EL PASO, Texas – UTEP men’s basketball coach Joe Golding spoke with ABC-7 prior to the team’s upcoming game against Louisiana Tech. The Miners overall record this season is 7-13, while their Conference USA record is 3-6. UTEP will host Louisiana Tech Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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EL PASO, Texas – Jamal West erupted for a season-high 28 points (11-14 shooting) while adding seven rebounds and a campaign-best five assists while Elijah Jones (14 points) and LA Hayes (12 points) also reached double figures in scoring to help the UTEP men’s basketball team topple FIU, 83-77, at the Don Haskins Center Thursday
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EL PASO, Texas – Third-year UTEP head coach Scotty Walden announced Monday that Ray Pickering will be the Miners’ running backs coach. Pickering was recently the running backs coach at Oregon State during the 2025 campaign. He brings an extensive mix of coaching at the high school and collegiate levels. While with the Beavers in
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – Elijah Jones (21 points) and Caleb Blackwell (career-high 20 points) both put up 20+ points while Kaseem Watson (12 points) also reached double figures in scoring, but league-leading Liberty held off the UTEP men’s basketball team, 80-69, inside Liberty Arena Saturday afternoon. The Miners (6-12, 2-5 CUSA) showed plenty of fight, closing
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NEWARK, Delaware – NM State secured its first road win of the 2025–26 season this afternoon, rolling past Delaware, 97–68, inside the Bob Carpenter Center. The Aggies delivered one of their most complete performances of the season, placing five players in double figures while posting season highs as a team in field-goal percentage, three-point shooting, and made
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (5-11, 1-4 CUSA) will venture back across the country to lock up with first-year CUSA member Delaware (5-11, 1-4 CUSA) at 5 p.m. MT/7 p.m. ET on Thursday. It is the first of two games on the week for the Miners, who will also play at
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EL PASO, Texas – There will be a major coaching change at the high school football level in El Paso. Tuesday, Bel Air High School football head coach Gary Recoder announced he is stepping down as coach of the Highlanders. In statement on social media, Recoder said he is moving on from coaching to pursue business
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EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive FC announced today that it has signed midfielder Daniel Gomez, pending league and federation approval. The terms of the deal will not be disclosed per club policy. “Daniel is a great player with a fantastic mentality,” Technical Director Ray Saari said. “He is known around the league for
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) –El Paso’s Stephanie Han has successfully defended her world boxing title, remaining undefeated after her latest victory. Han, a mother and El Paso police officer, recently defended her WBA world championship, remaining undefeated after a high-profile win over former champion Holly Holm. The victory marked one of the biggest moments of
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EL PASO, Texas – CBS Sports Network will beam the UTEP men’s basketball team’s game versus Middle Tennessee to a national television audience on Thursday at 7 pm. It’s an opportunity to showcase the El Paso community, the Miners’ passionate fan base, and the electric gameday environment in the Don Haskins Center to the rest
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The 92nd edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl certainly lived up to the hype. The Duke Blue Devils came away with the victory over the Arizona State Sun Devils, 42-39. It was Duke’s first Sun Bowl victory after losing to Arizona State in their last Sun Bowl appearance back in 2014. The game
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team bounced back in a major way with a 102–43 win over NAIA opponent University of the Southwest on Monday night at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners improved to 8–3 overall and 7–1 at home behind a historic night on the glass and a fast-paced offensive effort. The
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RUSTON, Louisiana – Kaseem Watson (16 points) and Elijah Jones (11 points) each extended their double-digit scoring streaks, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was unable to shake off a sluggish start in a 75-63 setback at LA Tech in the Conference USA opener for both squads Monday evening. The Bulldogs (8-4, 1-0 CUSA) came
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EL PASO, Texas – The 92nd edition of the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl is five days away, and the Duke Blue Devils were the first team to arrive to the Sun City. The team was welcomed to their hotel by mariachis and folklorico dancers. Duke head coach Manny Diaz donned a blue sombrero as
