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UT System Chancellor Dr. Francisco Cigarroa did not get where he is in life by being naive or foolish.  Facing immense pressure from local and state officials after Tuesday's decision, Cigarroa was left with little choice but to reverse his original stance

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Thank you for taking a time out! It is the "hump day" edition of 'On The Sidelines'!

Tonight's show topics include: Bobby Petrino to UTEP?, a high school recruit shaves his head for his announcement and a huge upset in the English Premiere League

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When news of Bobby Petrino's firing surfaced yesterday afternoon, many people were surprised. Within minutes of the press conference to announce his firing, SI.com's Stuart Mandel suggested to CBS.com's Bryan Fischer via Twitter that Petrino's next landing spot should be UTEP.

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If you've followed UTEP basketball for awhile, there is no doubt that Randy Culpepper is one of the most charismatic Miners in memory, not least because of the under-6-foot guard's high-flying dunks. You'll be happy to know Randy is alive and well and doing his thing overseas playing -- well -- in the Ukraine

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After six years in Lincoln, enough was enough. A source today told ESPN.com that Doc Sadler was fired as head coach of Nebraska.

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If there is any malfeasance or impropriety in college athletics, leave it to the staff at Yahoo! Sports to uncover it.  The latest scandal to rock college sports involves former UTEP coach Tony Barbee.  More specifically, a player on his team at Auburn.

Tigers' guard

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The Memphis Tigers were virtually unbeatable at home this season, that was until the Miners defeated them at the Fed Ex Forum on February 18th 60-58.

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During Randy Culpepper's days at UTEP, the Miners guard excited fans with a wide-array of acrobatic dunks. However, he never used large props like a car, until recently.

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If the Miners were going to lose to a C-USA opponent, it was going to be a solid team that put together a solid effort. Basically, a perfect storm

Today, that storm blew into the Don Haskins Center then blew out taking away the Miners perfect C-USA season and dropped the Miners to 25-3 overall and 14-1 in C-USA

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The UTEP Women's Basketball team played their final home game of the 2011-12 season Sunday afternoon on Senior Day against Rice.

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