HOUSTON (AP) — Tyler Shough accounted for two touchdowns, Tahj Brooks rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns, and Texas Tech beat Houston 38-21 in the season opener for both teams. Shough finished 17 of 24 for 231 yards passing with a touchdown and ran for another score in his debut for the Red Raiders.
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By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bijan Robinson scored twice and Hudson Card threw two touchdown passes in his first career start, leading No. 21 Texas to a 38-18 victory over No. 23 Louisiana-Lafayette on Saturday in coach Steve Sarkisian’s Longhorns debut. Robinson caught a touchdown ad ran for another and
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CNN’s Carolyn Manno looks at women’s professional athletes’ push for equal pay.
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EL PASO, Texas – Here are the scores from week 2 of the high school football season. Andress 24 Parkland 20 San Angelo Central 34 Montwood 29 Franklin 20 Midland Christian 51 Bryan Rudder 44 Americas 7 Ysleta 35 Socorro 34 Pebble Hills 31 Del Valle 45 Burges 56 Bel Air 38 Eastwood 75 Hanks
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The UTEP volleyball team (4-0) dropped the first two sets to Pacific 12 power Arizona (3-1) before rallying to win three straight for the 3-2 victory (23-25, 22-25, 25-21, 25-22, 15-6) in its opening match of the Borderland Invitational inside the Pan-American Center Friday afternoon. It affords the Miners their first win
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EL PASO, Texas – Week two of the high school football season kicked off with only one game in the Borderland Thursday night. The Austin Panthers paid a visit to the SISD Student Activities Complex to take on the El Dorado Aztecs. Austin would come away with the victory after scoring a touchdown in the
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EL PASO, Texas- If you are looking for something fun to do this weekend, The Southwest Desertcats men’s minor league basketball team; is hosting the New Mexico Bullsnakes. Coach Jesus Aragon and the Desertcats are closing out the season with the Pro Basketball Association. They finish their season with a record of 10-0 in the
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EL PASO, Texas – The cupcakes are back! The Sweet Play of the Week returns with our cupcake presentation courtesy of Albertsons. The winner for week 1 of the high school football season went to Austin High School’s Jayden Wilson. Wilson delivered a monster hit in the season opener against Horizon last Friday. The Panthers
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DETROIT, Michigan – When one door closes, another one opens, but in the NFL that’s not always the case. Sometimes it takes a little bit of luck to get an opportunity elsewhere, and that’s exactly what happened to Steven Montez. Wednesday, the former Del Valle quarterback was signed to the practice squad of the Detroit
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 is the official home of the UTEP Miners, and every week the ABC-7 sports department goes one-on-one with UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel. This week coach Dimel previews the team’s upcoming game against Bethune Cookman. It will be UTEP’s first home game of the 2021 season. The Miners are
Continue Reading By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Quarterback Deshaun Watson remained on the active roster as the Houston Texans made cuts to reduce their roster to 53 players. Watson’s future with the team is in question after 22 women filed lawsuits alleging that he sexually assaulted or harassed them. Houston police and the
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s football game day website is now live for the 2021 season with all the information Miner fans will need on Saturdays this fall in one convenient location. UTEP supporters can find all game day protocols, the 2021 Fan Guide and more information by visiting www.UTEPMiners.com/FootballGameDay or by clicking HERE. “The football game day
Continue Reading WASHINGTON, DC – El Paso native Steven Montez was waived Monday by the Washington Football Team, failing to make the 53-man NFL roster out of the preseason. Montez still could be re-signed to Washington’s practice squad, where he spent a majority of last season. He is also free to sign with another team. https://twitter.com/AroundTheNFL/status/1432438723975675907?s=20 In
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Trevor Lawrence threw for a pair of touchdowns in the preseason finale after Jacksonville’s rookie No. 1 overall pick was named the starter, and the Jaguars beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-14. Lawrence completed 11 of 12 passes for 139 yards against Dallas backups. The
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FINAL REPORT: LAS CRUSES, New Mexico — Jacob Cowing had a career-high 158 yards receiving, including a 59-yard score, and UTEP opened the season with a 30-3 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday night. Cowing’s yardage came on just five catches, including one for 72 yards, as he finished with his sixth career 100-yard game.
