AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Officials in Texas have decided to postpone the boys’ state basketball tournament after the Thursday afternoon session for Class 3A schools. The University Interscholastic League, which governs extracurricular activities in Texas’ public schools, said it made the call due to growing concerns about the COVID-19 virus. For most people, the new
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Western Athletic Conference along with Conference USA announced the cancellations of their respective basketball tournaments Thursday due to coronavirus concerns. In a statement, the WAC said, “this decision has been made based upon new information, including the recommendation of the NCAA’s COVID-19 advisory panel.” Both the men’s and women’s
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The UTEP Miners saw an early exit from the Conference USA Basketball Tournament Wednesday in Frisco, TX. UTEP lost to Marshall in the first round of the tournament by a final score of 86-78. The Miners kept it close in the early minutes of the game, and also down the stretch. A crucial moment in
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FRISCO, Texas – Conference USA and NCAA March Madness basketball tournament games are not open to the general public because of concerns about the spread of coronavirus. The college basketball tournaments for the Big Ten, Big 12, Big East, Big West, Pac-12, Mid-American, Southeastern, Atlantic Coast, Atlantic 10 and American Athletic conferences are also being played
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s team got another step closer to a Conference USA Tournament championship. The Miners defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls in the first round of the tournament by a final score of 95-67. Additionally, the 95 points are the fourth-highest total by any program in C-USA tournament history. Sabine Lipe
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PISTOIA, Italy — Italy announced a country-wide lockdown on Monday impacting more than 60 million people, among them is former UTEP star basketball player Randy Culpepper. The country-wide lockdown comes after a total of 463 people have died so far from the Coronavirus in Italy. ABC-7 got an exclusive interview with former UTEP basketball player
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ORANGE COUNTY, California – El Paso Locomotive FC kicked off its sophomore season in USL Championship, playing to a scoreless draw against Orange County SC on the road this weekend. “I thought we could’ve been better on the ball particularly in their half of the field,” said Locomotive head coach Mark Lowry. “We turned it over
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HOUSTON, Texas — Souley Boum had a game-high 25 points as UTEP edged past Rice 77-72 on Saturday in the regular-season finale. Daryl Edwards added 22 points for the Miners. Boum hit 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Bryson Williams had nine rebounds and three blocks for UTEP (17-14, 8-10 Conference USA), which
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MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — It wasn’t an easy road getting there, but for the UTEP Miners it doesn’t really matter. Wednesday night in Murfreesboro, the Miners defeated the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders by a final score of 60-56. With the victory, UTEP secured a spot in this year’s Conference USA Tournament. Last season, UTEP failed to
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EL PASO, Texas – Look around El Paso. Go for a walk in San Jacinto Plaza to see the lit up tree during the holidays, the fanfare that comes with the yearly Sun Bowl, or maybe catch the UTEP women’s basketball team in action as the program rises. There’s a constant behind all of this.
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EL PASO, Texas — Daryl Edwards had a career-high 34 points as UTEP snapped a five-game losing streak by knocking off Rice 68-62 on Saturday. Edwards shot 8 for 12 from deep. Souley Boum had 16 points, seven assists and six rebounds for UTEP (14-14, 5-10 Conference USA). Bryson Williams added 10 points. Jordan Lathon
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EL PASO, Texas — Two former NFL players were walking free on bond Friday after federal agents said they caught them with over 150 pounds of marijuana at the Sierra Blanca checkpoint. A federal judge in El Paso granted bond Friday to former Cleveland Browns starting offensive tackle Greg Robinson and former Indianapolis Colts wide
Continue Reading SIERRA BLANCA, Texas — Cleveland Browns player Gregory Robinson was arrested and jailed in El Paso after U.S. Border Patrol agents found 157 pounds of marijuana in a car at a checkpoint, officials said Thursday. Robinson, 27, and Jaquan Bray, 26, were charged in a federal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute
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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — El Paso Locomotive FC scored a 2-0 victory in an international friendly Wednesday afternoon, but it will be as short a trip as they make all season. The Locomotive defeated sister club FC Juarez Bravos in Juarez in a shutout as part of their exhibition schedule. FC Juarez played with their
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EL PASO, Texas — Organizers of the El Paso Marathon said Wednesday they were stripping this year’s men’s winner of his title and banning him from future races after it was discovered he cheated. Joe Morales was declared the marathon winner this past Sunday, but officials said it’s now been determined that another runner was
Continue Reading Los Angeles Angels superstar Mike Trout has joined the list of Major League Baseball players criticizing the league for how it handled the Houston Astros cheating scandal. Speaking to reporters, Trout called the situation “sad for baseball.” “I don’t agree with the punishments, the players not getting anything,” Trout said. “It was a player-driven thing.
