How organizers plan to make the Olympics happen
Despite protests from the public, skepticism from stakeholders and an ongoing state of emergency in Tokyo and other prefectures, organizers maintain…
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Kobe Bryant among Class of 2020 officially inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame
Kobe Bryant was officially inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2020 on Saturday night. “I wish…
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Wedding proposal highlights Chihuahuas 2-0 win over Isotopes
EL PASO, Texas – Love was in the air Saturday night at Southwest University Park. And fortunately for the Chihuahuas and a pair of fans, the night…
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Locomotive FC’s Logan Ketterer shines in MLS Debut with Portland Timbers
SAN JOSE, California – El Paso Locomotive FC goalkeeper Logan Ketterer is technically on loan with the Portland Timbers. But after his dazzling…
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Rombauer wins Preakness Stakes
Rombauer, trained by Michael McCarthy and ridden by jockey Flavien Prat, won the 146th Preakness Stakes on Saturday at Pimlico Race Course in…
Continue Reading Rombauer crosses finish line 1st to win Preakness; Medina Spirit 3rd
BALTIMORE, Maryland — Rombauer has crossed the finish line first in the Preakness Stakes. That denied trainer Bob Baffert’s Kentucky Derby-winning…
Continue Reading Michael Jordan to present Kobe Bryant at Hall of Fame induction
From gravity-defying dunks and in-air acrobatics to an unquenchable thirst for dominance and an overt disdain for anything shy of excellence, Kobe…
Continue Reading Leicester City defeats Chelsea to win first FA Cup after late VAR drama
Leicester City won the FA Cup for the first time thanks to a sensational strike from Youri Tielemans as a dramatic, late video assistant referee…
Continue Reading Pro wrestler Jerome ‘New Jack’ Young dies at 58
Extreme Championship Wrestling (ECW) pro wrestler Jerome “New Jack” Young has died at 58, his wife, Jennifer Young, confirmed on…
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Robert Lewandowski scores 40th Bundesliga goal of the season to equal Gerd Müller’s record
Robert Lewandowski equaled the Bundesliga record of 40 goals in a season during Bayern Munich’s 2-2 draw against SC Freiburg. His first-half…
Continue Reading Chelsea boss Emma Hayes says inspiring the new generation is as important as Champions League glory
Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says winning the club’s first Women’s Champions League would be an “incredible achievement,” but…
Continue Reading Sabrina Ionescu honors Kobe Bryant, hits game-winning 3 to start the WNBA season
Sabrina Ionescu had a dream that this was coming. On Friday, her first game back since a sprained ankle sidelined her for most of her rookie season…
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UTEP track & field opens competition at the C-USA Championships on Friday
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – The UTEP track and field men’s team opened its 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships with 13 points…
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Friday Scoreboard: High School Baseball & Softball Playoffs
EL PASO, Texas – The high school baseball playoffs rolled on with several teams from El Paso in action in the area round. One team from the…
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Medina Spirit cleared to race in the Preakness Stakes after passing drug tests
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit can race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes after the final two rounds of blood samples from the horse were…
Continue Reading Alex Rodriguez part of ownership group set to buy NBA’s Timberwolves and WNBA’s Lynx
Former Major League Baseball star Alex Rodriguez and billionaire Marc Lore have agreed to a deal to purchase the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 8 vaccinated members tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s how that could happen
Eight members of the New York Yankees have tested positive for coronavirus this week despite being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson vaccine,…
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Chihuahuas top Isotopes in homer opener, 5-3
(Courtesy: El Paso Chihuahuas) EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Chihuahuas trailed 3-0 early on Thursday but scored five unanswered runs to come back and…
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Locomotive FC goalkeeper Logan Ketterer on short-term deal with MLS Portland
EL PASO, Texas – The El Paso Locomotive FC will be without one their goalkeepers for a short while. Thursday, the Locomotive FC approved a short-term…
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Medina Spirit passes the first of three drug tests to race in the Preakness Stakes
Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit underwent three rounds of blood-sample testing between May 6 and May 11 — and the first test showed the…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 7 vaccinated members tested positive for Covid-19. Here’s how that could happen
Seven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
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Baseball is back: El Paso Chihuahuas ready for home opener
EL PASO, Texas — For the first time in 623 days, El Paso on Thursday evening was set to host a baseball game at Southwest University Park. After the…
Continue Reading Pac-12 Conference hires sports entertainment executive George Kliavkoff from MGM Resorts as next commissioner
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Pac-12 hired sports entertainment executive George Kliavkoff to be the conference’s next commissioner, replacing Larry…
Continue Reading New York Yankees say 7 vaccinated members test positive for Covid-19, but 6 are asymptomatic
Seven members of the New York Yankees’ coaching and support staff have tested positive for Covid-19 despite being inoculated with the Johnson…
Continue Reading Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is proud of NBA’s new social justice champion award, but worries US still faces ‘the same issues’
On the court, six-time NBA champion and basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was famous for the goggles he used to play in. Off it,…
Continue Reading UEFA Champions League final moved from Istanbul to Porto amid travel restrictions
The Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea is to be played in Porto instead of Istanbul, European football’s governing body…
Continue Reading Olympic sponsor Toyota ‘concerned’ by growing public frustration over hosting Games
Toyota, one of the leading sponsors of this year’s Olympic and Paralympic Games, says it’s “concerned” with the amount of…
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NMSU women’s golf finishes in top-10 at NCAA Stanford regional
(Courtesy: NMSU Athletics) STANFORD, California – The New Mexico State women’s golf team posted its first top-10 finish at an NCAA Regional since…
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UTEP track & field set to compete at Conference USA Outdoor Championships
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP track and field team will head to Murfreesboro, Tenn., to compete at the 2021 Conference USA Outdoor Track and Field…
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Defending champ Bucs host Cowboys to open NFL season
TAMPA BAY, Florida — The NFL is returning to London in October and Tom Brady begins his pursuit of an eighth Super Bowl title against Dak Prescott…
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