EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive may have only come away with a 1-1 draw against New Mexico United on Saturday night, but the real victory was having fans in the stands at 70% capacity for the first time in two years at Southwest University Park. There were first-timers, die-hards and some even
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EL PASO, Texas – The bidistrict round of the high school baseball playoffs continued Friday, while the area round of the softball playoffs got underway. Some El Paso baseball teams were on the brink of elimination, while others were one win away from advancing to the area round. Meantime, five softball teams from El Paso
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(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) TACOMA, Washington – Tacoma left the bases loaded in the bottom of the 12th inning Thursday in the El Paso Chihuahuas’ 7-6 win over the Rainiers. The Chihuahuas are now 5-2 all-time in season-opening games. It was the Chihuahuas’ first game since September 2, 2019. It was also the Chihuahuas’ first game as
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EL PASO, Texas – In 2020 the high school baseball season was cut short because of Covid-19. Fast forward a year later and finally baseball teams across the state of Texas now have a chance at winning a state title. Thursday, the high school baseball playoffs began for several El Paso schools. The games played
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EL PASO, Texas — Southwest University Park is officially transitioning to a cashless facility. With a cashless system, Southwest University Parks looks to decrease transaction times, create faster moving lines, create fewer points of contact for fan and staff safety, and improve overall guest satisfaction. “This upgrade to our point-of-sale technology puts Southwest University Park
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics is announcing the creation of a new courtside club area for Miner fans and donors, which will be housed in the Don Haskins Center, as a result of a $500,000 gift from the Gordon family. The premium area will be named the Gordon Family Courtside Club. “We are so
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s been nearly 20 years since they took the field together, but the band is back together. Dana Dimel has been at the helm of the Miners since 2018. In his years he’s recruited many players and coaches alike, some of whom he shares a whole lot of history with. First
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Roosa Yloenen, who didn’t compete in almost over a year after the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, has upped her performance during the 2021 season. The javelin thrower was named the Conference USA Track and Field Female Field Athlete of the Week by league officials on Wednesday after
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EL PASO, Texas – They are among the best the Sun City has to offer in the world of sports. Tuesday, the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame announced its Class of 2021 inductees. The induction ceremony will take place in September, but no official date has been set. Due to Covid-19, last year’s Class
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP student-athletes and teams were honored at the 2021 Golden Pick Awards on Monday at the Don Haskins Center. A list of the major award winners and a brief summation of their accomplishments follows below. The end-of-the-year “Academy Awards”-style show highlighted all the academic and athletic accomplishments of UTEP student-athletes for the past
Continue Reading (Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas and San Diego Padres have announced the 2021 Triple-A Opening Day roster for El Paso’s first season in Triple-A West. The roster features five MLB.com top Padres prospects, 11 players with major league experience and eight players who are returning to El Paso. “Baseball
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EL PASO, Texas – It’s certainly a special feeling to accomplish a goal for the first time in school history. That’s where the Chapin Huskies find themselves as for the first time the school’s girls relay team qualified for state. At the class 5A regional competition in Lubbock, the 4X400 relay team for the Huskies
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El Paso, Texas– There’s a new football team in town and this team is full of strong and determined women who want to prove that football isn’t just for men. “Men aren’t the only ones that get to play it now women get to play it,” said Doug Upshaw, head coach for the Sun City
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BROOKELAND, Texas — A former player for the New York Jets died in an accident during a fishing tournament in Texas on Thursday, according to tournament officials and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. Pete Lammons, 77, played six seasons for the Jets, including in Super Bowl III, according to a statement posted on the
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CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Dallas Cowboys added a linebacker, an offensive tackle, a wide receiver, a nose tackle, a safety and a guard in Day 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft. After trading the No. 10 slot on day 1, the Cowboys became the team with the highest number of picks in this year’s draft with 11 total, ABC
