JACKSONVILLE, Alabama (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-12, 3-4 CUSA) fell 70-62 to Jax State (7-12, 2-5 CUSA) Thursday evening. Three Miners scored in double digits in the game. Shooting troubles from the free throw line plagued the Miners, as they hit just 9-of-22 shots from the charity stripe. The Gamecocks went 15-19 from the line,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The University Interscholastic League released it’s reclassification & realignment for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 school years this morning. The sports included in this alignment thus far are football, basketball, and volleyball. 2024-2025 FOOTBALL ALIGNMENTS 6A CoronadoEastlakeEastwoodFranklinMontwoodPebble HillsSocorro *District 1-6A decreases from a nine team district to a seven team district.
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The next chapter in Aggie football is underway and Thursday, that story gained a few more details as Aggie athletics announced the full slate for the 2024 season, including its eight-game league slate which the Conference USA office released this morning.In their first year with newly appointed
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The Scotty Walden era will kick off on Aug. 31 at Big 10 program Nebraska as Conference USA officially released the 2024 football schedule on Thursday. The new slate will feature a pair of Thursday night games, a Wednesday night matchup and Tuesday night contest. The Miners will
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – David Terrell Jr. has been selected as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. The true freshman continued his development by
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EL PASO, Texas – The Riverside girls basketball team continued their winning ways Tuesday night. The Rangers defeated San Elizario, 52-24 to extend their win streak to 26 straight games. Riverside remains undefeated in district play as they improved their overall record to 28-1.
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(Courtesy: Tim Hagerty, El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – Pete Zamora has been named the new manager of the El Paso Chihuahuas, the Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres announced today. Zamora becomes the eighth manager in Chihuahuas history. The Chihuahuas’ 2024 staff will also include pitching coach Scott Mitchell, assistant pitching coach Jimmy Jones,
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – One of the most beloved teams in UTEP basketball history, the 2003-04 NCAA Tournament squad will be returning to the Don Haskins Center for a 20-year reunion on Saturday. The ’03-04 Miners will be signing autographs at 6 pm on Saturday in the Haskins Center concourse, prior to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After entering the transfer portal towards the end of 2023, star running back and Parkland grad, Deion Hankins, and his running back partner, Torrance Burgess Jr. are staying in the Lone Star State and heading to Texas State. The duo are following their UTEP running backs coach, Barrick Nealy, who
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HOUSTON, Texas (KVIA) — A former Coronado High School grad who is now a senior at the University of Houston, Grant Levesque, moves his way up to top rankings after winning the heptathlon with 5,853 points at the Robert Platt Invitational. Levesque’s total points was enough to rank No. 1 in school history, No. 1
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HARTFORD, Connecticut (KVIA)– The return of 7-foot-2 Donovan Clingan to UConn’s lineup was expected to help the Huskies near the basket. However, it has also impacted the outside game of the nation’s top-ranked team. The sophomore star had 18 points, Tristen Newton scored 22 and UConn extended its winning streak to eight, rolling over Xavier
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball (8-11, 3-3 CUSA) came back from eight down in the third quarter to defeat Sam Houston (5-13, 0-6 CUSA) 66-61 in the Haskins Center Saturday afternoon. The thriller included 11 lead changes and 10 ties. The Miners found themselves down seven with just 6:45 to go in the
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RUSTON, Louisiana (KVIA) — Playing in its second road contest in less than 48 hours, NM State battled with Louisiana Tech, the Aggies still looking for their first road victory of the season. Despite a strong first half, NM State couldn’t keep pace with the Bulldogs, falling 73-53 in Ruston.Jordan Rawls led the Aggies with 10
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team gave first-place Sam Houston everything it wanted before coming up just shy in a 60-56 road setback Saturday afternoon. The Miners (11-10, 2-4 CUSA) asserted themselves well early, racing out to seven-point advantages on three different occasions, including leading the Bearkats (12-9, 5-1 CUSA) by a score of
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Winning isn’t easy, but it sure is fun. After NM State built up a 17-point lead, a late fourth quarter rally from the Lady Techsters sent the game to overtime. With star guard Molly Kaiser on the bench with five fouls, the duo of Sabou Gueye and Jaila Harding powered the Aggies throughout the extra
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ATS.io compiled a ranking of the biggest upsets of the 2023-24 NFL regular season using historical point spread data from Stathead.
