DALLAS, Texas — The Texas Rangers say several of their employees have tested positive for Covid-19 in the last few days. The team said anyone who had direct contact with those affected was sent home from Globe Life Field. The Rangers said no one will be allowed back inside without receiving a negative test for
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DALLAS, Texas — Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott says he is feeling “normal” after testing positive for the coronavirus earlier this month. “I would say I maybe had one or two days where I felt symptoms, and even then it wasn’t too bad,” Elliott said during a Twitch chat with Scooter Magruder this week.
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CANTON, Ohio — The NFL on Thursday canceled the Hall of Fame game that traditionally opens the preseason and is delaying the 2020 induction ceremonies for a year because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Aug. 6 exhibition game in Canton between the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers is the first on-field event the league has
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive now know which teams they will face when the USL Championship season resumes on July 11. The Locomotive are assigned to Group C. They will be joined by the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, New Mexico United (Albuquerque, NM), and the Real Monarchs SLC (Salt Lake City, Utah).
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Athletics will be implementing a clear bag policy for all six 2020 football home games, and continuing throughout the 2020-21 athletic year including men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball, soccer and softball. The new policy is designed to expedite entry, increase safety and limit the physical contact associated with traditional bag
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame will soon welcome in 8 new members. On Wednesday, the class of 2020 was announced with athletes from various sports such as football, golf, even pro wrestling. The 2020 Class is as follows: (Living Athlete Category) Ernie Bautista, TrackJohn ‘Rocky’ Coppinger, BaseballMonica Townsend, Golf
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EL PASO, Texas — When the 2020 USL Championship season was suspended back in March, there was a lot of uncertainty whether soccer would be able to return. Fast forward three months later, the USL is now preparing for a return to play. Wednesday, the league released its revised 2020 season format. The plan is
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NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball players have agreed to report to training camp starting July 1, as all remaining issues have been resolved. Meanwhile, MLB issued a 60-game schedule Tuesday night that will start July 23 or 24 in empty ballparks as the sport tries to push ahead amid the coronavirus following months
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DALLAS, Texas — Dak Prescott will be a Cowboy for at least one more year. A Dallas Cowboys source confirmed to ABC affiliate WFAA that the Cowboys’ quarterback has officially signed his $31.4 million exclusive franchise tender. The tag ensures the 26-year-old Prescott will remain with the team through 2020. Even though he signed, the
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EL PASO, Texas – Cortney Casey is a rising star on the MMA circuit, but first got her kicks in at UTEP as a member of the Miner women’s soccer team from 2005-2009. Casey scored 21 goals in 82 games for the Miners, and vividly remembers her time in the blue and orange. “El Paso
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and Green Bay Packers star running back Aaron Jones is speaking out on social injustice after becoming a new father just two months ago. In an essay written for the Players’ Tribune entitled “Two Fathers,” Jones said having a baby followed by seeing the death of George Floyd
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EL PASO, Texas — The Racing to End Alzheimer’s BMW M4 stopped in El Paso Saturday as it makes its way from coast to coast. The BMW left Daytona Beach Friday and is headed to Monterey, California. The group calls it “an impossible-to-miss black and purple BMW covered with more than 80 names of people
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EL PASO, Texas — Kenneth Cooper Jr. doesn’t consider himself a hero, he was just trying to do the right thing. Cooper Jr., 15, is a soon-to-be junior at Pebble Hills High School. He plays quarterback for the Spartans and is looking forward to starting on the varsity team for the first time. Cooper Jr.
