UTEP loses two more as Verhoeven, Hess enter transfer portal
EL PASO, Texas – These days it might be easier to keep up with who isn’t in the transfer portal than who is. It’s certainly looking like it for the…
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Major League Baseball is back with a 162-game schedule and actual humans in the stands
After an abbreviated 2020 season that is now a blur, Major League Baseball returns Thursday with all 30 teams in action before actual human…
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Mets-Nationals opener is postponed because of coronavirus concerns
WASHINGTON, DC — The New York Mets season opener at Washington has been postponed because of coronavirus concerns. The Nationals issued a statement…
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Japan designates Osaka, 2 other area for new virus control steps as infections rise 4 months before Olympics
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has designated Osaka and two other areas for new virus control steps as infections in those areas rise less than four months…
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No. 2 Seed UTEP to face No. 3 seed Marshall in quarterfinals of C-USA volleyball tournament
EL PASO, Texas – No. 2 seed (West) UTEP volleyball (9-6, 8-4 C-USA) squares off with No. 3 seed (East) Marshall (10-4, 8-4 C-USA) in round one of…
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Boxing to return to Haskins Center April 24: Jaime Munguia VS. Maciej Sulecki
EL PASO, Texas — It can certainly be a sign that things are slowly getting back to normal in the Borderland. On April 24, the sport of boxing will…
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NMSU football announces 12 game fall schedule for upcoming 2021 season
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – After not having a fall football season in 2020 due to Covid-19, the NMSU Aggies are back. Wednesday, NMSU announced the…
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C-USA names UTEP track & field’s Sean Bailey as male Field Athlete of the Week
EL PASO, Texas – UTEP’s Sean Bailey was announced as the Conference USA Male Track Athlete of the Week as released by league officials…
Continue Reading Two Black women will be head coaches in the same NCAA women’s Final Four for the first time
This year’s March Madness might have exposed gaps in gender equity in college sports, but for two Black women, the 2021 NCAA women’s…
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Utah Jazz ‘shaken, but unharmed’ after team plane forced into emergency landing after bird strike
Players and staff of NBA team Utah Jazz were left “shaken, but unharmed” after a bird strike forced the plane they were on to make an…
Continue Reading How Michael Miraglia completed his own Strongman Marathon on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Many have completed a marathon, but no-one has done anything like Michael Miraglia’s Strongman Marathon. The fitness coach and CrossFit athlete…
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NCAA Final 4 is set: Gonzaga, Baylor, Houston & UCLA
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana — Gonzaga’s countdown to perfection has ticked to two. The Bulldogs are back in the Final Four, two wins from becoming the…
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Tuesday Scoreboard: High School Soccer Playoffs (Area Round)
EL PASO, Texas – The area round of the high school soccer playoffs continued on Tuesday. Quite a few El Paso teams punched their ticket to the…
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Locomotive FC announces 2021 regular season schedule
EL PASO, Texas — El Paso Locomotive FC in conjunction with USL Championship unveiled its full 2021 Regular Season schedule Tuesday, presented by…
Continue Reading Official collapses at NCAA men’s tournament game between Gonzaga and USC
Game official Bert Smith collapsed Tuesday evening in the first half of the men’s NCAA basketball game between No. 6 seed USC and No. 1 overall…
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El Paso Chihuahuas announce coaching staff for 2021 season; Edwin Rodriguez to return as manager
EL PASO, Texas – The boys of summer will soon make their return to Southwest University Park. Of course, we’re talking about the El Paso Chihuahuas.…
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NFL team owners approve 17-game regular season; 1st time in 43 years that it is increased
NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL is increasing the regular season to 17 games and reducing the preseason to three games to generate additional revenue for…
Continue Reading Japan thrashes Mongolia 14-0 in historic World Cup qualifier win
Japan recorded the second-biggest win in its history, thrashing Mongolia 14-0 in a World Cup 2022 qualifier. Werder Bremen striker Yuya Osako scored…
Continue Reading Motor racing: Sandwich wrapper wrecked Alonso’s comeback race
Fernando Alonso’s Renault-owned Alpine team have blamed a discarded sandwich wrapper for wrecking the double world champion’s Formula One…
Continue Reading Golfer Joaquin Niemann helps raise $2.1 million to save his infant cousin’s life
Since announcing himself on the world stage with a PGA Tour victory as a rookie in 2019, Chile’s Joaquin Niemann has established himself as one…
Continue Reading Manchester City’s all-time top scorer Sergio Aguero will leave the club at the end of the season
Sergio Aguero will leave Manchester City when his contract expires at the end of the season, the club has announced. The 32-year-old Argentine,…
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Santa Teresa High School coach returns to work after spending 6 weeks in ICU due to Covid
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico — For a southern New Mexico high school coach, the last year was a game changer. Art Aguirre spent more than a month…
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High School Soccer Playoffs; Bel Air falls to Amarillo Palo Duro in area round
EL PASO, Texas – Monday was not a good day for El Paso schools looking to keep their state title hopes alive. In Class 5A, the Bel Air High School…
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UTEP forward Efe Odigie enters transfer portal
EL PASO, Texas – In what has become the most common theme of college basketball offseasons, the UTEP Miners have lost their second player to the NCAA…
Continue Reading Conversation around taking a knee means people are ‘forgetting’ the true cause, says Thierry Henry
Thierry Henry says the discussion around whether or not footballers should take the knee before games has become a distraction from the real…
Continue Reading Cycling star Sam Bennett throws up during race; blames overeating on not wanting ‘to run out of fuel’
On his website he describes himself as “probably the fastest man in professional cycling” and “hungry for more.” The latter…
Continue Reading Slum golf: A whole new ball game on Mumbai’s streets
You can play golf on pristine green courses. You can even play on a course made of ice. But thanks to some innovative thinking, residents of some of…
Continue Reading Bahrain Grand Prix: Lewis Hamilton holds off Max Verstappen to win thrilling F1 season opener
Lewis Hamilton held off pre-race favorite Max Verstappen to win a thrilling Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday. In a nail-biting finale, Verstappen’s…
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El Paso’s Southwest Desert Cats look to grow in revamped ABA
EL PASO, Texas – You might find many basketball players in El Paso who play for the love of the game as much as the Southwest Desert Cats. That’s…
Continue Reading Former Manchester United player Lou Macari turns his attention to helping the homeless
Before there was Marcus Rashford, there was another notable Manchester United humanitarian, Lou Macari. The Scot enjoyed a long and successful career…
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