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

Today's show features a discussion on the Final Four.  We break down both games and pick our National Champion as well

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Miners head coach Tim Floyd talked about UTEP's 56-54 loss to the No. 252 Memphis Tigers for awhile, then offered a brief statement on the LA Times story in which he stated he talked with USC athletic director Pat Haden about the Trojans' head coaching job.

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ESPN is talking about the LA Times article in which Tim Floyd talked about meeting with USC AD Pat Haden about the Trojans' coaching job.

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Sports Spin with Andy Lee and SportsTalk with Steve Kaplowitz (with Chad Middleton on both) will have the latest on the breaking news about Tim Floyd this afternoon. Check 600ESPNElPaso.com for all the latest including post-game interviews and more as the Miners take on the No. 25 Memphis Tigers at the Don Haskins Center.

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UTEP big man John Bohannon had a career high in both points (24) and rebounds (17) -- including this rim-rattling dunk -- as the Miners beat the Houston Cougars, 63-53.

Miners head coach Tim Floyd had interesting -- and funny -- things to say about junior center John Bohannon's best game as a Miner, then had some fun at Associate AD Jeff Darby's expense after the Miners media relations director miscalculated the number off games UTEP would have to win to earn a bye in the first round of the Conference USA tournament

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The rumor mill on 600 ESPN El Paso has been churning on this here and there, but today it becomes official: Jameill Showers is leaving Texas A&M and transferring to UTEP where he will play this fall.

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As the temperatures across the borderland plummeted, so did UTEP's field goal percentage in Hattiesburg. The Miners shot an embarrassing 30% in the 45-39 loss to the Golden Eagles. Southern Miss didn't exactly light it up either, but they played well enough down the stretch to earn the hard fought victory.

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Sean Kugler might be a first-year head coach but he's no stranger to El Paso or the game of football. When he unveiled his first class of recruits on National Letter of Intent signing day, two kinds of athletes stood out -- local stars and hard-nosed players.

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We hear six El Paso high school football stars will sign with Division 1-A colleges today. Four of those will be playing in the Sun Bowl for UTEP coach Sean Kugler. Burges stars Alvin and Aaron Jones, lineman Derek Elmendorff and Andress QB Ryan Metz are staying home. Stay right here and listen in to 600 ESPN El Paso for video, interviews and more this afternoon!

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