For the first time ever, UTEP will face UTSA in the Conference USA opener for both teams Saturday in the Sun Bowl in a game that could end up being a great conference rivalry. So, how are Sean Kugler and the Miners getting ready for the Roadrunners?
Rivalries are a wonderful thing, but it takes two of something to make one; whether you're talking Leonard-Duran, Apple-Google or Army-Navy.
UTEP-New Mexico State? Well...it's an old football rivalry. So old it might need a 9-1-1 call soon; which says one thing if the call goes to the police, but something completely different when it's to the paramedics.
But could UTEP-UTSA be the next Battle of
So, now we know. A little more, anyway.
Check out my column on Sean Kugler's debut and what kind of team Miners fans will see this season by clicking the link below.
Keith Olbermann may be many things, most of which we can't repeat here, but he is pretty good at ripping people, things and, in this case, countries. Back at ESPN these days, Olbermann delivered an epic rant on Costa Rica's cheap shots directed toward US Soccer, capped by one of the best closing lines I've heard in a long time!
Thankfully, football is finally here! From now until the Super Bowl in February, I will try to watch as much NFL football that I can. With that being said, here is how I think the NFL season is going to turn out.
Division Winners:
NFC:
East: NY Giants
North: Green Bay Packers
South: Atlanta Falcons
New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick just cut Tim Tebow, now he's thinking of bringing him back! Maybe some not-so-classic Clash will help The Hoodie make up his mind, especially if he understands the Spanish from Google Translate!
For the first time in history, a swimmer has endured the 103-mile route from Havana, Cuba to Key West, Florida, without the assistance of a shark cage. That swimmer, 64-year-old Diana Nyad, began her quest on Saturday, August 31, and finished around 53 hours later on Labor Day.
Now that the El Paso Diablos have closed their doors at Cohen Stadium, the question is: What's next for an empty 10,000-seat stadium? I posted this last June, but it's even more pertinent now...