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive are closer than ever to returning to the pitch. On Friday, it was made official after the USL Championship and its players’ association came to a “formal agreement” to open its season on July 11. In a news release from the USL, the league said both sides
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AUSTIN, Texas — Just four days after University of Texas at Austin began voluntary summer workouts for the football team, school officials confirmed 13 athletes have tested positive for the coronavirus. All 13 players are now self-isolating, while 10 other student-athletes are in self-quarantine and are asymptomatic, according to a Thursday press release. Last week,
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The list of athletics programs in universities across the US reporting coronavirus cases is growing. From Auburn University to the University of Central Florida, dozens of athletes have tested positive after returning to campus in recent weeks, prompting questions about the possibility of some college sports returning when the fall semester begins. The NCAA began
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EL PASO, Texas — The University Interscholastic League legislative council has lifted the ban for Friday night live broadcasts of Texas high school football games during the 2020 season Wednesday morning. The unprecedented decision, made due to fears of CoVid-19, reverses the “Friday night rule” which banned Friday night footballs games from being broadcasted on
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners began the process this week of trying to get back to football during the era of Covid-19. Monday, members of the football team returned to campus for voluntary workouts. As of now only around 45 members of the team are allowed to train at UTEP facilities. That number
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Cuban is ready to talk business — or whatever else his radio listeners want to discuss. The outspoken Dallas Mavericks owner will host specials on SiriusXM’s Business Radio on the next two Thursdays, speaking about business issues and answering questions from callers. “Ask Me Anything with Mark Cuban” will air
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El Paso, TX – When one door closes, another one opens. That was the case for the El Paso Rhinos after the team announced Tuesday that it will join two new hockey leagues. The team’s previous league, the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) suspended operations due to the coronavirus pandemic. Rather than wait for the
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott has tested positive for Covid-19, a source close to him told ABC affiliate WFAA. According to the source, Elliott is “fine” and has no symptoms. He was tested because someone he’d been in contact with tested positive for the virus. The news about Elliott came
Continue Reading AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The interim president of the University of Texas said Monday he is scheduling meetings with student groups after dozens of Longhorns athletes said they wanted the school to ditch “The Eyes of Texas” song and rename several campus buildings. The athletes said last week they won’t help the school recruit future
Continue Reading Several players for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans have tested positive for the coronavirus, sources tell NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero. None of the players were in the teams’ facilities and both teams followed proper health protocols, according to the report. “Due to federal and local privacy laws, we are unable to
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The PGA Tour spent two months learning about the COVID-19 pandemic and trying to develop a safe plan to return, followed by another month hoping for the best. Commissioner Jay Monahan said his confidence in the plan came with a dose of uncertainty. “If we … got into a situation
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The PGA Tour completed a safe and successful return to competition, and so did Daniel Berger. He made a 10-foot birdie putt on the final hole and then won the Charles Schwab Challenge by saving par behind the 17th hole in a playoff. Collin Morikawa, who missed a 6-foot putt
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Colonial already was quiet with no spectators around for the return of the PGA Tour on Thursday. And then at 8:46 a.m., it came to a standstill. Commissioner Jay Monahan stood on the first tee for the 8:46 a.m. starting time that was listed on the tee sheet without any
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EL PASO, Texas — Covid-19 has put a damper on a variety of activities across the country. For running enthusiasts, not being able to participate in marathons has been especially difficult. But an El Paso running club is looking to provide an outlet and allow runners to take part in a virtual fun run marathon.
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EL PASO, Texas – Joe Beimel pitched in the MLB for 13 seasons. And now, he and former MLB catcher Brent Dean run Beimel Elite Athletics, one of the best baseball training programs in the country. You won’t find a bigger advocate for Beimel Elite than former El Paso Chihuahuas Outfielder Cody Decker. “They run
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP is getting the ball rolling for students athletes to return to campus. UTEP athletes will be allowed to return for voluntary workouts in phases beginning on June 15. The news was confirmed this week by UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter. “It is important for us to bring student-athletes back
Continue Reading Texas football coach Tom Herman empathizes with black student-athletes and the double standard that he says fans have regarding them. Discussing race relations in an interview with the Austin American-Statesman on Monday, Herman said he knows that something as simple as being pulled over for making an illegal U-turn can be a very different experience
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