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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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El Paso Chihuahuas go into the All-Star break holding the best record in the Pacific Coast League.

Chihuahuas riding high after first half of play

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 12, 2016

After the first half of play is under wraps, the El Paso Chihuahuas will take a three-day break for the Triple-A All-Star week, which will feature the annual All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 13, in Nashville, Tennessee. The Chihuahuas (53-37) have the...

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Sisterhood of bruises

Eric Vasquez, Staff Reporter July 12, 2016

While the city’s manic roar of packed bars, ballgames and concerts slows to a Sunday hum, the El Paso Coliseum is just beginning to pulse with a crowd ready to see a more radical event altogether. As most citizens trade in their heels and blazers for...

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First annual Lights Out Music Festival brings local talent to Buchannans

First annual Lights Out Music Festival brings local talent to Buchannans

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 10, 2016

The Lights Out Music Festival debuted in El Paso bringing over 20 acts to three different stages in an all-day music event. The shows and artists took the stage starting at 2 p.m. in the Buchannan's Event Center and different talents performed on three...

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Aaron Jones recognized on the Maxwell Award watch list

Aaron Jones recognized on the Maxwell Award watch list

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 6, 2016

UTEP football standout running back Aaron Jones was added to the 80th-annual Maxwell Award watch list for the 2016 football season on Tuesday, July 6. Jones missed the majority of the season last year after starting the first two games before a season-ending...

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Starting pitcher Bryan Rodriguez pitched eight innings only allowing one run against the Reno Aces.

Chihuhuas spark Fourth of July weekend

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor July 5, 2016

With the Fourth of July weekend coming to a close, the El Paso Chihuahuas bested the Reno Aces at home to outright win the series 3-1. The Chihuahuas won the series on Sunday, July 3, when Austin Hedges hit a three-run walk-off home run in the bottom...

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Kelvin Jones added to Miners upcoming roster

Kelvin Jones added to Miners upcoming roster

Shericka Lawrence, Contributor July 4, 2016

During his humble upbringing in Chihuahua, Mexico, basketball was not the ideal sport for freshman newcomer Kelvin Jones to practice. Naturally, he played soccer and volleyball. It wasn’t until just five years ago when the 6-foot-11 center began to...

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Impactful coach, Pat Summitt, dies at 64

Impactful coach, Pat Summitt, dies at 64

Sherika Lawrence, Contributor June 28, 2016

  The world has lost one of the greatest coaches of all time today as head coach Pat Summitt passed away at the age of 64. She was the most winningest coach of Division I women’s basketball.   Summitt brought the University of Tennessee's...

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