LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Despite the strong winds that hit the Borderland Monday afternoon, the NMSU Aggies hit the ground running on the first day of spring practices. Expectations are high as NMSU head coach Tony Sanchez enters his second season at the helm of the Aggies. Last season, the Aggies finished the 2024
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Despite a late-inning push, NM State (7-5) couldn’t complete the comeback against Oakland (3-10), falling 8-5 at Presley Askew Field on Monday afternoon. The Aggies posted 14 hits on the day, including three home runs, but left nine runners on base in a frustrating loss. After five scoreless innings,
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AUSTIN, Texas (KVIA) — In its final game before conference play, NM State Softball wrapped up the Longhorn Invitational with an extra-inning victory over Alabama A&M. While it took nine frames, the Aggies prevailed over the Bulldogs by a score of 5-4, doing so off a solo home run from Kristiana Watson. The victory capped
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PHOENIX, Arizona (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (10-9) closed out the ASU/GCU Invitational on Sunday, falling 4-2 to Grand Canyon (16-3) at GCU Softball Stadium. Despite a late offensive push in the fifth inning, the Miners were unable to overcome the Lopes’ lead. GCU 4, UTEP 2 Grand Canyon struck early, capitalizing on a
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LAS CURCRES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State struggled to contain Oakland’s offense in a 16-3 run-rule defeat on Sunday at Presley Askew Field. The loss drops the Aggies to 7-4 on the season and puts an end to their five-game home winning streak. After a quiet first inning, NM State struck first in the
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — The Aggies closed out their final road trip for the post-season conference tournament by taking on the WKU Lady Hilltoppers once again. Although the squad was able to set the tone first, NM State was unable to keep up with their opponent and eventually fell, 85-68. The Aggies started with
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-17 3-13 CUSA) fell to Middle Tennessee (23-6, 15-1 CUSA) 57-35 Saturday afternoon. The Miners shot 25.9 percent (15-58) from the field, 18.2 percent (2-11) from beyond the arc, and 50.0 percent (3-6) from the foul line in the contest. They recorded 42 rebounds, six assists,
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — As the season winds down, the Aggies (16-13, 9-7) took the court at the Pan American Center for the final time this year, looking to cap off Senior Day with a memorable performance. With a dominant 65-47 victory over Western Kentucky (16-13, 7-9) on Saturday afternoon, they did just
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Senior Kevin Kalu poured in a career-high 26 points while snagging nine rebounds and fellow classmate Otis Frazier III registered a double-double (13 points, 11 rebounds), but the UTEP men’s basketball team was held off by Middle Tennessee in overtime, 76-75, on “Senior Day” at the Don Haskins Center Saturday
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — UTEP’s Jordani Woodley hurdled his way to a program, meet and facility record time of 7.69 in the men’s 60-meter hurdles, and Niesha Burgher, who was the women’s high point scorer of the meet with 21.5, sprinted out to a pair of gold medal performances and set historical records on the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In its penultimate home game of the season, NM State suffered a 71-66 loss at the hands of visitor Middle Tennessee who used a 65.2% shooting clip in the second half to erase a seven-point deficit at the Pan American Center on Thursday night. The Aggies (15-13, 8-7 CUSA)
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-16, 3-12 CUSA) plays at Middle Tennessee (22-6, 14-1 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Tipoff is set for 12:00 p.m. MT/ 1:00 p.m. CT. GAME COVERAGE Saturday vs Middle Tennessee— Live Stats or Watch Here AND THAT’S WHAT YOU MISSED… UTEP was upended at WKU, 81-58 Thursday evening. The Miners shot
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a hard-fought 71-66 loss to Middle Tennessee at home, the Aggies shift their focus to their final home game of the season, aiming to even the season series against Western Kentucky on Saturday, Mar. 1. • Saturday’s matchup marks the 15th meeting between the two programs, with the
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ANDREWS, Texas (KVIA) — The Chapin Huskies (34-2) met the Birdville Hawks (35-3) for their third straight Elite 8 appearance and took an unfortunate 49-41 loss in Andrews, Texas on Friday. End of the 1st quarter: Chapin started the game on an 8-0 run and finished the quarter 12-12. End of the 2nd quarter: Birdville
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team used a huge second half to reduce a once 25-point deficit all the way down to three with 7:33 left in regulation before visiting WKU managed to hold off the Miners, 80-73, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The Orange and Blue (17-11, 7-8 CUSA)
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The Aggies battled against the conference leader, Middle Tennessee in another CUSA showdown. After MTSU displayed such dominating performance over the Aggies, the opponent came off the floor with the final series win, 41-63. NM state struggled offensively out of the gate, shooting just 3-for-14 from the field. Despite an early jumper
