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Julian Washburn Named Third Team All C-USA

Andy Lee — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:26:32 +0000

UTEP sophomore forward Julian Washburn garnered third team All-Conference USA honors on Monday, based on a vote by league coaches and media.

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Miners Dominate SMU 76-63 to Close out Regular Season

Andy Lee — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 03:14:18 +0000

UTEP's road woes were well documented this season. The Miners saved their best for last in today's 76-63 throttling of SMU at the Culwell Center in Garland, Tx.

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San Diego State Stays in Mountain West Conference

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:37:37 +0000

Any hopes of UTEP leaving C-USA for the the Mountain West Conference might be on hold for awhile. San Diego State informed the Big East that they will remain in the MWC.

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Can UTEP Afford To Leave C-USA For The Mountain West?

Steve Kaplowitz — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:49:35 +0000

There is a lot of talk that UTEP could be poised to join the Mountain West Conference in the coming weeks. The big question is how much would it cost UTEP to leave C-USA and join the MWC?

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It's Official: Old Dominion to Join C-USA in 2013

Andy Lee — Thu, 17 May 2012 21:06:09 +0000

On July 1, 2013 the Old Dominion Monarchs will leave the Colonial Athletic Association for Conference USA. The Monarchs, who restarted their football program three seasons ago, will compete at the FBS level starting in 2015

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C-USA Grows with 5 New Schools

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 04 May 2012 15:44:19 +0000

Conference USA made it official today adding five new schools to its roster. Beginning in 2013, UNC Charlotte, Florida International, Louisiana Tech, North Texas, and UT San Antonio will join UTEP as conference foes.

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UTEP Women's Basketball Gets No Respect

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 18:39:40 +0000

Legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield made the line "I get no respect" famous, and had thousands of jokes to support it. Maybe he could've added this one to his arsenal: "My basketball team gets no respect. Every time we lose a tough game, the polls treat us like we're in Juarez."

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/20/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:47:25 +0000

We hope everyone had a great SPORTS weekend and we are back for another big week!

Show topics for tonight include: MY UTEP Women's Basketball team looks to lock up a C-USA Title, St. Patrick's loses and a whole lot of other things to put a close on the weekend of sports

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'On The Sidelines' Podcast 02/13/12 [AUDIO]

Chad Middleton — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:36:15 +0000

After a fantastic sports weekend, On The Sidelines returns!

Show topics include: Phil Mickelson saves my hair, C-USA and the Mountain West to "associate" with one another, #UTEPWBB are now 31st in the nation and Kentucky will televise practice tomorrow

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The Merger Between C-USA and The Mountain West

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:21:22 +0000

Earlier, today it was announced that the Mountain West Conference and C-USA would combine to form one super league beginning in the 2013-2014 season.

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If Murray St. Can Be Ranked, Why Can't UTEP Women's Basketball?

Chad Middleton — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:19:36 +0000

You know, it is funny to me that Murray St., an OVC school, is #9 in the nation in the men's college basketball polls.

Yes, Murray St is 23-0 and gunning for win number 24 tonight at home against Tennessee St

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Miners Breeze Past Houston

Chad Middleton — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:58:10 +0000

Last year, the Miners played the Houston Cougars three times and they lost, 3 times.

This year however, is a different story to say the least.

Sunday afternoon at The Don Haskins Center, in front of 2977 very loud and loyal fans, the Miners produced what you might consider a very big statement by whipping Houston 87-43 and improve to 6-0 in C-USA and 17-2 overall

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A $17 Million Loss for Conference USA

Steve Kaplowitz — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:51:53 +0000

All season long, the Houston Cougars appeared to be closing in on their first ever appearance in the Bowl Championship Series. Cougars Quarterback Case Keenum and his team had played perfect football all season long, resulting in a 12-0 record and home field advantage in the Conference USA Championship game.

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UTEP Football – Game 8 vs. Southern Miss [PHOTOS]

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:45:58 +0000

On Saturday night, October 29th, the UTEP Miners hosted Southern Miss in a C-USA showdown. The Golden Eagles won the game 31-13.

UTEP Football – Game 7 vs. Colorado State [PHOTOS]

Steve Kaplowitz — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:46:53 +0000

UTEP met up with old WAC rival Colorado State Saturday night at the Sun Bowl. The game was homecoming for the Miners and 31,000 fans were entertained to a 31-17 UTEP win.

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A Huge Win For the UTEP Football Team

Steve Kaplowitz — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:45:06 +0000

The Miners gave their fans the type of performance they have been begging for yesterday afternoon in New Orleans. They dominated both sides of the ball, thoroughly destroyed their C-USA opponent, and ended a 12-game conference road losing streak against Tulane.

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Love it or Hate it, C-USA and the Mountain West are Merging

Brandon Cohn — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 18:34:10 +0000

It is official, C-USA and the Mountain West Conferences have agreed to create a 22 team football only league which will begin play next season. This move was inevitable considering all of the teams that have left their respective conferences the past couple of seasons in college football.

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UTEP Football – Game 5 vs. Houston [PHOTOS]

Steve Kaplowitz — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:14:37 +0000

UTEP and Houston met in a rare Thursday night college football showdown at the Sun Bowl. The game was nationally televised on the CBS Sports Network, but just 24,111 fans turned our for the rivalry match-up.

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Boise State Will Never Play for a National Championship

Brandon Cohn — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 00:45:41 +0000

Everyone loves an underdog, it is human nature to root for them. Boise State has long been the darlings of college football, proving that you don't have to be a member of a mega conference to compete with college football's elite teams. Most feel that mid majors are not nearly as good as the top dogs in college football simply because they don't have the facilities, financial means, and reputation to recruit the top talent in the country.

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Jere Pelletier Interview [AUDIO]

Steve Kaplowitz — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:30:47 +0000

On Tuesday, the UTEP Women's golf team made history. They captured the C-USA Championship, the first conference title in the history of the program.

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