 10 minutes to start the tribute. It was a pre-planned action to honor Eriksen. The midfielder wears the No. 10 shirt for Denmark’s national team. Eriksen is
Continue Reading Rafael Nadal has announced he is pulling out of Wimbledon and the Tokyo Olympics. In a statement posted on his official Twitter page, the 20-time grand slam champion said: “It’s never an easy decision to take but after listening to my body and discuss it with my team I understand that it is the right
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal says he will not play at Wimbledon or at the Tokyo Olympics. The Spaniard says he made the decision after “listening” to his body. He says “the goal is to prolong my career and continue to do what makes me happy.” Nadal reached the French Open semifinals last week but
Continue Reading As the Wimbledon tennis championships return this summer, organizers have announced updated measures including reduced stadium capacities, Covid-19 status certification for spectators, and a 5% cut to prize money. The grass-court grand slam was the only major to be canceled in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic. This year, it is scheduled to take place in
Continue Reading Christian Eriksen is to be fitted with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), the Danish national football association announced Thursday, following the midfielder’s collapse on the field at Euro 2020. Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest during Denmark’s game against Finland on Saturday before being resuscitated with CPR and a defibrillator. Earlier this week, he said he
Continue Reading It began with a look of pure annoyance and frustration, spiraled into a meme and then a beer company got involved. Yes, everybody is talking about the ongoing spat between golfers Brooks Koepka and Bryson DeChambeau. A video clip of Koepka losing his train of thought “hearing that bulls**t” as DeChambeau walked behind him in
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