EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7’s Bea Martinez spoke with two young athletes who are looking to compete at the next Olympic games. Amaris and Andres Cerra are a brother and sister duo who both compete in trap shooting and skeet shooting. For all their accomplishments, Amariz and Andres Cerra are this week’s Community Champions. Community
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Jack Nixon who is entering his 45th season as the voice of NMSU athletics announced his retirement during the Aggies’ football weekly presser Monday afternoon. The 74-year-old has spent 44 years being the voice for football basketball, volleyball and many other sports teams for the Aggies. Nixon said this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl and CBS Sports have come to an agreement to renew the partnership for four more years, with the contract being extended through 2030, as announced on Aug. 19, 2024. For the 56th consecutive game, CBS Sports will continue to bring viewers all the color, artistry
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Twenty years after it was made famous by former head coach Mike Price, the “Mine Shaft” UTEP football team entrance is returning to the Sun Bowl for the 2024 season. Fans will want to be in their seats 10 minutes prior to kick off to witness the one-of-a-kind entrance of
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By Daniel Renjifo, CNN (CNN) — Dricus du Plessis quietened his critics by submitting Israel Adesanya and defending his UFC middleweight title against one of MMA’s best fighters in Perth, Australia. The South African had rattled some cages back in late January with comments about being the first fighter to “take the belts” to Africa,
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Hideki Matsuyama survived a nervy ending on Sunday to dramatically win the FedEx St. Jude Championship. Matsuyama had thrown away a five-shot overnight lead on the final day of competition in Tennessee, before recovering his form to win the postseason playoff opener at TPC Southwind. The Japanese star, who
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time in history the Las Cruces Bulldogs will face its rival the Mayfield Trojans in the first game of the season on August 23rd at the Field of Dreams at 7p.m. The Bulldogs took a hard loss in the Semifinals losing to La Cueva 66-33. They went
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Four athletes were inducted into the El Paso Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2024. They had a three-day celebration and it concluded with a banquet that was held at Wyndham Hotel Sunday afternoon. Those four inductees include Omar Quintanilla, Fernando Rodriguez, Hector Bernal Junior and Charles Heist. Quintanilla went to Socorro High School and is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 9-0 early in Sunday night’s game, came back to go ahead 10-9, but eventually lost to the Reno Aces 12-10 at Southwest University Park. The Aces won all six games in the series. It was the second time the Chihuahuas have been swept in a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The Aggies earned their first win of the 2024 season with a 3-1 victory over in-state rival UNM on Sunday, Aug. 18 at the NM State Soccer Complex. The Aggies scored three goals on the day, their most against the Lobos in program history. “Just coming off a big
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The greater El Paso football showcase held a press conference Sunday morning at the County Coliseum to announce the two new head coaches for the 915 showcase All-Star game. Coronado High School’s Mike Pry will coach the red storm while Del Valle’s Rudy Contreras will coach the blue thunder. This will be the 32nd
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ATS.io mapped how sports betting tax revenue impacts states across the country using data from the Census Bureau.
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ABILENE, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP soccer program drew 0-0 at ACU Saturday evening in the first match of the 2024 season. The Wildcats held a slight advantage in shots (9-8), shots on goal (5-3), and corners (5-2) while the sides were tied in offsides offenses with four apiece. Angelina Amparano made five saves in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas held a one-run lead entering the seventh inning Saturday night but lost to the Reno Aces 6-4 at Southwest University Park. Reno has won the first five games of the series and the Chihuahuas have lost six in a row overall. Reno’s Albert Almora Jr. hit
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC recorded three points and a clean sheet with its 1-0 win against Orange County SC, the second win for the Locos in its last three matches. An evenly contested first half, El Paso had the better opportunities in front of goal in the opening 45 minutes.
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP football’s Maurice Westmoreland was one of 90 defensive linemen and linebackers selected to the Lombardi Award Watch List on Thursday. Westmoreland led the Miners with 7.5 sacks and finished second in Conference USA in 2023. The senior led the league with 64 sack yards, and ranked fourth in
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) SACRAMENTO, California – In the first of two matches in California this week, El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-0 against Sacramento Republic FC on Wednesday night. The Sacramento press tested the Locomotive backline and the hosts would eventually break the deadlock in the 31′ courtesy of Kieran Phillips. The rest of the first half
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JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Dozens of migrants and staff at both the Kiki Romero and Leona Vicario migrant shelters gathered at the Estadio 20 de Noviembre in Ciudad Juárez for the second edition of the Copa América Migrante, or Migrant America Cup. Representing eight countries, they gathered to enjoy one of their favorite sports: soccer.
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school volleyball season is officially underway. Tuesday, several El Paso teams took the court to begin their respective seasons. At Coronado High School, it was a battle between the Coronado Thunderbirds and the El Paso Tigers. Both teams won bi-district championships last season, and are expecting to have another
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – NM State redshirt senior Canaan Yarro has been named to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, which is awarded annually to the nation’s most outstanding center. This year, the Trophy committee worked with Pro Football Focus (PFF) to narrow down its list to the top 40 centers in
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced the acquisition of defender Wahab Ackwei via transfer from Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, pending league and federation approval. In a corresponding transaction, El Paso Locomotive FC has transferred forward Justin Dhillon to Colorado Springs and would like to thank him for his contributions to the club this
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP and NMSU enter week three of Fall camp starting on Monday. Both the Miners and Aggies are still trying to hone in on who their starting quarterbacks will be. For the Miners, they have six players fighting for the starting quarterback position. Cade McConnell, the returning Junior, and Skyler
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Omar Narváez hit a game-ending single in the bottom of the 11th inning Sunday night to give the Sugar Land Space Cowboys a 1-0 walk-off win over the El Paso Chihuahuas at Constellation Field. The Space Cowboys won four of the six games in the series and went 14-7 against the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Three former New Mexico State University basketball players facing sexual assault charges are expected to be in court Monday. The New Mexico Attorney General’s Office has charged Deshawndre Washington, Doctor Bradley, and Kim Aiken Jr. with a combined 37 felony sex crimes. Washington and Bradley were last seen in court in December of last year,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — “Meet the Miners,” a fresh take on UTEP Athletics Fan Day, took place Saturday at Memorial gym. Fans came out and met UTEP coaches and student-athletes from 1-3 pm and was open to the public. The football, soccer and indoor volleyball teams were in attendance, as well as select coaches
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team kicked off practice Thursday at Memorial Gym. The Miners added six new freshman to their 2024-45 roster. Last season UTEP finished with a 25-10 overall record and 11-5 conference record. Head coach Ben Wallis said he isn’t focusing on winning a championship but building a championship
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SUGAR LAND, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas scored twice in the top of the 10th inning Saturday night at Constellation Field and held on to beat the Sugar Land Space Cowboys 5-3. It was El Paso’s second win through the first five games of the series. The Chihuahuas’ two runs in the 10th came on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fans left Southwest University Park celebrating as the Locos were able to clinch a 2-1 victory over Miami FC to secure the first home win of the season. “Today, the team was pretty solid and executed well what we were practicing throughout the week,” Head Coach
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso native, Monserrat Velarde, picked up an athletic scholarship to Cecil college after sitting out her last two seasons of high school ball and while dealing with dyslexia. Velarde and her family discovered she was dyslexic when she was in the first grade. “It’s definitely something I’m still
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP basketball head coach Joe Golding is headed to Kuwait. Golding will be supporting a good cause as part of Operation Hardwood. Operation Hardwood is a basketball tournament for U.S. soldiers from various bases around Kuwait. Current or former basketball coaches are invited to take part in coaching teams comprised of U.S. soldiers.
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