EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team dropped a 70–58 decision to Sam Houston on Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners move to 10–12 overall and 2–9 in Conference USA play. UTEP stayed within striking distance for three quarters, but Sam Houston’s ability to turn miscues into points proved decisive. The Miners shot
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A pair of gymnasts from Las Cruces, New Mexico, Mila Noopila and Rylie Barrios drew the attention of college coaches, making their success even more impressive in a region where recruiting opportunities are scarce. Gymnastics is different from most sports, especially when it comes to getting recruited. Bridgette Scholljergedes
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports on Utah’s preparations for the 2034 Olympics amidst climate challenges, highlighting reliance on advanced snowmaking and potential date shifts.
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EL PASO, Texas – The Chapin Huskies continued their winning ways in district play Friday night against their northeast rival, the Andress Eagles. Chapin defeated Andress, 58-53 to improve to 7-0 in district play, 20-8 overall. On the girls side, Andress came away with the 59-57 victory against Chapin in overtime. Andress improved their overall
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by Daniel Perez February 6, 2026 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. A nearly two-year investigation found no wrongdoing in a grant application that led to a potential $160 million award for a UTEP-led collaboration to expand aerospace manufacturing in the El Paso region. The finding by the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Playing in front of the home crowd for the first time in nearly three weeks, NM State (8-14, 4-6 CUSA) put together a strong performance against one of Conference USA’s best, defeating the Sam Houston Bearkats (13-7, 6-3 CUSA) 65-57 on Thursday night. Following a quick miss from the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners Women’s basketball team lost their 8th game in their past 9 after getting routed by Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. The Miners lead after the first quarter 13-12, but the Lady Techsters caught fire from three and hit 13 of 21 from outside. They lead by 14
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miguel Loya, a local businessman and UTEP alumnus, has donated $30 million dollars to UTEP’s engineering program. It’s the largest gift the university has ever received. UTEP is renaming the engineering college to the Miguel A. Loya College of Engineering. UTEP says this sum will help provide scholarships to students
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RUSTON, Louisiana – NM State (11-11, 4-8 CUSA) put together a strong second-half performance to battle its way to a 72-63 road victory over Conference USA foe LA Tech (12-10, 5-6 CUSA) on Wednesday night inside the Thomas Assembly Center. While they trailed by one at halftime, the Aggies shot 58% in the final 20
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Jamal West Jr. (22 points) and Caleb Blackwell (career-high 21 points) both had big scoring nights while the UTEP men’s basketball team defended with a vigor, but homestanding Sam Houston held off the hard-charging Miners, 70-66, at Johnson Coliseum Wednesday evening. UTEP (8-15, 4-8 CUSA) kept the Bearkats to 34.4 percent (21-61)
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State football announced the addition of three signees on Wednesday, completing its 2026 recruiting class with a total of 39 newcomers. The class includes student‑athletes added during the early signing period as well as through the January transfer portal window. The Aggies’ 2026 class features 26 transfers from FBS
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- UTEP Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 23 new Miners on Wednesday’s National Signing Day 2026. The new class features 11 offensive players (five OL, two WR, two RB, two QB), eight defensive players (2DL, 2 S, CB, LB, Bandit, Spur), and four wefense players (2 K, LS, P). EJ Colson headlines
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)- The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday a new media rights package that will allow the El Paso-Las Cruces CW to broadcast some UTEP football and basketball games. The new media rights package will include CBS Sports, FOX Sports, The CW Network, and Kiswe. The agreements with CBS Sports, FOX Sports, and
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Mountain West Conference announced today a new media rights package featuring CBS Sports, FOX Sports, The CW Network, and Kiswe. The agreements with CBS Sports, FOX Sports, and Kiswe run for six years (2026‑27 through 2031‑32), while the CW Network has committed to a five-year partnership through the 2030‑31 season. These strategic collaborations
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DALLAS, Texas – Elijah Jones, who nearly averaged a double-double in a pair of contests, has been voted as the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. Jones, who claimed a quartet of CUSA Freshman of the Week honors two years ago, has now hauled in his first career CUSA
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EL PASO, Texas – Elijah Jones registered his first career double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds, with eight offensive) to pace a quartet of Miners in double figures, and the UTEP men’s basketball team locked up Delaware defensively in a convincing 70-55 win at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The Miners (8-14, 4-7 CUSA) made things
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KENNESAW, Georgia — NM State (10-11, 3-8 CUSA) endured a tough night on the road, as Kennesaw State (14-8, 6-5 CUSA) pulled away for a 76-53 win this evening inside VyStar Arena. An early shooting drought put the Aggies in a deep hole, and despite flashes of effort throughout the night, NM State was unable to recover.
