What a grand opening by UTEP to the 2019 football season.
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For the first time since their inaugural 2014 season, the El Paso Chihuahuas will not be playing postseason baseball.
The UTEP football team has won just one game over the last two seasons – and 2019 has to be much better for head coach Dana Dimel and his team.
My crystal ball is so obnoxious that I usually wait until the last minute to consult it. It’s obnoxious because it brags when it’s right and makes excuses when it’s wrong. Besides it has a nasty disposition.
From Minerpalooza tonight to tomorrow's season opener, here's all you need to know about UTEP football.
UTEP will open the 2019 football season at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31 with high expectations of improvement. The opponent will be Houston Baptist.
For the first time in 13 years, UTEP sports is returning to the AM dial.
The basketball fundraising announcement was part of UTEP’s #ElPasoStrong initiative that will also include soccer, football and volleyball.
My recent column on fond memories of the Sun Bowl prompted a call from Arturo Lightboune, a tall all-district end on the Bowie High School football team in the early 1950s.
I once wrote that Fernando Grado’s collection of baseball paraphernalia is like having a dream starting in the 1800s.
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Los Angeles Angels (70-85, fourth in the AL West) vs. Houston Astros (101-54, first in the AL West)
Texas Rangers (74-81, third in the AL West) vs. Oakland Athletics (94-61, second in the AL West)
Highlighted by three games matching top-15 teams, this was the first weekend of the season to seriously separate College Football Playoff contenders and pretenders.
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Semien hit his 32nd home run and reached base six times, and the Oakland Athletics routed the Texas Rangers 12-3 on Saturday night to maintain their two-game lead in the AL wild card race.
HAMMOND, La. (AP) — Chason Virgil had four touchdown passes and threw for 307 yards to lead Southeastern Louisiana to a 45-34 victory over Lamar on Saturday night in a Southland Conference opener.
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — Cristian Solano threw two touchdown passes to Elijah Cooks, Kelton Moore ran for two fourth-quarter scores, and Nevada beat UTEP 37-21 on Saturday night.
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sam Ehlinger passed for four touchdowns and No. 12 Texas ended four years of frustration against Oklahoma State with a 36-30 win Saturday night to open the Longhorns' Big 12 schedule.
HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Eric Schmid had five touchdown passes and threw for 531 yards to lead Sam Houston State to a 45-6 rout of Incarnate Word on Saturday night in a Southland Conference opener.
Mats Zuccarello scored the deciding goal and had two assists to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night in NHL preseason play in St. Paul, Minnesota.
DENTON, Texas (AP) — Tre Siggers ran for two touchdowns and Mason Fine fired two touchdown passes as North Texas rode a 17-point second quarter to a convincing 45-3 win over Texas-San Antonio in the Conference USA opener Saturday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — Alberth Elis and Christian Ramirez scored back-to-back goals in the second half and the Houston Dynamo earned a 2-1 victory over Orlando City Saturday.
SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) — Joshua Rowland kicked a 35-yard field goal and Texas State clipped Georgia State 37-34 in a triple-overtime thriller to open Sun Belt Conference play Saturday night.
ABILENE, Texas (AP) — Tracy James crashed in to score in the waning seconds after Abilene Christian recovered a fumbled punt to grab a 17-10 win over McNeese on Saturday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — Charlie Brewer threw for 303 yards and a touchdown, Denzel Mims caught six passes for 102 yards and Baylor held on to beat Rice 21-13 on Saturday night.
HOUSTON (AP) — The Astros remained just shy of their third straight AL West title, wasting a chance to clinch when Wade Miley was hit hard Saturday night in an 8-4 loss to the Los Angeles Angels that ended a six-game winning streak.
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (AP) — Julien Gums rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns and Chase Fourcade threw a TD pass and ran for two scores as Nicholls cruised past Stephen F. Austin 48-30 in a Southland Conference opener on Saturday.
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