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Miner women take crucial win over Florida Atlantic

Miner women take crucial win over Florida Atlantic

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 23, 2017

One down. One more to go. UTEP women’s basketball head coach Keith Adams told her team that this was going to be a big week and her team played like it on Thursday night. The Miners defeated the visiting Florida Atlantic Owls by a final score...

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The El Paso Chihuahuas are coming off of their most successful season on the field, however the 2017 roster will look drastically different.

Chihuahuas roster takes shape at Padres spring training

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 21, 2017

On Valentine’s Day, pitchers and catchers reported to the San Diego Padres’ sprawling training camp in Peoria, Arizona. Pitchers and catchers from every level of the massive system that it takes to build a Major League Baseball team reported at once,...

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After a very rough start, the UTEP men’s basketball team can still secure a first round bye in the C-USA tournament in Birmingham.

Men’s basketball heads into final games of season with tournament seeding in mind

Mike Flores, Staff Reporter February 21, 2017

If someone were to say that the UTEP men’s basketball team is on the verge of clinching a first-round bye in the Conference-USA tournament at the beginning of February, no one would have believed them. The Miners lost 12 straight games and dropped the...

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Softball still searches for first win in 2017

Softball still searches for first win in 2017

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor February 20, 2017

The UTEP softball team is still seeking their first victory after dropping four games at the DeMarini Desert Classic in Las Vegas this past weekend to fall to 0-9 on the season. The Miners entered the DeMarini Classic coming off a blowout loss to No....

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Thomas and Taylor named C-USA Players of the Week

Thomas and Taylor named C-USA Players of the Week

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 20, 2017

Forward Paul Thomas of the men's basketball team and guard Sparkle Taylor of the women's basketball team both were named Conference USA Players of the Week for their respective leagues. Taylor made history for the Miners as she scored 34 points against...

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UTEP women lose single digit affair to Rice

UTEP women lose single digit affair to Rice

Jason Green, Sports Editor February 18, 2017

As the UTEP women’s basketball team watches their season come down to crunch time, the Miners lost another single digit game to an opponent above them in the tight Conference-USA standings on Saturday. The Rice Owls left the Don Haskins Center with...

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Han lights up Haskins while Felix falls in Top Rank Boxing night

Han lights up Haskins while Felix falls in Top Rank Boxing night

Mike Flores, Reporter February 18, 2017

Top Rank Boxing brought the dynamic duo, of the Mexican star Jose Felix, Jr. and World Champion Jennifer Han, to the Don Haskins Center on Friday night. However, only one of the boxers came out victorious. The main event, which was the only nationally...

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Women's basketball slips despite Taylor's success

Women’s basketball slips despite Taylor’s success

Mike Flores, Reporter February 17, 2017

UTEP’s senior leader Sparkle Taylor refused for her team to lose their fifth straight game with her career-best 34 points, but her efforts were not enough as the Miners fell 76-69 to North Texas on Thursday. The bleeding for UTEP (6-19, 3-10...

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NFL Combine invites two Miners

NFL Combine invites two Miners

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor February 15, 2017

Former Miners Aaron Jones and Hayden Plinke got the call they had been waiting all off-season for as they were both selected to partake in the NFL Scouting Comine from Feb. 28-March 4 in Indianapolis, Indiana. At the Combine, players from all over...

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Miners to compete in ACHA Western Regional Tournament

Miners to compete in ACHA Western Regional Tournament

Jerremy Caranco, Contributor February 14, 2017

The season for the Miners hockey club is not over yet. Today the UTEP Miners (30-3) heard the news that they drew the No. 7 seed of the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) Western Regional Tournament. The tournament will be played in Greenly,...

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Men’s basketball hits the road for important road swing

Men’s basketball hits the road for important road swing

Jeremy Carranco, Contributor February 14, 2017

The UTEP men’s basketball team will hit the road this week for the first time in three weeks as they battle North Texas (7-17, 1-11 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 16, and Rice (17-8, 7-5 C-USA) on Saturday, Feb 18. The two games this week will be the start...

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Softball opens season against nation’s top teams in Kajikawa Classic

Softball opens season against nation’s top teams in Kajikawa Classic

Augie Touris, Contributor February 14, 2017

The UTEP Miners’ softball team began their 2017 campaign in the Kajikawa Classic tournament in Tempe, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 9. The team left Arizona without a win, but put up a fight against some of the nation’s better teams. The Miners faced...

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