EL PASO, Texas – 17-year old Diego Luna isn’t yet old enough to vote. But he is old enough to sign with El Paso Locomotive FC. General Manager Andrew Forrest inked Luna to a professional contract Monday, making him the youngest player in the history of Locomotive FC. Luna comes with legitimate hype, having been
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The Baylor Bears won their first men’s NCAA basketball title with a 86-70 win over the previously undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs in the championship game Monday night in Indianapolis. Baylor’s win snaps Gonzaga’s 35-game win streak, which was the longest active streak in the nation and dated back to last season. “We’re really good defensively. I
Continue Reading Coors Field in Denver — home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies — is expected to be announced as the new host of this year’s All-Star Game, according to multiple news outlets. The MLB has not responded to CNN’s request for comment. Political leaders in the state expressed enthusiasm about potentially hosting the game. “We
Continue Reading The Baylor Bears won their first men’s NCAA basketball title with a 86-70 win over the previously undefeated Gonzaga Bulldogs in the championship game Monday night in Indianapolis. Baylor’s win snaps Gonzaga’s 35-game win streak, which was the longest active streak in the nation and dated back to last season. Baylor never trailed in this
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DALLAS, Texas — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney turned himself in to authorities at the Dallas County Jail Monday on an assault charge, according to the Dallas Police Department. The NFL player was allegedly involved in a verbal altercation on Friday with a 22-year-old woman over content in a cell phone, Senior Cpl. Melinda Gutierrez
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers welcomed a crowd of at least 38,000 fans to Globe Life Field in Arlington Monday for the team’s home opener against the Toronto Blue Jays. The game marked one of the first full-capacity sporting events since coronavirus shut down all sporting events more than a year ago. The paid
Continue Reading Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was momentarily left speechless when he hosted “Jeopardy!” in the show that aired Monday. In the “Final Jeopardy” round, the category was daytime TV personalities, and contestant Scott Shewfelt decided it was time to troll the star quarterback. “Who wanted to kick that field goal?” Shewfelt wrote, in reference
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EL PASO, Texas — The men’s basketball NCAA championship takes place Monday night. So who are you rooting for? If you’re going against the Texas team – you join the crowd with many other El Pasoans. But something on Interstate 10 caught the eyes of some motorists: Texas Department of Transportation signs cheering for Baylor,
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HATCH, New Mexico — When the fans pack the stands and the players hit the court at the Hatch Valley High auditorium Monday evening, the voice of a proud mother, wife and lifelong educator will be missing. “She was the best teammate you could have,” said Coach Ben Trujillo, who lost his wife, Karen, in
Continue Reading ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that he will not throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers home opener because of Major League Baseball’s stance on voter integrity laws. Abbott, a Republican, informed the Rangers of his decision in a letter ahead of Monday’s game, according to a news
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Valencia’s La Liga match against Cádiz on Sunday was suspended for 20 minutes after Valencia walked off the pitch in solidarity when one of its players said he was subjected to racist abuse from a Cadiz player. The alleged incident took place around the 30 minute mark as Valencia defender Mouctar Diakhaby clashed with Cádiz’s
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — The two best teams in men’s college basketball all season long will meet in the national championship game Monday night when the Gonzaga Bulldogs take on the Baylor Bears. Though March’s tournament is known for its madness and upsets, this title matchup is no surprise. Preseason rankings from back in November pegged
Continue Reading Growing up in the small community of Harrow in southern Australia, 86-year-old Lachie Turner spent his childhood hearing legends of the great Aboriginal cricketer Johnny Mullagh. “The story used to be that he could win a match, batting with just the handle of a pickaxe,” said Turner, with a smile. Mullagh was a hero in
Continue Reading These are unusual times for the Copa del Rey (King’s Cup), which is Spanish football’s leading knockout competition. And in years to come the Copa del Rey final circa 2021 is likely to provide plenty of football quiz questions. On Saturday, Real Sociedad won the 2020 Copa del Rey final, beating Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao
Continue Reading It’s official! Elina Svitolina and Gael Monfils are engaged after the tennis power couple announced the news on social media. World No. 5 Svitolina and world No. 14 Monfils have been dating since 2018, according to WTAtennis.com. “To the beginning of our forever,” said the couple on their joint g.e.m.s. life Instagram account. The account’s