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-16 3-12 CUSA) was upended by WKU (20-7, 11-4 CUSA) Thursday evening in Bowling Green, Ky. Rebounding was the difference maker in the game as WKU outperformed UTEP 39-26, including 18-10 on the offensive glass. The Miners shot 42.6 percent (23-54) from the field, 28.6
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CNN By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Canadian men’s soccer national team head coach Jesse Marsch, an American, offered a strong rebuke of President Donald Trump’s quips on the country potentially becoming the 51st state of the United States. Speaking to reporters at Concacaf Nations League Finals media day in Inglewood, California, Marsch called Trump’s
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After missing two games due to illness, Peter Filipovity returned to action in dominant fashion, making an immediate impact for NM State. The Aggies faced one of the toughest road swings in Conference USA, taking on league frontrunner Jacksonville State followed by Kennesaw State. Filipovity rose to the challenge, delivering
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MIDLAND, Texas – The Chapin Huskies took care of business and are once again headed to the Elite 8 of the boys basketball state tournament. Tuesday afternoon in Midland, the Huskies defeated the Denton Broncos, 53-40. The Huskies started the game on a 8-0 run and would take the lead by the end of the
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MIDLAND, Texas – An appearance in the Sweet 16 of the boys basketball state playoffs was anything but sweet for the Canutillo Eagles. The Eagles saw their season come to an end in their regional semi-final game against the Mansfield Summit Jaguars. The game was part of the Class 5A Division 2 tournament. The Jaguars
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EL PASO (KVIA) — The annual El Paso Inc. “El Pasoan of the Year” luncheon took place today, February 25th, and one borderland “mover and shaker”, Wayne Thornton, received this year’s “Community Spirit Award” as he continues his volunteering efforts (more than five decades and counting.) In another edition of “People, Places & Paul”, ABC-7
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LUBBOCK, Texas – The UTEP softball team (9-5) closed out the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic on Monday afternoon with a 6-1 loss to No. 12 Texas Tech (15-3) at Rocky Johnson Field. The Miners fought hard but struggled to generate offense against a strong Texas Tech pitching staff. Junior Ajia Richard provided the lone offensive spark
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TEMPE, Arizona (KVIA) — NM State Softball concluded its stay at the Sun Devil/GCU Classic on Sunday with a bout against hosting Arizona State. The Crimson & White struggled offensively, mustering five hits and one run while three home runs propelled ASU to a 5-1 victory. The Crimson & White suffered their fourth straight loss
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State put together another strong offensive performance to close out the weekend with a 9-5 win over Western Illinois on Sunday afternoon at Presley Askew Field. In total, the Aggies tallied 17 hits and used a big fifth inning to pull away, improving to 5-2 ahead of their
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LUBBOCK, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP softball team (9-4) split its Sunday doubleheader at the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic, shutting out Illinois-Chicago with a dominant 9-0 victory before falling to No. 12 Texas Tech, 3-0. Game 1: UTEP 9, Illinois-Chicago 0 (5 innings) The Miners showcased their offensive power and pitching dominance in their first game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Marathon saw record-breaking participation as runners took on a new Eastside-to-Downtown course. Starting at the Eastside Sports Complex, the marathon, half marathon and 5K races all ended at the historic San Jacinto Plaza in Downtown. This year’s course featured scenic routes through iconic city streets and neighborhoods.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso native and undefeated (10-0) fighter Stephanie Han claimed the WBA lightweight title, joining her sister, Jennifer, as a World Champion on Saturday at the El Paso County Coliseum. Han took on the Colorado native, Hanna Terlep (5-1-2) and won it in a quick first round KO. “I got
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team (10-15 3-11 CUSA) snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 52-44 victory over Jax State (10-16, 4-11 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. It was the Miners’ first win since Jan. 23, when they beat FIU, 70-68. The 44 points by the Gamecocks is the second fewest points
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KENNESAW, Georgia (KVIA) — Riding the momentum of a road victory over Conference USA frontrunner Jacksonville State, NM State (15-12, 8-6) looked to close out its road trip on a high note with a matchup against Kennesaw State (16-12, 8-7). In a dominant defensive display, the Aggies stifled the conference’s highest-scoring offense, holding the Owls
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