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UTEP Volleyball hopes to improve for the remainder of the season

UTEP Volleyball hopes to improve for the remainder of the season

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter October 8, 2018

It’s been a rough season so far for the UTEP volleyball team, but with nine conference games left to play there is still hope for a turnaround. The Miners are showing signs of improvement as of late and look to exceed expectations through conference...

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Fans get a taste of the upcoming basketball season

Fans get a taste of the upcoming basketball season

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor October 8, 2018

On Wednesday, Oct. 10, fans will get their first look at the 2018-19 UTEP men’s and women’s basketball teams as they hold the Miners Preseason Showcase at the Don Haskins Center. The event is free to all fans and will include an open practice with...

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Senior tight end David Lucero is upset with himself because he missed the pass.

A win is not seen against the Mean Green

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter October 7, 2018

Another promising start for the UTEP Miners (0-6, 0-2) ended in defeat Saturday, Oct., 6, against the North Texas Mean Green (5-1,1-1). The Miners did put up a fight against the nations 12th best offense, which averages 443 yards a game, but in the end,...

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El Paso Locomotive will run through the city and USL in March

El Paso Locomotive will run through the city and USL in March

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor October 4, 2018

After months of speculation and Twitter users investigating, El Paso USL announced the club’s official name El Paso Locomotive FC on Thursday, Oct.,4, at the EPIC Railroad Event Center. “I'm looking at a locomotive and it's powerful, its strong...

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NFL Fantasy football starts and sits for week 5

NFL Fantasy football starts and sits for week 5

Eddie Velazquez, Contributor October 4, 2018

It is suspension-return week in the NFL this week and there are some key players such as New England Patriots receiver Julian Edelman and New Orleans Saints running back Mark Ingram coming back. These two could give their respective offenses a completely...

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Invest now, benefit later: UTEP men's basketball continues to strike gold

Invest now, benefit later: UTEP men’s basketball continues to strike gold

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor October 2, 2018

As Miner fans have been preoccupied with the winless football team, basketball season is getting closer and closer. For the athletic program, it’s a chance to wipe the slate clean from an abysmal new era of football. They get to debut a new style...

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Miners hope to end losing streak with a homecoming win

Miners hope to end losing streak with a homecoming win

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor October 2, 2018

The longest active losing streak in college football was extended to 17 games this past weekend when the UTEP football team lost to the UTSA Roadrunners 24-21 at the Alamodome. The Miners  (0-5, 0-1) are desperate for a win as they return home for...

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Sophomore midfielder April Pate and Middle Tennessee junior defender Casey River chase after a lose ball.

UTEP falls to Middle Tennessee

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 30, 2018

The UTEP Miners soccer team dropped its second consecutive game in Conference USA play when they lost 3-0 to the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Sunday night at University Field. UTEP (6-6-1) were unable to get things going as Middle Tennessee (7-2-1)...

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NFL Fantasy football starts and sits for week 4

NFL Fantasy football starts and sits for week 4

Eddie Velazquez, Contributor September 27, 2018

With the first quarter of the NFL season coming to a close, the standings in your fantasy league should start to reflect who needs to scour the waiver wire and who is rolling comfortably to the playoffs. There were also some key injuries and surprising...

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UTEP Looks To Repeat Success on the Ice

UTEP Looks To Repeat Success on the Ice

Isaiah Ramirez, Reporter September 26, 2018

The 2018 season is one the UTEP Men’s Hockey team hopes will be as successful as their inaugural season’s campaign in 2016 where the Miners captured the Texas Collegiate Hockey Conference Championship. Last season the Miners could not repeat their...

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UTEP football head coach Dana Dimel walks his team out of the MIne Shaft before they First Light Credit Union Battle of I-10 against NMSU, on Saturday Sept. 22nd.

Miners need to find where they stand before facing UTSA

Adrian Broaddus, Web Editor September 25, 2018

In the midst of a 16-game losing streak and an 0-4 start to the season, the UTEP football team is relying on pure desperation and faith in order to secure their first win going into conference play. UTEP joins UCLA (0-3), Nebraska (0-3) and San Jose...

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UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

UTEP goalie to stand alone in the record books

Daniel Mendez, Sports Editor September 25, 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEkYLL1_DmQ&feature=youtu.be When senior goalkeeper Alyssa Palacios started her first game as a freshman she allowed two goals in defeat, but little did everybody know then that Palacios would leave UTEP with the...

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