(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team’s comeback bid came up just shy, as visiting Texas A&M-Corpus Christi escaped with a 67-63 victory at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday evening. The Miners (5-3), who trailed by as many as seven on two occasions in the second half, were down by
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CNN By Matias Grez and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — “It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a moment which, even 10 years on, he can still clearly recall. In January 2013, Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince Boateng led his AC Milan teammates in walking off the pitch during a friendly
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SEVILLE, Spain (AP) — United States international Ricardo Pepi came off the bench to help PSV Eindhoven rally from two goals down against Sevilla and advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League for the first time since 2015-16. Pepi entered the match in the 83rd minute and scored the winner in stoppage time
Continue Reading CNN By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN Boston, Massachusetts (CNN) — Though home to the Boston Red Sox, Fenway Park is known for being green. It’s hard not to associate the two, considering the “Green Monster,” the stadium’s massive outfield wall that has towered over the field since it opened in 1912. The ballpark and its famed
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – There’s no place like home. After spending Feast Week in Mexico at the Cancun Challenge and a true road contest against ACC squad Louisville, NM State returned to the Pan American Center for a home match with the University of the Southwest. The Aggies commanded the action
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Following three contests in a span of six days in California, the UTEP men’s basketball team (5-2) will return to the friendly confines of the Don Haskins Center to play host to Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-4) at 7 p.m. MT Wednesday. The Miners went 1-2 in their three
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The Game Day compiled a ranking of the most overachieving NBA regular season teams since 1996-97 using data from Basketball Reference.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With Dana Dimel now officially out as the head coach of the UTEP football program, the rumor mill begins to swirl as to who will be his replacement and become the 27th coach in program history. There’s no obvious replacement but here are some candidates who could fit in quite
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — As UTEP begins its search for the 27th head football coach in program history, several players have entered the transfer portal. The list includes, Defensive Backs: Trez Moore, Ilijah Johnson, Koby Hylton and Tyler Williams. Defensive End: Kanious Vaughn Offensive Lineman: Justin Mayers Wide Receiver: Jostein Clarke Long Snapper: Justin
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Not once, not twice, but three times. After lifting the Aggies to a win over Jacksonville State on Saturday with a 42-yard field goal, NM State senior kicker Ethan Albertson has been named CUSA Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season. The San Diego native garnered the
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — Elijah Jones was named the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Freshman of the Week for the third time in as many weeks to begin the season, the league office announced Monday. The 2023-24 CUSA Players of the Week awards are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP volleyball team’s 2023 season will continue as it has accepted an at-large invitation to participate in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, marking a second appearance in the postseason tournament within three years. UTEP was also selected to host the first two rounds inside Memorial Gym on Dec. 1-2, welcoming Florida Atlantic, North Texas, and UT
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Aaliyah Stanton garnered Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors after three notable outings against Lamar, TCU, and North Alabama. The 2023-24 Players of the Week are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. “Aaliyah really stepped up in our game vs North Alabama,” Head Coach Keitha
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By NOAH TRISTER AP Sports Writer The University of Delaware is joining Conference USA as a full member starting in 2025, the league’s latest expansion with a school moving up from Division I college football’s second tier to the Bowl Subdivision. The school and league announced the move Tuesday. “Adding the University of Delaware is
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball program (4-3) came from 15 points behind to defeat a hot-shooting North Alabama (2-4) squad 95-88 Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The comeback is tied for fifth largest in program history. Erin Wilson led all players with career-high matching 26 points while Adhel Tac (19)
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State Football is living out the unthinkable – a 10 win season for just the second time in program history, back-to-back bowl games for the first time in 63 years and a Conference USA title game, their first season in the league. It takes a village to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — With one year remaining on his contract, Dana Dimel has been let go as the head coach of UTEP Football, sources close to the program confirmed to ABC-7 and UTEP later officially announced. In a statement released by UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter he said, “We would like to thank
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) – – Ethan Albertson drilled a 42-yard field goal as time expired to give NM State (10-3) a 20-17 win over Jacksonville State (8-4). The win is the Aggies first double-digit win season since 1960 and just their second in program history. It also marks their eighth consecutive win this
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners closed out the 2023 season Saturday with a loss at home to the Liberty Flames, 42-28. It was the end of what’s been a disappointing season for the Miners as they’ll end their season with an overall record of 3-9, (2-6 in C-USA). Liberty’s rushing attack was just
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LOS ANGELES, California (KVIA) — The UTEP men’s basketball team was upended at LMU, 67-47, Saturday afternoon. It marked the third game in a span of six day for the Miners (5-2), who led early, before a run by the Lions (4-3) put them in control of the contest. Tae Hardy hit double figures in
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HARTFORD, Connecticut – UConn coach Dan Hurley believes Tristen Newton should get a bit more national recognition. Newton recorded his third career triple-double Friday and No. 5 UConn (6-0) routed Manhattan 90-60 to win its 23rd consecutive nonconference game. The 6-foot-5 graduate student finished with 15 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds, receiving a huge
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EL PASO, Texas – Earlier this month, six members of an El Paso volleyball club signed their letters of intent to continue their volleyball careers in college. The six athletes are members of El Paso’s Texas Performance Volleyball Club. Gessell Martinez and Nadia Peña are from Coronado High School and will be attending Texas A&M University Kingsville.
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California – The UTEP Miners will look toward better days ahead after suffering their first loss of the season. UTEP came up short against the Bradley Braves, 63-59, in the championship game of the SoCal Challenge. Miners’ overall record now stands at 5-1. The title game of the SoCal Challenge featured two
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) CANCUN, Mexico – After a hard-fought overtime game the day before, the Aggies looked to come out with a win against Southern Illinois to continue building on the momentum from its previous two home victory’s to put them over .500 for the first time this season. Unfortunately, this was not the case
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The 2023 season will conclude when UTEP takes on undefeated no. 22-ranked Liberty on Saturday afternoon. The Miners (3-8, 2-5 Conference USA) and Flames (11-0, 7-0 CUSA) are set for a 1:30 p.m. kickoff in Sun Bowl Stadium. The contest will be nationally televised on CBS Sports Network
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — Three former NMSU basketball players were all expected to appear in court Wednesday after the New Mexico Attorney General’s office charged them with a combined 37 felony sex crimes. ABC-7 was in the courtroom for the hearing. Deshawndre Washington and Doctor Bradley were both present and pleaded not guilty
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On Tuesday night at Franklin High School the Cougars hosted the Americas Trailblazers in a Class 6A Division 1 showdown. The game was tied at 43 late in the third period but the Blazers would pull away to win 66-54. Kaylan Medrano had a team-high 20 points for Americas, while
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CANCUN, Mexico (KVIA) — NM State Men’s Basketball led for more than 36 minutes against Fresno State but not at the end of regulation or overtime. The Aggies 81-76 loss to the Bulldogs sees NMSU fall to 3-3 on the season. They will round out their time in the Cancun Classic on Wednesday at 4
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — In two years Jerry Kill, like he has done with every school he has touched, has built the New Mexico State Aggies into a ‘Kill’er program. This season alone the Aggies have secured nine wins for just the second time in program history. They’ve clinched a spot in the
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, California (KVIA) — Senior Tae Hardy drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the UTEP men’s basketball team past Pac-12 foe California, 75-72, Monday night/Tuesday morning to advance to the championship game at the SoCal Challenge. The Bears (2-3) had tied the game with their own trey courtesy of Jalen Cone
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