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Heart issues bench Negedu
Ryan Tomari | April 14Emmanuel Negedu’s UNM basketball career was grounded before it could take off. Negedu, who suffered sudden cardiac arrest on Sept.
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Australian star joins UNM
Ryan Tomari | April 14Welcome to UNM, Hugh Greenwood. Head coach Steve Alford announced Wednesday that Greenwood signed a national letter of intent to play for the Lobos. The 6-foot-3-inch, 209-pound Australian becomes the Lobos’ second 2011-12 signee.
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Hurler nearly pitcher perfect
Brandon Call | April 11Can you smell what DeBroeck is cooking? Sophomore right-hand hurler Kaela DeBroeck was virtually unstoppable on the mound Sunday, allowing two hits and one run in seven innings of work.
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Home not so sweet for these seniors
Nathan Farmer | April 11Ten years from now, the outcome of Sunday’s match won’t matter to Ashley Bonner and Anya Villanueva; the memories will. The UNM women’s tennis team fell 6-1 to UNLV on Sunday during the two seniors’ final home match at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex. No matter Sunday’s outcome, head coach Roy Canada said Bonner and Villanueva have kept the team strong through ups and downs throughout their four-year careers. “They will be leaving a good legacy,” he said.
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D-line surges in scrimmage
Cesar Davila | April 11One week removed from absorbing a punch to its ego, UNM football’s defensive squad returned the favor Saturday at University Stadium. The defense baited quarterback Tarean Austin into an interception and a fumble on the first two drives, and the offense didn’t score until 30 plays in.
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Revenge is sweeter on Creighton’s grass
Nathan Farmer | April 11It was a successful revenge trip to Denver. The UNM men’s soccer team beat Creighton 1-0 in Saturday’s exhibition game, helping the Lobos exact payback on the Bluejays after they thumped UNM 4-1 in the first round of last season’s NCAA tournament. “It’s kind of a weird thing,” forward Devon Sandoval said.
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Playing TCU to build strength
Levi Lewis | April 8Because the winners write the history books, UNM head coach Ray Birmingham won’t want to thumb through this text.
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Remembering Flanagan
Brandon Call | April 5To his former players, Don Flanagan was stoic, detail-oriented, stubbornly obsessed with fundamentals and occasionally humorous — but he was unquestionably a great coach. Former UNM point guard Amy Beggin said Flanagan was like “a little kid on the basketball court,” always smiling and enjoying every second.
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Abrupt exit for legend coach
Ryan Tomari | April 5As Don Flanagan put it, he was just tired of basketball. So, too, were five freshmen players who pushed the UNM women’s head coach to resign.
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Flanagan leaves after almost two decades
Brandon Call | April 5Don Flanagan, after 16 seasons as UNM women’s basketball head coach, resigned Monday after initially deciding to return to the sidelines next season. The reason for Flanagan’s sudden change of heart: Five freshmen players (Tina Doughty, Erin Boettcher, Morgan Toben, Brianna Taylor and Jasmine Patterson) intended to quit the program, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
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Missouri job taken; Alford stays put
Staff Report | April 5When UNM head men’s basketball coach Steve Alford says “no,” he means “no.” At least for now.
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Fresh air and gold medals
Cesar Davila | April 4The UNM track and field team’s venue changed hastily, but it had little effect. The Lobos — after a long, successful indoor season — racked up eight first-place finishes and several personal records over the weekend at the Tailwind Invitational at the track and field complex.
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Sparks of life in first scrimmage
Cesar Davila | April 4Perhaps this will finally be the year the UNM football team needs that third digit on the scoreboard. The Lobos, in their first spring scrimmage Saturday at University Stadium, displayed the big-play capacity they’ve lacked for the last two years. Quarterbacks Stump Godfrey and Tarean Austin took all the snaps, and neither turned the ball over in the Lobos’ 90-play scrimmage.
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Opponents blown away in exhibition
Nathan Farmer | April 4Severe winds didn’t slow down the UNM men’s soccer team. The Lobos notched two exhibition wins Sunday — against Fort Lewis (3-2) and Colorado State-Pueblo (5-0) — at Robertson Field.
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Gearing up for spring season
Nathan Farmer | April 1The UNM men’s soccer team is doing its own version of spring training. The Lobos will play two exhibition games Sunday against Fort Lewis at 10 a.m.
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Disrupting the pecking order
Isaac Avilucea | April 1The Bracketbusters are breaking down college basketball’s classist narrative. Little attention has been devoted to the Connecticut-Kentucky Final Four matchup, so much diverted to the little guys’ coming-of-age.
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Revised contract reduces buyout
Staff Report | March 31UNM head football coach Mike Locksley will have a lot less to take to the bank if he’s let go at the end of the season or in the future. The Albuquerque Journal reported Wednesday that the third-year head coach signed a contract addendum Feb. 28 that reduces his buyout from $1.095 million to $450,000 if the University severs ties with him without cause after the 2011 season. Athletics Director Paul Krebs told the Journal that the restructured deal made “economic sense.” Locksley also stands to benefit from the renegotiated terms. If the Lobos win six games this season, Locksley gets a $50,000 incentive. The revised contract also gives him more wiggle room if he leaves the University on his own volition or for another coaching opportunity.
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Sanchez suppresses late Rebel uprising
Levi Lewis | March 28It appears the growing pains are starting to subside. The UNM baseball team used a late-inning rally, and closer Gera Sanchez got the final four outs to help the Lobos overcome UNLV 9-7 Sunday at Isotopes Park.
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road to redemption
Ryan Tomari | March 28When the UNM baseball team finally got back to the NCAA baseball tournament for the first time since 1962, the Lobos were heavy hitters. Early on, the new-look Lobos struggled with the sticks, averaging just 4.4 runs per game in their 0-8 start to the year. And after sweeping UNLV 9-7 Sunday in a late-inning slugfest at Isotopes Park, the Lobos have gotten their swat back. “I’m glad, I’m glad, I’m glad and I’m glad,” head coach Ray Birmingham said.
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Team must rally to win down the line
Brandon Call | March 28The UNM men’s tennis team made it look effortless — but in the wrong way. The Lobos dropped a 6-1 decision to Nebraska on Friday, before falling 5-2 to Fresno State on Sunday at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex.
