LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — The NM State (12-11, 1-1 CUSA) bats were on full display in a 10-6 win over Conference USA foe Liberty (17-7) on Saturday afternoon at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. The Aggies delivered a 16-hit performance and capitalized on key opportunities to hold off Liberty’s late comeback attempt. Third baseman
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team claimed a crucial series win Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field, defeating Western Kentucky 4-1 in a decisive performance. The Miners (12-16, 2-7 Conference USA) showcased power at the plate with two home runs in the fourth inning to seal the victory against the Hilltoppers
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — NM State baseball emerged victorious in an 8-7 come-from-behind extra-inning win over Liberty on Sunday at Worthington Field at Liberty Baseball Stadium. With the victory, the Aggies clinched the series win against the Flames to tally their first Conference USA series win of the 2025 season. The Aggies (13-11, 2-1 CUSA)
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) — NM State Softball shut out FIU on Saturday, earning a 6-0 victory to even the Conference USA road series. Desirae Spearman tossed a complete game, allowing just three hits from the hosts. NM State belted two home runs across each of two three-run innings en route to its second shutout in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Softball (11-16, 1-7 Conference USA) put on an offensive showcase against Western Kentucky (15-12, 2-5 CUSA) on Saturday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field, but despite a strong performance at the plate, the Miners fell 12-10 in Game 2 of the series. Game Recap Both teams displayed impressive hitting, combining
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In their road opener of the 2025 USL Championship campaign, El Paso Locomotive FC fell 1-0 to New Mexico United at Isotopes Park. A strike from Greg Hurst in the 83rd minute sealed the victory for the hosts in a back-and-forth defensive affair. The Locos created more chances in the second
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EL PASO, Texas – At just 18-years-old El Pasoan Sal Olivas is living the dream. In February, Olivas signed an MLS contract with Philadelphia Union. “You know it’s every kid’s dream,” Olivas said. “Hearing the news, I can’t even explain the feeling that I had cause it was out of this world.” Olivas’ love for the game of
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STOCKTON, California – The NM State women’s basketball team rallied from a slow first half to defeat Pacific 54-49 on the road in the First Round of the Women’s National Invitational Tournament. The Thursday night victory at the Alex G. Spanos Center was powered by a dominant third-quarter performance that turned the game in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school soccer playoffs kicked-off Thursday with several El Paso teams coming away with victories. The scores below are from Thursday: BOYS CLASS 6A DIVISION 1 Odessa 4 Franklin 3 OT BOYS CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 Montwood 1 Frenship 0 Socorro 0 San Angelo Central 1 BOYS CLASS 5A DIVISION
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EL PASO, Texas – After two draws to start its 2025 USL Championship campaign, El Paso Locomotive FC secured a 5-1 victory over Harpos FC at Southwest University Park in the First Round of the U.S. Open Cup to advance in the tournament. Bryan Romero scored his first two Locomotive goals in his first start for
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EL PASO, Texas – The United Soccer League (USL) made a major announcement Wednesday. The league plans to adopt a promotion-relegation system in 2027. That is the same year the USL plans to launch a Division One men’s professional league. The promotion-relegation system the USL will adopt is similar to how leagues in Europe and
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ed and Lori Anderson are pledging $500,000 to support UTEP’s upcoming transition to the Mountain West Conference. The donation goes towards UTEP’s “Climb Higher” campaign, which aims to raise $10 million to support eh university’s conference transition. So far the campaign has raised $7.5 million. UTEP is set to join
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball standout Otis Frazier III has been tabbed to the NABC All-District Second Team (Gulf District), the organization announced Tuesday. It is the third postseason accolade this year for the senior, who was previously voted to the All-CUSA Second Team and CUSA All-Defensive Team. He becomes the first Miner
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners returned to the gridiron Monday morning for the first day of spring football practices. It’s just another step in the process as the team prepares for the upcoming 2025 season. UTEP head coach Scotty Walden will enter his second season at the helm of the Miners. He’ll look
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Monday morning, NM State women’s basketball announced it would officially accept its invitation to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament. In the first round of the tournament, NM State will go head-to-head against West Coast Conference opponent, Pacific. The Aggies and Tigers will collide on Thursday, March 22, in the Alex
