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UTEP sophomore guard McKenzie Moore has been steadily improving since logging his first minutes against UNLV in December.

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UTEP's brutal non-conference schedule is finally over, and they are now entering conference play. The young Miners have not been great on the road the last two season, but they kicked off league play with a nine point win over Tulane.

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Anyone who has followed UTEP basketball for any length of time know how fortunate we are to have Jon Teicher as the voice of the Miners. Teicher has a great feel for the games he calls, and knows when to convey excitement. Most of all, he DOESN'T SUCK!!!

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Konner Tucker's three pointer clanked harmlessly off the rim as time expired to preserve a 62-60 win for number 21 UNLV.

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The reception area of the Larry K. Durham Center was filled with the faithful -- UTEP boosters and a number of ex-players -- all ready to welcome back one of their own to lead the Miners' football program. Sean Kugler was re-introduced to El Paso and took virtually no time to express his love for the university and the community.

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It would appear that the UTEP football coaching search is over.

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Highlights from the players, insight from the coaches and more -- Duke Keith recaps the Battle of I-10a, as the UTEP Miners clawed their way back to beat the NMSU Aggies at the Don Haskins Center Wednesday night.

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There is not enough Old Spice after shave on the planet to cover up the trail of stink the UTEP Miners left on the court in Orlando.

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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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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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