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Young’ns count Blue Jays before they hatch

Ryan Tomari | February 28

Eventually the gloomy weather in Albuquerque cleared, but the day worsened for the UNM baseball team. Up 7-3 heading into the seventh inning of Sunday’s four-game series finale, UNM squandered the lead to Creighton and fell 8-7 in extra innings at Isotopes Park. Creighton second baseman Alex Staehely singled to score Nick Judkins for the go-ahead run in the top of the eleventh inning.

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TCU duo goes unanswered

Brandon Call | February 28

For the first 36 minutes of Saturday’s contest, the UNM women’s basketball team went toe-to-toe with league-leading TCU. But the Lobos were outscored 13-3 down the final 7:13 of the game to lose 84-71 at The Pit. “We played a good offensive game,” freshman forward Morgan Toben said.

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Gary shines against Cougars

Shaun Griswold | February 28

Dairese Gary has saved his best for last. The UNM men’s basketball team senior guard scored 58 points in his last two games, a career-high 32 points coming in an 80-70 win at TCU that halted the Lobos’ four-game losing streak.

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Asst. coach gets violation letter

Ryan Tomari | February 24

This time it’s the quarterback coach who has been sacked. UNM assistant coach David Reaves is accused of violating NCAA regulations while he was coaching at the University of Tennessee in 2009.

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A chance to rebuild confidence

Shaun Griswold | February 24

It could be worse for the UNM men’s basketball team. The Lobos, who have lost their last four Mountain West Conference games, head to Fort Worth, Texas, to face last-place TCU.

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Overtime angst

Shaun Griswold | February 24

Point guard Dairese Gary sat alone on the floor and contemplated the future after his team’s demoralizing overtime loss on Wednesday.

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Despite great performance, Gordon blames himself

Cesar Davila | February 20

Four and a half minutes into Saturday’s matchup with Utah, it was evident that UNM center Drew Gordon would have an impressive performance.

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Burned at the Buzzer

Ryan Tomari | February 20

In their final battle as conference rivals, the Utah Utes hit the UNM men’s basketball team the hardest.

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Preparing for a ‘baptism by fire’

Levi Lewis | February 17

Ray Birmingham is back to his same old shenanigans. Looking to make it back-to-back NCAA tournament trips, the UNM baseball team opens the season at No.

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Shortstop doesn’t stop short of success

Ryan Tomari | February 17

Alex Allbritton is moving. But the UNM baseball team’s infielder isn’t going back to his hometown of Aurora, Colo.

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Finally a chance at the big time

Ryan Tomari | February 17

It’s been building for one of the lesser-known club teams, and now it’s the UNM hockey team’s time. The Lobos’ chance to play for a national championship starts today in Colorado Springs, Colo. UNM finished its 2010-11 American Collegiate Hockey Association season 16-5-2 overall, and it opens as the No.

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‘Just not enough’ against SDSU

Brandon Call | February 15

From one of its best performances of the season to its worst. After posting a season-high 53 percent shooting Saturday against Colorado State, the UNM women’s basketball team went ice-cold Tuesday, notching a dismal 22 percent from the field en route to a 50-44 home loss to San Diego State. With the loss, the Lobos fall to 9-14 on the season and 3-8 in Mountain West Conference action.

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Coach leads sweep of Utah, has fun doing it

Brandon Call | February 14

Don’t remind the UNM softball team how it fared last year; it has already forgotten. Under former head coach Ty Singleton, the Lobos went 11-37 overall and 1-14 in Mountain West Conference action in 2010.

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Practice made perfect in Bobcat trouncing

Cesar Davila | February 14

All those season-long inconsistencies were inconsequential Saturday. In its best performance of the season, the UNM women’s basketball team shot 53 percent from the field and 42 percent from the 3-point line on the way to a 86-53 rout over Colorado State at The Pit. Head coach Don Flanagan said he had been waiting for the Lobos to put on a shooting exhibition.

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Bouncing from loss to win

Brandon Call | February 14

The UNM women’s tennis team earned a split this weekend. The Lobos fell 4-3 in a heartbreaker to NMSU on Friday before rebounding for a 6-1 win against Montana State on Saturday at the Linda Estes Tennis Complex. “Our purpose statement as a team is to improve,” head coach Roy Cañada said.

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Injury-ridden Walker leaps ahead

Cesar Davila | February 14

So far in 2011, illnesses, injuries and even the cold weather can’t slow down the UNM track and field team. The Lobos had another positive performance Friday during the Don Kirby Invitational at the Albuquerque Convention Center.

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Locksley tweaks coaching staff

Ryan Tomari | February 14

After enduring another off season, head football coach Mike Locksley continues to fine-tune his coaching staff in the offseason. On Thursday, Locksley promoted quarterbacks coach Dan Reeves to offensive coordinator, one of four personnel shakeups that the third-year head coach hopes will lead to a turnaround in 2011.

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NFL player’s son lands on roster

Ryan Tomari | February 14

Almost a week after National Signing Day, head coach Mike Locksley continues to pluck up recruits.

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Second-half surge was great, but too late

Ryan Tomari | February 14

Snapped. The UNM men’s basketball team’s four-game conference winning streak was halted Saturday in Fort Collins, Colorado. The Lobos, plagued by a poor first-half shooting performance, fell to the Rams 68-62 for the first time in head coach Steve Alford’s UNM career. Alford, who was 7-0 against the Rams, said UNM is just going through a phase where it simply can’t hit shots.

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Freshmen ‘eager’ for NMSU

Brandon Call | February 11

The UNM women’s tennis team doesn’t want to relive its last trip to New Mexico State. For the third time in school history, the Lobos dropped a 6-1 decision to the Aggies last year in Las Cruces. “To say that we are eager for this matchup is an understatement,” head coach Roy Cañada said.