Kansas City Chiefs plan to keep nickname but retire mascot ‘Warpaint’
By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN The NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs won’t be changing the team’s nickname anytime soon, but are…
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Big 12’s Texas, Oklahoma make formal request to join SEC
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama — Texas and Oklahoma made a request Tuesday to join the Southeastern Conference — in 2025 —- with SEC Commissioner Greg…
Continue Reading U.S. women take gymnastics silver as star Simone Biles out over ‘mental health’
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Continue Reading Simone Biles says she wasn’t in right ‘headspace’ to compete and withdrew from gymnastics team final to protect herself
TOKYO (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue.…
Continue Reading Olympics schedule and events to watch Tuesday
By Chloe Melas and Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Tuesday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching.…
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With Simone Biles out with medical issue, ROC beats United States for women’s gymnastics team title at Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — The Russian Olympic Committee has won the gold medal in women’s gymnastics after U.S. star Simone Biles exited with a medical issue.…
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Tokyo reports high of 2,848 new Covid-19 cases as Olympics are underway
TOKYO, Japan — Tokyo has reported its highest number of coronavirus infections, four days after the start of the Olympics. The Japanese capital…
Continue Reading Naomi Osaka of Japan has been eliminated from the Olympic tennis tournament at the Tokyo Games
TOKYO (AP) — The host country’s superstar is out of the Tokyo Olympics. Naomi Osaka lost to former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova of…
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NMSU men’s golf adds Middle Tennessee transfer Cooper Sears
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The NM State men’s golf program and head coach Mike Dirks have announced the addition of…
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U.S. swimmer Lydia Jacoby wins gold in women’s 100M breaststroke, 1st Alaskan swim champ
TOKYO, Japan — Alaska has an Olympic swimming champion. Seventeen-year-old high schooler Lydia Jacoby gave the United States a victory in the…
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Russian Evgeny Rylov beats Ryan Murphy in 100M backstroke, ending US streak of 12 straight gold in men’s individual back
TOKYO, Japan —The American men have lost a backstroke race at the Olympic pool for the first time 1992. Russian athletes swept the top two spots in…
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Aussie swimmer Kaylee McKeown sets Olympic record in women’s 100M backstroke
TOKYO, Japan — Kaylee McKeown has given the Australian women another swimming gold medal. McKeown backed up her status as the world record-holder…
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El Paso native Ricardo Pepi named MLS Player of the Week after netting hat trick for Dallas FC
DALLAS, Texas — El Paso native and FC Dallas forward Ricardo Pepi has been voted the Major League Soccer Player of the Week for Week 15 of the 2021…
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Natalie Halbleib named Director of Basketball Operations for UTEP women’s basketball
EL PASO, Texas – Former Division II standout at Cameron University Natalie Halbleib has been named the director of basketball operations for UTEP…
Continue Reading Olympic schedule and events to watch Monday
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The 2020 Tokyo Olympics continue Monday. Here just some of the events that viewers can enjoy watching. (Don’t forget:…
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Chapin superstar KJ Lewis impresses at Peach Jam for AAU club
NORTH AUGUSTA, South Carolina – Chapin rising junior KJ Lewis already has a host of collegiate offers to his name. But after his impressive…
Continue Reading El Paso native Ricardo Pepi of Dallas FC is youngest hat-trick scorer in MLS history
FRISCO, Texas — Led by El Paso native Ricardo Pepi’s three-goal performance, Dallas FC secured a 4-0 victory over the LA Galaxy on Saturday…
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U.S. men suffer 1st Olympic basketball loss since 2004, beaten by France in opener
SAITAMA, Japan — France dealt the U.S. a major blow in basketball once again. Evan Fournier’s 3-pointer with just under a minute left put France…
Continue Reading Olympic events to watch Sunday
By Adrienne Vogt, CNN With more medals set to be awarded at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Sunday, here are just some of the events that viewers can…
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37 fouls between Locomotive FC and New Mexico United result in 0-0 draw
ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico – When the foul count is the highlight of the match, that usually means two things. The teams don’t like each other, and the…
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U.S. wins its 1st gold medal of the Olympics in swimming
TOKYO, Japan — Chase Kalisz won the first American medal of the Tokyo Games when he captured gold in the men’s 400-meter individual medley. Jay…
Continue Reading Olympic events to watch this weekend
By Marianne Garvey, CNN The torch has been lit at the Tokyo Olympics and the opening weekend will feature competition in men’s gymnastics,…
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High energy practices continue under UTEP’s new head basketball coach Joe Golding
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team is still getting into the swing of things under new head coach, Joe Golding. But Golding is bringing…
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NMSU mourns the death of former women’s basketball star Paulina Blunt
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – Former New Mexico State women’s basketball star and Las Cruces native Paulina Blunt passed…
Continue Reading China wins 1st gold medal of Tokyo Olympics
TOKYO, Japan — Yang Qian of China won the first gold medal of the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday in women’s 10-meter air rifle. Yang overtook…
Continue Reading Tokyo Games cauldron lit with Olympic flame in Opening Ceremony
TOKYO, Japan — Tennis star Naomi Osaka has lit the cauldron at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Games, ending the flame’s long journey from…
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Cleveland’s baseball team changing name from Indians to Guardians
CLEVELAND, OHio — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians. The ball club announced the…
Continue Reading Cleveland Indians changing name to Cleveland Guardians
By Jason Hanna, Homero De la Fuente and Kevin Dotson, CNN The Cleveland Indians are changing their name next season to the Cleveland Guardians, the…
Continue Reading Japan’s Emperor Naruhito declares the pandemic-delayed Tokyo Olympics open
TOKYO (AP) — At long last, the Tokyo Olympics have officially been declared open by Japan’s Emperor Naruhito. The games, delayed for a year by…
Continue Reading Athletes from more than 200 nations partake in Olympic parade at Japan’s empty national stadium
TOKYO (AP) —The parade of athletes at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics has taken place. Organizers said about 5,700 athletes took part…
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