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Women warm up gridiron at clinic
J.R. Oppenheim | July 22About 100 women walked into the football weight training room at the Tow Diehm Complex Thursday night during a tour of the facility.
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Davie: workouts working out
J.R. Oppenheim | July 22New Mexico offensive lineman Dillon Farrell may be a little insane, he said. But when people ask him about the upcoming 2013 football season, he replies by saying his goal is to win every game on the schedule.
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Ambition shows in schedule
J.R. Oppenheim | July 22If this season’s nonconference schedule is any indication, coach Craig Neal’s Lobos won’t shy away from tough competition.
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Kirk talks Kazan, basketball politics
J.R. Oppenheim | July 22New Mexico center Alex Kirk and forward Cameron Bairstow finished their runs at the World University Games in Kazan, Russia on Thursday. Bairstow played for the silver medal-winning Australian team, and he averaged a team-leading 12.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
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NCAA standards a farce
Thomas Romero-Salas | July 22The NCAA always has to try to convince the public that academics are something it truly cares about. In order to make it look like the NCAA actually does want students to earn a good education
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UNM men boast strong nonconference hoops slate
J.R. Oppenheim | July 17If the nonconference schedule is any indication, coach Craig Neal’s Lobos won’t shy away from tough competition this coming season. New Mexico will play at least four non-Mountain West teams that reached last spring’s NCAA tournament, all over the course of 17 days.
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Fans of Santos amass
Thomas Romero-Salas | July 15There was never any doubt as to who the crowd was cheering for at the inaugural El Border Clásico at University Stadium Friday. In front of 9,042 fans, Santos Laguna, a Liga MX team, defeated Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids 2-1.
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CO team meets Mexico halfway
J.R. Oppenheim | July 15As rain began to fall at University Stadium Friday night, Néstor Calderón secured El Border Clásico for Santos Laguna. Calderón’s goal came at the 77-minute mark and pushed the Liga MX team to a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids, a Major League Soccer franchise.
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July 15The Australia national team, featuring New Mexico forward Cameron Bairstow, moved into today’s championship semifinal round of the 27th World University Games in Kazan, Russia.
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Santos Laguna grabs 2-1 win over Colorado Rapids
J.R. Oppenheim | July 12Competing in an international friendly competition at University Stadium Friday night, Santos Laguna of Liga MX captured a 2-1 victory over the Colorado Rapids, a Major League Soccer franchise.
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Exhibition between MLS, Mexican league teams on Friday
Thomas Romero-Salas | July 11The competitiveness of a “friendly,” an international soccer match that doesn’t count toward league standings, usually depends on what else is on the line.
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UNM football team hosting women’s clinic
Staff Report | July 11Women can take a look at the inner workings of the New Mexico football program on July 18 when the team hosts the 20th annual Lobo Football Women’s Clinic at the Tow Diehm Complex, UNM announced Monday.
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Thomas Romero-Salas | July 8Running back Kasey Carrier and punter Ben Skaer, both seniors, earned College Sports Madness preseason first-team all-Mountain West honors, the publication announced Friday.
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Bulls introduce Snell as one of two additions
J.R. Oppenheim | July 2Now that the NBA draft is over and the Chicago Bulls selected Tony Snell with a first-round pick, it’s time for the former New Mexico shooting guard to learn the ins and outs of professional basketball, he told the city’s media Monday. Snell arrived in Chicago on Sunday and was officially introduced as the newest addition to the team Monday.
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Diving coach Abel Sanchez heads to North Carolina
Staff Report | July 2Diving coach Abel Sanchez is leaving New Mexico to work in that same capacity at North Carolina, Tar Heels swimming coach Rich DeSelm announced on the school’s website Monday.
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Kirk takes stage for US in college games
Thomas Romero-Salas | June 30There’s no better opportunity for players to show off their basketball prowess than on the world stage. That’s exactly the chance rising junior center Alex Kirk will have when he represents Team USA at the World University Games.
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Thomas Romero-Salas | June 30On Wednesday, was announced that the New Mexico football team will travel to Los Angeles to battle the University of Southern California on Sept. 3, 2016.
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Snell drafted for shooting prowess
J.R. Oppenheim | June 27Tony Snell earned the nickname the “Silent Assassin” because of his soft-spoken demeanor, allowing his on-court abilities do most of the talking during three years at New Mexico.
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Eye on Snell as NBA Draft looms
J.R. Oppenheim | June 25Former New Mexico men’s basketball player Tony Snell has been garnering attention on Twitter following workouts for several NBA teams. Check out some of the chatter on the Daily Lobo’s Storify curated story
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Radio announcer initiated
J.R. Oppenheim | June 24On an early-season bus trip in February, coach Ray Birmingham and the UNM baseball team put Robert Portnoy, the radio play-by-play announcer who was beginning his new job calling Lobo games, through an initiation test.
