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NMSU men’s basketball cancels 2 games, pauses program after positive virus test

December 5, 2020 12:25 PM KVIA ABC-7

SANTA CRUZ, California – The New Mexico State University men’s basketball team has canceled its next two games and paused team activities after one…

US anti-doping bill signed into law

December 5, 2020 8:28 AM CNN

US President Donald Trump announced on Friday he had signed into law the Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act, allowing the United States to impose criminal…

Borderland Blitz 12/4: Scores & highlights

December 4, 2020 3:55 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas – It’s the final week of the high school football regular season. Five games are scheduled for Friday night, two of them are for a…

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Caught on video: Texas high school football player jailed for assault after body slam of referee

December 4, 2020 12:47 AM Nate Ryan, Jim Parker

UPDATE: 18-year-old Edinburg High School senior linebacker Emmanuel Duron was arrested Friday on an assault charge for the body slam of a referee…

Jerseys bearing the last names of Jordan, Kaepernick and Obama break records in online auction

December 4, 2020 7:10 PM CNN

Sports jerseys from Michael Jordan, Colin Kaepernick, and even a former president all set world records this week during an online auction.…

UTEP’s final football game moved from El Paso to Denton on Dec. 11

December 4, 2020 3:59 PM David Burge

EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will not have any more home football games during what has been a strange season full of Covid-19 crowd restrictions and…

LeBron James could play with his son in the NBA after extending contract with Los Angeles Lakers

December 4, 2020 8:30 AM CNN

Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million.…

LeBron James could play with his son in the NBA after extending contract with Los Angeles Lakers

December 4, 2020 8:30 AM CNN

Fresh off winning the 2020 NBA title, LeBron James has signed a contract extension with the Los Angeles Lakers worth a reported $85 million.…

Barcelona’s US star Sergiño Dest says it’s an ‘honor’ to play with Lionel Messi

December 4, 2020 6:45 AM CNN

Pitching up to Barcelona as a 19-year-old would be daunting to most, but not to US Men’s National Team sensation Sergiño Dest. The 20-year-old…

Barcelona’s US star Sergiño Dest says it’s an ‘honor’ to play with Lionel Messi

December 4, 2020 6:45 AM CNN

Pitching up to Barcelona as a 19-year-old would be daunting to most, but not to US Men’s National Team sensation Sergiño Dest. The 20-year-old…

Max Verstappen says it was a ‘big relief’ to see Romain Grosjean escape from horror crash

December 4, 2020 4:50 AM CNN

Formula One driver Max Verstappen says it was a “big relief” to see Romain Grosjean jump out of his car after a horrific crash at the…

Max Verstappen says it was a ‘big relief’ to see Romain Grosjean escape from horror crash

December 4, 2020 4:50 AM CNN

Formula One driver Max Verstappen says it was a “big relief” to see Romain Grosjean jump out of his car after a horrific crash at the…

One hundred years on: Remembering the forgotten Black heroes of baseball

December 4, 2020 3:58 AM CNN

Ask anyone who the original baseball great is and they’ll tell you the same name: Babe Ruth. A seven-time World Series champion with the Boston…

One hundred years on: Remembering the forgotten Black heroes of baseball

December 4, 2020 3:58 AM CNN

Ask anyone who the original baseball great is and they’ll tell you the same name: Babe Ruth. A seven-time World Series champion with the Boston…

Pele pays new emotional tribute to the ‘incomparable’ Diego Maradona

December 4, 2020 3:43 AM CNN

Pele has paid a new emotional tribute to his “great friend” Diego Maradona. Both men are considered two of the best players in history…

Reality overwhelms hope for Cowboys, last in woeful NFC East

December 3, 2020 8:23 PM Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a season of so much uncertainty, the Dallas Cowboys can count on one thing: being alone in last place in the NFL’s worst…

Trump awards football coach Lou Holtz the Medal of Freedom

December 3, 2020 10:59 AM CNN

President Donald Trump awarded the Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz on Thursday in an Oval Office ceremony. Holtz, 83, has coached…

NFL athletes and Lowe’s are donating $1 million in Christmas trees to needy families

December 3, 2020 10:51 AM CNN

NFL stars who spend their Sundays lighting up the scoreboard are making the holidays a little brighter for a number of families in need. On Giving…

David Beckham digitally aged into his 70s in combating malaria campaign

December 3, 2020 10:21 AM CNN

David Beckham is perhaps as famed for his looks as he is for his football career — but a new campaign is showing him as you’ve never seen…

Argentina rugby captain Pablo Matera, two other players reinstated following ‘discriminatory and xenophobic’ social media posts

December 3, 2020 6:05 AM CNN

Two days after being disciplined, Pablo Matera has been reinstated as Argentina’s rugby captain and, along with teammates Guido Petti and…

Cristiano Ronaldo nets 750th career goal and edges closer to all-time record

December 3, 2020 4:53 AM CNN

Cristiano Ronaldo scored the 750th goal of his astonishing career in Juventus’ comfortable 3-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv in the Champions League…

Community Champion: San Elizario Eagles win State Cross Country Title

December 2, 2020 11:20 PM Nate Ryan

SAN ELIZARIO, Texas – With their 5th state cross county title since 2014 wrapped on Tuesday, it’s safe to say San Elizario has established a monopoly…

Overtime again as UTEP WBB tops NMSU for second time in a week

December 2, 2020 11:02 PM Nate Ryan

EL PASO, Texas — As part of their biannual rivalry matchup, New Mexico State hosted UTEP Wednesday night in game two of the Battle of I-10. And…

Houston Rockets agree to trade Russell Westbrook to Washington for John Wall and a first-round draft pick

December 2, 2020 6:47 PM Associated Press

HOUSTON (AP) – The Houston Rockets have traded Russell Westbrook to the Washington Wizards for John Wall and a future lottery-protected,…

Rafer Johnson, 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, dies at 86

December 2, 2020 6:34 PM CNN

Rafer Johnson, who ended his famed track and field career with an exciting win in the 1960 Olympic decathlon, died Tuesday in Los Angeles, according…

El Paso native & Packers star Aaron Jones celebrates 26th birthday

December 2, 2020 11:34 AM Jim Parker

GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — It’s a big day of birthdays Wednesday for the Green Bay Packers. Not only does the Packers backfield have two Aarons, they…

Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin, has died

December 2, 2020 11:40 AM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rafer Johnson, who won the decathlon at the 1960 Rome Olympics and helped subdue Robert F. Kennedy’s assassin in 1968, died…

Wrestling trailblazer Pat Patterson has died at 79

December 2, 2020 10:16 AM CNN

Legendary wrestler Pat Patterson has died, World Wrestling Entertainment announced Wednesday. “WWE is saddened to learn that Pat Patterson has…

Vanderbilt’s Sarah Fuller tells young girls ‘the path to success is a lot of ups and downs’

December 2, 2020 9:05 AM CNN

Sarah Fuller had one message for young women Tuesday when she spoke to CNN’s Anderson Cooper: “You can’t expect it to be easy.…

‘Proud to partner with Bahrainis,’ says F1 boss amid human rights criticism

December 2, 2020 7:44 AM CNN

The head of Formula One says the organization is “proud to partner with Bahrainis” as he responded to criticism about the kingdom’s…