EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer team (5-8-3, 2-5-1 CUSA) defeated Sam Houston (7-7-2, 4-4 CUSA) 2-1 Sunday in the Miners’ final home game of the 2024 regular season. Ashlyn Neireiter and Eve Barry both scored in the win while Tionna Taylor made four saves in net, including a penalty kick save late
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a 233-day hiatus, NM State returns to the court to launch its 2024-25 campaign, hosting in-state rival Western New Mexico in an exhibition game on Monday evening. What: Exhibition Game Who: NM State (0-0, 0-0 CUSA) vs. Western New Mexico (0-0, 0-0 Lone Star Conference – DII) When: Monday, Oct.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — For the first time in 227 days, NM State Women’s Basketball won in front of fans. The Aggies returned to action with an exhibition on Sunday against the Aggies of Cameron University. The home team struggled early, trailing by three after 10 minutes. A massive run followed, however, as
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies’ longest homestand of the season came to a perfect conclusion on Saturday. NM State swept Liberty, increasing its streak to 12 straight sets won. Four different Aggies were tied for a team lead with eight kills, including Maggie Lightheart with her best performance of the season. The
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In a high-energy showdown at Club Memorial, UTEP Volleyball pushed WKU to the limit in a five-set clash, ultimately falling 3-2 (22-25, 25-23, 22-25, 27-25, 8-15) on Saturday afternoon. UTEP drops to 20-4 (10-2 Conference USA) while WKU improves to 19-6 (12-0 CUSA). MATCH SUMMARY WKU narrowly claimed the first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the final time in the 2024 season, NM State is back on the road, heading east for a matchup with the LA Tech Bulldogs on Sunday, Oct. 27, at Noon MT. How to Follow Who: LA Tech Bulldogs (2-8-5, 0-5-2 CUSA) Where: Ruston, La. | Robert Mack Caruthers Field When: Sunday, Oct. 27,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer team (4-8-3, 1-5-1 CUSA) plays host to Sam Houston in the final home game of the 2024 season Sunday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. MT. GAME COVERAGE Thursday vs FIU – Live Stats or Watch Here #ICYMI UTEP put up a hard fight against FIU Oct. 24, but
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This year is the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking procedure called Tommy John surgery that changed baseball, and unintentionally opened the door for what many are calling a baseball pitching epidemic. “Tommy John surgery is a reconstruction of one of the major ligaments of the elbow, we use a tendon
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The ball which Shohei Ohtani made baseball history with by becoming the inaugural member of the 50-50 club sold for almost $4.4 million at auction on Wednesday, despite its ownership being the subject of an ongoing lawsuit. On September 19, the Los Angeles Dodgers superstar went where no baseball
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team is gearing up for perhaps their biggest match of the season thus far. Friday, the Miners will host the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers in game one of a two match series against WKU. Friday’s match is scheduled for 6 p.m. at UTEP’s Memorial Gym. Match two will be
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A former NMSU basketball player takes a plea deal and will testify against his former teammates. According to new reporting by the Las Cruces Sun News, Doctor Bradley agreed to a plea deal for two counts of disorderly conduct. He originally pleaded not guilty to 16 felony counts, including five
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EL PASO, Texas – The winners of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 8 of the high school football season went to Franklin’s Ramon Gonzalez and the Franklin Cougars. In the game against Socorro, Gonzalez had a nice kickoff return for a touchdown. As winners of the Sweet Play of the Week, the
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El Paso, Texas (KVIA-TV)—The University of Texas at El Paso invites high school juniors, seniors, and their families to experience life as a Miner at this year’s Orange & Blue Day, UTEP’s most significant annual open house event. Attendees can explore campus life through guided tours, attend college showcases, and learn about applying to UTEP, financial aid, and campus
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AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James gave his 20-year-old son a pep talk before they rose from the Lakers bench. Amid rising cheers, they walked together to the scorer’s table — and then they stepped straight into basketball history. LeBron and Bronny became the first father and son to play in the
