IndyCar Series driver Robert Wickens has experienced a lot in the past three years: a paralyzing crash in 2018, regaining strength to have his first dance at his wedding in 2019, and returning to the racetrack — virtually — in 2020. Now, in 2021, he has just driven a real race car for the first
Continue Reading What a 12 months this has been for Bayern Munich — both on and off the pitch. The German side secured its ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday, after second place RB Leipzig — the only side still able to mathematically catch Bayern — fell to a 3-2 defeat away to Borussia Dortmund. Despite wrapping
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EL PASO, Texas – The bidistrict round of the high school baseball playoffs continued Friday, while the area round of the softball playoffs got underway. Some El Paso baseball teams were on the brink of elimination, while others were one win away from advancing to the area round. Meantime, five softball teams from El Paso
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Pitcher Wade Miley threw the first no-hitter of his MLB career as his Cincinnati Reds defeated the Cleveland Indians 3-0 on Friday night. Miley struck out eight players and walked one over the nine innings in Cleveland. “That’s so surreal,” Miley said after the feat. It was the fourth no-hitter in major league baseball this
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EL PASO, Texas – On gamedays, it’s tough to miss Church Bar in downtown El Paso. Just look for the El Paso Locomotive FC flag draped outside. And on the eve of Locomotive FC’s season opener, it means it’s time again to hoist the colors. “We hoisted it this weekend,” says bar manager Manuel Barquin. “We’ll
Continue Reading Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a bill Friday that prohibits transgender girls from participating in girls’ sports in schools, according to the records of the state legislature. Gianforte signed the measure, House Bill 112, into law two weeks after the final version of the bill passed both houses of the state legislature. Nearly three dozen
Continue Reading In New Zealand, rugby isn’t just a sport. It’s a national obsession, a major cultural force and a huge source of pride. So news that Silver Lake, a private equity firm based in California, is looking to buy 12.5% of the revenue generated by the All Blacks, the fearsome national team that’s dominated the global
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) TACOMA, Washington – Tacoma left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday in the El Paso Chihuahuas’ 7-6 win over the Rainiers. The Chihuahuas are now 5-2 all-time in season-opening games. It was the Chihuahuas’ first game since September 2, 2019. It was also the Chihuahuas’ first game as
Continue Reading European football’s governing body, UEFA, says nine of the 12 founding clubs that formed the ill-fated breakaway Super League competition have recommitted to UEFA club and national team competitions. In a Friday press release, UEFA states that Arsenal, AC Milan, Chelsea, Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur, have acknowledged
Continue Reading Former Australian international rugby league player Jarryd Hayne has been jailed for five years and nine months after being found guilty of sexual assault. Hayne, who is 33, was sentenced Thursday after being found guilty of “sexual intercourse without consent” in March. A court heard that he attacked an unnamed 26-year-old woman at her home
Continue Reading If US boxing promoter Don King came to define the art of braggadocio in promoting a world title fight, then Briton Eddie Hearn has taken the art of bravado and showmanship to a whole new level in the age of social media. The subject of viral memes, champion of big-money fights and winner of record-breaking
Continue Reading There were six fights in the opening period of the New York Rangers’ clash with the Washington Capitals game on Wednesday night as a controversy between the two sides rumbled on. There was bad blood between the teams after Monday’s game in which Capitals enforcer Tom Wilson committed a series of penalties, including one which
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Las Cruces Bulldawgs had to fight and claw their way back into their game against Roswell Thursday night. In the end, the Bulldawgs avoided the upset as they took down the Coyotes in the semifinals of the 5A boys state basketball playoffs. The final score was 68-64. The defending
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EL PASO, Texas – In 2020 the high school baseball season was cut short because of Covid-19. Fast forward a year later and finally baseball teams across the state of Texas now have a chance at winning a state title. Thursday, the high school baseball playoffs began for several El Paso schools. The games played
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EL PASO, Texas — Southwest University Park is officially transitioning to a cashless facility. With a cashless system, Southwest University Parks looks to decrease transaction times, create faster moving lines, create fewer points of contact for fan and staff safety, and improve overall guest satisfaction. “This upgrade to our point-of-sale technology puts Southwest University Park
