All Australian Open players in quarantine test negative as tournament draw is announced
It looks as if it’s all systems go for the Australian Open next week after all players forced into a recent quarantine returned negative…
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‘It’s extraordinary. It’s an adrenaline rush roller coaster’: Inside the Super Bowl halftime show
The sports world is rightly raving about Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for reaching his 10th Super Bowl this Sunday against Patrick Mahomes…
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Porto defender Nanu suffers spinal cord injury after sickening collision with opposition goalkeeper
Porto defender Nanu was left with a concussion and a spinal cord injury, according to the club, after a sickening collision with an opposition…
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Jerry Armstrong, 1966 Texas Western championship team member, dead at 76
EL PASO, Texas — Jerry Armstrong, a key member of Texas Western’s famed 1966 men’s basketball national championship team, passed…
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UTEP soccer comes up short at Arizona State, 3-1, in the season opener
TEMPE, Arizona – The UTEP soccer team took the pitch for its first regular-season match in over a year. In the first match of the unique season, the…
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Roger Goodell: There were ‘some anxious days’ on handling Covid-19 during the NFL season
Back in the spring, no one was sure what an NFL season would look like with the coronavirus pandemic. Could it be pulled off? The virus led to…
Continue Reading A barber’s positive Covid-19 test causes scare for the Kansas City Chiefs
Could you imagine if several of the Kansas City Chiefs — including quarterback Patrick Mahomes — had not been able to practice or play in…
Continue Reading Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, more than 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott
A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could…
Continue Reading Top Tokyo Olympics organizing official apologizes for sexist remarks that women talk too much in meetings
Yoshiro Mori, the president of the Tokyo Olympic organizing committee, apologized Thursday after comments he made suggesting women talk too much…
Continue Reading More than 500 Australian Open players and staff go into quarantine after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to quarantine 507 players, officials and…
Continue Reading French sailor Clarisse Cremer makes history in round-the-world Vendée Globe race
French sailor Clarisse Cremer made history at this year’s Vendée Globe by becoming the fastest solo woman to ever complete the round-the-world…
Continue Reading More than 500 Australian Open players and staff go into isolation after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne has forced organizers of the Australian Open to isolate 507 players, officials and…
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National Signing Day: UTEP football adds to 2021 signing class
EL PASO, Texas – Head coach Dana Dimel and the UTEP Football program spent Wednesday morning adding to the 2021 signing class with the…
Continue Reading Domestic violent extremism remains a concern for Super Bowl security this weekend
Domestic terrorism remains a concern for law enforcement heading into Super Bowl weekend, Department of Homeland Security Acting Deputy Secretary…
Continue Reading Up to 600 Australian Open players and staff go into isolation after a hotel worker tests positive for Covid-19
A single case of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel in Melbourne will force the Australian Open organizers to isolate up to 600 players, officials and…
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No fans allowed at NMSU basketball games played at El Paso’s Eastwood High
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The basketball teams at NMSU found a new home court over at Eastwood High School, but fans will not be allowed to attend…
Continue Reading UTEP soccer team opens Spring season at Arizona State Thursday
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP soccer will kick off its 25th season at Pac-12 opponent Arizona State on Thursday, Feb. 4 in Tempe. The Miners…
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Las Cruces High coach is hopeful there will be a football season
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — It’s still unclear what the learning hybrid model will look like for the Las Cruces Public School district. Tuesday night,…
Continue Reading Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will not need a vaccine to participate, organizers say
Athletes and officials will not be required to receive a Covid-19 vaccine in order to take part in this year’s Tokyo Games, organizers…
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Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes is a Super Bowl matchup that spans the ages
A lot of numbers get thrown around during Super Bowl week. This year, it includes this: 18 years, 45 days. That’s the age gap between…
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UTEP prepares for tough challenge against first place UAB
EL PASO, Texas – It’s been a rollercoaster of a season for the UTEP Miners, but perhaps their toughest conference opponent awaits them this weekend.…
Continue Reading The NFL is providing free PPE kits to Super Bowl attendees upon arrival at the stadium
Everything has been impacted by the spread of Covid-19, even the most important football game of the year. Thousands of fans will be traveling to…
Continue Reading Stuart Baxter sacked by Indian football club Odisha over comments about rape
Stuart Baxter has been sacked from his position as manager by Indian Super League club Odisha after making comments about rape during a post-match…
Continue Reading After over a year out due to injury, Roger Federer will make tennis comeback in March in Doha
Roger Federer will make his long-awaited return to tennis following double knee surgery at an ATP tournament in Doha, Qatar in March, his agent has…
Continue Reading ‘The most special thing I’ve done’: Two world-class climbers scale the tallest chimney in Europe
Soaring 360 meters into the sky, the Trbovlje Power Station in Slovenia is home to Europe’s tallest chimney. Just the mere sight of it is…
Continue Reading Japan plans to extend its state of emergency as Covid-19 cases rise and Olympics loom
Japan plans to extend its state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and eight other prefectures as the country continues to battle rising Covid-19 cases,…
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Depth keys 5-game winning streak for UTEP WBB
EL PASO, Texas – If you ask UTEP Head Women’s Basketball Coach Kevin Baker, this is the deepest team he’s ever had in his tenure in El Paso. “No…
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MLB players reject offer for delayed season, vow to play as scheduled
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players rejected a proposal to delay the start of spring training and the season due to the coronavirus…
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Former Seahawks lineman Chad Wheeler pleads not guilty to domestic violence charges
Former Seattle Seahawks player Chad Wheeler pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of domestic violence and resisting arrest for a January incident…
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New Mexico State to play remaining basketball games at El Paso’s Eastwood High School gym
EL PASO, Texas – Get ready for college basketball in a high school gym. Prohibited from playing home games in their home state, the New Mexico State…
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