EL PASO, Texas — UTEP fans planning to attend a home football game this season will see some significant changes on game days. Thursday, UTEP officials released details about the changes they are making to their game day rules. The biggest change is that UTEP will be limiting the numbers of fans who will be
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El Paso, TEXAS – UTEP confirmed to ABC-7 that as of Wednesday, there are 8 active cases of COVID-19 among UTEP student athletes. UTEP officials say that since June 10, when COVID-19 testing began at UTEP, a total of 505 UTEP student athletes have been tested for the coronavirus. Eighteen of those test results have
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COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M has established a reduced capacity, distanced seating plan designed to host fans at Kyle Field as safely as possible. The university’s plan focuses on the recommended health protocols and ensures that attendance during the season will comply with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order limiting the normal operating capacity
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EL PASO, Texas — Despite many college football conferences opting for a shortened schedule, the UTEP Miners might not be. UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter tells ABC-7 that the Miners are in principle agreement on a 12-game schedule. “Obviously we’re going to play football games and we’ve got three other games that we’ve added to
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The National Football League will kick off its season September 10 with fans in the stands, according to an announcement Monday. The Kansas City Chiefs, who won Super Bowl LIV, will host the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium with only 22% capacity, the Chiefs said. The announcement comes as the NFL has struggled to determine
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EL PASO, Texas – Day two of fall camp for the UTEP Miners saw the return of players at some key positions. After not participating on the first day of camp, UTEP running back Quardraiz Wadley hit the field for the first time on Monday ever since a toe injury sidelined him a season ago.
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EL PASO, Texas — For a place known as the “Sun City,” hockey might not be the first sport people associate with it. But the NHL is open to the idea of playing in El Paso, after the city was one of four to qualify for the opportunity to host an NHL preseason game. El
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Nine football players at the University of Oklahoma have tested positive for the coronavirus, as the Big 12, its conference, continues to gear up for fall football. Head Coach Lincoln Riley made the announcement Saturday. The test results came back after the team had returned from a one-week break from pre-season practice. “We did conduct
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is confident about having fans for all home games, and the club has now announced details toward that end. The Cowboys say they are selling tickets in groups to try to prevent people who don’t know each other from sitting together. The club says fans will only
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Not only is UTEP going forward with playing football this fall, they are also planning to allow fans at home games. On a video call with local media Thursday afternoon, UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter confirmed that the school is fully intending on having fans at the Sun Bowl. “We are
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AUSTIN, Texas — The Big 12 conference announced Wednesday that it was moving forward with its college football season, and the University of Texas then released its revised schedule. The start of the season will take place Sept. 12 with Texas hosting UTEP. That game was originally scheduled for Sept. 19, but has now been moved up
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The NBA will allow players to invite some guests to the league campus in Orlando between the first and second rounds of the restart playoffs. In a Wednesday memo to teams, the NBA said “player’s families and longtime close personal friends” were eligible as guests in the NBA bubble. The league will exclude business associates,
Continue Reading Despite the state recently experiencing a surge in coronavirus cases, Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, will play host Wednesday to the first Major League Soccer game of the season with fans in attendance. FC Dallas will be facing off against Nashville SC at 7:30 p.m. in the opener of two back-to-back matchups. Both teams were
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IRVING, Texas — A day after the Big 10 and Pac-12 conferences decided not to play college football this fall, the Big 12 conference on Wednesday announced it plans to play. The Big 12 reaffirmed its commitment to moving forward with the fall football schedule, a slate which includes the iconic Texas vs. Oklahoma rivalry
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OAKLAND, California — Houston Astros hitting coach Álex Cintrón received a 20-game suspension and a fine Tuesday for his role in a benches-clearing brawl at Oakland, while Athletics outfielder Ramon Laureano was given a six-game suspension and a fine. Cintrón’s suspension is the longest for an on-field transgression in 15 years, since Texas pitcher Kenny
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EL PASO, Texas — The Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is in danger of not being played this year, but there is some light at the end of the tunnel. On Tuesday, the PAC-12 decided to postpone all fall sports, including football, to the spring of 2021. That decision impacts the Tony the Tiger Sun
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Steven Montez has no doubt in his arm strength. And despite not being selected in the 2020 NFL Draft, he’ll tell you it beats every player who was picked ahead of him. “I mean I’ve thrown with a lot of these quarterbacks,” says Montez of his arm strength.
