EL PASO, Texas – El Paso’s Aaron Jones is back home in the Sun City doing what he loves, giving back to the El Paso community. He and his brother Alvin will host a series of free sports camps this weekend. This year the Minnesota Vikings running back is teaming up with one of his former
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Track and Field Head Coach Mika Laaksonen, who has led the program for 15 years, announced his retirement on Thursday. Laaksonen has been a member of the Miner staff for 28 years, serving as an assistant coach from 1997-2011 prior to taking over the reins of the team. Laaksonen was
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EL PASO, Texas – One of the best college softball players in the country has found a new home. Hanks graduate Desirae Spearman announced via X Wednesday that she’s transferring to Texas Tech. Spearman spent her first two seasons at New Mexico State. She was the Conference USA Player of the Year following her freshman
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony is June 24th. A member of the Class of 2025 is hockey player and head coach, Cory Herman. Herman will make history as he’ll be the first hockey player to ever be inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame. Herman
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EL PASO, Texas – One of El Paso’s best high school football players in the class of 2026 has made a decision on where he plans to suit up at the collegiate level. El Dorado running back Ryan Estrada announced via X Tuesday that he’s committing to the Minnesota Gophers out of the Big Ten
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso boxer Stephanie Han is taking her talents to the next level. Monday, it was announced Han had signed with Most Valuable Promotions (MVP). MVP is an organization founded by professional boxer, influencer and actor, Jake Paul. The company has signed talent from both men’s and women’s boxing. Some of
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC look to extend both their home and league unbeaten streaks as they face off against Orange County SC in a USL Championship clash on June 14 at Southwest University Park at 7 p.m. MT. HOW TO WATCH EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC VS ORANGE COUNTY SC – SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2025 @ 7:00 P.M.
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EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso soccer club is headed to a national tournament in Minneapolis, Minnesota. El Paso Surf is a team comprised of soccer players from various high schools across the Borderland. Players for the El Paso Surf Soccer Club are from Parkland, Eastlake, Montwood, El Dorado, Del Valle, Riverside, Franklin, Canutillo,
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EUGENE, Oregon – UTEP track and field’s Marissa Simpson (100H) and Loubna Benhadja (400H) came up short in the semifinals at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in historic Hayward Field on Thursday evening. Simpson finished a spot short of advancing to Saturday’s 100-meter hurdles final. The senior placed 10th with a time of
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Marissa Simpson (100H) and Loubna Benhadja (400H) will compete in the semifinals at the 2025 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in historic Hayward Field on Thursday evening. Simpson is scheduled to compete in the women’s 100-meter hurdles semifinal at 5:08 p.m. PT/6:08 MT, and Benhadja will run the 400-meter hurdles
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its next inductees for the Class of 2025. Eight new members will be inducted during an induction ceremony Tuesday, June 24. ABC-7 will be livestreaming the ceremony at kvia.com. One of the inductees will be longtime sportswriter, Joe Muench. A 40-year career of
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EL PASO, Texas – UPDATE: Ja’Net Esparza has been located. Shortly after this story was posted on social media, friends and relatives reached out to Esparza. UTEP then informed ABC-7 they finally got ahold of Esparza to let her know about her upcoming induction into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. (Thursday 06/05/25) The UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC head west to square off against Oakland Roots SC in a USL Championship clash on June 7 at Oakland Coliseum at 8 p.m. MT. The match will be streamed on ESPN+. KEY STORYLINES El Paso Locomotive FC suffered their first home defeat in 2025 in a 1-0
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball Head Coach T.J. Hubbard announced the addition of a highly decorated and versatile athlete to the Miners’ 2025 recruiting class: Tatyana Vega, a standout from Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona. Vega arrives in El Paso as one of Arizona’s most well-rounded and competitive prep athletes, bringing with her a
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas left the tying run at second base in the bottom of the 10th inning Tuesday night in their 3-2 loss to the Albuquerque Isotopes. It was the opening game of the Chihuahuas’ six-game homestand. First baseman Trenton Brooks hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the
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EL PASO, Texas – It was another solid pickup for UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden and the Miners. The team landed a highly sought after wide receiver from the division 2 ranks. Tuesday, Clarion University wide receiver Trevon Tate announced via X that he has committed to the Miners. Clarion University is a division 2 program
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics, in collaboration with Athletics Admin and Uni Watch, proudly announces the UTEP Miners Fan Edition Uniform Design Contest – a groundbreaking opportunity for fans to create the first-ever fan-designed jersey for men’s basketball in the NCAA. Fans can submit jersey designs for both the UTEP men’s and women’s basketball teams.
