EL PASO, Texas — U.S. Army Spc. Alec McGee is taking life lessons from his childhood to shape his roles as a professional boxer, solider, and father. McGee’s parents were both drug addicts. His father went to prison and McGee even spent some time in foster care. But the hardships he faced as a youth
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EL PASO, Texas – Riverside may have dropped classes from 5A to 4A, but that has meant nothing to the Rangers baseball program who just continue to win games. Faced with a 4-2 6th inning deficit in Game 3 against Lubbock Estacado, the Rangers scored three runs in two innings to stun the Matadors and
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FORT STOCKTON, Texas – The Riverside Rangers couldn’t have asked for a better start to their regional quarterfinal series against Lubbock Estacado. In game one of the best-of-three series, the Rangers dominated winning game one by a final score of 9-3. Riverside leads the series 1-0, with game two and game three (if necessary) scheduled
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC has signed Minnesota United goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas on loan, pending league and federation approval. “As we enter a period of uncertainty with lots of games coming up and the transfer window closing on June 1, it was important for us to cover all possibilities,” started Mark Lowry, Locomotive
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EL PASO, Texas – Only three El Paso area teams are left in the hunt for a state title in baseball, Clint, Riverside and Tornillo. Thursday, two of those teams took the field to begin their best of three series in the regional quarterfinals. In Class 4A it was the Clint Lions taking on the
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(Courtesy: El Paso Locomotive) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC has signed former Reno 1868 FC starting goalkeeper Benjamin Beaury for the 2021 USL Championship season, the club announced today. The signing is pending league and federation approval. “Bringing Ben on board makes a lot of sense in the current situation,” explained Head Coach and Technical Director, Mark
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EL PASO, Texas — Imagine choosing to put an end to the pursuit of a lifelong dream when it’s closest to becoming a reality. That’s exactly what former UTEP football player Stephen Forester did. “It was a lot easier than I think it seems,” Forester said. Like most Division I college football players, his dream
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EL PASO, Texas – After serving on the Miner coaching staff for nine seasons from 2004-12, UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel announced the return of Aaron Price to the staff as the new special teams coordinator for the Miners on Thursday. Price, the son of former UTEP head coach Mike Price, returns to El Paso
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UPDATE, May 20: El Paso native and NFL star Aaron Jones’ plans to host a charity softball game next month in the Sun City featuring sports celebrities is now being postponed until next year due to a scheduling conflict, a spokeswoman for Jones’ A&A All The Way Foundation told ABC-7 on Thursday. “A little over a week
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EL PASO, Texas – And then there were three. Only three El Paso area teams are left standing in the high school baseball playoffs. The Riverside Rangers and the Clint Lions in Class 4A, and the Tornillo Coyotes in Class 3A. All three teams will begin their regional quarterfinal series this week. A win in
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(Courtesy: Locomotive FC) EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today it has signed Borderland native, forward Ricardo Zacarías, pending league and federation approval. “Ricardo is fully deserving of his place on this team,” said Mark Lowry, Locomotive Head Coach and Technical Director. “He has worked incredibly hard over preseason and has shown an incredible team-first
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Corey Kluber threw the major leagues’ sixth no-hitter this season and second in two nights, leading the New York Yankees over the Texas Rangers 2-0. The 35-year-old right-hander, a two-time American League Cy Young Award winner, came within a third-inning walk to Charlie Culberson of throwing a perfect game. Kluber pitched his
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EL PASO, Texas – Southwest University Park announced Wednesday that facial coverings would no longer be required at El Paso Chihuahuas baseball games and El Paso Locomotive FC soccer matches for fans who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. Facial coverings were still being recommended for those who are not vaccinated, park officials said. They added that hand
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas put the tying and winning runs on base in the bottom of the ninth inning Tuesday, but lost to the Albuquerque Isotopes 9-8. Albuquerque’s win prevented the Chihuahuas from a six-game sweep and ended El Paso’s winning streak at six. Patrick Kivlehan and Nick
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC goalkeeper Logan Ketterer will remain a Portland Timber for a while longer. Locomotive FC head coach, Mark Lowry, says Ketterer will remain with the MLS club for at least another week. Ketterer is on a short term deal with the Portland Timbers because the Timbers have had
