TEMPE, Arizona – Rodney Terry emphasized the need for his team to be physical on the interior if they were to hang around with Arizona State prior to Wednesday night’s game. The Miners’ took their coach’s plea to another level, outrebounding and outhustling Bobby Hurley and the Sun Devils in a 76-63 win in Tempe.
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EL PASO, Texas – Arizona coach Sean Miller and UTEP coach Rodney Terry were very cordial in their postgame farewell following UTEP’s 69-61 defeat in Tucson on Saturday. One can hope Miller was helping Terry scout his in-state rival and UTEP’s next opponent, Arizona State. The Miners will return to the Grand Canyon State Wednesday
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team has added a new home opponent and will host Benedictine University at Mesa on Sunday at the Don Haskins Center. No fans will be allowed at the game, but the game will be broadcast live on 600 ESPN El Paso. Benedictine at Mesa is a member
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DETROIT, Michigan — Aaron Rodgers ran for a tie-breaking score in the third quarter and threw three touchdown passes and the Green Bay Packers beat the Detroit Lions 31-24 Sunday and clinched the NFC North title. Former UTEP standout and El Paso native Aaron Jones carried the ball 15 times, rushing for a total of
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TUCSON, Arizona — UTEP proved in the opening ten minutes that they had the talent to compete with college basketball blue blood Arizona Saturday in Tucson. Arizona never led by more than ten points, and the Miners were even within four points under three minutes. But UTEP (2-1) couldn’t close the gap further as they
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DENTON, Texas – Playing with their backup quarterback on the road, UTEP’s offense scored enough points to win. The only problem was the Miners’ defense, also playing a rotation made up of backups, was exposed all night. Jaelon Darn accounted for 4 total Mean Green as North Texas hung on for a 45-43 victory. UTEP
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — El Paso native and former UTEP standout Aaron Jones’ of the Green Bay Packers was named the FedEx NFL Ground Player of the Week on Wednesday following the running back’s star performance of this past weekend. Jones’ selection was voted on by fans. It came after he rushed for 130 yards and
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EL PASO, Texas — For the first time in almost a month, UTEP is planning on a football game. And though the Miners will technically “host” North Texas, the game will be at the Mean Green’s home in Denton. UTEP Head Coach Dana Dimel confirmed in the “ABC-7 UTEP Coaches Show presented by Speaking Rock”
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MORAGA, California — Bryson Williams’ status as the UTEP Miners’ go-to scorer was validated Tuesday night. Unfortunately for UTEP, it was evident when Williams was forced to watch from the bench as St. Mary’s built a double-digit lead in the first half en route to a 73-61 win in Moraga, California. The Preseason All-Conference USA
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP appears to be the beneficiary of a Covid-19 outbreak that has resulted in New Mexico State “pausing” its men’s basketball program. The Miners announced Monday that they will play at Arizona of the Pac-12 on Dec. 12 at 4 p.m. in a game that will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.
Continue Reading GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — Aaron Jones rushed for 130 yards and delivered a game-clinching 77-yard touchdown run with 2:36 left as the Green Bay Packers withstood a fourth-quarter comeback attempt to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles 30-16 on Sunday. Aaron Rodgers connected with Davante Adams on two of his three touchdown passes and reached a couple
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EL PASO, Texas – Souley Boum and Bryson Williams combined for 60 points and each recorded double-doubles, leading UTEP past a pesky Sul Ross State team, 84-65, on Saturday night in the Haskins Center. The Lobos gave the Miners (2-0) a scare, going into the locker room with the lead (37-35). However, UTEP came out of the second
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EL PASO, Texas – UTEP will not have any more home football games during what has been a strange season full of Covid-19 crowd restrictions and canceled games. The Miners’ final game against North Texas will be played Friday, Dec. 11, at Apogee Stadium in Denton. The game was originally scheduled for the Sun Bowl
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EL PASO, Texas — As part of their biannual rivalry matchup, New Mexico State hosted UTEP Wednesday night in game two of the Battle of I-10. And while the Aggies were the home, the game was played at UTEP’s home Don Haskins Center. Katia Gallegos finished with 22 points, 6 assists, and 5 steals and
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — It’s a big day of birthdays Wednesday for the Green Bay Packers. Not only does the Packers backfield have two Aarons, they were both born on the same day – Dec. 2. Or as the NFL Network described the pair: “Same name, same team, same birthday.” Of course we’re talking about
