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WAC and C-USA basketball tournaments canceled amid virus concerns; NMSU men named champs

March 12, 2020 10:24 AM Brittany Carlock

LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – The Western Athletic Conference along with Conference USA announced the cancellations of their respective basketball…

Major League Soccer suspends season for 30 days because of coronavirus

March 12, 2020 11:52 AM CNN

Major League Soccer is suspending its season for 30 days, making it the latest sports league to halt games during the coronavirus pandemic.…

Leagues postponed, athletes infected — coronavirus plunges sport into the twilight zone

March 12, 2020 10:31 AM CNN

With the outbreak of the novel coronavirus dimming the spotlight on the sporting world, LeBron James, as is often the case these days, turns orator.…

Showjumping spectacles to be rescheduled amid coronavirus concerns

March 12, 2020 10:27 AM CNN

The Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League has become the latest sporting competition to be impacted by the ongoing coronavirus…

Showjumping spectacles to be rescheduled amid coronavirus concerns

March 12, 2020 10:27 AM CNN

The Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League has become the latest sporting competition to be impacted by the ongoing coronavirus…

Real Madrid teams in quarantine as La Liga suspended

March 12, 2020 10:15 AM CNN

Spanish top-flight football matches in Spain have been suspended as Real Madrid’s football and basketball teams were put into quarantine amid…

Megan Rapinoe tears into US Soccer with a powerful message: ‘To every girl out there … you are not lesser’

March 12, 2020 9:37 AM CNN

The US women’s national soccer team just brought home another cup. But they’ve become so good at winning that their victory is not the…

Lewis Hamilton says it is ‘shocking’ Australian GP is going ahead as McLaren pulls out

March 12, 2020 7:28 AM CNN

Lewis Hamilton says it is “shocking” that Formula 1’s Australian Grand Prix is going ahead amid the coronavirus pandemic. With a…

Cristiano Ronaldo back home in Madeira as Juventus grapples with coronavirus outbreak

March 12, 2020 6:06 AM CNN

Defending Serie A champion Juventus is grappling with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy with Cristiano Ronaldo back home in Portugal,…

Sports stars unite to support ‘heroes’ helping vulnerable in coronavirus fight

March 12, 2020 5:48 AM CNN

With doctors advising more people to self-isolate and travel reduced between countries to hinder the spread of the coronavirus, its ability to…

UTEP’s season comes to end following C-USA first round loss to Marshall, 86-78

March 11, 2020 10:58 PM Adrian Ochoa

The UTEP Miners saw an early exit from the Conference USA Basketball Tournament Wednesday in Frisco, TX. UTEP lost to Marshall in the first round of…

Las Cruces boys to play in state basketball semi-finals in front of no crowd

March 11, 2020 10:42 PM Jim Parker

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico — The Las Cruces High School boys basketball team was set to tip-off in the state basketball tournament semifinals in…

C-USA basketball tourney, NCAA March Madness games being played without fans

March 11, 2020 2:37 PM KVIA ABC-7, Associated Press

FRISCO, Texas – Conference USA and NCAA March Madness basketball tournament games are not open to the general public because of concerns about…

NBA suspends season after Utah Jazz player tests positive for coronavirus

March 11, 2020 6:39 PM Associated Press, ABC News

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — The NBA has suspended its season due to the novel coronavirus outbreak after Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert tested…

UTEP women’s team advances to Conference USA quarterfinals

March 11, 2020 7:20 PM Adrian Ochoa

EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP women’s team got another step closer to a Conference USA Tournament championship. The Miners defeated the Florida Atlantic…

New book dispels myths, focuses on history of Latinos in American football

April 15, 2020 9:11 PM Mark Ross

EL PASO, Texas – A new book dispels the myth that baseball, boxing and soccer are the chosen and competent sports for Spanish-surnamed athletes. They…

Atletico Madrid stuns Liverpool at Anfield to dump holder out of the Champions League

March 11, 2020 5:14 PM CNN

Atletico Madrid stunned Liverpool with three goals in extra time to knock the holders out of the Champions League. With the tie level at the end of…

Charles Barkley is selling Olympic gold medal and NBA MVP award to build affordable housing in hometown

March 11, 2020 4:43 PM CNN

Most athletes would likely never entertain the thought of auctioning off an Olympic gold medal. Former NBA star Charles Barkley is doing just that…

Coronavirus forces sports world to make clear that TV increasingly calls the shots

March 11, 2020 4:35 PM CNN

Concerns about coronavirus have forced the sports-TV world into a rather uncomfortable position: Admitting that having fans in the stands is less…

Historic women’s deal ‘reward for all the hard work we’ve been putting in for years,’ says Spain star

March 11, 2020 1:14 PM CNN

The Spanish league that Marta Corredera made her debut in more than a decade ago is almost unrecognizable to the one she plays in today. In the 12…

Historic women’s deal ‘reward for all the hard work we’ve been putting in for years,’ says Spain star

March 11, 2020 1:14 PM CNN

The Spanish league that Marta Corredera made her debut in more than a decade ago is almost unrecognizable to the one she plays in today. In the 12…

Man City vs. Arsenal postponed amid coronavirus as Gunners players isolated

March 11, 2020 8:49 AM CNN

The Premier League has entered new territory as the game between Manchester City and Arsenal was postponed to become the first-top flight English…

Jean-Pierre Adams: The 38-year coma that can’t stop love

March 11, 2020 8:36 AM CNN

What present do you buy a man who has been in a coma for more than 30 years? That’s the question the family of former France international…

Formula E is ‘literally the future,’ says pop star and environment campaigner Ellie Goulding

March 11, 2020 6:26 AM CNN

A childhood Formula One fan, but also an environmental enthusiast, supporting Formula E makes sense to Ellie Goulding. Although the British…

Formula E is ‘literally the future,’ says pop star and environment campaigner Ellie Goulding

March 11, 2020 6:26 AM CNN

A childhood Formula One fan, but also an environmental enthusiast, supporting Formula E makes sense to Ellie Goulding. Although the British…

Breeders’ Cup offers $35 million ‘wow experience’

March 11, 2020 5:07 AM CNN

The Breeders’ Cup might be one of the most traditional events in the world of horse racing but its new president and CEO Drew Fleming is…

‘Toto Wolff of Formula E’ aims to make sparks fly for Mercedes

March 11, 2020 4:26 AM CNN

His boss might be famed Mercedes F1 chief Toto Wolff, but Ian James is bringing his own “passionate” approach as head of the…

How do you beat high-flying Liverpool? Watford’s Christian Kabasele reveals all

March 11, 2020 4:14 AM CNN

Completing an unbeaten Premier League campaign was always going to be a tall order for Liverpool, but few could have foreseen the league…

How do you beat high-flying Liverpool? Watford’s Christian Kabasele reveals all

March 11, 2020 4:14 AM CNN

Completing an unbeaten Premier League campaign was always going to be a tall order for Liverpool, but few could have foreseen the league…

How an open water swimmer braved freezing water to uncover Antarctica’s ‘dark secret’

March 11, 2020 3:33 AM CNN

Once he had overcome the aching, agonizing cold of the water — and while he continued to negotiate a tunnel cluttered with enormous stalactites…