EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — All preseason UTEP Men’s Basketball head coach Joe Golding has said that this is the best team he’s had in his three seasons here – there’s more team chemistry, talent and that gritty mentality. All of it was on full display on Monday in the Miners 89-76 win over UC
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DALLAS, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP forward Elijah Jones was selected as the Conference USA Freshman of the Week, it was announced by the league office 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. Jones is the first Miner to receive
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LAS VEGA, Nevada — (KVIA) El Paso Chihuahuas Sr. Vice President & General Manager Brad Taylor has been named Minor League Baseball’s Executive of the Year, it was announced at the Minor League Baseball Fall Meetings in Las Vegas, Nev. This marks the first-ever Executive of the Year award for Taylor who is a 29-year veteran in
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Minor League Baseball just named the El Paso Chihuahua’s Senior Vice President and General Manager Brad Taylor Executive of the Year. Taylor has worked in Minor League Baseball for 29 years, and has been with the Chihuahuas since the team’s start in 2013. The team set a sales record in
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CNN By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Leylah Fernandez led Canada to a first ever Billie Jean King Cup triumph on Sunday, securing the title with a 6-2 6-3 win over Italy’s Jasmine Paolini. Fernandez, the world No. 20, was undefeated in her five matches over the week as Canada beat Poland and host nation
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KVIA) — For the first time this season, the Aggies entered the win column, defeating Incarnate Word 59-52. Molly Kaiser, Sabou Gueye, Tylie Jones and Jaila Harding all picked up at least 10 points as part of what was easily the team’s most efficient performance of the young campaign. The Aggies shot 25-for-47 overall and canned four of
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP Head Coach Joe Golding joined ABC-7’s Rachel Phillips live on ABC-7 at 5 ahead of the Miners (2-0) game with UC Santa Barbara (0-1) on Monday at the Don Haskins Center at 7 p.m. MT. The Miners have put up 100+ points in back-to-back games for the second time
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IRVINE, California (KVIA) — The NM State Men’s basketball team are still in search of their first road win of the season after a 91-74 loss to UC Irvine on Saturday. The Aggies found themselves up 19-18 with 10:05 left in the first half but that would be the last time NMSU were ahead. UC
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP women’s basketball defeated Kansas City 62-60 in a wire-to-wire thriller on Saturday afternoon in theDon Haskins Center. The Miners came back from 11 down in the third quarter to secure the victory. Jane Asinde and Erin Wilson both posted double-doubles in the win. Asinde led all players in multiple categories in her first
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — On “Senior Day”, the Miners swept Liberty inside Memorial Gym and preserved a perfect record at home (10-0) for the first time in program history to wrap up the regular season. UTEP clinched the No. 4 seed for the Conference USA Championship tournament. It is the 10th time that UTEP has
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MIAMI, Florida (KVIA) – The regular season has come to a close, and the Aggies couldn’t have gotten hotter at a better time. They won their sixth consecutive match on Saturday, sweeping FIU in Miami. Starr Williams led the team with an efficient 13 kills, and hit .364. The Panthers fell to 12-18 overall, and
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BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky (KVIA) — In their first year in the league New Mexico State advance to the Conference USA Title Game with a 38-29 win over Western Kentucky. It is the first time in program history NMSU has ever gone to a conference championship game, the win is also the Aggies sixth straight and
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EL PASO, Texas – The Anthony Independent School District issued a statement Friday night in regards to a racist comment that was made during a high school football game livestream. The Anthony football team was in Wink, TX for a bi-district round game against the Hawley Bearcats. Wink High School was the neutral site location
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EL PASO, Texas – Here are the scores from Thursday and Friday’s bi-district round of the high school football playoffs. Riverside, Canutillo and Las Cruces are the only three Borderland teams to advance to the next stage of the playoffs. The Riverside Rangers will play Springtown in the Area Round of the playoffs. Location, date
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders paid a visit to El Paso Thursday, to celebrate the opening of a new carwash. Tommy’s Express Car Wash just opened on Montana near Geronimo. The cheer team, officially nicknamed ‘America’s Sweethearts,’ posed for photos and signed autographs at the grand opening. El Pasoans also enjoyed