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EL PASO, Texas — Organizers on Tuesday officially announced that El Paso’s Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl, which has been played every college football season since its inception in 1935, is being canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic. “While it is a very sad decision to make, we believe it is the right decision based
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball game against Arizona Christian that was scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. The men’s team will next be in action when it hosts Sul Ross State on Saturday at 6 p.m. Saturday’s game will be played with no fans in attendance in an effort to help curb
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EL PASO, Texas – Tipoff for the UTEP women’s basketball game against New Mexico State scheduled for Wednesday has been pushed one hour earlier to 6 p.m. The game will be held with no fans in attendance in an effort to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The game will be available for streaming on CUSA-TV and
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EL PASO, Texas — Sun Bowl officials confirmed to ABC-7 on Monday night that its board of directors is set to vote to cancel this year’s game due to the pandemic. The cancellation recommendation will be presented to the board for approval during a virtual meeting scheduled for noon on Tuesday. The Sun Bowl in
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EL PASO, Texas — Saturday’s football game between UTEP and Rice was canceled due to 11 Covid-19 positives tests within the Miners program. But new developments stemming from Saturday pose questions as to whether the decision to cancel was the right one. UTEP athletic director Jim Senter announced Monday evening that 10 of the 11
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EL PASO, Texas – In the wake of several members of the Miners football program testing positive for Covid-19, which forced the cancellation of Saturday’s game at Rice, UTEP officials on Sunday announced the cancellation of next weekend’s game too. “Miner football team activities have been suspended temporarily, and the upcoming home game versus Southern
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UPDATE: The game has now been called off after some UTEP players and/or coaches tested positive for the coronavirus. An updated statement issued by Rice athletic officials says: “Today’s game between Rice and UTEP has been canceled due to positive tests and contact tracing within the UTEP program.” No further details were provided. The next
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — The UTEP men’s basketball game at Arizona scheduled for this upcoming Sunday afternoon has been postponed due to Covid-19. Athletic officials made the announcement Friday evening citing “a positive Covid-19 case in the Miner program and subsequent contact tracing.” Officials from the two schools were discussing the possibility of rescheduling the game, but no
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball program started its 100th season by hitting the century mark in a 100-81 victory over UT-Permian Basin. Six Miners hit double figures led by Souley Boum’s 23 points on Wednesday night in the Haskins Center. RELATED STORY: UTEP women’s basketball steals OT thriller from New Mexico State, 80-76 The Miners’ 100
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EL PASO, Texas – Sophomore Katia Gallegos and senior Dejanae Roebuck notched career-high point performances en route to UTEP women’s basketball’s (1-0, 0-0 C-USA) season-opening 80-76 overtime victory over I-10 rival New Mexico State (0-1, 0-0 WAC) at the Don Haskins Center on Wednesday afternoon. Gallegos drove right to the basket with under five seconds remaining in
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EL PASO, Texas – After nearly two weeks without a game, the UTEP Miners finally have a game to look forward to. UTEP (3-4) will take the field in Houston when they pay a visit to Rice (1-2). It will mark the 5th straight road game for the Miners who haven’t been able to play
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EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s basketball team announced Tuesday the signing of a 6-foot-9 swingman from Canada. Khalfani Hill, a guard and forward from Toronto, signed a letter of intent to play basketball with the Miners starting in the 2021-22 season. Hill averaged a double-double (22.0 points per game and 10.0 rebounds per
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EL PASO, Texas – Game times for the UTEP men’s and women’s basketball openers on Wednesday have been changed after it was announced that no fans would be allowed in the Don Haskins Center. The women’s opener against New Mexico State University will be at noon, one hour earlier than originally planned. The men’s opener
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EL PASO, Texas – The college basketball season tips off Wednesday, and the UTEP Miners are ready to return to the court. UTEP will host UT Permian Basin (UTPB) at 7 p.m. at the Don Haskins Center. Fans will not be allowed to attend the game, but fans or no fans, the Miners are just
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP men’s and women’s basketball teams will play its early-season home games in front of no fans. UTEP President Heather Wilson and Athletics Director Jim Senter made the announcement Monday evening. The UTEP women will host New Mexico State University at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and Incarnate Word
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