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Running fever hit the Borderland on Sunday as the El Paso Marathon, Half Marathon and 5K finally arrived. Although not everyone got a trophy, each runner had something to celebrate, like Adelynn Rodriguez who was the first female finisher in the 5K. “It feels amazing,” said the 12-year-old Rodriguez. “It is
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s sweetheart, Jennifer Han proved once again that she still has it. It being the ability to step into a boxing ring and fight as if she never left. After nearly 2 years away from the boxing ring, Han was able to come away with a victory in her return
Continue Reading The Houston Astros kicked off spring training with another apology for illegal signal-stealing during their 2017 championship run — but don’t expect the owner to disavow their World Series win or feel that he should be punished. Astros owner Jim Crane and two players expressed remorse Thursday for the scandal during a news conference in
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EL PASO, Texas — Carlos De La Torre loves the Dallas Cowboys, whether they win or lose. At just 6 years old, De La Torre has dreams of one day being the head coach of the Cowboys. But until then, he first has to make it through kindergarten. It was back in October when De
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EL PASO, Texas – For the 14th year, runners young and old from across the Borderland and from as far as Germany will lace up their shoes for the Michelob Ultra El Paso Marathon, the TFCU Half Marathon and the Crave Kids Dash this Sunday, February 16. The starting line is in historic Sunset Heights
Continue Reading One bad game against the Houston Astros in 2017 cost relief pitcher Mike Bolsinger his career. Bolsinger, who pitched for the Toronto Blue Jays, is now suing the Astros claiming their sign-stealing scheme is the reason his career was cut short after an August 2017 game in which he gave up four runs against the
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NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Malik Curry scored 18 points and made eight assists, Kalu Ezikpe scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds off the bench and Old Dominion beat UTEP 72-53 on Saturday. Xavier Green scored 13 points and made three steals for the Monarchs (10-15, 6-6 Conference USA), who outrebounded the Miners 41-34 and
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Aaron Jones’ work on the field in 2019 vaulted him to the top of the NFL. But off the field, the work starts in his hometown with two local trainers. At Top View Fitness in northeast El Paso, Aaron and his brother Alvin train each offseason with El Paso
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso native Gabriel Nolasco has been running since his Ysleta High school days. He kept at it when work moved him to Houston in 2008. But when he moved back home, his recreational hobby drew some interest. “When I moved back to El Paso, I noticed that a lot of
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CHARLOTTE, North Carolina — Highly-touted sophomore transfer Kaden Archie was suspended for UTEP’s next two games for “conduct detrimental to the team,” athletic officials announced shortly before tip-off of Thursday evening’s game at Charlotte. Without the 6’6″ guard, the Miners fell to the 49ers, 68-64 after having a five point lead at halftime. Archie did
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SYRACUSE, New York – El Paso native and Burges High School grad Tony White has been hired as the defensive coordinator at Syracuse. White goes to Syracuse from Arizona State, where he was promoted to defensive coordinator in December after spending the previous two seasons as Defensive Backs Coach. White’s only game as Coordinator for
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP football held a press conference on Wednesday in the Hall of Champions on the complete Miners’ 2020 signing class. Head coach Dana Dimel spoke to the media regarding the newest Miner signees — and he’s pretty excited about the players he’s got joining the program. (You can watch his complete
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EL PASO, Texas — While most people were sitting down for the big game over the weekend, Homeland Security Investigations – the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security – had other plans. On Super Bowl Sunday, agent Jesse Lazcano was confiscating 331 counterfeit items being sold at Fox Plaza in El Paso. “During these sporting
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