UTEP’s Dana Dimel previews Saturday’s matchup against New Mexico
EL PASO, Texas – After a much needed bye week, the UTEP Miners will resume their 2021 season with a visit by the New Mexico Lobos Saturday at the Sun…
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Does ‘The Eyes of Texas’ have a racist connotation?
AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas chapter of the NAACP and a group of students recently filed a federal civil rights complaint against the University of…
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Attention adrenaline junkies: Nitro Circus action sports event coming to El Paso Oct. 23
EL PASO, Texas — Their shows have been thrilling audiences since 2003 and the Nitro Circus: You Got This! tour is coming to El Paso’s Southwest…
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C-USA announces UTEP’s Maxwell Kipkosgei as men’s XC Athlete of the Week
DALLAS, Texas – UTEP’s Maxwell Kipkosgei was announced as Conference USA’s Cross Country Male Athlete of the Week after placing second in the 5K…
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Aaron Jones has 4 TDs in Packers win; lost necklace with dad’s ashes is found
UPDATE, Sept. 21: Aaron Jones confirmed Tuesday morning on a Green Bay radio show that his necklace containing his father’s ashes was found by a…
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A palm tree grows… in Aggie Memorial Stadium?
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – You might have read the famed novel, ‘A Tree Grows in Brooklyn’ by Betty Smith. How about, ‘A Palm Tree Grows in Aggie…
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Legendary former NMSU hoops coach Neil McCarthy dies at 81
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Neil McCarthy, legendary Hall of Fame head basketball coach at New Mexico State from 1985 to 1997, died Sunday at the age…
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Taylor day to day with injury for Texans; Watson won’t play
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Houston quarterback Tyrod Taylor is day to day with a hamstring injury as the Texans face a quick…
Continue Reading Chargers finally get fans at SoFi, but many cheer for Dallas
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Chargers finally got what they sought when they moved up from San Diego…
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Zuerlein makes 56-yarder on last play, Cowboys beat Chargers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Greg Zuerlein connected on a 56-yard field goal as time expired to give the Dallas Cowboys a…
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FC Dallas fires Gonzalez in his 3rd season as head coach
FRISCO, Texas (AP) — FC Dallas has fired coach Luchi Gonzalez. FC Dallas has won only six of its 26 games this season and has nine draws. The…
Continue Reading Texans’ Taylor injured, further muddying QB situation
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Houston’s messy quarterback situation got messier. Tyrod Taylor suffered a hamstring injury in…
Continue Reading Mayfield shakes off injury, leads Browns past Texans 31-21
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield came back after hurting his left shoulder to throw a touchdown pass and run for a…
Continue Reading Abreu, White Sox closer to AL Central title, beat Rangers
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — José Abreu matched the major league RBI lead and the Chicago White Sox moved closer…
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Boxer-senator Manny Pacquiao to run for Philippine president
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine boxing icon and senator Manny Pacquiao says he will run for president in the 2022 elections. Pacquiao…
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New Mexico State scores first win behind third-string walk-on quarterback Dino Maldonado
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Who cares it it’s against FCS competition? A win is a win for New Mexico State, who earned their first victory in a Division…
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New Mexico State holds off South Carolina State rally, 43-35
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Dino Maldonado threw for three touchdowns and Juwaun Price ran for two more as New Mexico State rolled to a 30-point lead…
Continue Reading Incarnate Word wins see-saw contest 42-34 over Texas St.
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Cameron Ward threw for 376 yards and four touchdowns and Incarnate Word beat Texas State 42-34. In a game featuring seven…
Continue Reading Robinson, Texas running game rumble over Rice 58-0
By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and Texas rebounded from a…
Continue Reading UAB jumps out early, beats North Texas 40-6 in C-USA opener
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Dylan Hopkins threw three touchdown passes and UAB rolled to a 40-6 victory over North Texas in a Conference USA opener.…
Continue Reading Shough, Texas Tech shake off slow start to down FIU 54-21
By RANDY ROSETTA Associated Press LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech quarterback Tyler Shough threw for 399 yards and four touchdown passes to spark…
Continue Reading Stephen F. Austin sinks Mississippi Valley St. with defense
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Trae Self threw for two touchdowns and Stephen F. Austin’s defense produced two touchdowns and the Lumberjacks…
Continue Reading McCaskill, Ogbogu help Houston rout Grambling 45-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Alton McCaskill ran for 114 yards and two touchdowns as Houston rolled to a 45-0 victory over Grambling. McCaskill ran 16 times and…
Continue Reading Balanced offense, rugged defense lead UTSA victory
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AP) — Frank Harris passed for 264 yards and Sincere McCormick rushed for 105 as UTSA defeated Middle Tennessee 27-13 in the…
Continue Reading Baylor rides solid ground game to 45-7 victory over Kansas
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dave Aranda spoke proudly this week about how Baylor had established an offensive identity…
Continue Reading Calzada throws 3 TDs as No. 7 A&M routs New Mexico 34-0
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Zach Calzada threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start to…
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Borderland Blitz – See week 4 highlights & scores
EL PASO, Texas – The schedule for week four of the high school football season is attached below. All games on Friday kickoff at 7 p.m. MT Del Valle…
Continue Reading Diamondbacks lose 100th of season, fall 4-3 to Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Chas McCormick was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded to drive in the winning run in the 10th inning as the Houston Astros sent…
Continue Reading White Sox blank Rangers 8-0 as magic number drops to 5
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Luis Robert hit a three-run double, Dylan Cease struck out 10 in five innings and the Chicago White Sox moved closer to…
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Thursday night high school football: Santa Teresa & Gadsden pick up victories
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico – A quite night in the Borderland for high school football on Thursday. No schools from El Paso took the field, but there…
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