It’s 2018 and people are engaging on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook like never before. These outlets have put companies from outside the sports world in an everyday competitive battle with one another as they increasingly rely upon social media to...

The women’s basketball team returns home this week to face Conference USA co-leader UAB on Feb. 2 before hitting the road to play last place UTSA on Feb. 4. The Miners (13-7, 4-3 C-USA) return to the comfort of home after splitting a two-game road...

After the toughest set of Conference USA games yet, which resulted in three straight losses to UTSA, UAB and Middle Tennessee State, the UTEP men’s basketball team is ailing in the worst way. In their last 10 games, the Miners have come out victorious...

Former UTEP football offensive lineman Derek Elmendorff joins The Prospector Sports Weekly Podcast this week to talk about his journey as a UTEP lineman, playing for former head coach Sean Kugler, detailing the feelings he felt during the 0-12 season,...

Former UTEP offensive guard Will Hernandez will get another showing on a big stage in preparation for the 2018 NFL Draft. The 6-foot-3, 330 pound guard will be competing at the 2018 State Farm All-Star Football Challenge this Friday night at AT&T Stadium...

UTEP sophomore runner Michael Saruni set the No. 2 NCAA all-time mark in the 800m race with a 1:45.19 finish at the Texas Tech Invitational Saturday afternoon in Lubbock. “Saruni had another outstanding performance and puts himself in a class of...

The UTEP women’s basketball team will be back on the road for the first time since Jan. 7, as they face Rice on Jan. 26 and North Texas on Jan. 28. The Owls (14-3, 4-1 C-USA) are undefeated at home this season (6-0) and have outscored their last...

About eight months away from the 2018 football season, C-USA officials released the full 2018 fall football schedule. The Miners will open up their season at home against Northern Arizona, followed by non-conference games at UNLV and Tennessee, followed...

On Nov. 22, the wishes of UTEP Athletics and their fans finally came true when new Athletic Director Jim Senter was announced to take over for Bob Stull. Some weren’t happy at first since the frontrunner before Senter, Lisa Campos, ended up taking...

Falling to the No. 12 spot in the Conference-USA standings after a 65-61 loss to UTSA this past Saturday night, the men’s basketball team will still be in search of their first road win of the season when they face UAB and Middle Tennessee this week. The...

  Editor’s note: The Prospector got a chance to sit down with new UTEP Athletic Director Jim Senter and have him talk with us about all he has to bring to UTEP. Check out what he told us here and listen to the full podcast interview on The Prospector...

With two more NFL games left to decide Super Bowl LII's matchup, The Prospector sports writers weigh in on who they think will meet on Feb. 4, in Minneapolis, Minn. AFC Championship (Jacksonville Jaguars @ New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 21, 1:05...