EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Stephanie Han 8-0 (2 KO) went toe-to-toe against Miranda Reyes 7-2-1 (3 KO) for the WBA Intercontinental lightweight title at the El Paso County Coliseum late Saturday evening. This duo went the full eight rounds and based off a unanimous decision (77-75, 78-74, 79-73), Han won the title over Reyes.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s quarterback, Cade McConnell, held his first passing and skills football camp Saturday morning at Canutillo High School. “These camps can be really cool when they can be intimate and you can actually go out and coach kids,” McConnell said. “Earlier in the week I said it would feel like
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Seven former Miners are in Paris getting ready to compete on the biggest stage in the world. Tobi amusan will run in the 100-meter hurdles for team Nigeria. Sean bailey will compete in the 400-meter for Jamaica. Niesha Burgher earned her spot in the 200-meter for Jamaica. Greta Kerekes will compete in
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SALT LAKE, Utah (KVIA) — The El Paso Chihuahuas led 3-1 in the fifth inning Saturday at Smith’s Ballpark but lost to the Salt Lake Bees 11-6. It was the ninth straight win for Salt Lake and the ninth straight loss for El Paso. El Paso starter Jared Kollar made his Triple-A debut and allowed
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-1 at Southwest University Park to rivals New Mexico United on Saturday night. Locomotive goalkeeper Jahmali Waite would concede a penalty to give the visitors a penalty kick, slotted in by Greg Hurst to give New Mexico the early lead. Minutes later, El Paso’s Javier
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Ricky Ruiz, the California native, has made his return to the USL Championship League after spending the first half of this season with the Chattanooga Red Wolves FC in Tennessee who are a founding member of the USL League One. Ruiz played under Locomotive’s head coach Wilmer Cabrera in the
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso boxer will enter the ring for a title fight this weekend. Saturday, El Paso’s Stephanie Han will face Miranda Reyes for the WBA women’s lightweight Intercontinental title. The match will take place in Han’s own backyard at the El Paso County Coliseum. Han enters the match undefeated, 8-0
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s golf head coach Aaron Puetz announced on Wednesday that Jett Isoda will serve as the golf program’s assistant coach. “We are excited to add Jett to our coaching staff. His playing and coaching experience match what we are looking for to lead our programs to post-season
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El Paso, TX (KVIA-TV)-Warriors Edge Boxing and Kings Promotions will bring Ring Wars 12, professional boxing to the County Coliseum. The card will feature local fighters and out-of-town fighters. The co-main event will feature upcoming rising star-undefeated middleweight Jorge Tovar and the undefeated Stephanie Han in the main event as she fights for the WBA Intercontinental Championship vs. Miranda Reyes.
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PrimePutt compiled the best golf course in every state using data from Tripadvisor as of April 2024.
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FRISCO, Texas – Tuesday was Conference USA Media Day, and it was a day of firsts for UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden, and NMSU head football coach Tony Sanchez. Both are entering their first seasons as head coach with their respective progams. Coach Walden was joined by wide receiver Trey Goodman, and defensive end Maurice
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP has received a $2.3 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education to continue their work in helping migrant farm workers obtain their high school equivalency certificate (HSE). This grant will fund the program until 2029. The grant will help fund UTEP’s High School Equivalency Program (HEP), which
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Kate Flannery, known for her role as Meredith Palmer in the hit TV show “The Office,” will be at the Chihuahuas game on Thursday, August 1, 2024. The first 75 fans to buy the ticket add-on, starting at 5:15 PM, will get to attend an exclusive meet and greet with
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The Daily Yonder reports that rural communities throughout the country are developing mountain biking trail systems to immerse people in nature, boost the economy, and create a local culture of health.
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BestColleges highlights several of the standout student-athletes who qualified to compete for Team USA at this year’s Summer Olympics in Paris.
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CHAMPAIGN, Illinois – Former UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel will don another shade of orange on the sidelines this football season. Monday it was announced Dimel will join the coaching staff at Illinois. He was hired as the team’s senior offensive assistant. For the past six seasons, Dimel was the head football coach at
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sugar Land Space Cowboys beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 6-4 in 10 innings Sunday night at Southwest University Park. The Space Cowboys won all three games in the series. It was the first time since 2022 that El Paso was swept in a series. Eguy Rosario led off for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Andre Seldon Jr. died on Saturday due to an apparent drowning accident at the Porcupine Reservoir in Utah. The Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called out to the area about 2 p.m. Saturday after callers reported a young man was seen cliff diving and did not resurface. Officials with Utah
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Andre Seldon, Jr., 22, drowned at the Porcupine Reservoir in Utah, according to the Cache County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office said deputies were called out to the area about 2 p.m. Saturday after reports of a man diving off the cliffs and not resurfacing. Officials with Utah State University
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Conference USA distributed its preseason watch list ahead of the 2024 football season on Friday afternoon. The list includes five individuals from each of the conference’s 10 member institutions selected by the league’s head coaches as players to keep an eye on this season. The Aggies were represented by three offensive
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s RB Jevon Jackson, DT KD Johnson, CB AJ Odums, OL Otis Pitts III and LS Angelo Tejada were announced to Conference USA’s 2024 Preseason Football Watch List as announced by league officials on Friday. Jackson, a transfer from Austin Peay, was named a 2023 FCS Football Central Second Team All-America
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On a hot night in the Sonoran desert, El Paso Locomotive FC fell 2-0 to Phoenix Rising FC on Friday night. El Paso would start the match playing a defensive low block, hoping to catch Rising off guard in transition and that was on display on a few occasions early
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Sugar Land Space Cowboys scored five unearned runs with two outs in the ninth inning Friday and came back to beat the El Paso Chihuahuas 7-5. El Paso led by two runs with two outs in the top of the ninth when Chihuahuas reliever Tommy Nance struck out Sugar
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Former Miner Niesha Burgher is exactly 16 days away from making her first Olympic appearance competing in the 200-meter. “Knowing that I train and I prepare, I know I can compete against anyone,” Burgher said. “I don’t compare myself to anyone, I’m the best too so at the end of
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Stacker used NOAA data to track a changing climate’s impact on the Summer Olympics, exploring efforts to reduce the Games’ carbon footprint and protect athletes.
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without a few of their key players after they contracted COVID-19. This is according to sources who confirmed the information to ABC-7. The club is scheduled to take the pitch Friday night on the road against Phoenix Rising FC. News of the team’s predicament
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed Robert Coronado from USL League One side Central Valley Fuego FC, pending league and federation approval. “We are excited to have Robert join us here in El Paso,” Head Coach Wilmer Cabrera said. “Robert is a very talented and experienced
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team is thrilled to announce the addition of Alex Gantt as the new graduate assistant coach. A native of Aledo, Texas, Gantt brings a wealth of experience and a distinguished playing and coaching career to the Miners. He played for a top club in North Texas,
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) ARLINGTON, Texas – The Atlanta Braves drafted Titus Dumitru in Round 16 with the 491st pick on July 16 of the MLB Draft. He is the second member of the 2024 baseball team to be drafted in the 2024 MLB Draft. Dumitru is the fourth Aggie to be drafted by the Braves, the last
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso wrestler is making a name for herself on the mat, and she’s not even in high school yet. Hailey Delgado had a stellar performance last month at the under 17 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic. Delgado won four matches, lost one and ended up winning the
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