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Miners 55, Aggies 54: Floyd, Menzies on How UTEP Pulled Out Gutsy Win [VIDEO]
UTEP head coach Tim Floyd and NMSU head coach Marvin Menzies were each gracious to the other, but someone had to win the first Battle of I-10. That would be the Miners...barely. Freshman Chris Washburn sank two clutch free throws with just under six seconds left in the game to turn a 54-53 deficit into a 55-54 UTEP win. Floyd and Menzies spoke to the media after the game.
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Redskins Dog Refuses Cowboys Treats [VIDEO]
Normally we don't do dog stories, but this is a sports dog story. Meet Dexter, the Redskins fan dog named after former Washington DE Dexter Manley. Dexter is such a Redskins fan (and by that we mean trained so well) that he refuses his dog treats when he's told they're Cowboys dog treats.
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Big Kid, Big Hit: Youth Football Monster Runs Over Competition [VIDEO]
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Rhinos Roll Thunder in Second Game of Series [VIDEO]
Tyler Basham and Tommy Malkmus each had Texas hat tricks and the Rhinos' scored a team-record six short-handed goals to dominate the Wichita Junior Thunder in a second straight game, 14-2. An incredible three of Basham's goals came with the Thunder on the power play. Game three is Saturday night at 7:30 p.m.
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Mike Price, Players Reflect on the Coach & His Legacy [VIDEO]
And that's a wrap. Mike Price's exit from the UTEP program was much more low-key than his entrance, as the Miners dropped a 33-24 game to the Rice Owls to finish their 2012 season at 3-9. Price talked about the game, his career, and the challenges that face the next coach, mentioning that El Paso doesn't get nearly the respect it deserves. Price cracked that El Paso was a bit like Kuwait -- alone in a desert surrounded by states and regions that barely acknowledge it, but with no oil.
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Rhinos Blast Thunder as El Pasoan Mike Rivera Notches Hat Trick [VIDEO]
It's been a great weekend so far, if you're a Rhinos fan. In the first game of the annual Thanksgiving Classic series, the El Paso Rhinos blasted the Wichita Thunder, 15-5. Making it even more fun for the fans, El Paso native and team captain Mike Rivera notched the hat trick with a goal in each of the three periods. One more tonight at 7:30 p.m. MST.
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Price Is Right at Home In A City That Wanted Him Fired [OPINION]
A cold wind blows across a porch in Couer d'Alene, ID. The tall pines in the snowy mountains above stand vigil in dress whites sharp enough to put a Navy man to shame. But there is no light inside the house, no fire in its hearth. It sits empty, its owner still enamored of a warm desert breeze near another international border, still friends with the man who would fire him, still positive about the best job he never thought he'd have.
A job he knew he would no longer have.
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Mike Price Retires: An Emotional Farewell for UTEP Football Coach [VIDEO]
Overcome by emotion as he talked about his friendship with the man who likely forced him out of the job he loved, Director of Athletics Bob Stull, UTEP head coach Mike Price announced his retirement, effective as of the final whistle of the Miners' final game this Saturday against the Rice Owls.
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Who’s Got Next? UTEP AD Bob Stull Talks About Who Will Lead Miners Program [VIDEO]
UTEP Director of Athletics Bob Stull called it one of the hardest things he's ever done: accepting -- if not forcing -- the resignation of his friend, Miners head coach Mike Price. Talking about what Price has to elevate the program, Stull also talked about what he'll look for in the next UTEP head coach.
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Brad Keselowski Gets His Beer Buzz On After Winning Sprint Cup [VIDEO]
Brad Keselowski completed the Chase for the NASCAR championship at No. 1, winning the Sprint Cup Series championship by finishing 15th at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ESPN spoke to Keselowski live well after the race and, uh...Let's just say Brad had been drinking...OUT OF A TWO-GALLON BEER MUG THAT WAS MOSTLY EMPTY!