AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas entered the new month with summer camps, including sports camps, allowed to open as the state relaxed some of the rules put in place to control the spread of the coronavirus. Executive orders issued in mid-May allowed camps to begin reopening May 31, provided they follow social distancing guidelines. Texas
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will soon allow outdoor pro sports events to have spectators, but the numbers will be strictly limited, under a new order Thursday from Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. Abbott revised a decision to let pro sports leagues host events without fans starting in June as part of the state’s move to reopen
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EL PASO, Texas – A year ago around this time Americas High School grad Darrell Hernaiz was signing his professional baseball contract with the Baltimore Orioles. Fast forward to today, Hernaiz is turning heads not only around El Paso, but on the national radar as a top prospect. “I wasn’t really proved coming out of
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EL PASO, Texas — For Zoe Hankins it was now or never. The Parkland senior had been close to winning a state championship in wrestling before, but she was down to her final chance entering her senior year. Hankins finished third at state her junior year, but she learned from her mistakes and vowed to
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EL PASO, Texas – KVIA ABC-7’s Erik Elken is the new play-by-play man for the UTEP football and men’s basketball streams on ESPN3 and ESPN+, while ABC-7’s Nate Ryan will handle the call for the Miner women’s basketball streams on ESPN+. Elken is the main co-anchor at ABC-7 for the station’s flagship weeknight newscasts. Erik
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EL PASO, Texas — For three of the newest members of UTEP’s basketball team, Rodney Terry’s locker room won’t be the first they’ve shared. Jamal Bieniemy, Kristian Sjolund, and Emmanuel White played for Bobby Sanders at Tompkins High in Katy, Texas where they were 6A State runners-up in 2018. “Jamal was the leader of the
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AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott says that Texas is working to have the college football season start on time, with at least some fans in attendance, as the state continues to reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic. “Once we get to college football season, our goal right now is to have college football season start as planned,
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EL PASO, Texas — Perhaps no one is as excited about the reopening of gyms in El Paso as the college athletes who need to get game ready for next season. And with athletes forced to keep away from their respective campuses due to Covid-19, gyms on the home front are turning into training parlors
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EL PASO, Texas — By this time of year, El Paso Chihuahuas fans are usually finding their way out to Southwest University Park to enjoy baseball games. This, though, is not a normal situation as both major- and minor-league baseball seasons have not started due to Covid-19 affecting cities and ballparks across the United States.
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EL PASO, Texas – ABC-7 Sports Director Adrian Ochoa speaks with UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Senter talks about the athletic department staff returning to campus, as well as the impact the Covid-19 crisis has had on the athletic department’s budget.
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP head football coach Dana Dimel didn’t have to look very far to find a possible recruit. On Friday, Americas High School running back Aaron Dumas tweeted that he had received an offer from UTEP. The soon-to-be senior already has other offers from division one programs that include Arizona State and
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For Tristen Licon it all started with a dream of playing college basketball. It didn’t matter whether it was at a division one program, or at a division three school like Sul Ross State University. Licon was going to make the most of his opportunity, and he did just that by capping off a stellar
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EL PASO, Texas — You can’t say El Paso doesn’t have the talent when it comes to football. Back in April, Burges High School running back Tavorus Jones received an offer from the University of Texas, but that was only a sign of big things to come. Thursday, Jones tweeted that he had received another
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EL PASO, Texas — Few people have accomplished what Fred Wendt achieved during his time as a UTEP Miner. The All-American running back set UTEP records and was versatile in the way he played in the game. UTEP confirms Wendt died on May 18 at the age of 95. He was born on July 15, 1924 in
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EL PASO, Texas – In a time where patience has proved fundamental, it has paid off for Rodney Terry and the UTEP men’s basketball team in the biggest way way possible. The Miners struck gold Thursday when Oklahoma transfer guard Jamal Bienemy chose the Miners as his new home, per a report from Stadium’s Jeff
