EL PASO, Texas – Bel Air High School named its next head football coach and athletic coordinator Wednesday afternoon. Ariel Famaligi joins the Highlanders after serving as offensive coordinator at Franklin High School. Famaligi does have experience as a head football coach. From 2016 to 2022, Famaligi was the head football coach at Montwood High
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EL PASO, Texas – The girls high school basketball playoffs continued Tuesday with the bidistrict round. The scores below are from Tuesday: CLASS 6A DIVISION 2 San Angelo Central 31 Montwood 55 CLASS 5A DIVISION 2 Parkland 29 Burges 78 Andress 23 Hanks 39 CLASS 4A DIVISION 1 Ysleta 43 Irvin 46 CLASS 4A DIVISION
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DALLAS, Texas – UTEP track and field’s Praise Djoma was named the Conference USA Women’s Field Athlete of the Week as announced by league officials on Tuesday. It was her second consecutive weekly honor. Djoma turned in a personal-best leap of 6.16 meters (20-2.5) in the women’s long jump and took the title at the
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LYNCHBURG, Virginia – The UTEP women’s basketball team dropped a 58–48 decision on the road at Liberty on Thursday inside Liberty Arena. The Miners move to 10–13 overall and 2–10 in Conference USA play. UTEP forced 22 turnovers and recorded 11 steals, creating multiple transition opportunities, but Liberty’s efficiency inside proved decisive. UTEP finished the
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JACKSONVILLE, Alabama – The UTEP men’s basketball team buried 11 3-pointers and used a big run in the second half to rally past second-place Jax State on the road, 69-64, Wednesday evening. In a tilt that featured seven ties and 12 lead changes, it was the Miners (10-15, 6-8 CUSA) who got hot at the
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA)– After having their bags checked and waiting for updates, passengers at El Paso International Airport are now boarding flights they didn’t think they would be able to take just hours earlier. One passenger said he had no idea about the disruption until he got there and initially believed his flight was
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team (9-15, 5-8 CUSA) will take aim at back-to-back wins when it locks up at second-place Jax State (13-10, 8-4 CUSA) at 5 p.m. MT/6 p.m. CT on Wednesday. The Miners rallied from 14 points down in an eventual 91-88 OT triumph against I-10 rival NM State
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EL PASO, Texas – Since 2022 El Paso Rhinos owner Cory Herman has helped setup the ice for NHL games played not indoors, but outside in the elements. It all started in 2021, the year El Paso was awarded a pre-season NHL game. NHL officials were impressed with how Herman was able to maintain an ice rink at the County Coliseum Events Center
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RUSTON, Louisiana – NM State (11-11, 4-8 CUSA) put together a strong second-half performance to battle its way to a 72-63 road victory over Conference USA foe LA Tech (12-10, 5-6 CUSA) on Wednesday night inside the Thomas Assembly Center. While they trailed by one at halftime, the Aggies shot 58% in the final 20
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Jamal West Jr. (22 points) and Caleb Blackwell (career-high 21 points) both had big scoring nights while the UTEP men’s basketball team defended with a vigor, but homestanding Sam Houston held off the hard-charging Miners, 70-66, at Johnson Coliseum Wednesday evening. UTEP (8-15, 4-8 CUSA) kept the Bearkats to 34.4 percent (21-61)
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DALLAS, Texas – Elijah Jones, who nearly averaged a double-double in a pair of contests, has been voted as the Conference USA Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, the league office revealed Monday. Jones, who claimed a quartet of CUSA Freshman of the Week honors two years ago, has now hauled in his first career CUSA
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team (9-10, 1-7 CUSA) returns to the Don Haskins Center Saturday for a marquee rivalry matchup, hosting NM State (7-13, 3-5 CUSA) in the 100th edition of the Battle of I-10. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m. MT as the Miners look to turn the page in
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EL PASO, Texas – It was a reunion 50 years in the making. The Eastwood Troopers are the last El Paso high school team to win a UIL state championship in basketball. Tuesday, the team came together at an Eastwood basketball game to celebrate and to reminisce about the day they made history. The team was honored during halftime as each
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EL PASO, Texas – Elijah Jones (career-high 25 points) and Kaseem Watson (20 points) both had big offensive nights while Jamal West Jr. posted his fourth double-double of the year (10 points, 11 rebounds) but it wasn’t enough as the UTEP men’s basketball team was clipped by LA Tech, 69-59, at the Don Haskins Center
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We remain under an ABC-7 First Alert this morning as we once again wake up to below freezing temperatures. We will lean dry and calm could. This morning we are waking up to temperatures in the mid to upper 20s, below freezing, By afternoon of course temps will get a
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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.
Continue Reading 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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