Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has congratulated Dallas Cowboys long snapper L.P. Ladouceur ahead of his 251st NFL game, which will set a record for a Canadian-born player. When Ladouceur takes to the field against the San Francisco 49ers at Arlington Sunday, he will surpass the 250 games of Canadian-born former kicker Eddie Murray, who
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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 zero El Paso teams left in the hunt for a state championship. All three teams from the Borderland were eliminated in the area round of the state playoffs.
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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 the field hoping to punch their ticket to the regional round of the 5A Division 2 state playoffs. The Parkland Matadors showed the heart and determination to get through
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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 Big Sky) in the Lumberjacks’ home-opener at the Rolle Activity Center in Flagstaff, Ariz., Thursday evening. The all-time series now rests in the NAU’s favor, 14-9. Senior forward DejaNae Roebuck scored four consecutive points
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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 bury El Paso High in an EPISD clash at Chapin. KJ Lewis led Chapin with 22 points, and Antwonne Holmes and Many Flores chipped in 16
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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 learned that the attack will cost him the rest of his high school athletic career. Senior defensive lineman Emmanuel Duron of Edinburg High School, who faces assault charges
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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 company’s NFL Game Day Guru. The lucky winners will get $500 in cash, get $100 worth of food delivery vouchers and a chance to pick a chair of their
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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 the Detroit Lions 31-24 Sunday and clinched the NFC North title. Former UTEP standout and El Paso native Aaron Jones carried the ball 15 times, rushing for a total of
Continue Reading CINCINNATI, Ohio — Andy Dalton was good enough in his return to Cincinnati, tossing two touchdown passes and helping lead the Dallas Cowboys to a 30-7 win over the Bengals on Sunday. Cincinnati greatly contributed to the cause of its longtime quarterback, who was playing in Paul Brown Stadium for the first time since he
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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 season came to an end in a 42-35 loss to Abilene High in the 6A Division II Bi-District playoffs in Fort Stockton. Eastwood trailed 42-14 entering the 4th quarter,
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DENTON, Texas – Playing with their backup quarterback on the road, UTEP’s offense scored enough points to win. The only problem was the Miners’ defense, also playing a rotation made up of backups, was exposed all night. Jaelon Darn accounted for 4 total Mean Green as North Texas hung on for a 45-43 victory. UTEP
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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 after they had to forfeit their Bi-District playoff game with Canutillo due to Covid-19 exposure. The toughest pill for Andress to swallow is that their exposure came from an
Continue Reading 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 Week on Wednesday following the running back’s star performance of this past weekend. Jones’ selection was voted on by fans. It came after he rushed for 130 yards and
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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 Texas, the game will be at the Mean Green’s home in Denton. UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel confirmed in the “ABC-7 UTEP Coaches Show presented by Speaking Rock”
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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 the Baltimore Ravens emerged from a Covid-19 outbreak to beat the Dallas Cowboys 34-17 on Tuesday night. Returning from a one-game absence after testing positive for the potentially deadly
Continue Reading FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have placed offensive lineman Zack Martin on injured reserve with a calf injury, sidelining the four-time All-Pro for at least three of the five remaining games – including Tuesday evening’s game against the Baltimore Ravens. Dallas downgraded cornerback Anthony Brown (ribs) and safety Donovan Wilson (groin) to out for
Continue Reading 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 coach Stephen Silas describing Harden’s absence from Sunday training as a “holdout.” Silas, in his first ever head coaching job, said: “As far as timetable, there is no timetable, as far as
Continue Reading 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 Packers withstood a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 30-16 on Sunday. Aaron Rodgers connected with Davante Adams on two of his three touchdown passes and reached a couple
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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 teams Saturday ahead of the start of the 2020-2021 season. While at home, players, coaches and staff who work closely with them will not be allowed to enter bars, clubs,
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum and Bryson Williams combined for 60 points and each recorded double-doubles, leading UTEP past a pesky Sul Ross State team, 84-65, on Saturday night in the Haskins Center. The Lobos gave the Miners (2-0) a scare, going into the locker room with the lead (37-35). However, UTEP came out of the second
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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 district title. The Del Valle Conquistadores will host the El Dorado Aztecs for the District 1-5A Division 1 title, while the Canutillo Eagles pay a visit to
Continue Reading 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 captured on video during a game the night before, according to his hometown newspaper. A judge set Duron’s bond at $10,000, which had not been posted as of Friday afternoon. Jail booking
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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 canceled games. The Miners’ final game against North Texas will be played Friday, Dec. 11, at Apogee Stadium in Denton. The game was originally scheduled for the Sun Bowl
Continue Reading 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 division going into Week 13. While the Cowboys will say there’s still hope because no team in the NFC East will have more than one win than they
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a future lottery-protected, first-round pick. Both teams announced the trade Wednesday night. The move ends Westbrook’s tenure in Houston after just one disappointing season. Westbrook was traded from Oklahoma City or Chris Paul and draft picks in
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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 were both born on the same day – Dec. 2. Or as the NFL Network described the pair: “Same name, same team, same birthday.” Of course we’re talking about
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EL PASO, Texas — Organizers on Tuesday officially announced that El Paso’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which has been played every college football season since its inception in 1935, is being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “While it is a very sad decision to make, we believe it is the right decision based
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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 canceled on Tuesday. It represents a major loss for the local hotel and lodging industry. The El Paso Marriott was set to host the two participating teams. That
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball game against Arizona Christian that was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. The men’s team will next be in action when it hosts Sul Ross State on Saturday at 6 p.m. Saturday’s game will be played with no fans in attendance in an effort to help curb
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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 the pandemic. The cancellation recommendation will be presented to the board for approval during a virtual meeting scheduled for noon on Tuesday. The Sun Bowl in
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