Continue Reading The top-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs faced a tough challenge but prevailed in overtime against the UCLA Bruins in the Final Four at the NCAA men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis, Indiana, and will square off against Baylor in the championship game Monday night. Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs sank a long three-pointer at the buzzer to send the
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga has given fans the NCAA championship game they wanted with a shot for the ages. Jalen Suggs banked in a shot from near midcourt at the buzzer, giving the heavily favored Zags a 93-90 overtime victory against upstart UCLA. Gonzaga, the No. 1 overall seed, will play second-seeded Baylor for the
Continue Reading The Baylor Bears advanced to the national championship game after cruising past the Houston Cougars 78-59 at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Saturday. Baylor ran out to a massive 45-20 lead at halftime and held the Cougars at bay in the second half. Baylor’s Jared Butler finished with a team-high 17
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Baylor has cruised into the NCAA championship game and will wait to see if No. 1 Gonzaga can provide the much-anticipated final. Jared Butler didn’t score in the second half, but the second-ranked Bears didn’t need any more points from their All-American guard after he scored 17 to help them take a
Continue Reading Major League Baseball’s decision to move its 2021 All-Star Game from Georgia after the state changed its voting laws is not an unprecedented move. Other major sports leagues and players have been fighting Republican politicians in this era. What makes MLB’s move different is that it’s not known as a progressive league. Its players and
Continue Reading The contest for the Premier League’s Champions League qualification places got a whole lot more interesting on Saturday after 10-man Chelsea were surprisingly beaten 5-2 at home by relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion. Starting the day in fourth place and two points ahead of West Ham United, Chelsea had to play for over an hour with
Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian star Neymar sent off late on Saturday as the Ligue 1 champion’s hopes of claiming a fourth successive league title were dented by Lille. Ahead of Saturday’s title showdown, the two teams had been level on 63 points at the top of the table, with PSG leading on goal difference, but with
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Philadelphia 76ers’ shooting guard Danny Green surprised a 94-year-old fan with a signed jersey after seeing a tweet from the fan’s granddaughter that went viral. After learning that her grandmother had spent the past year studying the NBA while in quarantine, Lili Gu tweeted her picture with a notepad where she had drawn a table
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Major League Baseball’s decision to move its All-Star Game from Georgia in response to a new restrictive voting law is likely to cost the state tens of millions of dollars. The “estimated lost economic impact” from the relocation is more than $100 million, according to a statement from Holly Quinlan, president and CEO of Cobb
Continue Reading Destroyed. Humiliated. As defeats go this was about as bad it gets. Missing Steph Curry, who was out with a sore tailbone, the Golden State Warriors were routed 130-77 by the Toronto Raptors in Tampa, Florida on Friday. “You saw it,” said Warriors coach Steve Kerr as he reflected on the team’s third worst defeat
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EL PASO, Texas – On Friday, three El Paso area teams punched their ticket to the sweet 16 of the state soccer playoffs. On the boys side, Eastlake and Del Valle are moving on, while on the girls side San Elizario will be advancing to the regional semifinals. Here are the scores from Friday: Class
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) OREM, Utah – The New Mexico State volleyball team hit .341 and cruised to a 25-18, 25-16, 25-17 sweep of Chicago State in a Western Athletic Conference Tournament semifinal match at Lockhart Arena in Orem, Utah, on Friday night. The Aggies advanced to the WAC Championship match for the third-straight year. NM State (16-1)
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HATTIESBURG, Mississippi – UTEP volleyball (10-7, 8-4 C-USA) saw its five-match winning streak and record-breaking 2020-21 season come to an end Friday afternoon following its loss to (1E) No. 19 Western Kentucky (20-0, 12-0 C-USA), 3-0 (13-25, 9-25, 11-25), in the Conference USA Tournament Semifinals in Hattiesburg, Ms.”Our city is proud of our program,” head
Continue Reading The two remaining games of the Washington Nationals’ season-opening series with the New York Mets have been postponed due to Covid-19 concerns with the Nationals, Major League Baseball announced Friday. The games, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Nationals Park, have been postponed, MLB said, a day after the postponement of the two teams’ season-opening
Continue Reading INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Somebody will be doing a joyful Texas two-step after Baylor and Houston meet Saturday night in the Final Four. It could be Bears coach Scott Drew, who built his now-mighty program from the ashes of one of the worst scandals in sports history. Led by guards Jared Butler, Davion Mitchell and MaCio
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