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4 Texans Play ‘Squid Games: The Challenge’ On Nexflix
Texan 'Squid Games: The Challenge' player TJ Stukes is number 182. This El Paso resident might have a special advantage as a former professional basketball player. He was TJ "Tomahawk" Stukes on the Harlem Wizards and still knows all the tricks. TJ currently lives in Northeast El Paso where he...
Another OL in the portal adds Carolina offer
South Carolina offered another offensive lineman from the NCAA Transfer Portal on Tuesday night. Justin Mayers, a two-year starter at left guard from UTEP, posted about the Gamecocks offer a little more than 24 hours after he entered the portal. Boston College, Colorado, Mississippi State, Pittsburgh, Texas Tech, USF, Vanderbilt...
Selection Sunday: 90th annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl teams to be announced
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — Find out who will play at the 90th annual Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl this Sunday. Selection Sunday will be held on Dec. 3 from 12:30-2:30 p.m. with the announcement made around 1:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Sunland Park Racetrack...
UTEP men’s basketball set to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — UTEP (5-2) men’s basketball is set to host Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-4) in its first home game in the Don Haskins Center in eleven days on Wednesday. UTEP heads into Wednesday’s meeting on a two-game losing streak. UTEP dropped its last two games played in California, losing to Bradley in […]
Franklin graduate Beau Sparks named FCS All-American
Franklin graduate and current Utah Tech wide receiver Beau Sparks has been named to the FCS Football Central Freshman All-American Team This team recognizes the best freshman players from across the division as 49 players from 43 programs are recognized. Sparks caught at least five passes in nine of 11 games played, closed...
2023 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational held in December
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — The 2023 WestStar Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational will be held in December. The participating teams are UTEP, Norfolk State University, South Dakota State University, and the University of Wyoming. The tournament will take place Dec. 20 and 21. The games will be broadcast...
Early developments in UTEP football’s coaching search
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – One day after UTEP parted ways with head football coach Dana Dimel after six seasons, all attention in El Paso has turned to the Miners’ next hire and there was an important development on Monday night. Sources close to the situation told KTSM that UNLV offensive coordinator Brennan Marion is […]
Texas A&M-CC plays UTEP, looks to stop road slide
Texas A&M-CC Islanders (2-4) at UTEP Miners (5-2) BOTTOM LINE: Texas A&M-CC travels to UTEP looking to break its three-game road skid. The Miners have gone 4-0 in home games. UTEP has a 1-0 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer. The Islanders are 0-3 on the road....
Pace makes race: cross country recap
Loretto Academy’s runners went beyond the lines in the 2023 cross-country season. Coach Joe Ramirez and Assistant Coach Moriah trained six girls to compete this year. Practice started during the summer in July, and the team started competing at the end of August. This year, the girls successfully completed...
UTEP women rally in second half for 95-88 win over North Alabama
EL PASO, Texas – The UTEP women’s basketball program (4-3) came from 15 points behind to defeat a hot-shooting North Alabama (2-4) squad 95-88 Sunday afternoon in the Don Haskins Center. The comeback is tied for fifth largest in program history. Erin Wilson led all players with career-high matching 26 points while Adhel Tac (19) and […]
UTEP volleyball to host first two rounds of NIVC Tournament
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The UTEP volleyball team’s 2023 season will continue as it has accepted an at-large invitation to participate in the National Invitational Volleyball Championship, marking a second appearance in the postseason tournament within three years. UTEP was also selected to host the first two rounds inside Memorial Gym on Dec. 1-2, welcoming Florida Atlantic, North Texas, and UT Arlington […]
College football team celebrates with mariachi band in locker room
Saturday was one of the whackiest and wild days in college football in recent memory. Michigan defeated Ohio State in one of the best games in the history of its rivalry, while Alabama defeated Auburn on a 4th and goal from the 31-yard line. There were some incredible rivalry games,...
Jeff Grimes Fired as Baylor's Offensive Coordinator, Linked to UTEP Head Coach Vacancy
• Former BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes has been fired from his position as Baylor's offensive coordinator. • Baylor had a disappointing season, going 3-9, and there will be significant changes to the program.
Liberty moves up to No. 24 in CFP Top 25 poll after win over UTEP
Liberty slides up to No. 24 in the latest College Football Playoff release on Tuesday evening, moving up from No. 25 last week. Liberty (12-0, 8-0 Conference USA) is the second highest ranked Group of Five team in this week’s ranking checking in behind No. 22 Tulane. The highest ranked G5 conference champion in the final CFP Top 25 will play in a New Year’s Six bowl game and will likely be decided between Liberty and the AAC Championship Game winner between Tulane and SMU.
UTEP’s Stanton named CUSA Freshman of the Week
DALLAS, Texas– UTEP’s Aaliyah Stanton garnered Conference USA Freshman of the Week honors after three notable outings against Lamar, TCU, and North Alabama. The 2023-24 Players of the Week are presented by Blenders Eyewear and are voted on by the league’s sports information directors. “Aaliyah really stepped up in our game vs North Alabama,” Head Coach Keitha Adams said. […]
Horizon parts ways with football coach Dwan Smith after two seasons
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Horizon High School parted ways with head football coach Dwan Smith after two seasons, KTSM learned on Monday. Smith’s job was posted on the Clint ISD website. He spent two seasons at Horizon, after coming over in the summer of 2022 from Americas High School. In Smith’s two seasons at […]