INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (KVIA) — Kayla Thornton did not disappoint in her first ever All-Star game appearance. The Irvin High School grad and UTEP legend scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and dished out 5 assists for Team Caitlin Clark in the WNBA All-Star game in Indiana. Thornton is the first All-Star in Golden State Valkyries
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TACOMA, Washington (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas put the tying run at second base in the top of the ninth inning Saturday night in Tacoma but lost to the Rainiers 9-7. The Rainiers have won the first two games of the three-game series. Chihuahuas right fielder Yonathan Perlaza went 2-for-4 with a two-run home
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In their final home game of the group stage of the USL Jägermeister Cup, El Paso Locomotive FC fell short in a penalty shootout against Phoenix Rising 2(7)-2(6) on Saturday night at Southwest University Park. Locomotive fell behind early on an own goal from Kofi Twumasi in the sixth minute
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s P Noah Botsford, DL Derek Burns, LB Micah Davey, OL Mark Robinson and RB Hahsaun Wilson were announced to Conference USA’s 2025 Preseason Football Watch List as announced by league officials on Friday. Botsford played at Valdosta State for the last two seasons. In 2024, he booted 37 punts for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A baseball player from Las Cruces will be getting a chance to make it to The Show. Isaac Silva signed an undrafted free agent contract Wednesday with the Baltimore Orioles. Silva is coming off a stellar season pitching for the Murray State Racers. Murray State had a magical run in the College World
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State nears the completion its 2025-26 roster with the addition of forward Ibrahima Sacko, who joins the Aggies after spending last season with in-state rival New Mexico. Ibrahima Sacko | Jr. | F | 6-6 | Conakry, Guinea | J. Addison School | New Mexico The versatile 6-6 forward
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EL PASO, Texas – Ivy Enriquez packs quite the punch. At 18-years-old, she’s already begun a pro boxing career. “I believe I’m going at a pace that’s good for me,” Enriquez said. “I’ve been getting a lot of good opportunities, so to be able to grow as fast as I am it’s exciting.” After a
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EL PASO, Texas – A baseball player from El Paso was drafted Monday night in the 12th round of the Major League Baseball draft. Daniel Lopez was selected by the Baltimore Orioles with the 364th overall pick. Lopez graduated from Socorro High School in 2024. This past season he was was a pitcher at Odessa College where he started in
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EL PASO, Texas – Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter announced on Tuesday that Francesca Green has been named UTEP’s Track and Field and Cross Country Head Coach. She becomes the eighth head coach in the history of the illustrious Miner Track and Field program. “We are delighted to select Francesca Green as our new Head Coach for Track and
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EL PASO, Texas – This year the football game between UTEP and NMSU will be the last as Conference USA rivals. However, it appears it will also be the last Battle of I-10 for a while. Because of UTEP’s departure to the Mountain West Conference (MWC) next year, the football matchup will not be played in 2026.
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EL PASO, Texas – It is Major League Baseball All-Star week, and on Tuesday MLB stars will take the field for the All-Star Game. Keep in eye out for some former El Paso Chihuahuas. Three former Chihuahuas will play in the All-Star Game in Atlanta, but all of them are no longer with the San Diego Padres
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former men’s basketball forward Otis Frazier III signs with a professional team in Israel, Elitzur Briga Netanya, a team who plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. The squad had a successful 2020-21 run in the National League earning a promotion to the Premier League in 2021. Frazier started 32
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso’s Hailey Delgado, who has become one of the nation’s best youth wrestlers, was crowned the U16 105lb Women’s Freestyle Champion at the U.S. Marine Corps Junior Nationals in Fargo, North Dakota on Sunday. Delgado defeated New York’s Gail Sullivan, 7-0. https://twitter.com/USAWrestling/status/1944497490067120449 Last season with the Eastwood Troopers, Delgado
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 3-0 on the road to Sacramento Republic FC on Saturday night at Heart Health Park. Locomotive controlled 57 percent of possession in the first half but could only turn that into two shots as the hosts created the majority of scoring chances in the half.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Las Vegas Aviators beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 8-7 in 12 innings Saturday night at Southwest University Park. It was the longest game of the season by innings for El Paso. The Aviators have taken three straight games after the Chihuahuas won the first two games of the series.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One of UTEP’s quarterback, Cade McConnell, who suffered a season ending wrist injury in the previous season, held his second annual skills camp at Canutillo High School on Saturday. McConnell had a few of his teammates help out, including miner back Kam Thomas and star wide receiver Kenny Odum. “El
