12-year-old boy who designed Aaron Jones’ lucky cleats dies from cancer
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A 12-year-old boy who designed what turned out to be lucky cleats for Green Bay Packers star running back and El Paso native…
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Texas surges into top five of new AP Top 25 basketball poll after thrashing Kansas
NEW YORK (AP) —While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and the…
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Jones, Packers clinch top playoff seed with 35-16 win over Bears
CHICAGO, Illinois — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones rushed for 85 yards and ran for a score in the closing minutes as the Green…
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Cowboys lose to NY Giants 23-19 in last bid for playoffs
EAST RUTHERFORD, New Jersey — Dallas’ playoff hopes are over after losing to New York 23-19 Sunday. In what was in essence a playoff elimination…
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Texas A&M runs past North Carolina in Orange Bowl, 41-27
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Texas A&M coach Jimbo Fisher pulled a hamstring as he tried to avoid the players who wanted to give him a celebratory…
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El Paso native with UTEP & NMSU ties is hired as Boise State Athletic Director
BOISE, Idaho – In what turned out to be good news for sports fans in El Paso and Las Cruces, Boise State hired Jeremiah Dickey as their next Athletic…
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Texas Longhorns’ football coach Tom Herman fired; Bama’s Sarkisian named replacement
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas fired Tom Herman because it was tired of waiting for him to deliver a Big 12 title and turn the Longhorns back into national…
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UTEP to open C-USA play at Southern Miss New Year’s Day
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners will ring in the new year by opening up Conference USA play at Southern Miss. The Miners (4-2, 0-0 C-USA) and Golden…
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UTEP Women’s basketball team prepares for the start of Conference USA play
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team is ready to turn the page to conference play this season. UTEP will begin C-USA play when they host…
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Packers blow out Titans 40-14 as El Paso’s Jones surpasses 1,000 yards for the 2nd straight season
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Former UTEP standout and El Paso native Aaron Jones surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the second-straight season as the…
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Cowboys defeat Eagles 37-17 to stay alive in NFC East playoff race
ARLINGTON, Texas — From the gruesome ankle injury that ended their star quarterback’s season to the sudden death of their conditioning coach, the…
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University of Utah football player & Texas native Ty Jordan dies at the age of 19
University of Utah star freshman running back Ty Jordan has died at the age of 19, the school announced on Saturday. Jordan was named the Pac-12…
Continue Reading UTEP Prepares to host Our Lady of the Lake Monday; fans still not allowed at games
EL PASO, Texas – After a short winter break the UTEP Miners will return to the court Monday at the Don Haskins Center. UTEP will host Our Lady of the…
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NBA postpones Thunder-Rockets game because of Covid-19 and fines James Harden $50,000
HOUSTON, Texas — On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star got hit with a…
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On the second day of the new NBA season, a game has been postponed due to Covid-19 — and a league star has violated protocol. The NBA announced…
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Bill Macatee: An El Paso sports voice for all to hear
EL PASO, Texas – Bill Macatee has painted the scene of sport for over four decades from behind the microphone as a sportscaster. You may know Macatee…
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El Paso’s own Aaron Jones selected for the 2021 NFL Pro Bowl roster
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers are among four NFL teams that each have seven players selected to the Pro Bowl. Among those Packers…
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POLL ALERT: No. 1 Gonzaga picks up 1st-place votes in Top 25; No. 3 Kansas up 2 spots, follows Baylor; Texas into top 10
NEW YORK (AP) — Gonzaga has strengthened its hold on the No. 1 spot in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll after beating Iowa. The…
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El Paso native Steven Montez was activated, but didn’t see playing time in Washington’s 20-15 loss to Seattle
LANDOVER, Maryland — The Washington football team promoted and activated two practice squad quarterbacks in light of injured starter Alex Smith’s…
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Cowboys rip 49ers 41-33 despite inactive Ezekiel Elliot due to injury
ARLINGTON, Texas — Tony Pollard ran for two touchdowns with Ezekiel Elliott sidelined by an injury for the first time in the two-time rushing…
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College Football Playoffs set: Alabama vs. Notre Dame, Clemson vs. Ohio State; Texas A&M left out
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) — Notre Dame was picked Sunday over Texas A&M for the final College Football Playoff spot and will face No. 1 Alabama in…
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The College Football Playoff semifinal is moving from California’s Rose Bowl to Texas due to coronavirus restrictions
The Rose Bowl will no longer host of one of this season’s College Football Playoff semifinals on New Year’s Day due to Covid-19…
Continue Reading Ohio State wins Big Ten title as Texas A&M makes final case for College Football Playoff spot
After a regular season replete with stops, starts and multiple schedule changes, the College Football Playoff picture is coming into focus. Saturday…
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El Paso’s Jones rushes for 144 yards and a TD as Packers outlast Panthers 24-16 for 4th straight win
GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — A fast start helped the Green Bay Packers overcome a shaky second-half performance and remain on pace to earn the top seed…
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Canada’s Trudeau congratulates L.P. Ladouceur of Dallas Cowboys on pending NFL record
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Dallas Cowboys long snapper L.P. Ladouceur ahead of his 251st NFL game, which will set a…
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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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