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NBA Finals, Chris Washburn Jr. Leaves UTEP, And Ray Sanchez Super Bowl Stories

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 02:20:05 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion on the NBA Finals, we talk about the series thus far, and predict who will win the NBA championship

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Mountain Star Sports Group Gives Additional $12.1M Funding For New Ballpark

Steve Kaplowitz — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:27:03 +0000

For the last few weeks, many people have wondered what the final version of the new downtown ballpark will look like. City Engineer Alan Shubert has insisted that the new stadium will exceed the $40 million that was budgeted for its construction and alluded to the fact that the designers would have to reconfigure the ballpark if they were unable to secure the additional funding needed

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Should El Paso Athletes Be Protected In News Reports?

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 17:32:35 +0000

This morning's article by Bill Knight in the El Paso Times brings up a subject that I would like to call "Journalism 101". First, here is a little background on the reporting in question. In his story, Knight quot

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Best UTEP Promotional Video Ever [VIDEO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 21:21:13 +0000

If you have not seen the new UTEP Football commercial, you are seriously missing out.

If I was designing a TV spot to promote Sean Kugler and his "New Era" of UTEP football, this is it. Just finished less than a week ago, the Miners will win plenty of games if they tre

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NBC 9′s Beau Bagley Discusses The Downtown Ballpark Fiasco, The NBA Playoffs, NHL Playoffs, And Mayweather Vs. Alvarez

Brandon Cohn — Fri, 31 May 2013 03:22:07 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion on the downtown ballpark and how City Hall voted 5-3 to approve $52.8 in bonds to fund the ballpark, and they decided to reject a request for $10 million more

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Pacific Coast League President Branch Rickey III On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 30 May 2013 17:22:32 +0000

With the ground breaking of the new downtown ballpark set for Thursday, Branch Rickey III the president of the Pacific Coast League, was in town and we had him on SportsTalk and in studio.

Rickey III talks about the ground breaking and the timeline of the ballpark here in El Paso being built, the Pacific Coast league standings as it relates to parity, wild cards and the playoffs, who hosts the national championship game, the downtown ballpark models, attendance, Round Rock team, what division El Paso will play in next year and much more

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President of Minor League Baseball Pat O'Conner On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Thu, 30 May 2013 16:18:25 +0000

With the ground breaking of the new downtown ballpark set for Thursday, Pat O,Conner the president of Minor League Baseball, was in town and we had him on SportsTalk and in studio.

O,Conner talks about the product that is Minor League Baseball, how accessible the players are to the fans, the fan experience, the downtown ballpark model, big leaguers rehabbing in Triple A, location of the Minor League affiliates and much more

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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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UTEP Coach Sean Kugler's Remarkable Interview about the 2013 Season, The Players That Were Released, And Coaching In Super Bowl XLV

Brandon Cohn — Fri, 17 May 2013 03:09:42 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion with UTEP football coach Sean Kugler on what it has been like to transition from the NFL to college football

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UTEP's Chris Washburn Allegedly Assaults Nightclub Bouncer

Duke Keith — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:08:58 +0000

Miners freshman forward Chris Washburn was allegedly part of a group of three men involved in an altercation with a bouncer at a nightclub near the UTEP campus Saturday night, according to a report made to the El Paso Police Department.

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NASCAR Nationwide Driver And El Pasoan Jamie Dick On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Tue, 07 May 2013 20:10:16 +0000

Coming off his 12th place finish at this past weekends Aaron's 312 at Talladega, El Pasoan and NASCAR Nationwide driver of the Viva Auto Group Chevrolet #55, Jamie Dick joined us on SportsTalk on Monday

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Mountain Star Sports Group President Alan Ledford Announces Name The Team Contest [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Fri, 03 May 2013 06:02:01 +0000

With City Hall now down and the site for the ballpark almost cleared and construction about to begin, the process in getting a Triple A Baseball team is beginning.

The President of Mountain Star Sports G

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Steve Kaplowitz' El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech [VIDEO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 02 May 2013 20:14:13 +0000

We've been celebrating the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame all this week, with our very own sports guy, Steve Kaplowitz being honored with his induction. Last night, at the Tomas Rivera Conference Center, Steve and the other great El Paso sports legends accepted their honors, and thanked all the people that are important to them.

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Congratulations to All the 2013 El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees [PHOTO]

Johnnie Walker — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:24:07 +0000

Last night was the induction ceremony and awards dinner for the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame, which included all the awards for the high school athletes of the year. The Tomas Rivera Center at UTEP was filled with friends and family as the star high school athletes and the HOF inductees received their honors.

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Ruben Ramirez Discusses El Paso Icon Paul Strelzin, The Cowboys Draft Selections, And The 19 Super Bowls He Covered

Brandon Cohn — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:14:14 +0000

Welcome to another edition of Deep Dish Sports with the Iceman Brandon Cohn.

Today's show includes a discussion on Paul Strelzin and the remarkable impact that he had on so many El Pasoans.

We also talk about the Dallas Cowboys draft, and give the team a grade based on their choices

Finally we discuss some of the memorable experiences that Ruben Ramirez had while covering 19 Super Bowls for the El Paso Herald Post

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Congratulations to Steve Kaplowitz on His Induction Into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame!

Johnnie Walker — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:39:01 +0000

600 ESPN El Paso's very own Steve Kaplowitz is being inducted into the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame this week, and we all would like to congratulate him for this honor! We'd also like to thank him for all his work and dedication to sports, our local athletes, and the city of El Paso!

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Paul Strelzin, El Paso Sports Legend Dies At Age 75

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:09:58 +0000

Paul Strelzin began his career in El Paso as a sports announcer in 1968 as the public address announcer for UTEP track meets. Sadly, this El Paso sports legend passed away at the age of 75 on Friday night.

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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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Twymond Howard Transferring From UTEP After One Season

Andy Lee — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 23:00:45 +0000

Evan Daniels, a national recruiting analyst from Scout.com, has tweeted that UTEP freshman forward Twymond Howard will transfer from UTEP. Daniels is sourcing Howard's high school coach in Pearl, Mississippi.

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UPDATED Austin 'No Doubt' Trout Talks About The Canelo Alvarez Fight On 600 ESPN El Paso [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:25:49 +0000

Just two days after Austin 'No Doubt' Trout had a somewhat controversial loss to Canelo Alvarez, he joined us on SportsTalk.

Trout talks about the reception he received coming home today, the fight, how he felt about the scoring, the comment he made after the fight and much more

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