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EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland road trip to El Paso and the Don Haskins Center saw NM State (7-14, 3-6 CUSA) take on rival UTEP (10-10, 2-7 CUSA) for the 100th all-time meeting between the programs. For the fourth time in the last six contests, the Aggies dropped the conference road contest, by a final
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-10, 1-7 CUSA) returns to the Don Haskins Center Saturday for a marquee rivalry matchup, hosting NM State (7-13, 3-5 CUSA) in the 100th edition of the Battle of I-10. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. MT as the Miners look to turn the page in
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a reunion 50 years in the making. The Eastwood Troopers are the last El Paso high school team to win a UIL state championship in basketball. Tuesday, the team came together at an Eastwood basketball game to celebrate and to reminisce about the day they made history. The team was honored during halftime as each
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EL PASO, Texas – Elijah Jones (career-high 25 points) and Kaseem Watson (20 points) both had big offensive nights while Jamal West Jr. posted his fourth double-double of the year (10 points, 11 rebounds) but it wasn’t enough as the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by LA Tech, 69-59, at the Don Haskins Center
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State (10-9, 3-6 CUSA) once again battled back to erase a big deficit; however, FIU (10-10, 3-6 CUSA) managed to close out the game on a 6-0 run to hand the Aggies an 73-64 loss inside the Pan American Center on Saturday afternoon. Coming out of the gate, the
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball team (7-13, 3-6 CUSA) will continue its four-game homestand when it locks up with LA Tech (11-8, 4-4 CUSA) at 7 p.m. MT Wednesday. The Miners are looking to avenge a setback (L, 75-63, 12/29) earlier in the season against the Bulldogs, in addition to getting back
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Looking to regain momentum after suffering two home losses for the first time this season, NM State will round out its three-game homestand with a matchup against CUSA newcomer Delaware on Wednesday. The Aggies and Blue Hens met just over a week and a half ago in Newark, Del., and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two sisters from Fabens, Texas, Angel and Victoria Quiñonez, are often seen running around town. While they’ve built a reputation on the cross-country course, their dedication and leadership off the course reveal there’s much more to them than just running. Angel is a junior at Fabens High School and is
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-The Nusenda Credit Union Sun Bowl Pickleball Tournament is BACK on March 20-22, 2026, at Eastwood High School. Registration is now open. Event Page on Website: Nusenda Credit Union Sun Bowl Pickleball Tournament – Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl | December 31, 2025 | El Paso, Texas Registration Page on Pickleball Tournaments’ site: Nusenda
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert this morning as we once again wake up to below freezing temperatures. We will lean dry and calm could. This morning we are waking up to temperatures in the mid to upper 20s, below freezing, By afternoon of course temps will get a
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball coach Joe Golding spoke with ABC-7 prior to the team’s upcoming game against Louisiana Tech. The Miners overall record this season is 7-13, while their Conference USA record is 3-6. UTEP will host Louisiana Tech Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners will be represented on both sidelines of Super Bowl LX, with Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight and New England Patriots teams coordinator Jeremy Springer. Knight was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft and was selected with the 118th overall pick. He
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– A team of researchers at the University of Texas at El Paso has uncovered findings that could change how people interact with artificial intelligence, particularly through voice-based systems. The research suggests that AI speech does not currently reflect how people naturally speak. In everyday conversation, humans often articulate words less precisely
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