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Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana calls 12-month doping suspension ‘excessive and disproportionate’

February 5, 2021 8:58 AM CNN Newsource

Ajax goalkeeper Andre Onana has vowed to prove his innocence and clear his name after UEFA on Friday handed him a 12-month ban following a doping…

All Australian Open players in quarantine test negative as tournament draw is announced

February 5, 2021 7:31 AM CNN Newsource

It looks as if it’s all systems go for the Australian Open next week after all players forced into a recent quarantine returned negative…

‘It’s extraordinary. It’s an adrenaline rush roller coaster’: Inside the Super Bowl halftime show

February 5, 2021 6:30 AM CNN Newsource

The sports world is rightly raving about Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for reaching his 10th Super Bowl this Sunday against Patrick Mahomes…

Porto defender Nanu suffers spinal cord injury after sickening collision with opposition goalkeeper

February 5, 2021 4:13 AM CNN Newsource

Porto defender Nanu was left with a concussion and a spinal cord injury, according to the club, after a sickening collision with an opposition…

Jerry Armstrong, 1966 Texas Western championship team member, dead at 76

February 4, 2021 4:13 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas — Jerry Armstrong, a key member of Texas Western’s famed 1966 men’s basketball national championship team, passed…

UTEP soccer comes up short at Arizona State, 3-1, in the season opener

February 4, 2021 10:36 PM UTEP Athletics

TEMPE, Arizona – The UTEP soccer team took the pitch for its first regular-season match in over a year. In the first match of the unique season, the…

Roger Goodell: There were ‘some anxious days’ on handling Covid-19 during the NFL season

February 4, 2021 3:01 PM CNN Newsource

Back in the spring, no one was sure what an NFL season would look like with the coronavirus pandemic. Could it be pulled off? The virus led to…

A barber’s positive Covid-19 test causes scare for the Kansas City Chiefs

February 4, 2021 9:47 AM CNN Newsource

Could you imagine if several of the Kansas City Chiefs — including quarterback Patrick Mahomes — had not been able to practice or play in…

Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, more than 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott

February 4, 2021 9:40 AM CNN Newsource

A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could…

Top Tokyo Olympics organizing official apologizes for sexist remarks that women talk too much in meetings

February 4, 2021 6:45 AM CNN Newsource

Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, apologized Thursday after comments he made suggesting women talk too much…

More than 500 Australian Open players and staff go into quarantine after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

February 4, 2021 6:38 AM CNN Newsource

A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to quarantine 507 players, officials and…

French sailor Clarisse Cremer makes history in round-the-world Vendée Globe race

February 4, 2021 5:31 AM CNN Newsource

French sailor Clarisse Cremer made history at this year’s Vendée Globe by becoming the fastest solo woman to ever complete the round-the-world…

More than 500 Australian Open players and staff go into isolation after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

February 4, 2021 2:12 AM CNN Newsource

A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to isolate 507 players, officials and…

National Signing Day: UTEP football adds to 2021 signing class

February 3, 2021 7:45 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – Head coach Dana Dimel and the UTEP Football program spent Wednesday morning adding to the 2021 signing class with the…

Domestic violent extremism remains a concern for Super Bowl security this weekend

February 3, 2021 8:44 PM CNN Newsource

Domestic terrorism remains a concern for law enforcement heading into Super Bowl weekend, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary…

Up to 600 Australian Open players and staff go into isolation after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19

February 3, 2021 7:40 PM CNN

A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne will force the Australian Open organizers to isolate up to 600 players, officials and…

No fans allowed at NMSU basketball games played at El Paso’s Eastwood High

February 3, 2021 7:23 PM Adrian Ochoa

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The basketball teams at NMSU found a new home court over at Eastwood High School, but fans will not be allowed to attend…

UTEP soccer team opens Spring season at Arizona State Thursday

February 3, 2021 4:25 PM UTEP Athletics

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP soccer will kick off its 25th season at Pac-12 opponent Arizona State on Thursday, Feb. 4 in Tempe. The Miners…

Las Cruces High coach is hopeful there will be a football season

February 3, 2021 3:19 PM Shelby Montgomery

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It’s still unclear what the learning hybrid model will look like for the Las Cruces Public School district. Tuesday night,…

Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will not need a vaccine to participate, organizers say

February 3, 2021 10:21 AM CNN Newsource

Athletes and officials will not be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in order to take part in this year’s Tokyo Games, organizers…

Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes is a Super Bowl matchup that spans the ages

February 3, 2021 7:45 AM CNN Newsource

A lot of numbers get thrown around during Super Bowl week. This year, it includes this: 18 years, 45 days. That’s the age gap between…

UTEP prepares for tough challenge against first place UAB

February 2, 2021 7:46 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for the UTEP Miners, but perhaps their toughest conference opponent awaits them this weekend.…

The NFL is providing free PPE kits to Super Bowl attendees upon arrival at the stadium

February 2, 2021 1:52 PM CNN Newsource

Everything has been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, even the most important football game of the year. Thousands of fans will be traveling to…

Stuart Baxter sacked by Indian football club Odisha over comments about rape

February 2, 2021 8:36 AM CNN Newsource

Stuart Baxter has been sacked from his position as manager by Indian Super League club Odisha after making comments about rape during a post-match…

After over a year out due to injury, Roger Federer will make tennis comeback in March in Doha

February 2, 2021 7:23 AM CNN Newsource

Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to tennis following double knee surgery at an ATP tournament in Doha, Qatar in March, his agent has…

‘The most special thing I’ve done’: Two world-class climbers scale the tallest chimney in Europe

February 2, 2021 2:28 AM CNN

Soaring 360 meters into the sky, the Trbovlje Power Station in Slovenia is home to Europe’s tallest chimney. Just the mere sight of it is…

Japan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise and Olympics loom

February 2, 2021 2:01 AM CNN

Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases,…

Depth keys 5-game winning streak for UTEP WBB

February 1, 2021 10:36 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – If you ask UTEP Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Baker, this is the deepest team he’s ever had in his tenure in El Paso. “No…

MLB players reject offer for delayed season, vow to play as scheduled

February 1, 2021 8:04 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus…

Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges

February 1, 2021 7:38 PM CNN Newsource

Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident…