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If you were in attendance Saturday afternoon at Don Haskins Center, you were treated to one of the most memorable games in recent memory. Despite being down by 19 points in the second half, the UTEP Miners came back to defeat Western Kentucky in overtime by a final score of 93-89...

The Golden Anniversary for the 1966 Texas Western National Championship team is underway, with the special panel discussion later this afternoon at Memorial Gym. The 50th anniversary culminates with tomorrow's UTEP vs. Western Kentucky game at 3pm...

A few weeks ago, we unearthed a rare defensive drills video featuring Don Haskins and his 1966 Texas Western team. Now, you can go back in time 30 years to the commemorative rings that were given to that Miners team. The date was March 1st 1986, and the ceremony took place at halftime of the Hawaii game...

In less than a month, the surviving members and families of the 1965-66 Texas Western College National Championship team will be honored at the February 6th game between UTEP and Western Kentucky. The event will culminate the 50th anniversary celebration of the Miners' historic 72-65 win over Kentucky at College Park Maryland...

The 2015-16 men's basketball season will be a memorable one for UTEP sports fans. The school is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Texas Western's National Championship. Not many details are currently known about exactly what UTEP will do to honor the greatest team ever to wear the Miners' jerseys...

Most football fans have never heard of Chuck Hughes. Even in El Paso, where he starred at Texas Western nearly 50 years ago, his accomplishments on the football field have been long forgotten. When Hughes left the Miners, he was the school's all-time leader in receptions, receiving yards, and all-purpose yards in a game...

Some people feel that the NFL, NBA, or NHL have the greatest playoff system.  Not me!  There is only one playoff system that is worthy of being called the greatest tournament on Earth, and it is right around the corner.

Monday night’s National Title men’s basketball game between Butler and UConn was one of the worst played contests in recent memory.