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RUSTON, Louisiana – Everything that could go wrong for the UTEP Miners did on the road at Louisiana Tech. The Miners suffered their 7th loss of the season after falling to Bulldogs by a final score of 14-10. UTEP’s starting quarterback Skyler Locklear left the game in the third quarter due to a concussion, and
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Originally Published: 23 OCT 24 00:35 ET Updated: 23 OCT 24 01:36 ET By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Fernando Valenzuela, the legendary pitcher whose incredible rise to stardom with the Los Angeles Dodgers captivated baseball fans and created the cultural phenomenon known as “Fernandomania,” died on Tuesday, according to the Dodgers. Valenzuela was 63. Prior to the
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RUSTON, Louisiana – It’s been a defensive battle so far as the UTEP Miners and the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs are tied at 7 at the half. UTEP is looking for back-to-back wins for the first time this season. UTEP’s overall record entering Tuesday’s game is 1-6, 1-3 in Conference USA play. The Miners would find
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EL PASO. Texas – It’s been a busy couple of days in Lubbock, TX as several El Paso area runners advanced to the UIL state cross country meet. The UIL state cross country meet will be on November 1-2 in Round Rock, TX. Lubbock was the host city for the UIL Region 1 cross country
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AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA players union has decided to opt out of the current collective bargaining agreement, two years before its expiration. The league and players union had the option to do so before Nov. 1. The early opt-out marks a crucial juncture for the league. The WNBA signed a
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EL PASO, Texas- UTEP, coming off its first victory of the season, will take the momentum on the road to LA Tech on Tuesday night as Conference USA’s Midweek Madness will conclude. The Miners and Bulldogs are set for a 6 p.m. MDT/7 CT kickoff in Joe Aillet Stadium and will be nationally televised on
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will pay tribute to native El Pasoan and WNBA champion Kayla Thornton at the Miner women’s basketball game versus Morehead State on Sunday, Nov. 10 at 6 pm. Nov. 10 will also be known as “Kayla Thornton Day” in the Sun City. Her jersey will take its place in the
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NEW YORK, NY (KVIA) — El Paso native Kayla Thornton had multiple big events to celebrate last night. Thornton celebrated her 32nd birthday and helped the New York Liberty to win their first WNBA championship with a 67-62 victory over the Minnesota Lynx. Thornton played 21 minutes, scoring 2 points, grabbing 2 rebounds, and collecting
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sweet Play of the week nominees for week 8 are posted for fans to vote for the sweetest play as the winning team will win free customized cupcakes, sponsored by Albertson’s. In no particular order, the first one up is Franklin’s Ramon Gonzalez with the TD punt return. Then
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BROOKLYN, New York (KVIA) — El Paso native and former Miner, Kayla Thorton and the New York Liberty become WNBA Champions after beating the Minnesota Lynx 67-62 in game five of the WNBA Finals. Thorton played a total of 21 minutes contributing 2 rebounds and 2 points. Jonquel Jones led the Liberty with a team
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CHIHUAHUA, Mexico (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners headed to Chihuahua, Mexico to meet the Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua (UACH) in an exhibition game on Saturday, Oct. 19. The Miners had four returners on the starting lineup including Tarleton State transfer Devon Barnes. UTEP finished in tripple digits, winning 111-62. Up next, the Miners will get
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The 6’11 standout for the Chapin Huskies revealed his final college decision to become a Commodore at Chapin High School gymnasium in front of friends and family on Saturday, October 19th. Leverett had narrowed his decision down to four schools which included Vanderbilt, New Mexico, Colorado and Oklahoma. He ultimately
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Saturday morning’s rain failed to wash away NM State’s success on the floor. The Aggies’ Friday performance was utterly dominant, outscoring the Panthers 75-33 across three sets. Saturday’s affair proved to be marginally more competitive, but the Crimson & White ultimately walked away with a second straight sweep, ending
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In the final home match of the 2024 season, El Paso Locomotive FC said goodbye to its fans in electric fashion with a major 2-1 upset victory against Sacramento Republic FC at Southwest University Park. The win not only snapped a three-match losing streak against the NorCal side but was
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