EL PASO, Texas – UTEP announced their list of football recruits for next season. Head coach Dana Dimel spoke about his newest recruits at a news conference Wednesday that you can watch in the video player below. The 11 UTEP recruits are as follows: Dennis Barnes, DB, Fort Scott CC Willie Eldridge, RB, Cy Ranch
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are champions of their own tournament once again. On Tuesday night the Miners recaptured the Weststar Bank Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational title by defeating UC-Irvine, 67-61. The last time the Miners won the Sun Bowl Invitational was back in 2014. In the first half of the game,
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EL PASO, Texas — Jennifer Han steps back into the ring after almost two years off. She was busy in those two years, Han took the time to start a family. Ryan Moses is Jen’s newest and biggest fan. Born with all ten fingers and toes, Ryan Moses will be cheering in between naps. Han’s
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NEW YORK (AP) — Here’s one poll position no team may want: Louisville is the latest No. 1-and-done in an upset-crazed college hoops season. Davide Moretti scored 18 points and hit successive 3-pointers that helped Texas Tech knock off undefeated No. 1 Louisville 70-57 on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Louisville became the fourth
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The Conference-USA league office announced it’s All-Conference teams Tuesday, and UTEP was well recognized on both the C-USA Second Team and the C-USA All-Freshmen Team. Representing the Miners on the All-Conference Second Team were senior offensive lineman Derron Gatewood and senior defensive end Denzel Chukwukelu, while defensive end Praise Amaewhule and
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FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys have waived struggling kicker Brett Maher and replaced him with eight-year veteran Kai Forbath. Maher is the only kicker in NFL history with three field goals of at least 60 yards, but the Cowboys couldn’t count on him for the shorter ones that are often more critical. In his
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EL PASO, Texas — Arizona State, which finished 7-5, will face Florida State, 6-6 on the season, in the Tony The Tiger Sun Bowl from El Paso’s Sun Bowl Stadium on New Year’s eve. This will mark the third time in the last six seasons that the Pac-12’s Sun Devils have played in the Sun
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CHICAGO, Illinois — Ezekiel Elliott surpassed 1,000 rushing yards for the season Thursday night, but Dallas still couldn’t muster enough offense and came up short against the Chicago Bears 31-24. Elliott’s milestone moment came just a few minutes into the game on an eight-yard run by the highly-paid star running back, who also scored the
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — New Mexico State scored its eighth straight win over UTEP at the Pan American Center, 59-56, as the Aggies also handed the undefeated Miners their first lost of the season on Tuesday night. New Mexico State (5-4) rebounded in this season’s second Battle of I-10 game to recover from their
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — – Three weeks after UTEP knocked off New Mexico State in the Don Haskins Center, the I-10 rivals will lace ‘em up again, this time at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces. The Miners (5-0) and the Aggies (4-4) will meet for the 219th time on Tuesday at 7
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FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts — The Dallas Cowboys defense gave them a final chance to rally past New England, but the offense couldn’t make it happen. Tom Brady threw a touchdown pass and the Patriots’ defense held the Cowboys’ top-ranked offense without a TD for the first time this season as New England beat Dallas 13-9 on
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The thing that ties the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots is an intense dislike shared by the rest of the league. It’s the one strand that binds two franchises with opposite trajectories. The Cowboys were one of the most dominant teams of the 1970s and built a fan base that helped them remain
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EL PASO, Texas — UTEP sophomore transfer Kaden Archie will be ready to suit up in a UTEP uniform as the 6’6″ guard was announced immediately eligible for competition late Friday afternoon after getting an NCAA waiver. Archie, a transfer from TCU, will be ready to play on Nov. 27 as the Miners will host
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DETROIT, Michigan — Dak Prescott threw for 444 yards and three touchdowns, lifting the Dallas Cowboys to a 35-27 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday. The Cowboys (6-4) have won three of four games, leaning on the league’s top offense. Dallas has had balance with the ball, but Prescott was passing with such ease
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EL PASO, Texas — Here are the high school football scores for week 12 of the Borderland Blitz: 11/14 & 11/15 Montwood 32 Midland Lee 65 Chapin 7 Amarillo 14 Hanks 34 Austin 14 Andress 9 Canutillo 27 Fabens 7 Seminole 35 Frenship 35 Americas 36 Lubbock Coronado 54 Eastwood 41 Bowie 28 Parkland 64
Continue Reading Ellie Goulding will perform during the Dallas Cowboys’ game against the Buffalo Bills on Thanksgiving, despite earlier threats to drop out, the Salvation Army told CNN. The Thanksgiving halftime show is a Cowboys tradition kicking off the Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign, which collects donations to benefit poor and homeless people through the holidays. Earlier
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EL PASO, Texas – For the first time in its storied history, the Sun Bowl will bear a new sponsor. And Sun Bowl Association Executive Director Bernie Olivas thinks its “Grrrr-eat!” The city of El Paso will host the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl for the 86th season on December 31, 2019, keeping its streak
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — UTEP’s defense shut down New Mexico State on Tuesday evening as the Miners claimed a 65-50 victory in basketball’s “Battle of I-10.” UTEP never trailed throughout the second half of the game – their smallest lead was ten points – as the Miners brought their series losing streak against the Aggies
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EL PASO – UTEP will host New Mexico State in the 218th meeting in the “Battle of I-10” at the Don Haskins Center on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. The Aggies lead the all-time series 114-103, while the Miners have lost the last nine contests. UTEP’s last win came on Nov. 22, 2014, a 77-76
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP returns home Saturday as the Miners host East Division foe Charlotte for the first time ever. Kickoff is set for 1:05 p.m. MT at Sun Bowl Stadium in El Paso. “We are playing Charlotte this week, which will be a big test for us because they are on a nice roll,”
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EL PASO, Texas — The University of Texas-El Paso fired the head coach of its women’s softball program Friday after six seasons that failed to produce a winning record. “Tobin Echo-Hawk will not return for the 2020 season,” UTEP Athletic Director Jim Seter said in a statement. “We thank Tobin for her service to UTEP and the
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EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners kicked off their 2019-2020 campaign with a win over New Mexico Highlands on Tuesday night. The final score was 93-70. UTEP was in full control of the game from the very beginning. By halftime, the Miners had a 20 point lead up 44-24. Against a division 2 school
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EL PASO, Texas — P.O.D. aka Payable on Death, a Christian metal band formed in 1992 and based in San Diego, was named Tuesday evening as the halftime show performer for college football’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl game on Dec. 31. “Having Yselta del Sur Pueblo as a sponsor allows us to bring back
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In a World Series where neither team has won a home game, the Houston Astros are taking a 3-2 series lead … home. The first pitch of Game 6 is scheduled for 7:07 p.m. (8:07 p.m. ET) at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, where the Washington Nationals took a 2-0 lead in the series last week
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A Houston Astros executive accused of verbally accosting female journalists has been fired, the team said. The team announced Thursday that Brandon Taubman, the Astros’ assistant general manager, was fired for his postgame outburst aimed at female reporters following Saturday night’s American League Championship Series victory. “His conduct does not reflect the values of our
Continue Reading HOUSTON, Texas — Juan Soto homered onto the train tracks high above the left field wall and hit a two-run double as the Washington Nationals tagged Gerrit Cole and the Houston Astros 5-4 Tuesday night in the World Series opener. Not even a history-making home run by postseason star George Springer and another drive that
Continue Reading National Champion runner-up Texas Tech is heading to the Borderland for an exhibition game. They will take on the Miners October 12th, 2019. The tickets are already on sale and will be $10 each. Seating is first come, first serve. All the proceeds from the game will be donated to the GECU Foundation in support
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