EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The annual bowl season meetings are concluding Wednesday evening in the borderland. For the first time ever, the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl hosted hundreds of people at the annual Bowl Season Meetings, which bring tens of thousands of dollars to the El Paso economy. All the representatives from major
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – NJCAA Second-Team All-American and former consensus top 100 and four-star prospect Ahamad Bynum (Trinity Valley Community College) has signed a national letter of intent to compete with the UTEP men’s basketball team beginning with the 2024-25 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. He will have two years
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) STEPHENVILLE, Texas – The NM State Aggies defeated the Tarleton Texans in an 11-inning game 11-10 on April 16 in Stephenville, Texas. The Aggies earn the second extra innings win on the season. Cade Swenson earned his seventh start of the season on the mound for the Aggies, after retiring the first batter
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – NFL veteran Quintin Demps will serve as an honorary coach for the 2024 UTEP Football Orange vs. Blue Spring Game on Saturday (April 20) at 10 am in the Sun Bowl. The Orange & Blue Game is sponsored by Speaking Rock. “We are thrilled that Quintin has chosen to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — In late November of 2023, when UTEP was on the hunt to find a head coach to create a new era of Miner Football, UTEP Athletic Director, Jim Senter had a name in mind that would take the Miner Football program in a direction it has never been in before. Scotty Walden,
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)-Representatives from the College Football Playoff Foundation, Bowl Season, and the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl visited the El Paso Public School District to support and honor teachers. More than $10,000 will be gifted to fund classroom projects, swag gift bags, and complimentary tickets to the 2024 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – Devin Elam of NM State Softball was named Conference USA’s Player of the Week on Monday after an exceptional five-game outing. The sophomore started all five games in the outfield, and her heroics at the plate led the charge in a home sweep over FIU. As a team, NM
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Rhinos competed against the Oklahoma Warriors, the defending NAHL Robertson Cups Champions, in game three of the playoffs. In the first period, Camden Bajzer scored a goal to give the Rhinos a one point advantage. Then, with a last minute goal Tory Lund sticks an empty net
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP softball suffered a 9-0 defeat in the series finale against Sam Houston on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. After four quiet innings, Sam Houston erupted with a dominant performance in the fifth inning, scoring five runs and following it up with four more in the sixth inning.
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) — The NM State Aggies win rubber match 9-1 over the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders on April 14 at Reese Smith Jr. Field to earn the Aggies first Conference USA series win in program history. The Aggies hold the Blue Raiders to just one run with eight consecutive scoreless innings for a
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Home is where the runs are. For NM State, another day of high-octane offense led to its third win in a sweep of FIU. The Crimson & White utilized a six-run bottom of the sixth inning that gave them the final lead of the game. The home team tallied
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Rhinos took on the Warriors in game two of the NAHL Robertson Cup playoffs. This duo was even 3-3 in the end of the third frame, forcing them into overtime. The Rhinos managed to come out on top 4-3 with a winning goal by Eddie Shepler. Game
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP softball claimed a 10-6 victory over Sam Houston in an intense extra-inning game Saturday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. UTEP dominated the field with five home runs, including a thrilling walk-off home run by Kenna Collett in the eighth inning, clinching the win for the Miners. UTEP improves to 21-13
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee (KVIA) –The Aggies lost game two of the three game series to Middle Tennessee 10-9 in Murfreesboro, Tenn. on April 13. Five different Aggie hitters managed to record at least two hits in the outing. At the start of the game the Aggies managed to load the bases with a leadoff single by
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — While it may not have been a three-run home run, NM State earned another walk-off victory on Saturday. Jessica Carreon’s perfect bunt in conjunction with FIU’s fifth error of the game scored Savannah Bejarano, giving the home team a comfortable 8-0 victory in five innings. Elsewhere, Jillian Taylor pounded
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two early goals in the second half saw El Paso Locomotive FC fall 3-2 to Oakland Roots SC on Saturday night at Southwest University Park, extending the club’s search for its first win of the 2024 USL Championship season. Post-Match Press Conference with Head Coach and Technical Director Brian Clarhaut
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GEORGETOWN, Texas – The San Elizario Eagles are coming back home to the Borderland as state champions! Friday afternoon in Georgetown, TX, the Eagles defeated the Boerne Greyhounds 1-0 in the Class 4A state championship match. This was San Elizario’s 4th state title in boys soccer. They won it in 2015, 2018, 2019 and now
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GEORGETOWN, Texas – The San Elizario Eagles are in a fight to bring home their 4th state title in boys soccer. At the half, the Eagles and the Boerne Greyhounds are scoreless 0-0. Both teams had opportunities to find the back of the net in the first half, but they just couldn’t capitalize. San Elizario
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It took two weeks for Americas High School graduate Darell Hernaiz to accomplished something every ball player dreams of: a hit in the major leagues. The 22-year-old rookie had no hits in his first 10 mlb games dating back to opening day, but in the seventh inning against the Rangers at Globe Life
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EL PASO, Texas – The Locomotive FC are on the right track when it comes to training the soccer stars of tomorrow. Last month, the club’s under 20 academy team finished second at a national tournament in Dallas, TX. The Locomotive FC Academy squad competed against some of the strongest youth teams in the country.
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O.J. Simpson, the former football great who was accused of and ultimately acquitted of the brutal 1994 slayings of his ex-wife and her friend, has died, according to his family. He was 76. “On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren.
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GEORGETOWN, Texas – The San Elizario Eagles are headed back to the Class 4A state championship game. Wednesday in Georgetown, TX the Eagles defeated Navasota in extra time 1-0. The lone goal came by way of a penalty kick in the final minutes of the second overtime period. The PK was made San Elizario’s Eduardo
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EL PASO, Texas – Tristen Newton made the Sun City proud this week by winning his second straight national title with the UCONN Huskies. Thirty years ago, another El Pasoan had his own shining moment. Nolan Richardson won a national title as the head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks. He was the team’s head coach
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Burges High School graduate Tristen Newton is the latest addition to UConn’s Huskies of Honor. The university inducted him Tuesday night during the team’s championship rally after winning the national championship. Newton has spent two years with UConn, leading the Huskies with 20 points in the 2024 title game and took home Final Four
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El Paso, TX (KVIA)- Sports-N-More Podcast host Eddie Morelos is bringing the community together for a good cause. They are asking for help from the public. Your donations, whether a hat, water, or sunscreen to protect their skin, can make a significant difference in the lives of those experiencing homelessness. They are accepting donations on
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Aggies defeat in-state rival New Mexico 10-2 in midweek matchup on April 9 at Presley Askew Field. Powered by Sheehan O’Connor who went three-for-three with two RBIs, the Aggies notched nine hits with seven of the nine starters recording a hit in the ballgame. Scoreless
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas -NFL standout Will Hernandez will serve as a celebrity coach for the 2024 UTEP Football Orange vs. Blue Spring Game on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m. in the Sun Bowl. The Orange & Blue Game is sponsored by Speaking Rock. Additional celebrity coaches will be announced in the
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