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics is announcing the creation of a new courtside club area for Miner fans and donors, which will be housed in the Don Haskins Center, as a result of a $500,000 gift from the Gordon family. The premium area will be named the Gordon Family Courtside Club. “We are so
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka’s continued excellence has been celebrated at the 2021 Laureus World Sports Awards. The 23-year-old was named Laureus Sportswoman of the Year for 2021 after winning her second US Open title, but it wasn’t just her success on the court that contributed to her claiming the accolade. During her run to grand slam success
Continue Reading You might gawk at Premier League footballers’ million dollar salaries but playing careers are short and can sometimes be curtailed by injury, illness or poor form. And when a career comes to its inevitable end, many players are left scrambling to reinvent themselves. That’s why former Bulgarian international Stiliyan Petrov, along with other ex-pros, such
Continue Reading Chelsea ensured it will be an all English affair in the Champions League final this season after beating Real Madrid in the semifinals on Wednesday. The Blues went into the second leg level at 1-1, but goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount settled the tie, setting up a clash against Premier League rival Manchester
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been nearly 20 years since they took the field together, but the band is back together. Dana Dimel has been at the helm of the Miners since 2018. In his years he’s recruited many players and coaches alike, some of whom he shares a whole lot of history with. First
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Roosa Yloenen, who didn’t compete in almost over a year after the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, has upped her performance during the 2021 season. The javelin thrower was named the Conference USA Track and Field Female Field Athlete of the Week by league officials on Wednesday after
Continue Reading Baltimore Orioles pitcher John Means threw the third no-hitter of the 2021 MLB season Wednesday against the Seattle Mariners — and might have thrown a perfect game but for one weird baseball rule after a strikeout. Means struck out 12 Mariners batters and was just one unusual play away from throwing a perfect game. In
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After capturing their first Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Tournament title in a little over a half-decade, the NM State men’s golf team found out its destination for the 2021 NCAA Regional Wednesday afternoon. In an announcement made on The Golf Channel, NM State was chosen as the 12th seed
Continue Reading Australian and other overseas cricketers who have been participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL) are scrambling for ways to leave India as it faces the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will help move Australia’s entire IPL “cohort” to the Maldives or Sri Lanka ahead of the
Continue Reading Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola praised the club’s “incredible” journey after it reached the Champions League final for the first time. With a 2-1 advantage over Paris Saint-Germain from the first-leg, City dominated the return fixture on Tuesday and Riyad Mahrez netted a brace to wrap up the semifinal with a 4-1 aggregate win. The
Continue Reading They are the US billionaire owners of multiple sports teams, but you don’t often see the likes of Arsenal’s Stan Kroenke, Liverpool’s John W. Henry and the Glazer family, which runs Manchester United, popping into the stadiums of their clubs to watch the teams they bought. Fans say their hands off approach shows the US
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The high school basketball playoffs in New Mexico are officially underway. Tuesday in Las Cruces, the Las Cruces boys teams and the Centennial girls team played their quarterfinal matchups. In the Class 5A boys high school playoffs, the Las Cruces Bulldawgs played host to the Los Lunas Tigers. It was
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EL PASO, Texas – They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. Tuesday, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2021 inductees. The induction ceremony will take place in September, but no official date has been set. Due to Covid-19, last year’s Class
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Chris Jans has made a habit of taking in traveled, but talented college players and turning them into all-conference selections. He may have struck again with his latest high-scoring import. Nebraska transfer guard Teddy Allen, one of the more productive scorers in the Big 10 last season, announced his commitment
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Like 54 other golfers, 48-year old Javier Quevedo came to the New Mexico State Golf Course Tuesday with a dream. “Well, making it to the US Open,” said Quevedo, who played in amateur professional tournaments as a kid. “Especially at Torrey Pines.” After his top three finish in the Tuesday’s
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