UTEP Football single-game tickets & parking passes go on sale Monday
EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP Miners are ready to kickoff their season and fans will be allowed to see the Miners in action in person. Single-game…
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NHL postpones 2days of playoff games amid player protests over social injustice
TORONTO (AP) — The NHL has postponed the next two days of playoff games. There has been criticism from Black players who said the league was slow…
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Naomi Osaka returns to tennis tournament after initially pulling out in aftermath of Jacob Blake shooting
Following what she called the “continued genocide of Black people,” Naomi Osaka pulled out of her Western & Southern Open match in…
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Oakland Athletics won’t play series finale against Texas Rangers in show of support for racial justice movement
ARLINGTON, Texas — The Oakland Athletics have decided not to play their series finale at Texas in support of racial justice. Oakland’s…
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NBA playoffs to resume, but there will be no games Thursday
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Florida — Another day of the NBA playoffs will be postponed, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press on…
Continue Reading Returning healthy is all family cares about as Alexander Zverev strives for US Open glory
It’s sport in the year 2020. Or more precisely, the first tennis grand slam of a global pandemic. This year’s US Open — which…
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Know before you go: UTEP announces 2020 football Covid-19 fan protocols
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Athletics has announced its COVID-19 Fan Protocols for the 2020 football season, which will kick off next Saturday (Sept. 5)…
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NBA postpones Wednesday’s playoff games after Bucks started a boycott to protest social injustice
ORLANDO, Florida — The NBA announced Wednesday it chose to postpone all three games scheduled for the day after the Milwaukee Bucks chose to boycott…
Continue Reading ‘This is war!’ How the relationship between Lionel Messi and Barcelona turned sour
Overnight, angry Barcelona fans descended on the Camp Nou to lay the blame at the feet of the man they hold responsible for Lionel Messi’s…
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LeBron James is helping launch a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers ahead of the elections
LeBron James is helping spearhead a multimillion-dollar effort to recruit poll workers in Black electoral districts ahead of November’s general…
Continue Reading Manchester United captain Harry Maguire to appeal Greek court verdict
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire will appeal a Greek court decision finding him guilty of assault, resisting arrest, and attempted bribery…
Continue Reading ‘It’s like dating a guy that you know sucks,’ says Serena Williams after loss
After relinquishing another lead and exiting the Western & Southern Open in the third round in New York, Serena Williams sounded a bit like…
Continue Reading How Brendon Todd came in from the cold to grab himself a slice of the action on PGA Tour
Considering he once came close to quitting the sport he loves to open up a pizzeria, American golfer Brendon Todd has earned the right to enjoy every…
Continue Reading Texas kid’s book about the world’s oldest marathon runner is the first by a major publisher to center on a Sikh character
Growing up as a Sikh boy in South Texas, Simran Jeet Singh longed for books with characters who looked like him and his family. But each visit to a…
Continue Reading Lionel Messi wants to leave Barcelona
Argentine football star Lionel Messi has sent a letter to Barcelona informing the club that he wants to leave the team, a source close to the…
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UTEP football adds final game to schedule against Louisiana Monroe on road
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP football team has added its final game to its 2020 schedule with a road contest on Sept. 26 at the University of…
Continue Reading LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those speaking out on the Wisconsin police shooting
LeBron James and the Green Bay Packers are among those in professional sports who responded on social media Monday to the shooting of Jacob Blake in…
Continue Reading Olympic great Usain Bolt tests positive for the coronavirus
Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus as Jamaica’s Prime Minister says there will no special treatment if anyone has been found to…
Continue Reading Serena Williams’ back to the ’80s moment
Serena Williams felt like she was back in the 80s after a marathon victory ahead of next week’s US Open while Novak Djokovic won his first…
Continue Reading Tennis players face death threats and online abuse as soon as they step off the court. Tech companies are trying to stop it
He would dread checking his phone — and no wonder. “They’re calling me a f**king Muslim terrorist,” tennis player Benjamin…
Continue Reading Alphonso Davies’ journey from Ghanaian refugee camp to Champions League winner
Alphonso Davies’ road to Champions League glory was more treacherous than most. The 19-year-old’s story began in a Ghanaian refugee camp,…
Continue Reading ‘Black people in America are scared,’ says LeBron James after Jacob Blake shooting
LeBron James said his “emotions are all over the place” after the shooting of Jacob Blake. Blake, an unarmed Black man, was shot multiple…
Continue Reading Maverick Viñales dodges disaster after jumping off bike at 228 kph in Styrian MotoGP
A week after miraculously avoiding a flying motorcycle that almost hit him at high speed, Yamaha MotoGP rider Maverick Viñales was counting his…
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wishes he had ‘listened earlier’ to Colin Kaepernick
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he wished the league had “listened earlier” to Colin Kaepernick when he began protesting during the…
Continue Reading 148 arrested as fans clash with riot police in Paris after PSG’s Champions League final defeat
French police arrested 148 people as fans clashed with riot police on the Champs-Élysées following Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League…
Continue Reading Pole vault world record holder Armand Duplantis won’t put a ‘cap’ on how high he can jump
He may be in the early stages of his pole vault career, but Armand “Mondo” Duplantis has already scaled the summit of his sport. The…
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UTEP QB TJ Goodwin opts out of 2020 season; Hardison named starer
EL PASO, Texas — UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel confirmed today that redshirt sophomore Gavin Hardison will be the Miners’ starting quarterback for…
Continue Reading Bayern Munich beats Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League
Bayern Munich clinched its sixth European title after beating Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 in the Champions League final in Lisbon on Sunday. Victory for…
Continue Reading Paris Saint-Germain looks to upset European football’s established order with victory over Bayern Munich
Few people will have bigger headaches going into this weekend than Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain’s defenders. How do you stop Robert…
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Vanessa Bryant posts heartfelt message to Kobe on what would have been his 42nd birthday
Vanessa Bryant posted a loving, heart-wrenching message to her late husband Kobe Bryant and their daughter Gianna on what would have been the NBA…
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