Continue Reading CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Dallas Cowboys have added some serious length to their defensive line with the 84th pick in the draft on Friday night, taking defensive end Chauncey Golston out of Iowa, ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas reports. Golston has an 84 1/4″ wing span, as measured at the Iowa pro day. A 6’4, 269 pound defensive
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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 for students at El Paso’s Hawkins Elementary that’s exactly what happened. Aaron and Alvin Jones as part of their A&A Foundation gave 60 deserving and lucky students a pair of brand new
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school softball playoffs continued Thursday with two El Paso teams punching their ticket to the area round. Hanks and El Dorado won bidistrict titles in Class 5A. In Class 6A, Montwood and Socorro will look to bounce back after losing their opening round games on the road. The results
Continue Reading CLEVELAND, Ohio — The NFL Draft set up perfectly for the defense-starved Dallas Cowboys, through the first seven picks. Only offensive players were selected through those first seven selections, and all of them at positions the Cowboys do not need in this draft. And then the bottom fell out, reports ABC affiliate WFAA in Dallas. Dallas, coming off a
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EL PASO, Texas – The 2021-22 UTEP women’s basketball season tickets are now officially on sale, it was announced Wednesday. Prices range from $65 to $150 based on seat location, and fans are encouraged to call 915-747-UTEP or visit UTEPMiners.com/Tickets for more information. Fans can also visit UTEPMiners.com/tickets to view the seating chart for the upcoming season. All seats in
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys signed their star quarterback to a long-term deal, which means they won’t be in the market at that position with the 10th overall pick in the NFL draft, which kicks off live on ABC-7 at 6 p.m. on Thursday. Whether they take a potential backup to Dak Prescott is
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EL PASO, Texas – The high school softball playoffs are officially underway. Most teams will begin their playoff runs Thursday, but on Wednesday the only game in El Paso was a 5A bidistrict round matchup between Hanks and Burges. The two schools will play a best of three series. Game one took place at Bonham
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP put together its best round of golf on the final day of stroke play at the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship with the Miners shooting 5-under par as a team on Wednesday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana. The Miners closed out the event tied for 10th place. UTEP put together a
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EL PASO, Texas – While most high school football teams in El Paso managed to play a complete season last year, that wasn’t the case for Cathedral High School. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Fighting Irish played only one game last season. That was a problem for the seniors on the team who were
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP shot 9-over par in the second round of the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship on Tuesday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana. The Miners will enter the final round of stroke play in 10th place. On Tuesday, UTEP shot 297 (+9) as a group to finish the second round in 10th place. The
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RUSTON, Louisiana – UTEP softball (9-23, 4-12 C-USA) was shutout, 2-0, in the opening contest of its double-header and lost, 3-2, in the nightcap despite a seventh-inning comeback versus Louisiana Tech (18-24, 7-5 C-USA) at Dr. Billy Bundrick Field Monday evening. UTEP pitchers redshirt sophomore Isabella Kelly, sophomore Zaylie Calderon and freshman Mackenzee Collins put on a
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TEXARKANA, Arkansas – UTEP closed out the first round of play at the 2021 Conference USA Men’s Golf Championship with the Miners finishing the day in ninth place on Monday at Texarkana Country Club in Texarkana, Arkansas. The Miners opened the event on Monday with a team total of 295 to finish the first round at 7-over par. UTEP
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball (8-20, 3-9 C-USA) battles Louisiana Tech (15-23, 4-4 C-USA), the team one spot above the Miners in the Conference USA standings at fourth place, in a pair of double-headers in Ruston, La.. The four games will play a pivotal role in determining the West Division’s final seed of the
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EL PASO, Texas — A new television game show called “The Cube” is coming to the TBS cable network and will feature a Borderland couple, Samantha and TJ Stukes. competing for up to $250,000 in prize money. The premise of the show: A couple will be placed in glass box and then tasked with answering
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DENTON, Texas – The UTEP tennis team (6-7) was bested, 4-0, by undefeated FIU (10-0) in the opening round of the 2021 Conference USA Championships in Denton, Texas, Thursday. “We really fought today with everything we had, but they were just a little stronger than us,” UTEP head coach Ivan Fernandez said. “It shows why they are still
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