GAME FINAL: EL PASO, Texas — Lew Nichols III ran for 130 yards and a touchdown, leading late replacement Central Michigan to a 24-21 victory over Washington State in the Sun Bowl on Friday. The Chippewas (9-4) ended a five-game bowl losing streak with their fifth consecutive victory this season. When Boise State opted out
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EL PASO, Texas — Rain or shine, the 88th Annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is on! Washington State and Central Michigan will finally get to face off at 10 a.m. Friday. Here’s what you need to know if you plan on attending. Happening at 8 a.m. is the Pre-Game Fan Party. Expect live music,
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – Souley Boum tallied 20 points (17 in second half), Jorell Saterfield came off the bench to score a career-high 15 points and Jamal Bieniemy notched eight points and a season-high eight assists, but UTEP (7-6, 0-1 C-USA) was dispatched at league preseason favorite UAB (11-3, 1-0 C-USA), 75-62, in the Conference USA
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The story leading up to Friday’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl was the excitement about the game’s survival! But with Washington State and Central Michigan now both in El Paso, the winner is to be determined. Washington State (7-5) enters as a 7-point favorite over the Chippewas, largely based on the
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EL PASO, Texas – Fortunately for Central Michigan, and for pretty much everyone involved with the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, it is much better late than never. Traveling via bus, Central Michigan pulled into the El Paso Airport Marriott hotel Thursday afternoon, less than 24 hours before they will kick off against Washington State
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl organizers and Washington State’s head football coach held a news conference Thursday morning, 24-hours ahead of Friday’s bowl game against Central Michigan. You can watch that entire news conference in the video player above.
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LeBron James became just the third player to reach 36,000 career points in the NBA as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Houston Rockets 132-123 on Tuesday to end a five-game losing streak. Starting at center for the first time in his career, James notched 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to record his
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team’s scheduled match-up at Middle Tennessee on Jan. 1 has been postponed due to positive COVID-19 tests within the Blue Raider program. All of the MT players have been vaccinated. Conference USA will work to reschedule the game at a later date. The Miners will open C-USA
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The Sun Bowl Association held a press conference Tuesday morning about the new 2021 Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl match-up between Central Michigan and Washington State following Miami’s withdrawal due to a Covid outbreak amongst its team. You can watch it in the video player above. Sun Bowl Executive Director Bernie Olivas and Washington State
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Hassan Diarra scored 16 points, Quenton Jackson added 13 and Texas A&M beat Dallas Christian 102-52. It was the first time Texas A&M (10-2) has scored 100-plus since topping Savannah State 113-66 on Dec. 13, 2017. The margin of victory against Dallas Christian ranks fifth in program history. Texas A&M
Continue Reading UPDATE #3, Dec. 27: The Sun Bowl Association confirmed to ABC-7 on Monday evening that Washington State (7-5) will now be playing Central Michigan (8-4) in the Sun Bowl. The announcement comes after an agreement was reached to release CMU from the Arizona Bowl after Boise State dropped out due to Covid cases among its
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Baylor remained No. 1 for the third straight week in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, receiving all 61 first-place votes from a national media panel. The Bears had 60 first-place votes a week ago and were a unanimous selection with a blowout win over Alcorn State and
Continue Reading By John Sinnott, CNN The Dallas Cowboys thumped the Washington Football Team on Sunday night, destroying them 56-14 in Arlington, Texas. The Cowboys improved to 11-4 on the season and have clinched the NFC East title. As Washington fell apart at the AT&T Stadium, tempers also flared on the sideline. Defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and
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By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored a career-high 30 points and the San Antonio Spurs routed the slumping Los Angeles Lakers 138-110 in the final event at Staples Center under the 22-year-old arena’s original name. LeBron James scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook had 30 for the Lakers,
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DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have clinched a playoff berth for the first time since 2018 with the San Francisco 49ers’ 20-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Thursday night. Dallas (10-4) currently sits as the No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs and still has a shot at the No. 1 seed. The Cowboys
