LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Closing out the week with its third-straight home contest, NM State (5-9, 1-1 CUSA) welcomed the Delaware Blue Hens (6-8, 1-1 CUSA) for their first meeting since 1986. For the second time in the past six days, the home squad went into overtime. Following a fourth-quarter comeback with 62 seconds
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s basketball team (9–3, 1-0 CUSA) continues Conference USA play at home Sunday as the Miners host Liberty (7-5, 1-0 CUSA) at the Don Haskins Center. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. MT. UTEP enters the matchup 8–1 at home, looking to build early conference momentum in front of
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WESTCHESTER, Florida — The UTEP men’s basketball team (4-9, 0-2 CUSA) will wrap up its longest road trip to start CUSA play in nine years when it challenges FIU (8-5, 1-1 CUSA) in Miami, Fla., at 2 p.m. MT/4 p.m. ET Sunday. The Miners, who are playing three straight in hostile territory to commence CUSA
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SPRINGFIELD, Missouri — The UTEP men’s basketball team was defeated at Missouri State, 79-55, Friday Evening. The Miners (4-9, 0-2 CUSA) were hanging around, trailing by 10 (30-20) with seven-plus minutes to play in the opening stanza, but the Bears (8-5, 2-0 CUSA) ripped off a half-closing 19-3 run to take control of the contest
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MIAMI, Florida – NM State (7-4, 1-1 CUSA) saw its two-game winning streak come to an end on Thursday afternoon, as FIU (8-5, 1-1 CUSA) pulled away in the second half for an 89-74 victory at the Ocean Bank Convocation Center. FIU won the opening tip and struck first with a layup from Zawdie Jackson,
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s basketball team (8–3) continues its homestand on Friday as the Miners host Conference USA newcomer Delaware at the Don Haskins Center to open league play. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. MT. UTEP enters the matchup 7–1 at home, looking to begin Conference USA action on a strong
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Before winning the 2025 Sun Bowl game on New Year’s Eve, players for Duke missed their planned visit to Providence Children’s Hospital. Now the Sun Bowl Association is speaking out on the situation. It is common for teams to visit sick children at El Paso hospitals before the big game.
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The 92nd edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl certainly lived up to the hype. The Duke Blue Devils came away with the victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils, 42-39. It was Duke’s first Sun Bowl victory after losing to Arizona State in their last Sun Bowl appearance back in 2014. The game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fans have begun their preparation for the Sun Bowl before kick-off today. The big game is set to kick off at Sun Bowl Stadium on the UTEP campus at noon. Tailgaters have already taken up all the parking lots near the stadium and traffic has backed up onto I-10 at
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team bounced back in a major way with a 102–43 win over NAIA opponent University of the Southwest on Monday night at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners improved to 8–3 overall and 7–1 at home behind a historic night on the glass and a fast-paced offensive effort. The
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RUSTON, Louisiana – Kaseem Watson (16 points) and Elijah Jones (11 points) each extended their double-digit scoring streaks, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was unable to shake off a sluggish start in a 75-63 setback at LA Tech in the Conference USA opener for both squads Monday evening. The Bulldogs (8-4, 1-0 CUSA) came
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EL PASO, Texas (December 29, 2025) – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that Junior Gonzalez has been appointed as the club’s new Head Coach for the 2026 season. With the appointment, Gonzalez becomes the fifth Head Coach in Locomotive history. “We’re very excited to welcome Junior and his family to El Paso,” MountainStar Sports Group
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Sun Bowl week is officially underway in El Paso as the city prepares to welcome thousands of visitors for the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl matchup between Duke and Arizona State on December 31. Both teams arrived over the weekend and have already begun taking part in events throughout the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With just three days remaining until the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl kicks off, excitement continues to build across El Paso as teams and fans prepare for the holiday tradition. The Arizona State Sun Devils arrived El Paso on Sunday and quickly started to enjoy everything the Borderland has to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) – Mariachis and folklorico dancers welcomed the Arizona Sun Devils to the Sun City. The Sun Bowl Association is hosting the Sun Devils and the Duke Blue Devils for the 92nd Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. The game kicks off at noon on Wednesday, Dec. 31 at the Sun Bowl. This
