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Chicago Bears Linebacker Brian Urlacher Retires from NFL

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:01:48 +0000

The National Football League lost one of it's most dominating linebackers ever today as Brian Urlacher announced his retirement. In 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, the former New Mexico Lobo quickly established himself as one of the game's mo

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How Would You Like To Own A Piece Of El Paso City Hall?

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 21 May 2013 22:00:21 +0000

There are so many cool prizes you can win by listening to the radio: CDs, concert tickets, T-shirts, bumper stickers, sports tickets, memorabilia, food certificates, etc. But there are few opportunities to win something that you can't find anywhere

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Redskins Fans Buy Items On RGIII's Wedding Registry

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:22:14 +0000

It must be nice to be a sports superstar in a city starving for a championship. Robert Griffin III is the kind of franchise player teams wish for. He has size, speed, a good arm, and lots of moxie

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New Billboard Asks Wake Forest To Fire Head Coach Jeff Bzdelik and AD Ron Wellman

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 16 May 2013 18:21:34 +0000

You know things are bad with a college basketball program when fans pitch in to a buy a billboard demanding a change in leadership. That is exactly what happened in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. WXII-12 TV reported

Is Texas Tech Interested In UTEP's Keitha Adams For Head Coaching Job?

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:15:38 +0000

While Keitha Adams continues to build the UTEP women's basketball program into a mid-major power, she continues to attract interest from other larger college programs. The latest school could be Texas Tech, who suddenly needs a new head coach to lead their women's program

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Sergio Garcia Hates Tiger Woods, But Still Can't Beat Him [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 13 May 2013 04:07:29 +0000

This weekend's Players Championship featured Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia both in title contention. Unlike Woods, Garcia has had a difficult time winning in recent years on the PGA Tour. He did win the Players Championship in 2008 and came close to winning again this year

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El Paso Boxer Abie Han To Fight Glen Tapia June 14th

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:16:16 +0000

Last month, Abie Han was in our 600 ESPN El Paso studios to talk about the Austin Trout-Canelo Alvarez fight. Han, who spent three weeks sparring with his good friend Trout, also had a chance to weigh-in on his own professional career

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UTEP Football Will Have 2 Road Games Televised But Not Seen in El Paso

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 08 May 2013 16:54:25 +0000

The 2013 UTEP football schedule features five nationally televised games, but some El Pasoans will have trouble viewing two of them. The Miners play at Rice on October 26th and at North Texas on November 9th

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Korean Pop Star Psy Peforms At Dodger Stadium [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 03 May 2013 16:37:58 +0000

A few nights back, Korean pop star Psy, who's song "Gangnam Style" has become an American phenomenon, visited Dodger Stadium. Psy was given a Dodgers jersey by new starting pitcher and fellow countryman Hyun-Jin Ryu. Pay special

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El Paso Triple A Baseball Report #1

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 01 May 2013 16:25:40 +0000

By this time next season, Triple A baseball will be in El Paso and fans will have a chance to follow the San Diego Padres' affiliate. Every month, I will highlight some of the Padres' players in Double-A and Triple-A that baseball fans can expect to play in El Paso next season

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600 ESPN El Paso Chad Middleton's New Look

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:57:01 +0000

If anyone has listened to 600 ESPN El Paso this week, they are aware that Sports Spin and Sportstalk's Chad Middleton turned 40 this week. In honor of the big milestone (and much to the delight of his wife Rochelle), he agreed to shave his trademark go

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NFL Draft: First Round Winners and Losers

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:14:48 +0000

The great thing about any sports draft is that it takes years to truly determine which picks turn into gold or mush. However, there were plenty of selections in last night's NFL Draft that still has me wondering what actually goes on in each team's War Room

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LA Dodgers' Tony Gwynn Jr. Gets Heckled At Coors Field [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:29:42 +0000

The Major League Baseball season is just two weeks old, but a classic video has just resurfaced. In baseball at any level, an outfielder has to keep his focus on the game while trying not to daydream. The outfield can be a lonely place sometimes for ballplayers, especially if no balls are hit in their general direction

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VIDEO: Kmart's Ship My Pants Commercial Goes Viral

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:28:10 +0000

Sometimes, you watch a commercial and say to yourself, "why didn't I think of that?" For example, take the new Kmart TV spot "ship my pants." This mass merchandising company has been around since 1962, and it used to be known best for its Blue Light Specials. There are 6 Kmart stores located around the El Pas

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Video: Anchorman Parody with San Diego Padres' Bullpen

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 17:41:30 +0000

Forget the fact that the San Diego Padres have lost five of their first six games this season. At least they have a sense of humor. To better illustrate this, check out this 77 second video tribute to Ron Burgundy that members of the San Diego bullpen starred in

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Video – 600 ESPN Sports and Get Fit Expo 2013 with Dez Bryant

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:42:00 +0000

The 2013 600 ESPN El Paso Sports and Get Fit Expo was a huge success and Dez Bryant attracted the largest crowd I've ever seen in the 17 years our radio stations have been organizing this event. 600 ESPN El Paso program director Johnnie Walker had his video camera ready to capture some great footage from Sunday's event

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2013 MLB Predictions From 600 ESPN El Paso Staff

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:29:24 +0000

Today is Opening Day in Major League Baseball and it's time for the 600 ESPN El Paso crew to offer up their predictions for the 2013 season.

El Paso Rhinos Win Mountain Conference, Return to Thorne Cup Finals

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:06:46 +0000

Under head coach Cory Herman, the Rhinos wrapped up their sixth trip to the Thorne Cup Finals in the last seven seasons. They swept the Phoenix Knights and Boulder Bison to return to the Thorne Cup and compete for the coveted Western States Hockey League title.

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El Paso's Fernando Rodriguez Injured, Oakland A's Pitcher Needs Tommy John Surgery

Steve Kaplowitz — Sat, 16 Mar 2013 04:18:54 +0000

Although the start of the Major League baseball season is still a few weeks away, an El Pasoan received some bad news last week. Newly acquired Oakland A’s relief pitcher Fernando Rodriguez tore

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El Paso Rhinos Host Phoenix Knights Playoff Preview

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 03:39:32 +0000

After 46 games, the start of the second season is here for the El Paso Rhinos. The Western States Hockey League Mountain Conference Champions are preparing to host the Phoenix Knights in the first round of the WSHL Playoffs.

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