The words high school football and national spotlight are not traditionally together when speaking about the city of El Paso but that will soon change with Burges High School junior running back Tavorus Jones.   Being a dynamic athlete, Jones currently...

The Miners receiving corps continues to take hits in the offseason as graduate transfer wide receiver Devaughn Cooper has transferred for a second time in his college career. Cooper played in four games last season with 10 receptions for 147 yards before...

UTEP head basketball coach Rodney Terry addressed local media on Wednesday about the recent protests in response to the death of George Floyd while in police custody.   On May 30, Terry released a tweet expressing his thoughts on the...

The UTEP Athletics department announced a reentry plan for student athletes starting with the return to campus for voluntary workouts beginning June 15, as announced by Director of Athletics Jim Senter. Student athletes will return in phases starting...

UTEP soccer loses defender Lauren Crenshaw to graduation, one of its best players in recent history. Crenshaw finishes her career with 16 goals, 10 assists and 42 points for the Miner program. As a four-year starter, Crenshaw was in the opening...

UTEP men's basketball coach Rodney Terry continues to build his team through the transfer route, getting his fourth commitment from 6-5 guard Emanuel White from Coastal Bend College.   White, a junior to be, is the third player in the transfer...

According to Jeff Goodman at Goodman Hoops, the UTEP  Miners have received a commitment from transfer Jamal Bieniemy of the University of Oklahoma Sooners. Bieniemy a starting point guard for the Sooners this past season, started 31 games averaging 5.2...

No. 10 “He Got Game” (1998)   Directed by Spike Lee  This basketball drama stars Ray Allen as Jesus Shuttleworth and Denzel Washington as his incarcerated dad, Jake Shuttleworth. Jesus is the top basketball prospect in the nation...

As in many young men that play sports, Isaiah Rhyanes dreamed of playing basketball at the college level. The odds of being able to play college basketball are not very good for most people, but as a bench player for a high school team, it is an even...

Leadership is not an intangible that can be developed in a short period when it comes to the sport of basketball. In Katarina Zec's UTEP basketball career, she emerged as a leader and a player that is not only etched in the record book...

   The 2020 NFL Draft has concluded and although there was not a member of the University of Texas at El Paso football program taken that does not mean their respective journey ends. Prior to this year’s draft, one Miner alumni was selected in...

NFL prospect, defensive tackle Denzel Chukwukelu, is trying to earn a spot with a team come this year's draft. The COVID-19 outbreak has made the process quite different for this year's draft with team workouts canceled and a remote selection...