HOUSTON, Texas — Major League Baseball postponed Sunday’s scheduled game between the Oakland Athletics and Houston Astros “out of an abundance of caution” following a positive Covid-19 test in the Athletics’ organization. MLB said additional testing and contact tracing will be conducted. The game was set to be played at Minute Maid Park in Houston.
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EL PASO, Texas — Fans of El Paso Locomotive FC were treated to a show in their return to Southwest University Park, though it probably had a little more drama than expected. Bryam Rebellon’s incredible goal in the 86th minute was difference maker, as El Paso earned a much-needed three points in a 2-1 win
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EL PASO, Texas – You might not associate a sport played on ice with the Sun City, but don’t tell the NHL! The city El Paso is one of four finalists for Kraft Hockeyville, a national competition where one lucky community gets to host an NHL game, and earns a $150,000 upgrade to their arena.
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are ready to kickoff their season and fans will be allowed to see the Miners in action in person. Single-game tickets and parking passes to each of UTEP’s six 2020 football home games will go on sale Monday (Aug. 31) at 8 a.m. Due to reduced seating capacity in the Sun Bowl,
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ARLINGTON, Texas — The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas in support of racial justice. Oakland’s decision comes a day after three Major League Baseball games were postponed in response to the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin last weekend. The Rangers say they respect the decision
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Athletics has announced its COVID-19 Fan Protocols for the 2020 football season, which will kick off next Saturday (Sept. 5) when the Miners host Stephen F. Austin in the Sun Bowl. “We have spent the better part of the last few months analyzing our venue and, in coordination with our Special Events team, have
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel confirmed today that redshirt sophomore Gavin Hardison will be the Miners’ starting quarterback for their season opener against Stephen F. Austin, but it appeared imminent prior when competition TJ Goodwin was absent from Sunday practice. Dimel would not comment on Goodwin’s absence, but the redshirt freshman
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EL PASO, Texas – Aaron Dumas may not know for sure if there will be a 2020 high school football season, but he knows for sure where he will be playing in 2021. The star Americas (HS) running back committed to New Mexico today via his twitter page, marking a huge coup for first-year coach
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EL PASO, Texas – The Conference USA Board of Directors announced on Friday the postponement of all fall team sports to the spring, with the exception of football. This means that UTEP women’s soccer and volleyball will be pushed back to spring of 2021. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐔𝐒𝐀 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭
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EL PASO, Texas – After weeks of opponents falling off of UTEP’s 2020 football schedule, the Miners on Friday have filled some of those voids agreeing to home football games with FCS opponent Stephen F. Austin on Sep. 5 and Abilene Christian on Sep. 19. Both games will kickoff at 7 p.m. at the Sun
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EL PASO, Texas — As UTEP legend Jon Teicher gets set for his 40th season as the Miners play-by-play voice, he does so with a new partner. Former UTEP Quarterback Mike Perez will join Teicher in the booth for football games this fall. Perez played for UTEP from 1990-1993, and his brother Rocky led UTEP
Continue Reading 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.
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading 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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