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New Era Wrestling features male and female wrestlers such as The Patriot, El Tirano and Delilah—including five of founder Jose Ontiveros’ children.

A ‘New Era’ of lucha libre dawns in El Paso

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 21, 2017

As the city winds down from the week on a Friday night, a whole new community emerges from a shabby warehouse on Dyer Street. New Era Wrestling, a local El Paso Lucha Libre organization, opens their doors every Friday night to hundreds of people of...

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Senior infielder Kiki Pepi is currently batting .355 with two home runs and 20 runs batted in for the Miners.

UTEP softball ready to take on Southern Mississippi this weekend

Augie Touris, Contributor March 21, 2017

The UTEP softball team will face off against Southern Mississippi on Saturday, March 25, and Sunday, March 26. The Miners are starting to turn their season in a better direction after a rough start that included losses to top programs Stanford, Arizona...

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Prospy pick em: March Madness

Prospy pick ’em: March Madness

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 16, 2017

Jeremy's Bracket One Final Four, Three Wildcats Kentucky, Villanova, and Arizona. These are three Wildcat teams who I see making it to Phoenix for the Final Four. Kentucky’s SEC tournament title has them set for a big run here in March. I believe...

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Prospy pick em: March Madness region breakdown

Prospy pick ’em: March Madness region breakdown

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 16, 2017

Alas, March Madness is upon us. That means throwing down money in your buddies’ pool of bets, statistically analyzing all the games and hoping you got the correct upsets in order. Statistically speaking, everyone’s bracket will be a mess by the end...

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Middle Tennessee captures second straight C-USA tournament title

Middle Tennessee captures second straight C-USA tournament title

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 12, 2017

(6) Marshall 72 (1) Middle Tennessee 83 Giddy Potts tied a career-high with 30 points to go along with eight rebounds and two assists to help Middle Tennessee defeat Marshall 83-72 in the Conference-USA tournament championship. The Blue Raiders have...

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Recapping the semifinals of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Recapping the semifinals of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 11, 2017

The Conference-USA men’s basketball tournament championship is set. Find out which two teams will battle it out for tomorrow’s championship and league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament: (4) UTEP 56 (1) Middle Tennessee 82 Middle Tennessee...

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Spring football wraps up first week of practice

Spring football wraps up first week of practice

Mike Flores, Reporter March 10, 2017

UTEP football wrapped up their first week of spring practice Friday morning as they participated in full pads for the first time since the regular season ended. Head coach Sean Kugler is looking at who he has to work with and who is going to step...

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Recapping day two of the C-USA mens basketball tournament

Recapping day two of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 10, 2017

And then there were four…the semifinals of the Conference-USA men’s basketball tournament are officially set. It was another exciting day of action in Birmingham as yet another contest was decided in the final seconds of play. Find out who survived...

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Women finish season in Birmingham after loss to Old Dominion

Women finish season in Birmingham after loss to Old Dominion

Mike Flores, Reporter March 10, 2017

For the second straight year, the UTEP women’s basketball team gets upended and eliminated from the Conference USA tournament by Old Dominion. This year the Miners’ rocky season came to an end with an 80-70 loss to the Monarchs. UTEP (8-23, 5-14...

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Winners and losers of the first round of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Winners and losers of the first round of the C-USA men’s basketball tournament

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor March 8, 2017

From a low-scoring to a high-scoring affair, including a game decided in the final eight seconds, an exciting first round of the Conference-USA tournament is now in the books. Find out how each team fared and who will be squaring off against each other...

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Predictions, expectations and numbers of the C-USA tournament

Predictions, expectations and numbers of the C-USA tournament

Jason Green and Mike Flores March 7, 2017

The Conference-USA men’s basketball tournament kicks off in Birmingham, Alabama, on Wednesday, March 5, with eighth-seeded Western Kentucky (15-16 overall, 9-9 C-USA) facing off with ninth-seeded UT-San Antonio (13-18 overall, 8-10 C-USA) at 10:30 a.m....

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Jones and Plinke impress at NFL Combine

Jones and Plinke impress at NFL Combine

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor March 7, 2017

Over the weekend, former UTEP running back Aaron Jones and tight end Hayden Plinke tested their strengths and skills at the 2017 NFL Combine in anticipation of the 2017 NFL Draft. Jones participated in running back drills on Friday, while Plinke showcased...

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