By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A former NFL linebacker was arrested on Thursday and charged with assaulting law enforcement during the January 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol, according to court records. Antwione Williams, 31, who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in 2016 and later played for the XFL’s DC Defenders, now
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Are the Pittsburgh Pirates turning into the Willy Wonka of Major League Baseball? Like Wonka’s famous golden ticket, the MLB team is offering a scrumdiddlyumptious prize in exchange for a rare, one-of-a-kind baseball card of their star pitcher Paul Skenes. Whoever finds the card will be tempted by a
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Class 6A Division 1 Bi-district round Odessa Permian 41Eastlake 21FinalMidland Legacy 56Franklin 14Final (Thursday) Class 6A Division 2 Bi-district round Pebble Hills 14Midland 42FinalMontwood 21Frenship 77Final Class 5A Division 1 Bi-district round Amarillo 45El Dorado 14FinalBel Air 0Lubbock Monterey 63 Final (Thursday)Parkland 0Abilene 84Final (Thursday)Amarillo Tascosa 30Americas 9Final (Thursday) Class 5A Division 2 Bi-district round
Continue Reading CNN By Jamie Barton and Aleks Klosok, CNN (CNN) — It is no secret that American men’s tennis has been lacking a superstar for years. Many have come and gone, offering promise but eventually fading away. John Isner, Jack Sock, Sam Querrey – all excellent players who had impressive careers but ultimately missed out on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Dionte Bostick’s 13 points off of the bench helped lead New Mexico State to an 83-82 victory over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on Thursday. New Mexico State led throughout and saw a 21-point second-half lead reduced to one but held on for the win. Bostick shot 4 for 7 and 5
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school football playoffs began Thursday with the bi-district round. Eight El Paso teams took the field to open postseason play, but when all was said and done only one team from the Sun City punched their ticket to the area round. The Del Valle Conquistadores topped the Abilene Cooper
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EL PASO, Texas – Three-time state champion point guard and three-star standout (ESPN) De’Erick Barber Jr. (Richmond Heights HS) has signed a national letter of intent to play with the UTEP men’s basketball team starting with the 2025-26 campaign, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. A brief profile on Barber Jr. and a quote from Golding follows below. De’Erick
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team bolted to a 20-4 lead and never looked in the rearview mirror on the way to a wire-to-wire 78-58 victory against Division II UTPB at the Don Haskins Center Tuesday. The Miners (2-1) featured a balanced attack, with Otis Frazier III tallying 17 points to pace
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DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA released this season’s first set of Women’s Basketball Players of the Week on Monday. Molly Kaiser headlined the announcement as the CUSA Player of the Week after an exceptional opening to her 2024-25 campaign. Kaiser put up a first week for the record books. The fifth-year Aggie opened her final season in
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YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul had to wait an extra four months for his high-profile match with 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson. The delay from the original plan for July was caused by Tyson having a medical episode on a plane and needing time to recover from a stomach ulcer. The rescheduled bout is set for
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EL PASO, Texas – Conference USA announced UTEP quarterback Skyler Locklear as the Offensive Player of the Week, while spur Kory Chapman was honored as the Defensive Player of the Week announced by league officials for week 11. The weekly awards are voted on by a penal of the league’s media. Locklear had a career
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By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — No. 15 LSU has been criticized for unveiling a live caged tiger in its stadium for the first time in almost a decade before they were routed 42-13 by No. 11 Alabama in their SEC showdown. Ahead of “The First Saturday in November,” a live tiger
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NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, announced UTEP’s Skyler Locklear as one of eight quarterbacks as its “Stars of the Week” on Monday. Locklear had a career day throwing for career bests in touchdowns (four), yards (327) and completions (28) during the Miners’ 43-35 double-overtime victory over Kennesaw State on Nov.
