Houston Rockets guard Russell Westbrook announced on Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19. In a statement issued via social media, Westbrook says he’s feeling well as he anticipates joining his teammates once cleared from the virus. “I tested positive for Covid-19 prior to my team’s departure to Orlando,” said Westbrook in his statement. “I’m
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Locomotive FC (1-0-1, 4 points) returned to Southwest University Park to host Rio Grande Valley FC, securing a critical three points in a 1-0 victory on Saturday. Midfielder Dylan Mares tallied the loan goal to open his Locomotive scorecard. “I was amazed by how good the guys were, to be honest considering
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EL PASO, Texas — James McClain Green III doesn’t take life for granted. He made a vow that nothing was going to get in the way of the sport that he loves, wrestling. Green’s journey has been a fight every step of the way, but now the recent Franklin High School graduate is ready to
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EL PASO, Texas — KVIA is committed to bringing soccer fans all of the action from the Locomotive FC as the team prepares to restart their season. KVIA will be airing a total of 6 games on the El Paso/Las Cruces CW, beginning with this Saturday’s home game against Rio Grande Valley FC. El Paso
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP soccer team is ready to hit the pitch for the 2020 season, and fans can now get their hands on season tickets. The 2020 UTEP soccer home schedule was released on Wednesday, which includes an abbreviated C-USA slate and a match-up against Pacific-12 foe Arizona State. For the first
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EL PASO, Texas — The El Paso Locomotive announced Monday that its first two home matches of the revived United Soccer League season will now be without fans at Southwest University Park due to coronavirus concerns. Those two games feature Rio Grande Valley FC this upcoming Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and New Mexico United on
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EL PASO, Texas — National Championship Sports, a private athletic organization, is moving forward with it’s youth baseball tournament in the Sun City. The group will be playing at Blackie Chester Park and Marty Robins Park over the July Fourth holiday weekend. The City of El Paso is not affiliated with the group as it
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The El Paso Locomotive announced the team will host Rio Grande Valley FC on Saturday, July 11. It will be the team’s first game at Southwest University Park since the coronavirus pandemic led to the postponement of the USL season. “We are very excited to be back in action on July
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EL PASO, Texas — For Jacob Ontiveros, no obstacle was too much to overcome. The recent graduate of El Paso High School is headed to Trinity University in San Antonio on an athletic scholarship. Ontiveros was on the cross country team as well as the track and field team. He helped lead the Tigers to
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Six FC Dallas players have tested positive for Covid-19 since arriving in Florida ahead of the upcoming “MLS is Back Tournament,” the league says. Two of the players tested positive for Covid-19 after the team was tested Saturday when they arrived in Orlando, Florida. Four others tested positive in the past two days, MLS said
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EL PASO, Texas – Athletes are missing out on their seasons, but also for a chance to put up numbers. If you’re trying impress college scouts, that hurts. But no fear, because El Paso-area baseball facility Beimel Elite Athletics is bringing it you virtually through HitTrax, a high-tech ball simulator. Just like in a regular
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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
Continue Reading 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,
Continue Reading 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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