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MWC returns to ESPN this fall
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 22For the Mountain West Conference, more national exposure is right around the corner.
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Lobos hot to trot to hammer Harvard
J.R. Oppenheim | March 21By most evaluations, New Mexico’s 2012-13 season will be considered a success regardless of how the team’s NCAA tournament run turns out.
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Harvard and UNM sports reporters talk NCAA game
J.R. Oppenheim | March 21The Daily Lobo had a Q-and-A with Martin Kessler, the Harvard Crimson men’s basketball beat writer. Kessler is a senior sociology student at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
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Daily Lobo and Harvard sports reporters discuss today's NCAA game between the Lobos and the Crimson
March 20The New Mexico men’s basketball team takes on Harvard on Thursday in the NCAA tournament second round in Salt Lake City. Seeded No. 3 in the West Region, UNM will tip off with the No. 14 seed Crimson at 7:50 p.m. The game will be televised on TNT.
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BREAKING NEWS: Alford gets 10-year extension as UNM basketball coach
J.R. Oppenheim | March 20The University of New Mexico and men’s head basketball coach Steve Alford have reached an agreement to a 10-year contract extension.
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Lobos take tourney title
J.R. Oppenheim | March 18New Mexico has seen a little bit of everything this season. From Wyoming’s grind-it-out style to the UNLV’s up-tempo pace, the No. 15 Lobos have beaten them all at least once
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UNM takes three seed in NCAA tournament
Antonio Sanchez | March 18Hot off their Saturday win, the Lobos are lacing up for another dance. As of Sunday, the Mountain West conference tournament champions are third seed in the West region of the NCAA Men’s Division I Basketball Tournament.
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“Silent Assassin” Tony Snell nets 21 points against UNLV in Mountain West championship game
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 18When asking Tony Snell a question, be prepared for a short answer. UNM’s junior guard isn’t the most talkative person, but what he lacks in words he more than makes up on the hard court.
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Top of the Mountain West: Lobos take tournament title
J.R. Oppenheim | March 16Behind another strong effort from junior guard Tony Snell, No. 15 New Mexico cut down the nets at the Thomas & Mack Center as Mountain West champions after disposing of UNLV 63-56 on Saturday. The win gives UNM (29-5) an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, which begins next week.
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Tony Snell wins Mountain West tournament MVP
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 16In the Mountain West Basketball Championship title game against UNLV, New Mexico’s Tony Snell netted 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting in the No. 15 Lobos 63-56 victory over the Runnin’ Rebels at the Thomas & Mack Center. As a result, the junior guard won the tournament’s MVP award
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New Mexico men return to Mountain West finals, will face UNLV
J.R. Oppenheim | March 15Tony Snell helped spur a 14-2 run to start the second half, leading the No. 14 New Mexico men past San Diego State in the Mountain West Basketball Championship semifinals. With its 60-50 win over the Aztecs, UNM earned a spot in the conference finals for the second time in two years.
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New Mexico women out of Mountain West tourney with loss to San Diego State
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 15San Diego State was too much too early for the New Mexico women’s basketball team Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in a 67-39 Mountain West Basketball Championships semifinals loss. The top seed Aztecs will play Fresno State in Saturday’s title game.
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New Mexico women drop UNLV in Mountain West quarterfinals, advance
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 14Antiesha Brown scored a game-high 21 points in 22 minutes, propelling the New Mexico women to a 72-59 victory over past UNLV in Mountain West Basketball Championships quarterfinals Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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New Mexico men take on San Diego State in Friday’s Mountain West semifinals
J.R. Oppenheim | March 14New Mexico men’s basketball coach Steve Alford is in good spirits. His top-seeded Lobos are in the Mountain West Basketball Championship semifinals looking for their second straight tournament title. They’ll take on No. 4 seed San Diego State Friday at 7:05 p.m. MT.
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New Mexico men move into Mountain West semifinals
J.R. Oppenheim | March 13The top seed New Mexico men, along with San Diego State, UNLV and Colorado State, are moving on to the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball Championships. Both semifinal contests will take place Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.
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New Mexico men to face Wyoming in Mountain West tournament
J.R. Oppenheim | March 12The top seed New Mexico men now know whom they will play in the Mountain West Basketball Championships: it’s Wyoming. The Cowboys advanced to second round after capturing an 85-81 victory over Nevada in Tuesday’s first round. Also, Nevada women move on with win vs. Air Force
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New Mexico men dump Nevada, at Air Force Saturday
J.R. Oppenheim | March 8Based on Wednesday night’s game, No. 12 New Mexico showed it’s not taking this week off. The Lobos, already the No. 1 seed in next week’s Mountain West Tournament, powered their way past Nevada in their second-to-last regular-season contest.
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UNM baseball team goes error free in win over La Salle
Thomas Romero-Salas | March 8It took the Lobo baseball team 10 games, but it finally happened. A 17-4 defeat of La Salle University on Wednesday at Isotopes Park was the first time this season UNM did not have an error in a game.
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Several scouts come to UNM's Pro Day
Michael Sol Warren | March 7It may not have been the NFL Scouting Combine, but Thursday’s Pro Day was a step in the right direction for several former Lobo football players.
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Full bench wallops Wolf Pack 66-43
Christian Naranjo | March 7The Nevada women’s basketball team will try to quickly forget its first-ever visit to The Pit. The Lobos flattened the Wolf Pack 66-43, UNM’s largest margin of victory during Mountain West Conference play.