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AUSTIN, Texas — It’s the first step in getting sports back on high school campuses. On Tuesday, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) sent an email to school district athletic directors and coaches informing them that summer strength and conditioning workouts will be allowed to begin on June 8th. The news comes a day after Texas
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NEW YORK, New York — NFL teams can begin reopening their facilities on Tuesday if state and local governments will allow it. In a memo sent to the 32 teams Friday by Commissioner Roger Goodell and obtained by The Associated Press, he stressed that the clubs must be “in compliance with any additional public health
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Bob Watson, a former MLB player and general manager, has died. He was 74. The two-time All-Star died Thursday in Houston, according to the Astros. “This is a very sad day for the Astros and for all of baseball. Bob Watson enjoyed a unique and remarkable career in Major League Baseball that
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Art Howe, a former Major League Baseball manager and player, is hospitalized with coronavirus. Howe, 73, told CNN affiliate KPRC 2 that he is in the intensive care unit. Howe said he first began feeling symptoms on May 3, describing chills that made him shake “like a leaf,” the outlet reported. He
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EL PASO, Texas – KVIA-TV ABC-7 is now the “Official Home of the UTEP Miners” after entering into a multi-year agreement with UTEP Athletics. The move unites the community’s premier intercollegiate athletics entity with the area’s preeminent news station. “We’re delighted to join forces with KVIA-TV on what we believe will be a mutually beneficial
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EL PASO, Texas — While there are still question marks surrounding the 2020 college athletic season, UTEP has revealed who will be headlining its Hall of Fame Class. The 2000 Western Athletic Conference Champion Football Team, Jeep Jackson (men’s basketball), Tanja Magoc (tennis), Lee Mays (football), Holly Russ (women’s basketball) and Jami Tullius (soccer) form
Continue Reading NEW YORK, NY — Major League Baseball owners gave the go-ahead Monday to making a proposal to the players’ union that could lead to the coronavirus-delayed season starting around the Fourth of July weekend in ballparks without fans, a plan that envisioned expanding the designated hitter to the National League for 2020. Spring training would
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DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys now know who, when, and where they’ll be playing this fall as the NFL has released the 2020 season schedule. It’s become a tradition to look over the team’s schedule and make a big deal out of it, but in reality, there’s so much parity in the league now
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EL PASO, Texas — The Wolves Den Gym in Central El Paso has had world class fighters walk through their doors. National stars like Roy Jones Jr., women’s world champion Jennifer Han and many, many more have trained at the Den. Wolves Den Gym manager and fight trainer Jerry Sano, who was once a sparring
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SAM ELIZARIO, Texas — The San Elizario Eagles have found their next head football coach, and they didn’t have to look very far. Roberto Herrera will lead the Eagles next football season after having served the last 2 years as defensive coordinator for the football program. Herrera has 22 years of coaching experience. In 2018,
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The Kansas City Chiefs will open defense of their Super Bowl championship by hosting Houston on Sept. 10 in the NFL’s annual kickoff game — pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, of course. The Texans won a regular-season game at Arrowhead Stadium in 2019, then blew a 24-0 lead in the divisional round of the
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EL PASO, Texas — A baseball player from Coronado High School is ready to take that next step in his playing career. Jorge Cuevas has committed to play baseball at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA). UTSA is a division one program in Conference USA. Cuevas played shortstop for the Thunderbirds and as
Continue Reading DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys are shoring up the quarterback ranks behind franchise-tagged starter Dak Prescott. On Saturday, the Cowboys announced on their website the signing of former Cincinnati Bengals long-time starter Andy Dalton to a one-year deal as Precott’s backup, which ESPN reported could be worth up to $7 million. The Bengals released
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A wrestler from Hanks High School is ready to take the next step in her wrestling career. On Monday, Victoria Nunez signed with Mckendree University, a division 2 school located in Lebanon, Illinois. The wrestling program at Mckendree University is top notch. The women’s team has won back to back national titles, and now Nunez
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EL PASO, Texas — The City and County of El Paso late Monday night announced it has opted to allow golf courses to open back up to the public, but with restrictions. In a late night social media posting, officials said the courses, employees and golfers must adhere to the following measures below to reduce
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