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EL PASO, Texas – Native Hawaiian Sheyliene Patolo (Aiea HS, Honolulu/LA Bulls) has signed a national letter of intent to attend UTEP and compete with the Miner soccer team beginning in the fall of 2021, head coach Kathryn Balogun announced Tuesday. A brief profile on Patolo and a quote from Balogun follows below. Sheyliene Patolo Attacking
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EL PASO, Texas – Nothing ever came easy for Gory Guerrero, except maybe wrestling. Guerrero’s first wrestling match was in 1937, and it would be the spark of a legendary wrestling career that spanned six decades. His journey in wrestling would lead him to El Paso where he and his wife would raise their six
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HOUSTON, Texas — The Houston Astros will permit 100% attendance for games at Minute Maid Park starting May 25. The capacity will remain at full capacity for the rest of the season, the team said Monday. The Astros will not require masks for fans who are fully vaccinated. The team said fans who aren’t fully vaccinated
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MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – The UTEP track and field men’s team opened its 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 13 points on Friday at Dean Hayes Track Complex. The Miners are ranked fourth behind UTSA (22), Rice (26) and Charlotte (38). The UTEP women’s team got off to a slow start with no points. “Not
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school baseball playoffs rolled on with several teams from El Paso in action in the area round. One team from the Borderland has already punched their ticket to the regional quarterfinals after winning both of their games. The Riverside Rangers are area champions after they defeated the Snyder Tigers
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 3-0 early on Thursday but scored five unanswered runs to come back and beat the Albuquerque Isotopes 5-3. It was the home opener for the Chihuahuas and the club’s first home game since August 29, 2019. The Chihuahuas didn’t have any hits in
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without one their goalkeepers for a short while. Thursday, the Locomotive FC approved a short-term deal to send goalkeeper Logan Ketterer to Major League Soccer’s Portland Timbers FC. The Timbers have had a string of injuries at the goalkeeper position and are in need
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will head to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to compete at the 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships on May 13-16 hosted by Middle Tennessee. Miners will start competition on Friday at Dean A. Hayes Track Stadium. Heading to the conference championships, the UTEP men’s team is ranked second
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TAMPA BAY, Florida — The NFL is returning to London in October and Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys when Tampa Bay hosts the league’s annual kickoff game on Sept. 9. The first game in London since the coronavirus pandemic will be played
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EL PASO, Texas – The Bel Air girls gymnastics team knew they had something special entering the season. Despite the challenges they faced due to Covid-19, the team overcame the obstacles and ended the season with their highest finish ever at the state competition. The Highlanders are among the top ten teams in Texas after
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EL PASO, Texas – The hardwood in the Don Haskins Center is getting a new and modern design as UTEP Athletics has announced a generous $100,000 gift from the Cardwell Family. A portion of the money will be used to refinish the court – which was last done in 2015 – hang new banners in
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EL PASO, Texas – What do NFL Stars Aaron Jones, Von Miller, and Dak Prescott have in common? Easy. They all follow Johnny Fajardo on social media. Fajardo has scouts salivating for the high school class of 2029 and after leading his El Paso Youth football team to a national runner up finish, his social
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not everyday an NFL superstar comes to your school, let alone gives you a pair of shoes, but it’s now happened for a second time in recent weeks in El Paso. Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones and his family, as part of their A&A Foundation, surprised some lucky
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ARLINGTON, Texas — Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez added the WBO super-middleweight belt to his burgeoning collection, defeating Billy Joe Saunders in front of a record-breaking 73,126 crowd inside Texas’ AT&T Stadium. The attendance figure set an all-time record for an indoor US boxing event — breaking the previous record set in 1978 when Muhammad Ali beat
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EL PASO, Texas – Saturday marked the last day of bi-district rounds for El Paso-area baseball teams in search of advancing in the UIL state Tournament. For teams that won their games or series, they move on to the Area Round (Regional Quarterfinal) next week. 6A Americas 9 – Frenship 7 (Americas advances to area
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