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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EL PASO, Texas – Coronado-Franklin. Ysleta-Riverside. Eastwood-Bel-Air. Jefferson-Bowie. Chapin-Andress. The turn of February brings with it District Rivalries in Borderland Basketball, and the atmosphere at last Friday’s Chapin-Andress game was a friendly reminder that this season, high school basketball in El Paso is as good as it’s ever been. “Andress-Chapin games are always hard fought,”
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — As tributes for the sports legend pour in, many are searching for memorabilia to remember Kobe Bryant. Here in El Paso, merchandise is scarce. ABC-7 spoke to Kobe fans who were visibly upset, not just about Kobe’s death, but also upset about having a hard time finding Kobe merchandise to add
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EL PASO, Texas — A visual tribute to the late NBA great Kobe Bryant took place in El Paso on Monday night. The windmills along Interstate 10 at Airway were lit up in honor of the Los Angeles Lakers legend. Those windmills displayed yellow and purple lights, which are – of course – the Lakers
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EDINBURG, Texas — Ivan Aurrecoechea scored 19 points and New Mexico State extended its win streak to nine games, beating Texas Rio Grande Valley 67-62 on Saturday night. Johnny McCants added 12 points and seven rebounds for New Mexico State (15-6, 6-0 Western Athletic Conference). The Lobos were up 10 with 3:17 to play before
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DENTON, Texas — Three days after the UTEP men’s basketball team shook off their road demons, they returned Saturday at North Texas. North Texas raced out an 11-point halftime lead, and held off a late Miners rally to hang for the 67-57 win. UTEP (12-9, 3-5) cut the deficit to 58-53 with three and a
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EL PASO, Texas – Manny Flores is a sophomore at Chapin. He was an All-District performer on last year’s team that won 16 games. But he has already noticed how much things have changed this season. “Everywhere we go is like ‘Oh you play for Chapin,'” says Flores. They’re always saying Hi to us, asking
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EL PASO, Texas – From Eastwood High School to the Big Leagues, Frank Castillo carried El Paso with him wherever he went. Now, he will be immortalized in the city he called home. City Council voted Tuesday to dedicate Frank Castillo Park on El Paso’s east side. Castillo pitched for 13 seasons in the major
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EL PASO, Texas — It’s been a roller coaster of a season for the UTEP basketball team, but on Monday some good news for forward Bryson Williams. The redshirt junior was named Conference USA’s co-player of the week. Williams averaged 27.5 points per game 8.5 boards per contest, as Conference USA announced the forward as
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SANTA CLARA, California – With Green Bay’s 37-20 loss to the San Francisco 49ers, the dream season for El Paso native Aaron Jones came to a close Sunday. But Jones did manage to put his name in the Packers’ record books. Jones scored two touchdowns (one receiving and one rushing) to up his season long
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NEW YORK — Jason Garrett is headed to the other side of the Giants-Cowboys rivalry. New York announced Friday night that the former Dallas coach will join new coach Joe Judge’s staff as the offensive coordinator. Garrett was told Jan. 5 he was not being brought back by the Cowboys after coaching the team for
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced that it continues fortifying and building on the success of the club’s inaugural season by bringing back two additional members of the pilot squad that made it to the 2019 Western Conference Final. Memo Diaz and Moses Makinde have re-signed for the 2020 season. Local Gadsen product
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP pulled off the biggest comeback victory in the history of its’ hoops program on Wednesday night. After trailing by as much as 24 points in the second half, the Miners (11-7, 2-3 Conference USA) battled back for an 80-77 overtime win over UTSA (8-10, 2-3 C-USA) at the Don Haskins
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HOUSTON, Texas — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s sign-stealing during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season. In the sport’s largest scandal since the Biogenesis drug suspensions in 2013, Commissioner
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Incredible moment.Legendary @dallascowboys coach @JimmyJohnson finds out live on TV he is the newest member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/GK3jlSlWRz— FOX Sports (@FOXSports) January 13, 2020 CANTON, Ohio — Jimmy Johnson, who coached the Dallas Cowboys to two Super Bowl championships in the 1990s, has been elected to the Pro Football Hall
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes stalked up and down the sideline like a field marshal rallying his troops, the brilliant young quarterback imploring the Kansas City Chiefs to stay together even as the Houston Texans were on the verge of taking them apart. The Chiefs already faced a 24-0 hole, bigger than any
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EL PASO, Texas — A new semi-professional basketball team is taking the court for its very first season. The Southwest Desertcats was established in 2019 by Samantha Stukes and Paris Wall. The team is made up of local players who have made the Skyline Optimist Club their home court. Wall is the head coach of
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EL PASO, Texas – A home opener versus Texas Tech and the Battle of I-10 returning to El Paso are just two of the marquee match-ups that highlight the 2020 UTEP football schedule, which was announced on Wednesday. “We’re excited about entering our third season and putting a team on the field that more closely reflects
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FRISCO, Texas — Mike McCarthy didn’t take long before mentioning that his Super Bowl title came at the home of the Dallas Cowboys. The former Green Bay coach then quickly added that he was ready to win his next championship with the Cowboys, who are going on 25 years since their previous trip to football’s
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EL PASO, Texas — Sophomore point guard Jordan Lathon is returning to the UTEP Miners, per a report confirmed from ESPN 600 El Paso. Lathon enterered the transfer portal last Sunday, but now he rejoins the team as they’ve begun their Conference USA schedule. Lathon led the team in assists and rebounds, and had started
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