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Sports world reacts to Capitol riot, Jacob Blake decision

January 7, 2021 7:03 AM CNN

After rioters stormed the US Capitol on Wednesday to protest Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, players and coaches across American sports…

After ‘life-changing’ major win, Collin Morikawa says fame won’t change him

January 7, 2021 4:46 AM CNN

After the RBC Canadian Open in June 2019, Collin Morikawa was ranked 1039th in the world having finished tied for 14th. A little over a year later,…

Lionel Messi scores twice to help resurgent Barcelona move to third in La Liga

January 7, 2021 3:32 AM CNN

After a turbulent summer, Lionel Messi has had an atypically slow start to the season. However, with the calendar having flipped to 2021, the…

UTEP to allow some fans for its men’s basketball games this weekend vs. Rice

January 6, 2021 2:03 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – A limited number of fans will be allowed in the Don Haskins Center for this weekend’s UTEP men’s basketball games against…

Texas State looks to extend streak vs Arkansas St.

January 6, 2021 3:31 PM Associated Press

Arkansas State (3-6, 0-2) vs. Texas State (7-4, 1-1) Strahan Coliseum, San Marcos, Texas; Friday, 5 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Texas State looks for its…

UTEP football player Andrew Stokes honored with C-USA Spirit of Service Award

January 6, 2021 12:14 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football player Andrew Stokes is one of 14 student-athletes who were honored with the Fall Conference USA Spirit of Service…

UTEP Women’s team focused on first place Rice this weekend

January 5, 2021 8:48 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s basketball team has started the season on the right foot. Two back-to-back victories against Southern Mississippi…

DeVonta Smith of Alabama becomes first wide receiver to win Heisman Trophy in almost 30 years

January 5, 2021 8:00 PM CNN

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver DeVonta Smith has been awarded the Heisman Trophy for the 2020 college football season. This is the first time a…

Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith wins Heisman Trophy

January 5, 2021 5:57 PM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — On an Alabama team stacked with stars, DeVonta Smith emerged as the best player in college football. Smith became the first wide…

12-year-old boy who designed Aaron Jones’ lucky cleats dies from cancer

January 5, 2021 4:24 PM Jim Parker

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A 12-year-old boy who designed what turned out to be lucky cleats for Green Bay Packers star running back and El Paso native…

UTEP Basketball preps for conference home opener vs. Rice

January 5, 2021 2:22 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball generated plenty of buzz from their December road win at Arizona State, their first road non-conference victory…

NMSU basketball program on pause again after another positive virus test

January 4, 2021 7:20 PM Nate Ryan

PHOENIX, Arizona — New Mexico State men’s basketball team cannot catch a break. For the second time this season, the Aggies are pausing team…

Oregon falls out of top 10 in women’s AP Top 25 for first time since 2017; Stanford still No. 1

January 4, 2021 11:22 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) — Oregon’s run in the top 10 of The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll is over after 64 consecutive appearances.…

Texas surges into top five of new AP Top 25 basketball poll after thrashing Kansas

January 4, 2021 10:04 AM Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) —While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and the…

Los Angeles Chargers fire coach Anthony Lynn after 4 seasons

January 4, 2021 9:50 AM Associated Press

COSTA MESA, California — The Los Angeles Chargers have fired coach Anthony Lynn less than two seasons after he led the franchise to the playoffs.…

The NCAA will hold the entire 2021 men’s basketball tournament in Indiana

January 4, 2021 9:20 AM Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA announced Monday that all 67 men’s basketball tournament games including the Final Four will be played entirely…

College Football Playoff Fast Facts

January 4, 2021 8:47 AM CNN

Here’s a look at the College Football Playoff, a four-team seeded postseason format which began for the 2014 season and replaced the Bowl…

Jacksonville Jaguars fire coach Doug Marrone following 15th consecutive loss

January 4, 2021 7:05 AM Associated Press

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired coach Doug Marrone a little more than 12 hours after ending the season with a…

Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in Juventus win

January 4, 2021 5:27 AM CNN

Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in Juventus’ 4-1 win over Udinese on Sunday to start the year in typical ruthless goalscoring style. The…

Steph Curry scores career-high 62 points in Golden State Warriors victory

January 4, 2021 2:58 AM CNN

In his three-time NBA title winning career, Steph Curry has put in some dominant performances. However, he might have eclipsed them all on Sunday…

Jones, Packers clinch top playoff seed with 35-16 win over Bears

January 3, 2021 5:37 PM Associated Press

CHICAGO, Illinois — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones rushed for 85 yards and ran for a score in the closing minutes as the Green…

Cowboys lose to NY Giants 23-19 in last bid for playoffs

January 3, 2021 2:50 PM Associated Press, ABC News

EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Dallas’ playoff hopes are over after losing to New York 23-19 Sunday. In what was in essence a playoff elimination…

Covid-hit Manchester City cruises to win at struggling Chelsea

January 3, 2021 2:23 PM CNN

Manchester City shrugged off the loss of six players to Covid-19 to beat Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday to reignite its English Premier League title…

Fanduel suffers widespread outage on last day of NFL’s regular season

January 3, 2021 1:12 PM CNN

Fanduel, the fantasy sports and online sports betting company, experienced outages on Sunday — the last day of regular season NFL games —…

Petra Vlhova crowned ‘Snow Queen’ as Mikaela Shiffrin takes fourth

January 3, 2021 10:49 AM CNN

Slovakia’s Petra Vlhova was crowned “Snow Queen” of Zagreb for the second straight year after claiming the World Cup slalom event…

Golf is booming because of the pandemic

January 3, 2021 7:14 AM CNN

The pandemic has popularized a lot of unexpected activities. Remember when everyone was doing puzzles and baking bread? Thanks to social distancing,…

Premier League stars condemned for Covid lockdown breach

January 3, 2021 6:14 AM CNN

Tottenham Hotspur has publicly criticized three prominent first team players for flouting coronavirus rules after they attended a Christmas party…

Texas A&M runs past North Carolina in Orange Bowl, 41-27

January 3, 2021 2:38 AM Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher pulled a hamstring as he tried to avoid the players who wanted to give him a celebratory…

UTEP men & women notch wins over Southern Miss on Saturday

January 2, 2021 7:35 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi — Jamal Bieniemy had 20 points as UTEP topped Southern Miss 77-62 on Saturday. Souley Boum had 17 points for UTEP (5-3,…

El Paso native with UTEP & NMSU ties is hired as Boise State Athletic Director

January 3, 2021 12:13 AM Nate Ryan

BOISE, Idaho – In what turned out to be good news for sports fans in El Paso and Las Cruces, Boise State hired Jeremiah Dickey as their next Athletic…