EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Softball concluded the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament on another high note Sunday, securing a 12-0 shutout against ACU in just five innings at Helen of Troy Field. The victory not only marked UTEP as the tournament champions but also showcased an impressive 4-1 start to the season, a
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Playing for the first time since last Saturday’s thrilling home win over Jacksonville State, the Aggies headed to the Sun City looking for their first victory away from Las Cruces this season. Keeping pace with I-10 rival UTEP in the first half, a lack of shot making in the second
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The count down may be on for the big game Sunday, but some local felines may have already spoiled the ending. Franklin and Scout, Mountain lions at the El Paso Zoo made their official pick by getting to tear open piñatas. The two teams laid out in front of them, the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Despite an early setback with a five-inning shutout against Western Michigan, the UTEP softball team (3-1) ended the day on a resounding high at the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament. The Miners orchestrated a remarkable comeback, clinching a thrilling 7-4 victory over Monmouth. Kenna Collett’s pivotal fourth-inning grand slam marked
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team vaulted out to a 12-0 lead and never looked back on the way to a wire-to-wire 74-49 dismantling of I-10 rival NM State in front of 10,511 rowdy fans at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The Miners’ (13-11, 4-5 CUSA) 25-point margin of victory is their
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — When it comes to the Battle of I-10, it just means more. In front of their largest home crowd of the season, the Aggies picked up a 66-59 victory over UTEP on Saturday. Junior Jaila Harding recorded 13 first-half points, while Molly Kaiser posted 15 points including a decisive block that all but
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-14, 3-6 CUSA) fell 66-59 at NM State (10-12, 4-5 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. Three Miners scored in double figures in the loss. Offensive rebounds and second-chance points made the difference in the game, as the Aggies outperformed the Miners 16-7 on the offensive glass and 20-7 on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Every young athletes dream is to extend their athletic career to the college level. Pebble Hills Wide Receiver Marcus Torres signed his letter of intent as a preferred walk-on to the University of Texas El Paso. “Finally seeing myself putting on those cleats putting on that jersey you know uh
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TORNILLO, Texas – The Tornillo Coyotes won’t be taking the football field for the next two seasons. Thursday, the Tornillo Independent School District decided to suspend the high school football program through the 2025 season. The reason was due to low participation numbers. Last season, the Coyotes had to forfeit their final four games of
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — Super Bowl Sunday is just a couple of days away and Americans eagerly anticipate a day filled with football, fun and of course food. However, as you prepare for the big game night, the USDA is urging you to practice food safety. Whether you are planning on taking out food
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Marta Romeu Chen was named the Conference USA Women’s Golfer of the Week presented by Blenders Eyewear on Thursday announced by the league office. Romeu Chen tied for 17th to help UTEP finish seventh out of 14 teams at the Texas State Invitational. She finished with a total score of 227 (77-78-72), shooting
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CNN By Ben Church and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — US skiing star Mikaela Shiffrin has set no timeline for her return to the slopes as she continues her recovery process following a high-speed crash in January. The most successful skier of all time suffered a knee injury after crashing out of a World Cup
Continue Reading CNN By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs are on the cusp of greatness and will be considered a dynasty if they win another Super Bowl on Sunday, retired four-time Super Bowl champion Rob Gronkowski told CNN. “They are that close to a dynasty. If they win this game, I would say
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EL PASO, Texas – Basketball is played by following a set of rules, and Bobby Dibler’s job was to enforce those rules. Dibler is one of the most accomplished college basketball referees. He’s officiated 14 NCAA tournaments, three final fours, and two national championship games. “The career took off much faster than I anticipated or ever
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Pebble Hills High School had their National Signing Day celebration which concluded 10 student athletes signing their letter on intent to schools of their choice, one being a future Miner. Marcus Paul Torres who is the son of Pebble Hills head football coach and athletic coordinator, Mark Torres, signed his
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Wednesday afternoon, Head Coach Tony Sanchez introduced his first signing class as the new leader of the Aggie football program. Including a pair of early signees, the Aggies added 23 new student-athletes during this signing period.The list of newcomers is comprised of six Division I transfers, four true freshman,
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Football Head Coach Scotty Walden announced 14 new Miners to the squad on National Signing Day 2024 on Wednesday. All signees are incoming freshmen with 13 from the state of Texas and one from the state of New Mexico. Walden and his staff kept busy following the
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) DALLAS, Texas – For the second consecutive week and third time this season, David Terrell Jr. has been voted as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, as announced by the league office on Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — A word of caution for all travelers to Las Cruces: be ready to ball. In front of a raucous crowd measuring over 11,000 Panamaniacs, NM State (11-12, 5-3 CUSA) stormed back in the second half to notch a 67-65 victory over Jax State (11-12, 3-4 CUSA) on Saturday night.
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LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-13, 3-5 CUSA) fell 87-68 to Liberty (10-13, 5-3 CUSA) Saturday afternoon. The Miners outscored the Lady Flames 42-34 in the paint and 16-12 on second-chance points, but the difference maker in the contest came from beyond the arc. UTEP struggled to contain Liberty from three, with the home side draining
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — On Thursday, NM State played Liberty for the first time in program history. On Saturday, it was Jax State’s turn to make its first appearance opposite the Aggies. Molly Kaiser poured in 25 points to lead all scorers, but a raucous Gamecock crowd propelled their side to victory in the fourth quarter. After
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Otis Frazier III (15 points, seven rebounds, three steals), Tae Hardy (14 points, four boards, two steals) and Corey Camper Jr. (13 points, career-high seven rebounds, three steals) all stuffed the stat sheet, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by Liberty, 67-65, at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Dojo Guzman Martial Arts in Las Cruces is raising funds to give their students a chance to compete in Japan this summer. Students at the martial arts school are preparing to compete at the 3rd Koshiki Karate World Championship and are expecting to stay for up to a week. “We’re
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The defending Super Bowl champs, Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers are heading to Vegas Sunday, a week ahead of their second super bowl matchup. Sam joffray, president & CEO, Las Vegas Super Bowl host committee says “It’s going to be beyond anybody else’s wildest dreams.” On social
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EL PASO, Texas – Two Riverside basketball players are having stellar high school careers. Combined they’ve put up more than 3,000 points for the Riverside Rangers. Riverside senior, Sophiya Bustillos made history surpassing 2,000 points for her high school career. She also became the all-time leading scorer for the Riverside girls’ basketball program. But Bustillos
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State has suspended forward Robert Carpenter indefinitely for punching a Liberty player in the face during Thursday’s game. The incident happened during the first half of the game. Carpenter was seen throwing a punch striking Liberty forward Shiloh Robinson in the face. Robinson fell to the ground and
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Update: New Mexico State Athletics has indefinitely suspended Carpenter for his conduct during the game against Liberty. The university issued the following statement. “Following careful consideration of the events that transpired last night, New Mexico State Athletics has made the decision to indefinitely suspend Robert Carpenter from all team activities effective immediately. Per the NCAA’s rules of conduct,
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Five different Miners hit double figures in scoring, including Otis Frazier III’s game-high 17 points, as the UTEP men’s basketball team posted a wire-to-wire 79-71 victory against Jax State at the Don Haskins Center Thursday. The Miners (12-10, 3-4 CUSA) bolted out to a 10-0 lead, putting the
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia (KVIA) — From start to finish, Liberty’s interior presence proved to be too much for NM State on Thursday evening. The Lady Flames were led by 22 points and 13 rebounds from Bella Smuda, who used her 6-foot-6 frame to control the paint all game long. NM State put forth its season-worst performance on
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