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AP Pro Football Writers FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott is seeking another opinion while still hoping to avoid season-ending surgery on his torn hamstring, a person with knowledge of the situation said Saturday. Prescott plans to see a specialist Monday, according to the person who spoke to The Associated Press on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso High School football will kickoff the first round of playoffs on Thursday. Thursday home games: District 1-6A Midland Legacy at Franklin at 6p.m. District 1-5A Amarillo Tascosa at Americas at SAC 2 6p.m. District 1-5A Division II Abilene Cooper at Del Valle at 6p.m. Lubbock Cooper at Canutillo
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso native and former UTEP Miner saw her number become the first women’s basketball jersey to be hang from the rafters inside of the Don Haskins Center on Sunday. Thornton played at UTEP from 2010-2014 then just last month on October 10th, she played on the biggest stage
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball (2-0) trounced Morehead State 68-41 (1-2) Sunday night in the Don Haskins Center. The 27-point win is the largest margin of victory for the Miners since 12/30/23 when the Miners beat Southern Utah, also by 27 points. The Miners held the advantage in nearly every statistical
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CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) – A win in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs has the Chaparral High School football team making history at the district. The Gadsden Independent School District said that despite many challenges during the season, the Lobos came back from a 2-4 district record to take the win.
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ST. GEORGE, Utah (KVIA) — After being unable to get their first road victory until the last conference game last season, the Aggies achieved that milestone early this year, defeating Utah Tech 75-63 at Burns Arena. With this win, the Aggies move to 2-0 for the first time since the 2021-22 season. The Aggies shot
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The NM State Volleyball program wrapped up its 2024 home slate on Saturday, taking a four-set victory over Jax State. The Aggies recognized eight graduating seniors in a post-match ceremony as they solidified and celebrated a perfect 8-0 CUSA record at home. Yasso Amin led the way with 11
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LYNCHBURG, Virgina (KVIA) — The UTEP Volleyball team made history on the road, earning its 14th conference win of the season with a dominant 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-20) sweep over Liberty, breaking the program record for most conference victories in a single season. UTEP improves to 24-4 (14-2 Conference USA) while Liberty drops to 13-15 (7-9 CUSA). MATCH SUMMARY The
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OREM, Utah (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team dug itself a 15-0 hole five minutes into the contest and could never fully recover in an eventual 89-60 setback at Utah Valley Saturday afternoon. The Miners (1-1) managed to get within six (18-12) midway through the stanza only to have the Wolverines (2-0) respond with
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — NM State’s (2-7, 1-5 CUSA) offense put together one of its best rushing performances of the season on Saturday night at Aggie Memorial Stadium, however, Western Kentucky forced five turnovers to emerge with a 41-28 win. Despite entering the halftime locker room trailing 24-7, the Aggies fought back to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Skyler Locklear threw four touchdowns, Kenny Odom hauled in three scores, senior Trey Goodman amassed over 230 all-purpose yards and the “Orange Swarm” defense tallied three sacks, 10 TFLs and two interceptions as UTEP (2-8, 2-5 Conference USA) held on to defeat Kennesaw State (1-8, 1-4 CUSA), 43-35 in double
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners enter halftime with a 14-7 lead over Kennesaw State in its final home game of the season. Scoring Summary: In the 1Q with 7:00 on the clock, Skyler Locklear secures a 33-yard TD pass to Kenny Odom, 0-7 UTEP. Right after, UTEP’s Buzz Flabiano kicks for 62
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Montwood 42Socorro 21FINAL Americas 42Bel Air 7FINALHanks 20Chapin 61FINAL Burges 21El Paso 12FINALAndress 10 Canutillo 31 FINAL Horizon 35Jefferson 28FINALIrvin 13Clint 29 FINAL San Elizario 20Austin 46FINAL Bowie 14Ysleta 50 FINAL Riverside 42Fabens 14FINAL West Mesa 7Las Cruces 49FINALChaparral 10Portales 0FINALCoronado 28Eastlake 42Final (Thursday)Pebble Hills 35Franklin 49Final (Thursday)Parkland 21El Dorado 68Final (Thursday) 6A Midland Legacy
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Coronado 28Eastlake 42Final Pebble Hills 35Franklin 49FinalParkland 21El Dorado 68Final
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For one final time, eight seniors will lace up in the Pan American Center as members of the NM State Volleyball program. The Aggies are set to host Jax State for their last home series of the regular season, culminating in a post-match Senior Day Ceremony on Saturday. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team (1-0) will hit the road for its first true test of the season when it locks up at Utah Valley (1-0) at 2 p.m. MT Saturday. The Miners rolled DII member Sul Ross State, 102-55, in a wire-to-wire victory in their opener on Nov. 4.
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