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EL PASO, Texas — As the University of Miami football team continues to deal with Covid-19 protocols, the team will now arrive in El Paso the day before the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl to play in the game. Washington State remains set to arrive Dec. 26 for the Dec. 31 matchup. The Sun Bowl Association issued a press
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech receiver Erik Ezukanma is skipping the Liberty Bowl and his final two seasons of eligibility to pursue a career in the NFL. Ezukanma is in position to lead the Red Raiders in receiving for a third consecutive season. He has 138 catches for 2,165 yards and 15 touchdowns in
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EL PASO, Texas – Another UTEP wide receiver has decided to leave the program. Thursday, Tyrin Smith confirmed on Twitter that he’s entering the transfer portal. Smith was the number three receiver for the Miners, finishing the 2021 season with 33 receptions, 570 receiving yards and 4 touchdowns. Smith is the second UTEP receiver to
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EL PASO, Texas — With Miami having several positive Covid-19 cases within its playing group, there’s a question mark over if they’ll play in the 88th edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl. Bernie Olivas the Sun Bowl Association executive director told ABC-7 that on a conference call with Miami Wednesday that the Hurricans
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DALLAS, Texas — Traditionally known as “America’s Team” for nearly 50 years, the Dallas Cowboys are now seeking to become “Mexico’s Team, Too.” Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is speaking out about what he views as the importance of expanding the team’s brand into Mexico, adding that the Cowboys would be willing to give up some
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — No. 23 Texas A&M won’t play in the Gator Bowl against Wake Forest on Dec. 31 because of COVID-19 issues and season-ending injuries. The 8-4 Aggies were scheduled to leave for Jacksonville before announcing Wednesday that they wouldn’t be able to participate in the bowl game. The team did not provide
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EL PASO, Texas – Keonte Kennedy came alive for a career-high 27 points-including a career-best three triples- while Christian Agnew (season-high 16 points) and Jorell Saterfield (13 points) also reached double figures in scoring as a short-handed UTEP men’s basketball team found a way to defeat NC Central, 70-61, in its first-round game of the
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EL PASO, Texas – Teal Battle went off for 20 points (eight in OT), while Elina Arike (16 points, 14 rebounds, career-high six assists), Katia Gallegos (16 points, four boards, two assists), Avery Crouse (13 points, four boards) and Erin Wilson (11 points, five rebounds) helped the UTEP women’s basketball team outlast Air Force, 93-85,
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The Miami Hurricanes’ plans to play in the Sun Bowl on Dec. 31 appear to be uncertain at best, after the school announced Tuesday that its football program has entered Covid-19 protocols. The Hurricanes did not say how many players or coaches are currently dealing with virus-related issues. The team was
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WACO, Texas (AP) — Kendall Brown, Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua and Flo Thamba scored 16 points apiece to lead five players in double figures, and No. 1 Baylor beat Alcorn State 94-57. Baylor took a 10-point lead on a 3-pointer by James Akinjo with 14:31 left in the first half. The Bears led by double digits
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EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — The Dallas Cowboys are a good football team. At times this season, they have looked like a great football team. Right now is not one of those times. But perhaps they’re getting closer, reports ABC affiliate WFAA, as the Cowboys easily defeated the New York Giants 21-6 on Sunday. The
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ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – The countdown to kickoff is on, and the UTEP Miners are making some final adjustments before game day. Thursday, the team held their final practice as they prepare to square off against Fresno State in the New Mexico Bowl. Both UTEP and Fresno State held their practices at the indoor practice
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel announced Eight student-athletes who signed National Letters of Intent and will don the Orange and Blue of the Miners. Coming to El Paso are seven junior college transfers and one true freshman. The newest Miners include six defensive players (three defensive backs, two defensive linemen, one
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a Tuesday night showdown between two of the top high school basketball teams in El Paso. The Chapin Huskies paid a visit to Franklin to take on a Cougars team that was riding a 9 game win streak. The Huskies were also on a win streak entering the day
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GREATER LANDOVER, Maryland — Rookie linebacker Micah Parsons and Dallas Cowboys defenders must have been paying attention when their head coach Mike McCarthy guaranteed a victory over the Washington football team, because they came out in dominating fashion at FedEx Field for a 27-20 victory on Sunday. ABC affiliate WFAA reports Parsons did his best
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