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April 16San Diego, Calif. — San Diego State’s Cody Smith singled in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the men’s baseball team 4-3 Sunday afternoon.
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Coach optimistic despite loss
Mundo Carrillo | April 13Despite keeping the Sun Devils from rounding the bases for six innings, the baseball team still lost to Arizona State University 3-1 at Isotopes Park on Tuesday.
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Regents approve $1.38 million field
Nathan Farmer | April 13The football team will play on artificial turf next season. University Stadium field has been grass since 1958, when it was built, but will have artificial turf installed for the beginning of next season.
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Leap qualifies long jumper for Olympic Trials
April 9Kendall Spencer only needed one jump to make history at the Don Kirby Invitational track meet this past Saturday.
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First time steeplechase runner sets new record
Cesar Davila | April 9In her first ever steeplechase race, UNM junior long distance runner Imogen Ainsworth snagged second place and set the fifth fastest time in UNM history.
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April 9TEMPE, Ariz. — UNM’s No. 19 men’s golf team finished the weekend tied for second place in the Arizona State University Thunderbird Invitational.
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Meet heats up with weather
Cesar Davila | April 5More than 1,000 athletes expect to compete this weekend at the Don Kirby High School and Collegiate Invitational.
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Offense shines despite losses
Brandon Call | April 4With four road losses in Austin, Texas during the weekend, the softball team dropped out of the top 25 for the second time this season, according to national polls released Tuesday.
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Davie implements positive changes
Nathan Farmer | April 4New football head coach Bob Davie joked that the only thing he is struggling with now that he’s getting back into coaching is sore feet.
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Davie’s new style leaves men less nervous
Nathan Farmer | April 1Five spring football practices down, head coach Bob Davie said he is seeing improvement in his team.
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Player invited to under-20 US Soccer Team camp
Nathan Farmer | April 1James Rogers has a unique opportunity to represent the United States, a country he has been a citizen of for two weeks.
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Spring brings win over NAU
Michael Warren | April 1Perfect weather and perfect play came together for the men’s tennis team on Friday at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex.
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Alumni fall to current crew
Brandon Call | April 1The volleyball team’s off-season seems more on than off. The Lobos kicked off their spring schedule last Thursday with a 3-1 win in the annual alumni game.
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Poor pitching leads to loss
March 30The baseball team lost its lead early and could never come back. The Lobos lost to Stephen F. Austin on Wednesday, 9-5, after giving up four runs in the first inning.
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Midweek games elicit worry
Nathan Farmer | March 30The baseball team’s schedule is as rigorous as ever this weekend. After losing both games to Stephen F. Austin during the week, the Lobos (10-13) travel to California for a four-game series against Fresno State.
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Motivation to save others key to bull fighting
Chris Quintana | March 26Riding bulls is dangerous, but bullfighters, whose job it is to protect the riders, work on the ground with the bucking animals.
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Men strike out No. 19 TCU at home, for first time
Mundo Carrillo | March 26It was a weekend of firsts for the baseball team. UNM scored eight runs in the first two innings as it beat No. 19 Texas Christian University in a three game series.
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Broncos net near perfect win
Cesar Davila | March 26The women’s tennis team’s first conference match of the season quickly turned into one-sided affair, of which the Lobos were on the losing end.
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Teacher quits to be entertainer
Chris Quintana | March 26Flint Rasmussen gets paid to don clown makeup, dance the Cotton-Eyed Joe and sing Justin Bieber songs in front of crowds up to 10,000 people.
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Davie struggles to fill team
Nathan Farmer | March 26The Lobo football team kicked off its spring practices Saturday, but a lack of players meant the cancellation of its annual springtime Cherry-Silver game.
