The Prospector

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...

Future for MLS in El Paso still bright

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 8, 2014

On July 6, the exhibition match between Chivas Guadalajara and Cruzeiro E.C. added more fuel to the fire as El Pasoans are strung out on the world’s most popular sport. With limited time for marketing the game, costly ticket prices for fans across...

World Cup Recap: Netherlands vs. Costa Rica

Javier Cortez, Sports Editor • July 5, 2014

Both teams came into today’s match exceeding the general public’s expectations—the Netherlands were thought to be past their prime but found their way back to a familiar situation in the World Cup quarterfinals, and Costa Rica came in as a tournament...

World Cup Recap: Argentina vs. Belgium

Luis Gonzalez, Staff Reporter • July 5, 2014

Argentina is back in the semifinals stage of a world cup after 24 years. Thanks to a balanced and efficient game and an early goal from striker Gonzalo Higuain, Argentina beat Belgium by the minimum difference today in the Bazilian capital of Brasilia. The...

World Cup Recap: Brazil vs. Colombia

July 4, 2014

Who would have thought that the two goal scorers for Brazil would be their star cornerbacks Thiago Silva and David Luiz, nevertheless the Brazilians found their way through to the semifinals, after beating the Colombians upstarts 2-1. Brazil found...