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Two weeks after Locomotive FC defender Matt Bahner took his shirt off in celebration of a last second-goal, El Paso got a taste of their own medicine Saturday night in San Antonio. Justin Dhillon scored a go-ahead goal in the 93rd minute to power San Antonio FC to 2-1 win over
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Midland Christian vs. Americas 42-7 El Dorado vs. Eastlake 48-14 Del Valle at Coronado 27-7 Parkland at Eastwood 35-20 Horizon at Austin . 32-14 Ft. Stockton at Bowie 32-21 Canutillo at Burges 29-22 El Paso at Riverside 63-12 Monahans at Clint 49-17 Santa Teresa at Fabens 26-12 San Elizario at Anthony 0-41 Deming vs. Organ
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Men’s Basketball Head Coach Joe Golding finalized his first signing class after announcing the addition of Oregon State transfer Alfred Hollins on Friday. Hollins played in 96 games during his career with the Beavers from the last four seasons (2017-2021). Hollins will have one year of eligibility starting in the 2021-22
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — This Saturday’s Battle of I-10 is the 98th installment of rivalry. UTEP hasn’t beaten New Mexico State since 2016. There’s a lot riding on the season opener for both teams and perhaps no one understands the rivalry better than Kevin Maurice. “I remember when I was a player we wanted
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school football season in El Paso kicked off Thursday night. Three games were played under the Thursday night lights. Here are the final scores and highlights from Thursday’s action. Be sure to tune in to the first episode of the Borderland Blitz this Friday at 10:35 p.m. Final Scores
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EL PASO, Texas — A brand new season of UTEP athletics is upon us, and the Miners are now done with the paperwork. UTEP announced two contract extensions on Thursday along with new men’s basketball coach Joe Golding’s deal being finalized. Golding signed a 5-year contract with a base salary of $400,000 — which is
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LOS ANGELES, California — Ricardo Pepi grew up straddling the ever-dwindling divide between Mexican and American soccer. The El Paso native who mostly watched Mexican teams as a kid is now a first-time MLS All-Star for FC Dallas, and both national teams have been chasing the 18-year-old prodigy’s commitment. Pepi essentially confirmed Wednesday night he
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EL PASO, Texas — They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame held an induction ceremony Wednesday evening for its class of 2021. You can watch the entire ceremony in the video player at the top of this article. Below
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – High school football returns to the Sun City this week, and Borderland schools are counting down the days until kickoff. All across Texas, high school football teams will take the field for the first time this season. After a 2020 season that saw many games cancelled due to Covid-19, players and
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EL PASO, Texas – High school wrestling teams in El Paso have been very successful in recent years, and it was Erwin Bloxdorf who got it all started. Bloxdorf led the Irvin Rockets to several city championships from 1964-72, and eventually a state title in 1972. “I think I always wanted to be a coach,”
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State head football coach Doug Martin and some of his players talked at a news conference Tuesday about their upcoming season opener against UTEP. Set to kick-off at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, the Aggies and Miners will meet for the 95th installment of their storied rivalry. KVIA ABC-7 will carry
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) ROUND ROCK, Texas – Elier Hernandez hit a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning Tuesday in the Round Rock Express’ 3-2 win over the El Paso Chihuahuas. The teams split their six-game series. El Paso’s Jose Azocar went 1-for-4 with an RBI in the loss. He’s now hit
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By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Luis Garcia pitched into the seventh inning and two relievers completed a four-hitter to lead the Houston Astros to a 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Garcia struck out seven and scattered four hits across 6 2/3 sharp innings. Ryne Stanek got the next four
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By STEVE HERRICK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Nathaniel Lowe was 5 for 5 with a three-run homer in the first inning, leading the Texas Rangers to a 7-3 win over the Cleveland Indians. DJ Peters also hit a three-run homer in the ninth and drove in four runs. The Rangers placed catcher Jonah Heim
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel goes one-on-one with ABC-7’s Nate Ryan as they look ahead to Saturday’s Battle of I-10 against NMSU. The Miners are favored in Saturday’s game against the Aggies, but coach Dimel doesn’t put much stock in what the college football experts are saying. This will be
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