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EL PASO, Texas – Not one, but two runners from Burges high school will be joining UTEP’s cross county and track teams. Friday afternoon, seniors Malin Arnoldussen and Jacob Yeager put pen to paper during a signing ceremony. Arnoldussen was a state qualifier this past season, while Yeager won a medal at the regional track
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EL PASO, Texas – Students at Lamar Elementary School were surprised with a ball giveaway Thursday morning. It was made possible by a fellow EPISD student, Lane Frank. Frank is a student at Coronado High School and is the host of the podcast, “Schoolyard Sports.” It’s a podcast Frank started when he was just 12-years-old. He’s also
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DALLAS, Texas – Conference USA officially announced the football television selections and kick-off times for UTEP on Thursday. The Miners will play five nationally-televised contests in 2025, including three within league action. UTEP will play three games on the CBS Sports Network (at Utah State, vs. Liberty, at Sam Houston) and one on ESPNU (at
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EL PASO, Texas – Emmitt Berry (track & field), Randy Culpepper (men’s basketball), Ja’Net Esparza (soccer), Thomas Howard (football) and Jordan Palmer (football) form the 22nd induction class into the UTEP Athletics Hall of Fame. This year’s class will be inducted on Friday, Nov. 7, at the Larry K. Durham Sports Center, and will be honored at the Miners’ football game
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EL PASO, Texas – On June 24, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will induct 8 new members. One of them will be basketball player Bobby Rodriguez Kirkley. Kirkley graduated from Parkland High School and went on to Eastern New Mexico University where he is in the school’s Hall of Fame. He led all
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DALLAS, Texas – On Tuesday, Conference USA announced that UTEP track and field’s Rejoice Sule was named the 2025 Women’s Track Performer of the Meet, as voted on by the league’s head coaches. The sophomore sensation grabbed a trio of gold medals at the 2025 CUSA OTF Championships held on May 16-18, in Murfreesboro, Tenn.
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EL PASO, Texas – One of UTEP’s top edge rushers from a season ago has found a new home. Jaylin Jones has committed to Baylor following his official visit. The sophomore defensive end was a three star recruit in the class of 2024, and had offers from Purdue, Houston and Texas Tech. Jones ultimately signed with
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s another powerhouse offer for El Dorado’s Ryan Estrada. The soon-to-be senior running back shared on X that he’s received an offer from the Big Ten’s Michigan Wolverines. This is on top of his numerous D1 offers that includes other power four programs such as Alabama, Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, and Missouri. Estrada
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC look to keep rolling high as they travel to take on Las Vegas Lights FC in a USL Championship clash on Saturday, May 24 at 8:30 p.m. MT at Cashman Field. HOW TO WATCH EL PASO LOCOMOTIVE FC AT LAS VEGAS LIGHTS FC – SATURDAY, MAY 24,
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EL PASO, Texas – A new chapter has officially begun at Franklin High School. Monday, Ruben Torres was introduced as the school’s new head football coach as well as Franklin’s new athletics coordinator. He takes over for former head coach Daren Walker who was reassigned back in February. Torres was once an assistant coach at
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – The UTEP track and field women’s team finished in second place, the Miners overall totaled 10 medals – seven gold medals, a pair of silver and a bronze – and Rejoice Sule earned the Women’s High Point Scorer of the Meet on the last day of competition at the 2025 Conference USA
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EL PASO, Texas – Entering Friday, El Paso had three area teams remaining in the Sweet 16 of the high school baseball playoffs. Americas and Clint both saw their seasons come to an end after losing their best-of-three series. In Class 5A Division 1, the Americas Trail Blazers were down 0-1 in their series against
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – In a matchup between the tallest and shortest teams in the USL Championship, the little guys prevailed as El Paso Locomotive FC knocked off Indy Eleven 3-1 on Friday night at Southwest University Park. Amando Moreno got back on the scoresheet for Los Locos early on with Eric Calvillo and Frank Daroma each finding the back
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