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Mexican figure skater Donovan Carrillo. Photo courtesy of Unomasuno website.

First Mexican figure skater in 30 years competes at Olympics

Hugo Hinojosa, Designer February 16, 2022

Donovan Carrillo made history Tuesday, Feb. 8, for becoming the first Mexican figure skater in 30 years to compete in the Winter Olympics.   “Dreams do come true,” he said following his debut at the men’s short program competition.  The...

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Batter Ilena Santos concentrates at the Helen of Troy Softball Field on Sunday Feb. 13, 2022.

UTEP softball falls to ACU at UTEP invitational

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 15, 2022

UTEP closed the UTEP invitational with a doubleheader Sunday, Feb. 13 at the Helen of Troy Softball Complex with Creighton University (3-2, 0-0 Big East Conference) vs. Abilene Christian University (1-4, 0-0 Western Athletic Conference) kicking it...

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Rams rally to defeat Bengals in Super Bowl LVI

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 14, 2022

The Los Angeles Rams went on to win its second Super Bowl Feb. 13 after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in Super Bowl 56 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.  For the second straight year, the Rams have joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

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Souley Boum and Tydus Verhoeven play offense against Marshall University Feb. 13 at the Don Haskins Center.

Miners lose second straight game

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter February 13, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (14-10, 7-5 Conference USA) fell to the University of Marshall (9-16, 2-9 C-USA) Feb. 13 at the Don Haskins Center. The Miners could not get stops on defense, which allowed Marshall to make consecutive baskets inside...

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The women’s basketball team lost 60-48 against Marshall University at the Cam Henderson Center Feb. 13.

Miners miscues lead to loss at Marshall

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 13, 2022

The Miners struggled to get a rhythm going on Feb. 13 when the UTEP women’s basketball team (13-10, 5-8 Conference USA) traveled to take on Marshall (12-10, 7-6 C-USA) at the Cam Henderson Center in Huntington, West Virginia where they suffered a 60-48...

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Guard Souley Boum plays offense against North Texas at the UNT Coliseum Feb. 7, scoring a game-high of 20 points.

Miners six-game win streak snapped

Daniel Alec Lopez February 8, 2022

The UTEP Miners mens’ basketball team (14-9, 7-4 Conference USA) had its winning streak snapped in the loss against the University of North Texas (17-4, 10-1 C-USA) Feb. 7 at the UNT Coliseum. The Miners in this contest had a season-high of 19 turnovers,...

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Jamal Bieniemy plays offense against Rice University player Feb. 5 in an away game. 
Photo courtesy of Mark Brunner.

Miners secure sixth straight win against Owls

Daniel Alec Lopez, Staff Reporter February 7, 2022

The UTEP men’s basketball team (14-8, 7-3 Conference USA) won its sixth straight game against the University of Rice (13-9, 6-5 C-USA) Feb. 5 at  Tudor Field House. The Miners started off hot on offense, going up as much as 14 points in the first...

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UTEP sports spring into season

UTEP sports spring into season

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor February 5, 2022

With the 2022 spring semester kicking off, there are plenty of sports coming into play. Basketball is in conference play, and rifle is looking to wrap up their season. However, there are some sports at the beginning of their seasons such as tennis...

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Photo courtesy of Ruben Ramirez.

Miners manage win against Mean Green

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 4, 2022

The UTEP women’s basketball (13-7, 5-5 Conference USA) secured a win against the University of North Texas (8-10, 2-6 C-USA) on Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Don Haskins Center with a final score of 75-62.  At around six minutes into the game, the Miners...

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Junior tennis player Eve Daniels from England showcases her excitement during a UTEP tennis match after earning a point. Photo courtesy of Ruben Ramirez

For the love of tennis

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 3, 2022

UTEP tennis player Eve Daniels has been playing tennis since she was a kid and decided to bring her talents from England all the way to the Sun City.   Daniels is a junior studying biology with a biomedical concentration; she is not sure what...

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UTEP Hall of Famer Jim Forbes dies at 69

UTEP Hall of Famer Jim Forbes dies at 69

Katrina Villarreal, Staff Reporter February 3, 2022

Jim Forbes, UTEP Hall of Famer and one of three Olympians in the history of UTEP’s men’s basketball, passed away Jan. 21 at the age of 69.   Forbes graduated from Bel Air high school as a High School All-American in 1970. Forbes’ jersey...

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Super Bowl LVI: Burrow set to face Stafford

Emily Autumn Velasquez, Sports Editor January 31, 2022

On Sunday Jan. 30, both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Los Angeles Rams beat their opponents in the AFC and NFC Championship games to advance to Super Bowl LVI, which will be played at 4:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at SoFi stadium in Inglewood, California.   Bengals...

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