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We at ESPN El Paso are proud to introduce Franklin's Monica Claxton as our inaugural 'athlete of the week.' Claxton is a senior setter for the Cougars' volleyball team.

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It WILL be a big game. The Sun Bowl WILL have a better atmosphere for fun and tailgating. The Miners ARE healthy.

But as the Miners kick off against the Sooners this Saturday night in the Sun Bowl,  there was one word you didn't hear from UTEP head coach Mike Price -- "win". 

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The 2011 Buffalo Bills were the darlings of the first two months of the season. A fast 5-2 start had fans in western New York thinking playoffs for the first time since 1999. Seven straight losses in November and December quickly derailed those hopes.

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The conference room at the Nolan Richardson Rec Center was almost packed. Seeing two of El Paso's finest in uniform was a clue as to how this would go, as was the fact that there was a lot more gray hair in the audience than any other color

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The 2011 Carolina Panthers were the most interesting 6-10 team I've ever seen. There was '1' reason for that. Rookie quarterback Cam Newton lived up to every morsel of hype placed upon him. His 4,051 passing yards were the most ever by a rookie. Newton also ran for 706 yards.

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No way it was going to happen Wednesday night. Just no way.

US Soccer is light years ahead of where it was when I watched Paul Caligiuri score late against Trinidad & Tobago -- back in the stonewashed jeans day -- to qualify the United States for Italia '90, America's first World Cup in 40 years. It has a first-division league that isn't even forced to pl

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The NBC Olympics website has been featuring videos called "Bodies in Motion". They're basically just montages of the athletes in slow-motion -- female athletes -- but the music they chose almost makes them feel like porn. Did we mention all the athletes are women? We did, huh.

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Not only did she finish fourth in the 100-meter hurdles, Lolo Jones has been ripped as an Olympic-size poseur by the New York Times, her teammates -- silver medalist Dawn Harper and bronze medalist Kellie Wells -- seem almost happy Lolo didn't medal. 

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The UTEP Miners have begun their sojourn to Camp Socorro, most likely for the final time under Mike Price, who's contract to coach the Miners ends with the final whistle of 2012.

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"A Christmas Carol" it ain't...

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