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Era of Iverson, McGrady obsolete in modern NBA

Damian Garde | January 20

Superstars’ demand for the ball render them unimportant, making a rough transition into post-prime abyss If you’ve been paying attention to NBA All-Star voting, you might have noticed a bizarre trend. Alongside mainstays like LeBron James and Kobe Bryant, two legends on the outs are getting quite a bit of electoral attention from basketball fans. Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady are once-in-a-lifetime talents — one an undersized offensive psychopath who never met a man he couldn’t score on, the other a stat-sheet stuffer who once put up 13 points in 35 seconds. There’s just one problem: A.I.

Head coach Don Flanagan said the Lobos can’t take Air Force Academy lightly, even though he’s never lost to the Falcons during his tenure at UNM. The Lobos will look to move to 3-2 in the Mountain West Conference with a victory over AFA tonight.
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Blowout not guaranteed come Air Force clash

Isaac Avilucea | January 20

Chris Rock once observed the agonizing drudgery of attending dinner as a single man with a married couple. Of it, he said, “Oh, it’s just disgusting!” That about sums up how today’s contest is bound to end up for the Air Force Academy’s women’s basketball team, when the Falcons travel to face the UNM women’s basketball team at The Pit. The Falcons are a making in Mountain West Conference tragicomedy. So the plot goes — tragically, they are among the conference’s most inspired inhabitants, playing with an outpouring of gnash, said Lobo coach Don Flanagan, not seen in more talented, less hard-working teams.

Lobo forward A.J. Hardeman wrestles the ball away from Creighton’s Antoine Young in this file photo. Hardeman, who was named the Mountain West Conference player of the Week, is the third men’s basketball player to achieve the honor this season.
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Hardeman braces for Air Force onslaught

Ryan Tomari | January 20

Making shots to win basketball games will take a backseat for the UNM men’s basketball team this time around. Lobo head coach Steve Alford wants his team to emphasize defense against Air Force (8-8 overall, 0-3 Mountain West Conference) and its Princeton offense Wednesday at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colo. “We talk about defensive patience when you play a team like Air Force,” Alford said.

Sandy Fortner leaps over a hurdle during the final of the 60-meter hurdles in the Lobo Opener on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. Fortner, who won two events, has overcome injury on her way back to the UNM track-and-field team.
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Track-and-field senior springs back from injury

Ryan Tomari | January 19

It has been a long and winding road for Sandy Fortner in the last year of her athletic stint at UNM. The fifth-year UNM women’s-track-and-field senior is coming off a 2009 redshirt season because Fortner busted one of her kneecaps. At the Lobo Opener on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center, the Fort Sumner, N.M., native made a glorious comeback to the Lobo track-and-field team. In her first race of the day, Fortner started with a victory in the women’s long jump.

Freshman Ty Kirk, left, and teammate, Zach Smith, prepare for the preliminary round of the men’s 60-meter dash on Saturday
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Setting the Pace

Ryan Tomari | January 19

The UNM track-and-field team began the new year with an impressive showing. Fifth-year senior Sandy Fortner led the women, placing first in the women’s long jump and 60-meter dash, while Raffi Cote highlighted a strong performance for the men by defeating Nike-sponsored runner Galen Rupp in the men’s 800-meter run during the Lobo Opener inside the Albuquerque Convention Center.

Amanda Best slices between two Wyoming defenders on the way to the basket during Saturday’s 74-61 win at The Pit. Best had 21 points to lead the Lobos.
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Improved shooting holds off Cowgirls

Isaac Avilucea | January 19

Not that The Pit isn’t toasty enough, but Lobo fans might have considered wearing insulated, extreme arctic jackets to the UNM women’s basketball game against Wyoming on Saturday. The Lobos, against Utah, nearly caused the few fans to develop a severe case of frostbite. UNM watched a stranglehold lead disappear, resulting in a 46-40 loss to the Utes on Jan.

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Revamped squad aims for strong season

Loretta Cardenas | January 11

The urgency in Ty Singleton’s voice makes it clear: The UNM softball team’s head coach is acutely aware of the pressure to win. Coming off a disappointing 13-35 third season for Singleton and the Lobos, the need to win has never been higher. “It’s very important,” Singleton said.

Darington Hobson eyes the basket while shooting a free throw on Saturday Jan. 9 at The Pit. Hobson, who had 14 points, did all he could to will UNM to victory over UNLV. The Lobos, however, fell short because of a lack of defensive effort.
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Spotty defense troubles Lobos in rare home loss

Isaac Avilucea | January 11

In a sense, what Kendall Wallace did to Steve Alford’s Lobos was poetic justice. Alford, renowned in his heyday for his artistic 3-point stroke, forced teams to extend their man-to-man defenses and do away with zones. This time it was Wallace, salting the Lobos’ wounds by peppering in a barrage of 3-pointers.

Guard Phillip McDonald skies past Darko Cohadarevic during Tuesday’s game against Texas Tech at The Pit. The Lobos defeated the Red Raiders 90-75 and are 13-1 overall.
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Lobo basketball scoreboard--December 29

Isaac Avilucea | December 30

#19 New Mexico 90-#20 Texas Tech 75 Pat Knight said his No. 20 Texas Tech Red Raiders played satisfied and overconfident in the 90-75 thumping handed to them by the UNM men’s basketball team at The Pit on Tuesday. “What it is — you have a hungry team here at New Mexico,” Knight said.

Wyoming wide receiver David Leonard sprints during a play at the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium on Saturday.
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Pokes conquer at NM Bowl

Isaac Avilucea | December 20

Nope, these Pokes don’t fear December —mainly because they’re rarely playing come this time of year. This time, Wyoming was here for the New Mexico Bowl, but the team straglled 11 points behind favored Fresno State (8-4 overall) in the fourth quarter. The Cowboys, however, fought back, closing a 28-17 fourth-quarter deficit, in which they needed a touchdown, two point conversion and late-game field goal to stage the improbable. These Pokes got a touchdown, the two-point conversion and field goal — plus an additional touchdown in the second overtime of Saturday’s game, giving them a 35-28 at University Stadium. The Pokes’ quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels, who was named offensive MVP at the conclusion of the game, completed a 13-yard touchdown pass, his third of the game, to wide receiver David Leonard, helping the Cowboys win their first bowl in five years.

Fresno State’s Jamel Hamler is tackled by Wyoming’s Chris Prosinski during the New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium on Saturday.
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NM should embrace role as bowl game host

Ryan Tomari | December 20

Some people in the U.S. don’t know that New Mexico is a member of the union, let alone that the state hosts a Bowl game. But over the last two years, the rest of the country ought to have picked up on the New Mexico Bowl. Wyoming — led by first-year head coach Dave Christensen and freshman quarterback Austyn Carta-Samuels — defeated Fresno State, 35-28, in a double-overtime thriller in the fourth installment of the Land of Enchantment’s very own ESPN football game. I didn’t think that the game would be a contest between the Cowboys and the Bulldogs, or that it would go into two overtimes.

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