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Miners ready for home opener against Incarnate Word

Miners ready for home opener against Incarnate Word

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter September 22, 2015

Two opening losses to teams from the power five conferences, Aaron Jones sidelined for the season, squeezing past rivals New Mexico State 50-47 in overtime – these are the story-lines the Miners bring to the forefront entering the fourth week of college...

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Roy Robertson-Harris led the Miners last season in tackles for loss with 9.5.

Robertson-Harris going out on top in senior year

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter September 22, 2015

He is often thought of as the face of the defense; a three-year starter and there’s no reason why he shouldn’t be. Now that the Miners are without Aaron Jones, Roy Robertson-Harris may become the new face of the team. For Robertson-Harris, his football...

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Quarterback Ryan Metz led the Miners to the game winning drive in overtime to defeat the Aggies 50-47 in Las Cruces.

“No name”-Ryan Metz comes to the forefront in Miners first win

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 22, 2015

Down by 14 points, eight minutes into the third quarter of the Battle of I-10 against the New Mexico State Aggies this past Saturday, things could have not been worse for the UTEP football team. Their best player, Aaron Jones, was relegated to a pair...

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unior quaterback Mack Leftwich left last Saturday’s game against NMSU in Las Cruces mid-way through the third quarter due to a severe concussion.

Change at quarterback will bode well for remainder of the season

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 22, 2015

Change is hard. Sometimes we ignore our faults or shortcomings and only change as a result of our mistakes. Then there are other times when the solution is staring you right in the face. That is the state of the UTEP football team right now–the solution...

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UTEP defeats NMSU in the Battle of I-10, 50 to 47.

Miners get first win in dramatic fashion

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Sports Writer September 19, 2015

The 93rd meeting between the UTEP Miners and the NMSU Aggies kicked off on the Battle of I-10 at Aggie Memorial Stadium. The Miners defeated the Aggies 50-47. Both teams entered the game at 0-2 and looking for a turn around game for the season....

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Miners get edged out by Texas Tech in third-set thriller

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

Playing in the renovated Memorial Gym for the first time this season, the UTEP women’s volleyball team lost a closely contested straight-set battle to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, 3-0 (25-22, 25-16, 38-36). The first set saw a relatively sloppy start...

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Floyd says goodbye?

Floyd says goodbye?

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

This past Saturday Floyd Mayweather’s career came to an end, or at least we think it has. If true it is the end to arguably the greatest fighter of the 21st century and by Mayweather’s assertion “The Best Ever” (TBE). In the past few years...

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Junior running back, Aaron Jones who suffered an injury in the second quarter against Texas Tech last Saturday, will not play in the Battle of I-10.

Miners and Aggies both desperate for win in Battle of I-10

Juan Carlos Navarrete, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

The UTEP Miners will try to turn their season around on the road in the 93rd edition of the Battle of I-10 against New Mexico State in Las Cruces this Saturday, Sept. 19. For the Miners and the Aggies, the start of the season has been a rough one, both...

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Graduate assistant Anthony Puente is in his first year as a graduate assistant for UTEP. Puente was a linebacker for the Miners from 2011 to 2014.

Puente ready for next step in football career with UTEP

Adrian Broaddus, Staff Reporter September 15, 2015

He knows this turf too well. A deep sense of nostalgia enters his mind as the turf brushes the bottom of his shoe. However, this 2015 fall season, Anthony Puente will not put on his shoulder pads, strap on his helmet or lace up his cleats for another...

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UTEP Volleyball goes 2-2 in Borderland Invitational at the Don

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

Over the weekend, the UTEP women’s volleyball team played in their annual Borderland Invitational, winning two matches against Brown University and Robert Morris University, and losing two matches to Denver University and the University of Oklahoma,...

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The El Paso Chihuahuas lost to the Fresno Grizzlies three games to one in the Pacific Coast

Chihuahuas and fans go out in style as season comes to an end

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 15, 2015

On the fifth pitch of the at-bat catcher, Jason Hagerty struck out swinging, and just like that, the season was over for the El Paso Chihuahuas. There was a brief hush over the sellout crowd of 8,392, and the Fresno Grizzlies players rushed onto the field...

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Sooners stifle Miners 3-0

Sooners stifle Miners 3-0

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor September 12, 2015

In the final day of the Borderland Invitational the UTEP women’s volleyball ran into the brick wall that was the Oklahoma Sooners. The Sooners defeated the Miners in straight sets 3-0 (25-23, 25-17, 25-14) at the Don Haskins Center. It was a tall...

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