Burges, Canutillo & Del Valle eliminated in area round of state football playoffs
BIG SPRING, Texas — Only three teams from El Paso remained in the high school football state playoffs. By the end of Friday night, there would be…
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Parkland falls in heartbreak fashion to Canyon Randall, 36-35; Lubbock Cooper tops Horizon, 69-20
ODESSA, Texas – The area round of the high school football playoffs was anything but kind to teams from El Paso. Thursday, two Borderland teams took…
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UTEP closes non-conference schedule with loss at Northern Arizona, 83-75
FLAGSTAFF, Arizona – UTEP women’s basketball (3-2, 0-0 C-USA) dropped its final game of 2020 and non-conference play to Northern Arizona (3-2, 2-0…
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Points off turnovers key Chapin’s 92-45 win over El Paso High
EL PASO, Texas – As soon as the ball bounces off the rim, the Chapin Huskies are out and running. The 16th-ranked Huskies started on an 18-2 run to…
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Texas high school athlete facing assault charge in ref attack is now suspended by UIL
EDINBURG, Texas — A Texas high school football player who ran onto the field and blindsided a referee who had ejected him from a game has now…
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A company is offering football fans a chance to win $500 while eating and watching football
Football fans, get ready to win a dream job like no other. Pickwise, a sports betting site, is offering three fans a chance to become the…
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Packers top Lions 31-24 to clinch NFC North as El Paso’s Aaron Jones rushes for 69 yards
DETROIT, Michigan — Aaron Rodgers ran for a tie-breaking score in the third quarter and threw three touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers beat…
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Dalton returns to Cincy, leads Cowboys over Bengals 30-7
CINCINNATI, Ohio — Andy Dalton was good enough in his return to Cincinnati, tossing two touchdown passes and helping lead the Dallas Cowboys to a…
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Eastwood’s season ends in Bi-District round vs. Abilene
FORT STOCKTON, Texas — Eastwood simply ran out of time. A furious comeback from the Troopers in the 4th quarter fell 60 yards short as Eastwood’s…
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UTEP defense gashed at North Texas in 45-43 loss with backup QB
DENTON, Texas – Playing with their backup quarterback on the road, UTEP’s offense scored enough points to win. The only problem was the Miners’…
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Andress to forfeit playoff game vs. Canutillo after Covid-19 exposure
EL PASO, Texas – Andress High School’s football team finished the 2020 regular season a perfect 5-0, but their season will come to an end prematurely…
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Aaron Jones named NFL’s Ground Player of the Week as Packers on verge of clinching NFC North
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones’ of the Green Bay Packers was named the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the…
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UTEP Football Coach Dana Dimel looks to even record at North Texas
EL PASO, Texas — For the first time in almost a month, UTEP is planning on a football game. And though the Miners will technically “host” North…
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Ravens run past Cowboys, plagued by missed field goals, 34-17
BALTIMORE, Maryland — Lamar Jackson ran for 94 yards and a touchdown as the focal point of a relentless rushing attack that amassed 294 yards, and…
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Cowboys All-Pro Zack Martin goes to IR, out for Tuesday night’s game and at least 2 others
FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed offensive lineman Zack Martin on injured reserve with a calf injury, sidelining the four-time…
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Houston Rockets coach Stephen Silas describes James Harden as a ‘holdout’
Where’s James Harden? It’s a question being asked by the Houston Rockets as they prepare for the new NBA season, with the team’s…
Continue Reading El Paso’s Aaron Jones delivers game-clinching 77-yard TD run in Packers 30-16 win over Eagles
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Aaron Jones rushed for 130 yards and delivered a game-clinching 77-yard touchdown run with 2:36 left as the Green Bay…
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NBA players are prohibited from going to bars or clubs in new Covid-19 safety protocols
NBA players and staff will be prohibited from visiting bars and clubs under new Covid-19 health and safety guidelines, according to a memo sent to…
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Boum, Williams help UTEP pull away from Sul Ross State for 84-65 win
EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum and Bryson Williams combined for 60 points and each recorded double-doubles, leading UTEP past a pesky Sul Ross…
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Borderland Blitz 12/4: Scores & highlights
EL PASO, Texas – It’s the final week of the high school football regular season. Five games are scheduled for Friday night, two of them are for a…
Continue Reading Caught on video: Texas high school football player jailed for assault after body slam of referee
UPDATE: 18-year-old Edinburg High School senior linebacker Emmanuel Duron was arrested Friday on an assault charge for the body slam of a referee…
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UTEP’s final football game moved from El Paso to Denton on Dec. 11
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will not have any more home football games during what has been a strange season full of Covid-19 crowd restrictions and…
Continue Reading Reality overwhelms hope for Cowboys, last in woeful NFC East
ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season of so much uncertainty, the Dallas Cowboys can count on one thing: being alone in last place in the NFL’s worst…
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Houston Rockets agree to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round draft pick
HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a future lottery-protected,…
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El Paso native & Packers star Aaron Jones celebrates 26th birthday
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — It’s a big day of birthdays Wednesday for the Green Bay Packers. Not only does the Packers backfield have two Aarons, they…
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‘Very sad decision to make’: Sun Bowl game officially cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
EL PASO, Texas — Organizers on Tuesday officially announced that El Paso’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which has been played every college football…
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El Paso hotel industry braces for fallout from Sun Bowl cancellation
EL PASO, Texas — The latest economic hit from the Covid-19 pandemic to impact the Borderland is the loss of the 2020 Sun Bowl, which was officially…
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UTEP postpones Thursday hoops with Arizona Christian, to play Sul Ross State on Saturday
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball game against Arizona Christian that was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. The men’s team…
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Sun Bowl board to vote to cancel game for 1st time since 1935
EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Monday night that its board of directors is set to vote to cancel this year’s game due to…
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UTEP says Covid-19 tests that led to cancelation of Rice football game actually were false positives
EL PASO, Texas — Saturday’s football game between UTEP and Rice was canceled due to 11 Covid-19 positives tests within the Miners program. But new…
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