Continue Reading Over 60 NFL players have opted out of the 2020 season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Players had until 4 p.m. ET on Thursday to decide and after the deadline passed, a spokesperson for the NFL told CNN that out of 2,880 players, 66 players chose to opt out. That figure could be higher —
Continue Reading As discussions about postponing the 2020 college football season continue, players and coaches are trying to save the season. Using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay, many star players — including Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence — expressed their support in playing this year, a sentiment echoed by President Trump Monday. “The student-athletes have been working too hard for
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EL PASO, Texas — Prominent El Paso real estate developer, businessman and billionaire Paul Foster and his wife are making a major donation to finish the ongoing renovation of Sun Bowl stadium. UTEP officials on Monday afternoon announced the $5.1 million gift that they said “ensures the completion” of the $16.25 million modernization project. The renovation
Continue Reading Leaders from college sports’ “Power Five” conferences discussed postponing the football season and other fall sports over the weekend amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to reports from multiple sports news outlets including ESPN, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports, who all cited several sources. No decision has been reached yet, and the discussions are expected to
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — UTEP athletic officials said Sunday that football practices were postponed indefinitely after four players tested positive for the coronavirus. The decision was disappointing for Miners head football coach Dana Dimel, who said he and the team had been anxious to get ready for what appeared to be a shortened season with
Continue Reading For a full-contact sport like football — in which it’s virtually impossible to avoid being close to others, even under the strictest guidelines — it is all but certain more players will test positive for the coronavirus, experts say. The NFL is trying to figure out how to handle its pandemic-afflicted season, as several top
Continue Reading Eric Prescott Kay, a former communications director for the Los Angeles Angels, has been charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angels’ pitcher Tyler Skaggs, the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas said on Friday. Skaggs, 27, died on July 1, 2019, in a hotel in
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EL PASO, Texas – Building on a tradition of promoting diversity and inclusion, UTEP Athletics is proud to introduce the TWC Initiative. The use of TWC serves dual purposes – currently, the acronym will signify and stand for Together We Commit, the new diversity and inclusion program for the Miners. Together, as a department, UTEP Athletics commits to:
Continue Reading An Oakland A’s coach has apologized for using a gesture that looked like a Nazi salute to greet players after a team win. As players reentered the dugout after Thursday’s win against the Texas Rangers, bench coach Ryan Christenson raised his arm and flattened his palm. He then bent his arm to offer an elbow
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Major League Baseball has made several strict changes to its health and safety protocols in the wake of recent Covid-19 outbreaks, according to a league memo. The memo, which was sent to clubs Wednesday, cites the Miami Marlins’ outbreak. “MLB investigators have now conducted a thorough investigation of the factors contributing to the spread of
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EL PASO, Texas — With games against Texas Tech and Texas, UTEP’s football schedule for weeks has been hinging on the Big-12’s decision on whether or not they would allow non-conference games. UTEP didn’t get a definite answer, but step closer to one, when the Big-12 announced Monday night that they would be switching to
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Aug. 3 tragedy took so many things away from Luis Calvillo. He was shot five times. He lost his father, and he lost one of his best friends. But, he didn’t lose soccer. One year later, it’s the beautiful game that’s kept him going. “If a situation happens, whatever
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EL PASO, Texas – The job of a college athletic trainer is anything but easy, and now during Covid-19, the job has become increasingly challenging. UTEP athletic trainers have been tasked with not only treating players dealing with injuries, but also trying to keep them safe from the coronavirus. What makes the job difficult is
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