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Downtown El Paso as seen from above.

Staying in El Paso over the break? Here’s what to do

Elenie Gonzalez, Staff Reporter March 5, 2018

For those who will not be traveling this spring break out of town, there are plenty of things to do in the borderland. From sitting at home and watching some entertaining college basketball, to listening to local bands across town, here are the best things...

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UNC vs. Syracuse: the battle of best offense vs. best defense

UNC vs. Syracuse: the battle of best offense vs. best defense

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor April 2, 2016

HOUSTON—Four years ago two different freshmen hobbled into a dorm room in Chapel Hill, N.C. They were inexperienced, unfamiliar with each other and straight out of high school. Now these two seniors—guard Marcus Paige and forward Brice Johnson—...

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Pat Forde of Yahoo! Sports and head coach for the Oklahoma Sooners Lon Kruger speak on behalf of Buddy Heild.

Five questions entering the OU-Nova game

Adrian Broaddus, Sports Editor April 2, 2016

HOUSTON—Tipping off the day in the final four round of the NCAA Tournament will be the second matchup between Lon Kruger’s Oklahoma Sooners (27-7) and Jay Wright’s Villanova Wildcats (35-5) on Saturday, April 2  in the NRG Stadium. During the...

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No. 22 Middle Tennessee State annihilates Southern Miss 84-55

No. 22 Middle Tennessee State annihilates Southern Miss 84-55

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 15, 2014

Southern Miss held Middle Tennessee scoreless for the first four minutes of the game, but for the next 36 minutes it was nothing but a dominant performance by the Blue Raiders as Middle Tennessee trounces the Golden Eagles 84-55 in the women’s Conference...

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Tulsa overpowers Louisiana Tech to earn NCAA bid

Tulsa overpowers Louisiana Tech to earn NCAA bid

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter March 15, 2014

Led by sophomore guard James Woodard the Tulsa Golden Hurricane conquered the Conference USA Championship with a 69-60 victory over No. 1 seed Louisiana Tech in the Conference USA Championship and punched its automatic bid for the NCAA Tournament. They...

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Bulldogs pound Golden Eagles, will play Tulsa for NCAA bid

Bulldogs pound Golden Eagles, will play Tulsa for NCAA bid

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 14, 2014

The Louisiana Tech Bulldogs booked the final spot in the 2014 Conference USA men’s basketball championship. Thanks to dominating second half the Bulldogs trounced the Southern Miss Golden Eagles 88-70. It was back and forth for most of the first...

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Golden Eagles second half surge takes down UTEP

Golden Eagles second half surge takes down UTEP

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter March 14, 2014

The Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles spoiled UTEP’s chances of making an NCAA appearance as they defeated the Miners 84-70 and will advance to the championship game to face the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders on Saturday in the championship game. Although...

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Tulsa outlasts Middle Tennessee to earn place in C-USA final

Tulsa outlasts Middle Tennessee to earn place in C-USA final

Javier Cortez, Staff Reporter March 14, 2014

Tulsa booked the first spot in the 2014 Conference USA men’s basketball championship by beating the No.2 seed Middle Tennessee 76-69. Tulsa found themselves trailing by a few points for most of the first half, but closed out the half with a 14-3...

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Middle Tennessee handles Florida International 64-57

Middle Tennessee handles Florida International 64-57

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter March 14, 2014

The nationally ranked Middle Tennessee State women's basketball team sealed their place in the Conference USA championship after a 64-57 victory over the Florida International Golden Panthers. The Blue Raiders did it by outlasting the other team by...

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Southern Miss eases past Old Dominion

Southern Miss eases past Old Dominion

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor March 13, 2014

Brittany Dinkins scored 19 points and led the Southern Miss women's basketball team to a 83-64 victory over the Old Dominion Monarchs to advance to the tournament semifinals. The Golden Eagles had four players in double digits, Dinkins, Freshman forward...

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Kayla Thornton returns to guide UTEP over Louisiana Tech

Kayla Thornton returns to guide UTEP over Louisiana Tech

Edwin Delgado, Sports Editor March 13, 2014

Senior forward Kayla Thornton returned from injury to lead the Miners to a 81-72 victory over Louisiana Tech at Memorial Gym. Thornton had a double-double as she scored 25 points and collected 12 rebounds, she is now only three points shy of the all-time...

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Louisiana Tech crushes Charlotte 86-65

Louisiana Tech crushes Charlotte 86-65

Luis Barrio, Staff Reporter March 13, 2014

The winner of the last quarterfinal game tonight would have the difficult assessment of taking on the Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles in the semifinals on Friday. That team would be the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs. Louisiana Tech came out victorious...

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