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
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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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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — The Green Bay Packers stayed on offense during the NFL draft, a major change from their usual strategy. After trading up four spots in the first round to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th overall pick, the Packers added Boston College running back A.J. Dillon in the second
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Steven Montez has a home in the National Football League. After going unpicked in the NFL Draft, Montez is signing as an undrafted free agent with the Washington Redskins. Montez, a Class 5A All-State honors-earning Del Valle High School alum, spent his collegiate career at Colorado – which
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(Editor’s note: The NFL Draft resumes LIVE again on ABC-7 on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys turned the focus to their bigger needs on defense on the second day of the NFL draft Friday night, taking Alabama cornerback Trevon Diggs and defensive tackle Neville Gallimore of Oklahoma. The
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DALLAS, Texas — Jace Prescott, the older brother of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, died Thursday, the team said. He was 31. The Cowboys confirmed the older Prescott’s death in a brief statement. There was no information on how or where Jace Prescott died. The older Prescott was an offensive lineman a decade ago at
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(Editor’s note: The NFL Draft can be seen LIVE on ABC-7 Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys selected Oklahoma receiver CeeDee Lamb with the 17th pick in the first round of the NFL draft
Continue Reading (Editor’s note: The NFL Draft can be seen LIVE on ABC-7 Thursday from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.) EL PASO, Texas — Dreams of playing in the NFL are closer than they’ve ever been before for Steven Montez. The former Del
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The UTEP Miners were in need of some size, and now it appears they have it. Kristian Sjolund, a transfer from Georgia Tech out of the Atlantic Coast Conference, has committed to UTEP. The news was first reported by Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports. Sjolund is a 6’8 sophomore forward who could have three years
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EL PASO, TX Even though he still has two more years of high school left, a running back from Burges High School just received an offer to play football at the University of Texas. Tavorus Jones sent out a tweet Monday night that after a great talk with Longhorns head coach Tom Herman, the Longhorns
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AUSTIN, Texas — Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s announcement Friday that all Texas schools are to remain closed for the rest of the school year, the University Interscholastic League (UIL) has cancelled all remaining 2019-2020 spring sports and activities and state championships. Practices, rehearsals, and workouts remain suspended until further notice While some school districts across
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EL PASO, TX Another UTEP Miner has decided to leave the basketball program. This time it is sophomore guard, Kaden Archie. Archie has elected to transfer after playing for the Miners for just one season. He joined UTEP in the middle of the 2019-20 season after transferring from TCU. He was granted eligibility in November
Continue Reading PROSPER, Texas — Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott on Tuesday denied he hosted a weekend party with “as many as 30 guests,” despite stay-at-home orders in effect across the state of Texas. “To set the record straight — I know that we all need to do our best to socially distance and like everyone else,
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EL PASO, Texas — The NFL Draft will still go on as scheduled next week. And for the hopefuls anxious to hear their name called, there is little time to waste. So with gyms closed due to Covid-19, prospects are getting in their training anyway they can. If that means sprinting through construction sites, so
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EL PASO, Texas — A UTEP football player said Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus. Miners fullback Forrest McKee made his announcement on Twitter, saying he was dealing with a whirlwind of emotions after being diagnosed with the virus about a week ago. In his post, McKee said he was on his
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada — The NFL’s Las Vegas Raiders are eyeing the possibility of Covid-19 impacting the completion date of their new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, where two construction workers have tested positive for the virus. A report from Forbes says the team is considering playing some games at UNLV’s Sam Boyd Stadium as a backup
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EL PASO, Texas – It was no secret that UTEP Men’s Basketball Coach Rodney Terry and the Miners were looking to add depth via the transfer market this offseason, and they secured their first reported commitment this morning from North Alabama transfer Christian Agnew, per CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein. Agnew, a 6’2″ sophomore guard from
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Former Texas Rangers star Josh Hamilton has been indicted on a felony charge of injury to a child after his teenage daughter accused him of beating her. A Tarrant County grand jury indicted the 38-year-old Hamilton on Monday. He remains free on $30,000 bond after he turned himself in to
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El Paso, TX El Paso High School has found its next head football coach, while San Elizario High School now begins a search of their own. Tuesday, Ray Aguilar Jr. announced he was leaving San Elizario to take a head coaching position at El Paso High School. For the last two seasons, Aguilar Jr. has
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s not easy signing to compete at a division one university, but with hard work and determination, anything is possible. Hanks runner Rodger Rivera put in the work and is now able to reap the rewards. Rivera signed with the University of Texas and will be running for the Longhorns in
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EL PASO, Texas — During these uncertain times, families are in need of help putting food on the table. Some local foundations are stepping in to help El Paso’s only food bank. The Paul L. Foster Family Foundation and the Woody and Gayle Hunt Family Foundation, in partnership with MountainStar Sports Group Foundation, have established
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