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State pulled off a thrilling comeback to defeat Portland 11-10 in a rollercoaster contest at Presley Askew Field on Sunday afternoon. The Aggies battled back from an early 5-0 deficit to secure a walk-off victory in the bottom of the ninth inning, with Austin Corbett delivering the decisive
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team put up a strong fight in Sunday’s doubleheader against Louisiana Tech at Helen of Troy Field. The Miners forced extra innings in the first game before falling 7-6 in nine frames, then dropped the second game 5-2 in six innings due to a drop-dead time limit
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Softball eked out another hard-fought win on Sunday, taking down Jacksonville State for the second straight day. The home team utilized six hits and three Gamecock errors to plate five runs; all of which came via three home runs. A trio of pitchers held the visitors to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Cooper Rush will join the Baltimore Ravens as the backup quarterback for Lamar Jackson, who according to ESPN hasn’t missed a game due to injury since the 2022 season. In the 2024 season Rush threw for 1,844 yards, 12 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. The big question surrounds who will step
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Softball came up just short in a back-and-forth battle against Louisiana Tech, falling 4-3 in the series opener at Helen of Troy Field on Saturday afternoon. The Miners (10-13, 0-4 CUSA) held an early lead after a three-run second inning, but the Bulldogs (14-11, 2-2 CUSA) responded with timely hitting,
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LEXINGTON, Kentucky (KVIA) – UTEP Rifle’s Carlee Valenta showcased her skill on the national stage, finishing 17th overall in the air rifle competition at the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships on Saturday morning. Valenta delivered an impressive performance, posting a 595-51x with series scores of 99-99-99-100-100-98 against the nation’s top shooters at the University of Kentucky’s
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burgher clocked in a 22.84, finishing sixth in the women’s 200-meter dash finals and earning first team All-American honors at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Norfolk State University at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Saturday. “This was an outstanding track
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State’s bats came alive once again in a dominant 12-5 victory over Portland at Presley Askew Field on Friday night. Fueled by multi-RBI performances from four different Aggies, NM State claimed its ninth win of the season while improving to 8-4 in front of its home crowd. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On an unseasonably frigid March night, the Aggies (15-12, 2-2) welcomed Jax State (20-7, 4-0) to the NM State Softball Complex for a Friday bout. Despite 14 total hits and an early lead from the home side, the production proved not enough down the stretch, with NM State falling
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burgher clocked in a 22.91 in the women’s 200-meter dash semifinals to qualify for Saturday’s final at the 2025 NCAA Division I Indoor Track and Field Championships hosted by Norfolk State University at the Virginia Beach Sports Center on Friday. Burgher will compete for a national championship in
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The No. 4 Aggies faced off against No. 5 LA Tech in the CUSA Quarterfinal round at Propst Arena. After a back-and-forth battle between the two opponents, the Lady Techsters claimed victory over the Aggies, 60-55. The Aggies went to their go-to scorers early as Fanta Gassama and Molly Kaiser helped
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The New Mexico State Aggies fought valiantly but came up just short in an 80-77 loss to Kennesaw State in the Conference USA Basketball Championships on Thursday night at Propst Arena. The Aggies and Owls battled in a back-and-forth affair that saw seven ties and five lead changes. With both teams
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Rifle freshman Carlee Valenta is set to make history as she represents the Miners at the 2025 NCAA Rifle Championships in Lexington, Kentucky, on March 14-15. Valenta will compete in the air rifle event, marking the first time a UTEP shooter has qualified for nationals since 2012 and the
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (11-19) was upended by Kennesaw State (13-17) 71-63 in the opening round of the Conference USA basketball championships Tuesday afternoon. UTEP outscored KSU in the paint (32-28) and off the bench (18-10) while also grabbing more boards (34-32). The Miners shot better than the Owls as
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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — Corey Camper Jr. poured in 18 points, Kevin Kalu recorded a monstrous double-double (15 points, career-high 15 rebounds) and Otis Frazier III and Devon Barnes each netted 12 points to help lead the No. 8 seed UTEP men’s basketball team past No. 9 seed Sam Houston, 79-65, in the first round
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