NMSU gives Chris Jans 6-year contract extension as hoops coach
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Just a day ago, New Mexico State fans thought they may be losing their head basketball coach. Now, it looks they will have…
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UEFA bans Slavia Prague’s Ondřej Kúdela for 10 games for racist behavior
Slavia Prague defender Ondřej Kúdela has been banned for 10 matches by UEFA after the governing body’s investigation into allegations of the…
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Erling Haaland destined to ‘smash a lot of records,’ says Norwegian great Erik Thorstvedt
Erik Thorstvedt can pinpoint the moment he earmarked a young Erling Braut Haaland as a star in the making. Thorstvedt, a former international…
Continue Reading With 100 days until the Tokyo Olympics, Japan has vaccinated less than 1% of its population. That’s a problem
When 2020 Tokyo Olympics volunteers have in recent weeks asked officials how they’ll be protected from Covid-19, given the foreign athletes…
Continue Reading USA predicted to top Tokyo Olympics medal table
The circumstances around this year’s Olympics might be wildly different compared to previous Games, but history could be about to repeat itself…
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Abilene Christian’s Golding hired as new UTEP head basketball coach
UPDATE: UTEP confirmed Tuesday night that it has hired Abilene Christian’s Joe Golding as the Miners’ new head basketball coach. Golding led Abilene…
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Del Valle falls 4-2 to Wakeland in state soccer semifinals
MIDLAND, Texas — The Del Valle Conquistadores soccer season came to a heartbreaking end Tuesday in Midland. In their Texas 5A state semifinal game…
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The NCAA says it supports transgender student-athletes as some states enact sports bans
The NCAA says it “firmly and unequivocally supports” transgender athletes having the opportunity to participate in college sports as a…
Continue Reading Trekking 4,000km along the Australian coast — on a skateboard
If you’ve been out driving on the eastern coast of Australia in the last few months, you might have seen Tom Drury. He would have been hard to…
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El Paso Locomotive extend partnership with KVIA as official local TV partner
EL PASO, Texas – El Paso Locomotive has extended its relationship with KVIA as the official local TV partner of Locomotive FC through the 2021 USL…
Continue Reading ‘If you have the talent, you will be given the opportunity,’ says Grand National winner Rachael Blackmore
After her historic victory in becoming the first female jockey to win the Grand National, Irish rider Rachael Blackmore allowed herself a treat.…
Continue Reading Barcelona pips fierce rival Real Madrid to be named the world’s most valuable club
Despite a tumultuous period on and off the pitch, Barcelona is now the most valuable soccer club in the world, according to Forbes. Valued at $4.76…
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NMSU Coach Doug Martin remembers Julian Edelman, “most competitive player ever coached”
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – New Mexico State Head Football Coach Doug Martin has been coaching for 40 years. But there is no hesitation is voice when he…
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Super-recruit KJ Lewis returning to Chapin for junior season
EL PASO, Texas – After transfer speculation, the best high school basketball player in El Paso will be staying just that. Chapin rising junior KJ…
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2021 UTEP football season tickets officially on sale, announcement of recent alumni offer
EL PASO, Texas – With season ticket renewals now concluded, new season tickets are now officially on sale for the 2021 UTEP Football season. Ticket…
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UTEP soccer’s Tessa Carlin named to C-USA All-Academic First Team
IRVING, Texas – UTEP sophomore Tessa Carlin has been named to the Conference USA All-Academic first team, the league office recently announced. She…
Continue Reading Tottenham star Son Heung-Min racially abused online after Premier League defeat
Tottenham Hotspur has condemned the “abhorrent” online abuse directed at star player Son Heung-Min after the side’s 3-1 Premier…
Continue Reading Lleyton Hewitt’s son, Cruz, wins Australian junior tennis title
Cruz Hewitt, son of former tennis world No. 1 Lleyton, is proving he’s a chip off the old block after winning an Australian Under-12s clay…
Continue Reading 122 goals in 36 matches: The making of Bayern Munich’s wonderkid Jamal Musiala
“Unbelievable” is the word that one of Jamal Musiala’s former coaches continually uses to describe the 18-year-old, who is fast…
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Hideki Matsuyama wins the 2021 Masters, becoming first Japanese man to win golf major
Hideki Matsuyama put together two brilliant closing rounds at the Augusta National to win the 2021 Masters. The Japanese golfer finished ahead of…
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El Paso native Ivan Melendez extends home run streak to six with Texas Longhorns
AUSTIN, Texas – There are not too many out there hotter with a bat in hand than El Paso native Ivan Melendez. The Texas Longhorns infielder extended…
Continue Reading Hideki Matsuyama makes history with Masters golf victory
AUGUSTA, Georgia — Hideki Matsuyama has delivered golf-mad Japan the grandest and greenest prize of all. A decade after Matsuyama made a sterling…
Continue Reading Adam Sandler wishes Masters hopeful Will Zalatoris luck due to resemblance to his caddy in ‘Happy Gilmore’
The film ‘Happy Gilmore’ is a touchstone for so many golf and film fans. But one Masters hopeful’s resemblance to a character in…
Continue Reading WWE stars Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks make history as first Black women to duke it out in WrestleMania main event
WWE stars Bianca Belair and Sasha Banks made wrestling history as the first Black women to face each other in a WrestleMania title match, according…
Continue Reading Hideki Matsuyama races into Masters lead ahead of final day
In what is known as “moving day” in golf’s majors, the third day of the Masters lived up to that billing with plenty of changes in…
Continue Reading A day after playing a shot from the water with socks and shoes removed, Billy Horschel is back at it again
The Masters is normally associated with its pristine course, the perfect foliage and the immaculate outfits. However, for US golfer Billy Horschel, a…
Continue Reading Real Madrid goes top of La Liga with El Clasico victory over Barcelona
Real Madrid weathered bitter winds and driving rain to defeat Barcelona 2-1 in an action-packed El Clasico on Saturday. The win, which came courtesy…
Continue Reading SF Giants fan throws ceremonial first pitch 10 years after a near-fatal attack
Bryan Stow triumphantly held up a baseball before throwing the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants’ home opener Friday. Assisted…
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UTEP tennis bounced By Northern Arizona, 4-1
EL PASO, Texas – Elena DiBattista blasted Madi Moore, 6-0, 6-0, at No. 6 singles to highlight the action for UTEP (3-6) in its 4-1 setback against…
Continue Reading Big names make big moves at second day of Masters but still trail leader Justin Rose
Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas, Bryson DeChambeau — these former major winners used the second day of the Masters to make their move up the…
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