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Guards lead UNM to NABC Classic title
Victory over Duqesne gives Lobos their best start since '98
Mark Walters built the lead and Kris Collins kept it as the Lobos beat Duquesne 82-74 to cap the NABC Classic.
The Lobos are 3-0, their best start since the 1998-99 season.
UNM built an early cushion for themselves after going up 17-11 early in the game.
Cardinals among the elite
by Phil Parker
Daily Lobo
As the minutes became seconds rounding out Louisville's 93-79 win over Washington, the Huskie bench players gnawed on their shooting shirts and stared blankly at their sneakers.
The chance to prove themselves worthy of the NCAA Tournament's most surprising No.
Men's cross country nears nationals
by Steven Fernandez
Daily Lobo
Matt Gonzales led the men's cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the Rocky Mountain Regional Championships, likely earning the team an at-large bid to this year's national meet.
The Lobos finished behind Air Force, runner-up BYU and regional champion Colorado.
Lobos knock off BYU
by Doug Alden
The Associated Press
PROVO, Utah - Just when Brigham Young appeared to be heading for the tying score, New Mexico's defense forced its third and most important turnover of the game.
Fola Fashola recovered the ball with 44 seconds left, and New Mexico ran out the clock from there in a 21-14 win over BYU Saturday, the Lobos' second straight in Provo.
Athletes of the Week
Matt Gonzalez
Cross Country
The senior All-American won the 10,000-meter race at the NCAA Mountain Region Championships to help his team take fourth place and earn an at-large bid to the NCAA Cross Country National Championships on Nov. 22.
Chelsea Sondrup
Volleyball
Sondrup had a match-high .
NFL Scores
Chicago 19
Indianapolis 49
Baltimore 20
St. Louis 23
Atlanta 24
Jacksonville 23
New Orleans 27
Tennessee 17
Houston 14
N.Y. Jets 17
Seattle 12
Tampa Bay 14
Detroit 17
Kansas City 20
Pittsburgh 24
CincinAnati 17
Arizona 17
Green Bay 34
Carolina 37
New England 29
Cleveland 10
Washington 10
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Column:Annual handball tourney humbling
The aroma floating around this weekend in Midtown Sports and Wellness was hard to ignore. It smelled of sweat and hot rubber and barbecue and beer all blending together in the air.
It smelled like handball.
This weekend was the annual Dog Bowl Classic, a tournament held every year in Albuquerque that draws players from all around the Southwest.
Lobos secure ticket to tourney
The UNM men's soccer team ended its regular season in all too familiar fashion Sunday against the San Jose State Spartans.
The Lobos got the game winner in the 12th minute from the nation's second-leading goal scorer Jeff Rowland. His 18th goal makes Rowland one goal shy of UNM's single season record set by Edmundo Rodriguez in 1992.