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – Elijah Jones erupted for a career-best 24 points while Jamal West Jr. and Caleb Blackwell each added 15 points to help the UTEP men’s basketball team storm past North Dakota State, 76-66, to claim third place at the 2025 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational Monday night. It was a wild
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners’ slump continues after falling to the UC Irvine Anteaters Thursday night at the Don Haskins Center. The final score was 93-72. After starting the season with a 7-0 record, the Miners have now lost three games in a row as their record now stands at 7-3. UC Irvine
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EL PASO, Texas – The Mountain West Conference announced UTEP’s league foes for the 2026 season on Thursday. Mountain West foes coming to the Sun Bowl are Hawai’i, Nevada, San Jose State and Wyoming. The Miners will hit the road to take on Air Force, New Mexico, NIU and UNLV. In nonconference action, UTEP will host Oregon State
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EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Leadership Academy football team celebrated a major achievement. The team won a state championship this past season. The EPLA Leaders are a six-man football team. They finished the season with an 8-2 record, and went on to win the Texas Christian Athletic League state championship. EPLA head coach
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (7–2) returns to the Don Haskins Center on Thursday looking to protect its perfect home record as the Miners host UC Irvine at 7 p.m. MT. UTEP enters the matchup 6–0 at home and seeks to reset after a challenging two-game road stretch at No. 8 TCU and BYU, reestablishing its
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — RAM prices are rising as AI data centers increase their demand for memory, narrowing the supply that is available to customers. A tighter supply could increase prices for PCs, smartphones, gaming consoles and other devices that rely on RAM. ABC-7 spoke with Manuel Caballero, owner of EP Electrocenter, to hear
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners suffered another blow to their roster on Tuesday. One of the team’s starting quarterbacks from this past season is planning to enter the transfer portal. According to various online reports, Skyler Locklear will be entering the transfer portal. Locklear has been with the Miners the last two seasons, and has
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HONOLULU, Hawaii – A trip to the Aloha State turned into a nightmare for the UTEP Miners on Saturday night. The Hawaii Rainbow Warriors handed the Miners their 4th straight loss after defeating UTEP, 66-61. It was UTEP’s 4th loss in a row as their overall record drops to 3-6. UTEP has yet to defeat
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP Miners defended home court to keep their undefeated record intact. UTEP defeated the Islanders from Texas A&M Corpus Christi Wednesday night at the Don Haskins Center by a final score of 62-44. The Miners improved to 7-0 on the season. UTEP led from start to finish in the game
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EL PASO, Texas – As the UTEP Miners prepare for their final game of the season, ABC-7 sits down for a one-on-one interview with UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden. The team will wrap up the season on the road Saturday against the Delaware Blue Hens. The Miners are currently 2-9 on the season, 1-6
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CANCUN, Mexico – NM State (6-0) continued its undefeated start to the 2025-26 season today, powering past Georgia State (1-7) by a score of 77-58 inside the Hard Rock Riviera Maya. With the victory, the Aggies improve to 6-0 for the first time since the historic 1969-70 season, a year that ended with a trip
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KANSAS CITY, Missouri – The UTEP women’s basketball team extended its unbeaten start and earned its first road victory of the season with a 75–64 win over Kansas City on Tuesday night at the Swinney Center. The Miners improved to 5–0 for the first time since the 2022–23 campaign while handing the Roos their first
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MIAMI, Florida – The UTEP volleyball team saw an early exit from the Conference USA Tournament Friday in Miami, Florida. The Miners were swept by the Missouri State Bears, 3-0 in the quarterfinals of the tournament. UTEP entered the tournament as the #1 seed and were outplayed by a Bears team that entered the tournament
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP head football coach Scotty Walden will be stepping into a wrestling ring in December. TNA Wrestling confirmed Walden will be a part of the TNA Final Resolution pay-per-view show set for Friday, December 5th at the El Paso County Coliseum. Walden will be a guest coach for ‘The System’ a
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