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After four years in navy blue and silver, Del Valle’s star quarterback Jake Fette made the switch, wearing maroon and gold for his first practice as an Arizona State Sun Devil on Sunday at Eastwood High School. “It’s crazy, you get thrown into it at the end of the year
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (7–3) continues its homestand on Monday as the Miners host NAIA opponent University of the Southwest at the Don Haskins Center. Tipoff is set for 7 PM M.T. UTEP enters the matchup 6–1 at home, looking to build momentum in the second game of a
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RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (4-7) will lock up at LA Tech (7-4) in the Conference USA opener for both squads at 5:30 p.m. MT/6:30 p.m. CT Monday. It is the first of three straight on the road to christen league play for the Miners, something that hasn’t happened since the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For one last time in 2025, NM State (3-8) suits up as it sets to host in-state foe Eastern New Mexico (7-4, 3-0 LSC) on Monday, Dec. 29, at the Pan American Center. Tip-off is set for 5 p.m. MT in Las Cruces, with the game streaming live on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Following a week away, NM State (8–3, 1–0 CUSA) returned to the floor on Sunday at the Pan American Center against the University of the Southwest (4-9,1-6 RRAC). The Aggies used double digit scoring efforts from five different Aggies to defeat the Mustangs 104-33. After trading buckets on each
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EL PASO, Texas – The 92nd edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is five days away, and the Duke Blue Devils were the first team to arrive to the Sun City. The team was welcomed to their hotel by mariachis and folklorico dancers. Duke head coach Manny Diaz donned a blue sombrero as
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EL PASO, Texas – One of the best high school football players to come out of El Paso made it official Thursday afternoon. Del Valle quarterback Jake Fette signed to play football with the Arizona State Sun Devils. A signing ceremony was held at Del Valle High School. Fette had been committed to ASU for
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Agua Prieta, Sonora -Mexico- (KVIA): A group of coaches & volunteers continue to give back to the borderland … especially during the holidays. That list includes boxing trainers and coaches from our border neighbors in Chihuahua, Mexico, and a gracious coach, who takes part in gift-giving for Christmas every year. You may remember Coach Jeff
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ORLANDO, Florida – El Pasoan and Canutillo grad LJ Martin will not suit up with his BYU Cougars when the team takes the field at the Pop-Tarts Bowl. BYU head coach Kalani Sitake confirmed the team’s star running back will miss the game as he recovers from shoulder surgery. The Cougars will face the Georgia
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports on why the logo designers aren’t backing away from their choice.
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EL PASO, Texas – Elijah Jones erupted for a career-best 24 points while Jamal West Jr. and Caleb Blackwell each added 15 points to help the UTEP men’s basketball team storm past North Dakota State, 76-66, to claim third place at the 2025 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Monday night. It was a wild
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Maskim Lares is a senior on Eastlake High School’s boys basketball team. Both him and his mother were disappointed with how the school handled the departure of head coach Matthew Taylor. “I can’t get in my head or can’t see another game without him,” said Maskim. He said that he’s
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DALLAS, Texas – Following a career-best performance against Saint Mary’s on Saturday afternoon, junior forward Morane Dossou was named Conference USA Player of the Week. Earning her fifth start of the season, she recorded 15 points on 7-for-8 shooting, while pulling in 17 rebounds, all personal Division-I bests. Alongside these career bests for the Charleville-Mézières,
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Las Cruces, New Mexico — NM State (7–3, 1–0 CUSA) opened Conference USA play in strong fashion today, earning an 87–78 victory over Sam Houston (7–4, 0–1 CUSA) inside the Pan American Center. After using a dominant first-half performance to build a 20-point advantage at the break, the Aggies withstood a second-half push that saw
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Jamal West Jr. registered his second double-double (16 points, 13 rebounds) of the year while Caleb Blackwell (career-high 18 points, career-best seven assists), Kaseem Watson (17 points) and Elijah Jones (10 points) got after it as well, but the UTEP men’s basketball team suffered a hard-fought 72-71 loss at the
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