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team broke the school record for scoring by drilling NAIA member USAO, 123-72, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday evening. The offensive outburst bests the prior standard of 121 (vs New Mexico Highlands, 12/30/00), which had stood for nearly 23 years. The Miners (2-0)
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school football playoffs are officially underway. Nine El Paso area teams took the field Thursday in the bi-district round. Overall, it was not a good day for El Paso area schools as only the Riverside Rangers were able to punch their ticket to the area round. The other eight
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP volleyball team is gearing up for their final two matches of the regular season, and there is a lot to play for down the stretch. UTEP will host the Liberty Flames on Friday at 6 p.m. and then again on Saturday at 1 p.m. The Miners are 18-8 overall,
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EL PASO, Texas – The winner of the Sweet Play of the Week for week 11 of the high school football season went to wide receiver Antonio Ontiveros and the Bowie Bears. After making a catch in the game against Riverside, Ontiveros got tripped up by a defender as he ran towards the end zone.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — After a more than six-month investigation, the New Mexico Attorney General’s office has charged three former New Mexico State Men’s Basketball players with multiple felony sex crimes, that’s according to court documents. The three players charged Thursday by the New Mexico Third District Court in Las Cruces are Kim
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – It was the kind of performance the New Mexico State Aggies were hoping for in their home debut at the Pan American Center. Wednesday night, the Aggies secured their first win under new head coach Jason Hooten by defeating the Sul Ross State Lobos, 84-49. The Lobos made things interesting
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – Sharpshooter and three-star prospect KJ Thomas (Canyon Randall HS) has signed a letter of intent to compete with the UTEP men’s basketball team beginning with the 2024-25 season, head coach Joe Golding announced Wednesday. A brief profile on Thomas and a quote from Golding follows below. KJ ThomasGuard6-1, 165Canyon Randall HSAmarillo, Texas
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — McDonald’s is announcing its 2023 Classic Basketball Tournament featuring talent from El Paso high schools. As part of the announcement celebrations, McDonald’s is presenting ABC-7 Sales Manager Chris Zarate with a 1 in 8 letterman jacket to celebrate the amazing statistic that 1 in 8 Americans have worked at a McDonald’s. The
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(Courtesy: Mary Eva Tredway) EL PASO, Texas – “USSSA Halloween Scream 2023” was a fun and fantastic event with 195 teams. It was a tremendous success for the City and County of El Paso, and the players and teams involved in this event. The event was fun-tastic, with costumes worn by both players and fans alike! It was
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(Courtesy: UTEP Athletics) EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball program opened its regular season campaign with a decisive 75-58 victory over Western New Mexico Monday evening. Four Miners scored in double figures, led by Mahri Petree with 16. Erin Wilson contributed 14, Luisa Vydrova had 13, and Adhel Tac tallied 10 in the
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(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The new-look NM State Aggies began their season on the road and, for 20 minutes, looked like a formidable opponent for No. 16 Kentucky as they trailed by just eight points at the break inside Rupp Arena. Eventually, Kentucky pulled away from the Aggies as they went
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — On the same day the NMSU Men’s Basketball Program began their 2023-24 season with a completely new roster and coaching staff, a new lawsuit was filed that alleges more sexual assault, a concerning gun culture and once again negligence. The 35-page lawsuit was filed by former player Kyle Feit,
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team started the season with a strong statement after scoring 120 points in the win against McMurry. The Miners start the season 1-0 as head coach Joe Golding begins his third season at the helm of the Miners. UTEP had 8 players in double figures. UTEP’s Elijah
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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Two former New Mexico State basketball players and a student manager filed a lawsuit Monday saying their teammates frequently brought guns into the locker room where they sexually assaulted players as a way of ensuring everyone on the team remained “humble.” Kyle Feit, along with a teammate and student
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