The Prospector

Losers of 2014’s NBA free agency

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The offseason is when teams analyze what was done the previous year and plan for the next season. Free agency becomes the most interesting part of the summer in the NBA, especially when players such as LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony are available...

UTEP football ready for new start

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter • July 22, 2014

The UTEP football team is on its way to Alpine for training camp and despite being picked to finish dead last in the conference by 13 coaches, optimism within the team remains high, especially on defense. “I love going away to camp and the chemistry...

Padres-Angels trade has an impact on all homefronts

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 22, 2014

On July 18, the El Paso Chihuahuas major league affiliate, the San Diego Padres, made a big trade that not only impacted the Padres, but all three of their minor league affiliates. In the trade, the Los Angeles Angels received veteran closer Huston Street,...

Chihuahuas poised to make postseason run

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 15, 2014

Heading into the All-Star break, the El Paso Chihuahuas seem to be hitting their stride. The rabid fans of El Paso seem to be right in line with the Chihuahuas as they look to make a run at the postseason. The Chihuahuas started the season between a...

A homesick Jackson departs UTEP

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 15, 2014

It’s déjà vu all over again for the UTEP Miners basketball program. Three-star recruit Mar’Qywell Jackson is reportedly leaving the program, according to his Twitter page post on July 10. The Detroit, Michigan native has ties to UTEP that go beyond...

Apathetic Argentine

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • July 15, 2014

Until recently soccer’s Mt. Olympus has had two and only two—Pele and Diego Armando Maradona. However, over the last decade, one player has made the case that he too belongs among these two greats of the sport with his collective and individual...

World Cup Recap: Germany vs. Argentina

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 13, 2014

A drought was going to end for one team in the 2014 FIFA World Cup final—two great nations would meet at the apex of the biggest stage in the world. A win for Germany would end their 24-year drought and a win for Argentina would end their 28-year drought. After...

World Cup Recap: Brazil vs. Netherlands

Luis Gonzalez, Luis Gonzalez • July 12, 2014

The second to last game of Brazil 2014 took place today at the Nacional stadium in Brasilia. In the game nobody likes to play the Netherlands beat host nation Brazil to claim the third place of the tournament. The game began with an all too familiar...

World Cup Recap: Argentina vs. Netherlands

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 9, 2014

After a lopsided semifinal match between Brazil and Germany, the Netherlands and Argentina put on a thriller in Sao Paulo as Argentina advanced to first World Cup final in 24 years. The first half started slow-- neither team saw much action or opportunity...

World Cup Recap: Brazil vs. Germany

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • July 8, 2014

Brazil lost against Germany in the first semifinal of the 2014 World Cup, but the story is not that the host nation failed to reach the final, but the fashion in which it all took place. Before the end of the first half Germany lea Brazil by five goals...

Getting to know: Lew Stallworth

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 8, 2014

Lew Stallworth might seem like another guard on the long list of new recruits head coach Tim Floyd has brought in, but his background says otherwise. The 6-1 point guard hales from Newhall, California and played his high school basketball at Hart High...