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State begins its third season as a member of Conference USA and learned its 18-game conference schedule on Thursday afternoon as the league announced the full slate for the upcoming season. On January 2, the Aggies will take on last year’s CUSA tournament champion, Liberty, in the conference season
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EL PASO, Texas – The 2025-26 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP women’s basketball team was announced by head coach Keitha Adams on Friday. The Miners will have 18 league contests on the docket, challenging seven teams twice while locking up once with FIU, Middle Tennessee, Missouri State and WKU. Delaware and Missouri State became members of CUSA for
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EL PASO, Texas – The 2025-26 Conference USA schedule for the UTEP men’s basketball team was revealed by head coach Joe Golding on Friday. The Miners will play a school-record tying 20 league contests (also happened 2022-23), facing nine teams twice and Kennesaw State and Sam Houston once. Delaware and Missouri State joined the conference for the ’25-26 season.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State is officially set for year three in Conference USA as the league office, led by Commissioner Judy McLeod, released the full 20-game conference schedule this morning. This season marks the beginning of a new era in the league with the additions of Delaware and Missouri State, increasing the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The four star running back and recent Minnesota commit, Ryan Estrada, chose to become a Golden Gopher after feeling like he was at “home” when taking his official visit. “The coaching staff treated me great,” Estrada said. “I can’t wait to get down there and just make an immediate impact.”
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EL PASO, Texas – Another member of the 1966 Texas Western national championship team has died. Dick Myers, 80, played in 14 games during the 1966 championship season. After graduating from UTEP in 1967, Myers spent 20 years in El Paso working for Farah Manufacturing. He retired in 2007 as the Vice President/Planning and Logistics
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(Courtesy: Ruidoso Downs Race Track) RUIDOSO DOWNS, New Mexico – Ruidoso Downs Race Track will run the 2025 All American Futurity, Derby and Oaks at Albuquerque Downs on Labor Day again this year, track owner Johnny Trotter announced Thursday. “Under our current circumstances we are grateful to Albuquerque Downs owner Paul Blanchard that he has
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP offensive lineman Tyrone McDuffie has always been a fan of the Miners. It all started at an early age when he and his family would attend UTEP football games. The Parkland grad was one of the best high school players from El Paso in the class of 2023. McDuffie signed with Colorado
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EL PASO, Texas – When UTEP men’s basketball coach Joe Golding begins his 5th season with the Miners, he’ll do so under a new contract. In June, UTEP announced Golding would receive a contract extension, but they didn’t release the details of that contract such as Golding’s salary. Through an open records request, ABC-7 was
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexico prevailed over USA in the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final, 2-1, at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas on Sunday. Chris Richards would be the one to strike first in this matchup and the only player to score for team USA. As for for Mexico, Raul Jimenez snagged the equalizer
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In her 10th season of playing in the WNBA, El Paso native Kayla Thornton will make her first-ever WNBA All-Star appearance. The former WNBA Champion has proved to be the heart and soul of the Golden State Valkyries (9-8). She’s averaging 14.9 points per game, shooting 27.9% from the three-point
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas brought the tying run to the plate in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday night in Albuquerque but lost to the Isotopes 4-2. The teams split the six-game series. San Diego Padres pitcher Ryan Bergert allowed four runs in 4.2 innings in his MLB Injury
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas sent 13 batters to the plate in their nine-run top of the eighth inning Saturday night and beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 12-3. The nine runs fell one run shy of tying El Paso’s record for runs in an inning. The score was 2-1 El Paso as
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Santos Laguna topped FC Juarez in penalty kicks, 5-3, in an International friendly matchup at Southwest University Park on Saturday. Los Bravos will kickoff their Liga MX season against Club America on Friday, July 11th at Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez. Santos Laguna snagged the first goal in the second half
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