LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — The UTEP women’s basketball team earned a 69–58 road victory over NM State on Saturday at the Pan American Center in Las Cruces, N.M. With the win, the Miners improved to 12–13 overall and 4–10 in Conference USA play, completing a season sweep of the Aggies for the first
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KVIA) — New Mexico State men’s basketball earned a 67-63 win over the UTEP Miners to split the regular-season Battle of I-10 series on Saturday. At the half, Caleb Blackwell led the way for the Miners with 11 points. Even though NMSU’s star guard Jemel Jones had a slow start, he
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Jamal West Jr. tallied a game-high 22 points while Caleb Blackwell poured in 18 points, aided by drilling four 3-pointers, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was held off at I-10 rival NM State, 67-63, Saturday evening. The Miners (10-17, 6-10, CUSA) jumped to an early 8-2 lead before the Aggies
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball has postponed its scheduled game against the New Mexico Lobos due to projected high winds and poor air quality in the El Paso area on Wednesday afternoon (Feb. 18). The game has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 3 at 3 p.m. Fans are encouraged to monitor UTEP softball’s social media channels and
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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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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball wrapped up the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Softball Field, splitting the day to finish the weekend at 6-6 on the season. The Miners opened Sunday with a 5-4 redemption walk-off win over Idaho State before falling to No. 4 Oklahoma, 34-0, in five innings.
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP softball team closed out day two of the Dr. Diana Natalicio Memorial Tournament in thrilling fashion, sweeping Montana in a pair of one-run contests Saturday afternoon at Helen of Troy Field. The Miners outlasted the Grizzlies 15-14 in eight innings in game one before securing a 5-4 victory in game two.
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EL PASO, Texas — KJ Thomas tallied a career-high 14 points while Elijah Jones (15 points), Kaseem Watson (10 points) and Caleb Blackwell (10 points) joined him in double digits for scoring, but the UTEP men’s basketball team was derailed by defending league champion and first-place Liberty, 73-64, inside the Don Haskins Center Saturday afternoon.
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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, 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 – The UTEP women’s golf team will kick off its spring campaign at the BGSU Women’s Intercollegiate in Litchfield Park, Ariz., hosted by Bowling Green at the Wigwam Golf and Country Club (Par 71, 6,373 yards), running Tuesday through Wednesday. Round one tees off Tuesday at 8:30 a.m. MT with a shotgun start,
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A family rooted in El Paso learned early in their pregnancy that their unborn baby might be brain dead. They were relieved to later find out that their son Aiden Wilson, was instead born with down syndrome. Aiden has become the heartbeat of this family of four giving his older
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SANTA CLARA, California (KVIA) — In his second year in the NFL, former UTEP linebacker Tyrice Knight becomes a Super Bowl Champion after the Seattle Seahawks’ triumph over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX. Knight started at Independence Community College and then joined the UTEP Miners in 2020-2023. Over four seasons at UTEP,
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP softball wrapped up the UTEP Invitational on Sunday afternoon at Helen of Troy Softball Field, splitting the day to finish the weekend at 3-3 on the young season. The Miners opened Sunday with a 10-5 redemption win over Utah Valley before falling to UMass Lowell, 12-2, in five innings. Four Miners were named
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EL PASO, Texas – Behind 21 points from Caleb Blackwell, double-doubles from Kaseem Watson (18 points, career-high 12 rebounds) and Elijah Jones (17 points, career-best tying 12 boards) and another big game from Jamal West Jr. (20 points, eight boards, four blocked shots), the UTEP men’s basketball team proved its mettle with a 91-88 overtime win
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP Softball (2–2) delivered a memorable Day 2 at the UTEP Invitational, sweeping UT Arlington in Saturday’s doubleheader at Helen of Troy Softball Field with back-to-back one-run victories. GAME 1 UTEP 16, UTA 15 The Mavericks struck first with a two-run second inning, but the Miners answered right back in the bottom half when
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball team dropped a 70–58 decision to Sam Houston on Saturday at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners move to 10–12 overall and 2–9 in Conference USA play. UTEP stayed within striking distance for three quarters, but Sam Houston’s ability to turn miscues into points proved decisive. The Miners shot
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by Daniel Perez February 6, 2026 Sign up for essential news about El Paso. Delivered to your inbox — completely free. A nearly two-year investigation found no wrongdoing in a grant application that led to a potential $160 million award for a UTEP-led collaboration to expand aerospace manufacturing in the El Paso region. The finding by the
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners Women’s basketball team lost their 8th game in their past 9 after getting routed by Louisiana Tech on Thursday night. The Miners lead after the first quarter 13-12, but the Lady Techsters caught fire from three and hit 13 of 21 from outside. They lead by 14
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Miguel Loya, a local businessman and UTEP alumnus, has donated $30 million dollars to UTEP’s engineering program. It’s the largest gift the university has ever received. UTEP is renaming the engineering college to the Miguel A. Loya College of Engineering. UTEP says this sum will help provide scholarships to students
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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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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado – The Mountain West Conference announced today a new media rights package featuring CBS Sports, FOX Sports, The CW Network, and Kiswe. The agreements with CBS Sports, FOX Sports, and Kiswe run for six years (2026‑27 through 2031‑32), while the CW Network has committed to a five-year partnership through the 2030‑31 season. These strategic collaborations
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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 – Elijah Jones registered his first career double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds, with eight offensive) to pace a quartet of Miners in double figures, and the UTEP men’s basketball team locked up Delaware defensively in a convincing 70-55 win at the Don Haskins Center Saturday evening. The Miners (8-14, 4-7 CUSA) made things
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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 – 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 — The UTEP men’s basketball team (7-13, 3-6 CUSA) will continue its four-game homestand when it locks up with LA Tech (11-8, 4-4 CUSA) at 7 p.m. MT Wednesday. The Miners are looking to avenge a setback (L, 75-63, 12/29) earlier in the season against the Bulldogs, in addition to getting back
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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.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UTEP Miners will be represented on both sidelines of Super Bowl LX, with Seahawks linebacker Tyrice Knight and New England Patriots teams coordinator Jeremy Springer. Knight was drafted by the Seahawks in the fourth round of the 2024 NFL Draft and was selected with the 118th overall pick. He
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