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC single match tickets for its 2024 USL Championship season are on sale now and are available for purchase online at eplocomotivefc.com/tickets. El Paso’s 34-match season will kick off with the 2024 Home Opener at Southwest University Park against Hartford Athletic on Saturday,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — It’s that time of the year again, in which you can jump into bone-chilling cold water in order to help athletes at the Special Olympics here in the Borderland. As they say at the Special Olympics Texas Area 19: “Brace yourselves for an exhilarating icy plunge.” The annual event promises
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CNN By Sam Joseph and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — US and AC Milan midfielder Yunus Musah is used to hostility – passionate and aggressive crowds are part of the game after all. Soccer players are often advised to get their heads down and focus on their game in adverse situations. When a boundary is
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – UTEP women’s basketball (7-11, 2-3 CUSA) bested LA Tech (8-12, 2-3 CUSA) 61-57 in a Thursday night battle in the Don Haskins Center. Seven Miners scored in the contest. It was a hard-fought contest for the Orange and Blue, who trailed for much of the game before pulling
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LAS CRUCES, NEW MEXICO (KVIA) — Playing in just their second home game since the dawn of the New Year, Head Coach Jody Adams and the Aggies welcomed fellow CUSA newcomer Sam Houston to the Pan American Center on Thursday night. The visiting Bearkats struggled offensively thanks to a suffocating NM State defense, drawing iron often and
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Davon Barnes scored 20 points as Sam Houston beat New Mexico State 79-67 on Thursday night. Barnes was 8-of-18 shooting (4 for 11 from 3-point range) for the Bearkats (11-9, 4-1 Conference USA). Souleymane Doumbia scored 11 points and added nine rebounds and three blocks. Damon Nicholas Jr. shot 4 for 5
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RUSTON, Louisiana – The UTEP men’s basketball team forced 18 turnovers and crashed the offensive glass hard (15 offensive rebounds) but couldn’t overcome a tough shooting night in a 68-54 setback at first-place LA Tech Thursday evening. The size and physical play by the Bulldogs (14-6, 4-1 CUSA) played a factor in the Miners (11-9,
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EL PASO, Texas – Del Valle quarterback Jake Fette is getting the attention of college football programs, including the one in his own backyard. Fette, who is only a sophomore at Del Valle High School received an offer to play football for the UTEP Miners. During his sophomore season, Fette threw for 2,465 yards and
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The New Mexico State Aggies are coming off of a truly historic week. On Thursday, the defense smothered Western Kentucky on the road as the program picked up its first Conference USA. a historic weekend. Two days later against Middle Tennessee senior guard Molly Kaiser became the
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EL PASO, Texas – The Eastwood Troopers came away with a hard fought win Tuesday night over the Americas Trail Blazers. In a game that went down to the closing seconds, the Troopers would get the victory, 37-34. Americas entered the matchup undefeated in district play. The Blazers still hold the first place spot in
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head basketball coach Joe Golding spoke with ABC-7 about the team’s upcoming road games against Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston. The Miners are coming off back-to-back wins in Conference USA play. Their overall record is 11-8, and 2-2 in C-USA. Louisiana Tech and Sam Houston are two of the top
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The New Mexico State Football program broke barriers last season – advancing to the Conference USA title game their first year in the league, playing in back-to-back bowls for the first time in 63 years and putting together a double-digit win season for just the second time ever. Tony
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners, coming off two home game wins, have the first of two road games this Thursday night against Louisiana Tech, followed by a matchup with Sam Houston State on Saturday. ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa sat down with head coach Joe Golding for a preview.
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ATS.io compiled a ranking of the biggest playoff upsets in NFL history since 1952 using historical point spread data from Stathead.
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