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Offense shows promise during final scrimmage in Ruidoso

Offense shows promise during final scrimmage in Ruidoso

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor August 14, 2016

RUIDOSO, N.M.— While the first scrimmage was dominated by the defense on Aug. 9, the second scrimmage for the Miners' football team featured more positive play on the offensive side on Sunday, Aug. 14. The squad wrapped up their summer camp in Ruidoso,...

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Mexican gymnast body shamed at Rio 2016 Olympics

Mexican gymnast body shamed at Rio 2016 Olympics

Rene Delgadillo, Staff Reporter August 12, 2016

Mexican gymnast Alexa Moreno has been body shamed for her physical appearance at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Social media users were tweeting that Moreno needed a diet while others were calling her a “pig” all due to her weight. Another Twitter...

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UTEP will play New Mexico State at UTEP on August 19th

UTEP soccer shows hopeful insight on media day

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor August 10, 2016

Nearly a week until they kick off their 2016 fall season, the UTEP women’s soccer team addressed the media on Wednesday, Aug. 10, with eagerness to start their campaign. The squad kicks off their non-conference schedule at home on Friday, Aug....

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Davis named C-USA Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Davis named C-USA Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor August 2, 2016

Entering her senior soccer season with the Miners, defender/midfielder Aleah Davis was named Conference USA Preseason Co-Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday, Aug. 2. Davis joined Florida Atlantic's defender Erica Burt and Rice's Jasmine Isokpunwu....

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Laufasa added to pre-season Polynesian award watch list

Laufasa added to pre-season Polynesian award watch list

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 28, 2016

Entering his senior year at fullback, Darrin Laufasa was recognized to the 2016 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List on Wednesday, July 27. He is the only player out of Conference USA to receive the nomination. The award is...

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Chihuahuas best Redbirds to close the series

Chihuahuas best Redbirds to close the series

Shericka Lawrence, Reporter July 22, 2016

In front of a sell out crowd, the El Paso Chihuahuas were down to start the first 3 innings in their last game of the four-game series against the Memphis Redbirds, but the home team finished strong with at least one run scored in four consecutive innings...

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Coyotes host tryouts for local Major Arena Soccer team

Coyotes host tryouts for local Major Arena Soccer team

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 21, 2016

  Putting together the pieces to their new franchise, the El Paso Coyotes held open tryouts on Thursday, July 21. The Coyotes will be debuting in the Major Arena Soccer League starting in late October. The three-day tryouts will be held through...

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Sophomore sprinter Tobi Amusan will represent her home country, Nigeria, at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Naneiro, Brazil.

Amusan leaps to World Championships and seeks Rio

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 19, 2016

She stares at the runway ahead of her, which seems so unfamiliar to sophomore hurdles standout Tobi Amusan. It is the same track that she practices on, with the same coach helping her push hard. However, not one other teammate sits besides Amusan during...

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UTEP football team will head to summer training camp in Ruidoso, NM, on Aug. 3.

Questions going into football’s summer training camp

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 19, 2016

As August rolls around the corner, the UTEP football team will retreat to the mountains of Ruidoso and begin their annual training camp on Aug. 3. This camp will allow the squad to zero in on their plans for the season. The Miners will open up season...

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Th El Paso Chihuahuas played against the Nashville Sounds at the Southwest University Park of July 14th, 2016.

Sounds’ five home runs dominates Chihuahuas

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 15, 2016

After coming back from the all-star break, the Chihuahuas fell big to the Nashville Sounds, 13-3, on Thursday, July 14. The Sounds bashed five home runs in their victory, and ended up to be the most home runs Nashville hit in a game this season. Even...

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Junior running back Aaron Jones celebrates after a touchdown.

Aaron Jones enters diversion program

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 15, 2016

UTEP football running back standout Aaron Jones complied with the court to join a pretrial diversion program after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Feb. 10 earlier this year. In accordance with this program, the charges for his DWI will...

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Kevin Durant remains true

Shericka Lawrence, Staff Reporter July 12, 2016

Devotion is a synonym for the word loyalty. In the minds of many, loyalty has different meanings. Some think that being faithful to their partner is loyal, or being truthful is loyal; but why is it considered disloyal when people decides to be truthful...

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