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Head coach Steve Alford sits left, by Wyking Jones during a news conference introducing Jones as the Lobos' assistant coach on Wednesday. Jones replaces former assistant Chris Walker.
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Assistant coach boasts expertise, connections

Dex Yellow Pages might not have as many listings on the West Coast as Wyking Jones. Jones, UNM's new assistant coach for men's basketball, comes to New Mexico boasting nearly a decade of experience and some heavy West Coast connections, head coach Steve Alford said.


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Lakers' coach should throw in the towel

Phil Jackson thinks he's a supreme-court justice. He thinks coaching the Los Angeles Lakers is a lifetime appointment. But what he needs to realize is that he doesn't need to return to the Lakers. In fact, he shouldn't - for the betterment of his health and the organization's.


Assistant athletic trainer David Smith speaks to a group of women attending the "Football 101" Women's Clinic on Saturday at University Stadium.
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Clinic teaches women football basics

Few people - other than football players - know the intricacies of the cover-two defense. Thanks to the Lobo clinic "Football 101," about 50 women from New Mexico are now among those few. That was one of many things head football coach Mike Locksley and his staff taught during Saturday's annual clinic, which catered exclusively to women, inside University Stadium.


Tony Danridge hopes to hear his name in this year's NBA Draft, which starts June 25. Danridge said over 12 teams have expressed interest in him, and he's worked out for four clubs.
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Danridge's big-league dream not far-fetched

To say he can simply fly is selling his did-he-just-do-that explosiveness short. With one fluid bound of his bulging right calf muscle, Tony Danridge can propel himself off the precipice of the planet. Yet, he's one of the most down-to-earth players to court the ozone layer.


Head football coach Mike Locksley, center, recently instituted a policy that prohibits his players from going to bars in Downtown Albuquerque after hours since two UNM players were arrested in the area last week.
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Locksley bars his team from downtown

Early last week, head football coach Mike Locksley announced a rule barring his players from Downtown Albuquerque. His decision came a day after two players, Quintell Solomon and Byron Bell, were arrested on multiple charges in the area. "I don't want to get into specifics of where, what, and what block it cuts off at," Locksley said.


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NBA overtime a statistical wonder

Lately, it takes me three hours to watch a 48-minute NBA game. In this year's postseason, we saw 10 overtime periods, with one game in the Bulls-Celtics series going to triple-OT. Compare that to the playoffs in baseball and football, and it appears that, in basketball, games are far more likely to end regulation in a tie than in other sports.


Mike Brownstein was one of six Lobos taken in the 2009 MLB. He was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 14th round.
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Undersized scrapper selected in MLB Draft

He's listed as 5-feet-10-inches, but Mike Brownstein played with more stature than his frame suggests. And it's why the Milwaukee Brewers took the former Lobo in the 14th round of the 2009 MLB Draft. Brownstein was one of six UNM players taken in this year's amateur draft.


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Javelin thrower achieves uncommon feat at NCAAs

Don't call it beginner's luck. UNM javelin thrower Anthony Fairbanks has been competing for years. But in his first NCAA appearance, Fairbanks did something that hasn't been accomplished by a men's javelin thrower in more than 30 years. Fairbanks became the first Lobo to earn All-American honors since Frank Burgasser accomplished the feat in 1967.


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Two Lobos arrested for Downtown infractions

Two current UNM football players, Byron Bell, 20, and Quintell Solomon, 19, were arrested early Sunday morning in Downtown Albuquerque, according to the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Court Web site. The two were charged with disorderly conduct and participating in a public affray.


Head coach Ty Singleton, seen here tending to one of his players, had a daunting task this season. Singleton had to work with an inexperienced roster, but the Lobos will be better for it, Singleton said.
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Signs of growth after slash-and-burn year

Ty Singleton employed a not-so-common agricultural technique to softball this season. The UNM head coach slashed and burned much of the Lobos' roster at the beginning of the year. He knew it had to be done - even if it risked the immediate future of Lobo softball.


Katie Coronado and 10 of her teammates will head to Fayetteville, Ark., on Wednesday to compete in the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Lobos are sending 11 representatives this year, which is a school record.
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UNM sends 11 athletes

Seven fresh faces and four wily veterans for the UNM track and field team will compete in the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Fayetteville, Ark. "Sending a record 11 athletes to the NCAA championship is always a great thing," head coach Joe Franklin said. Senior javelin thrower Katie Coronado will try to top her second-place finish in the 2008 NCAA Championships, while Lee Emanuel will look to add another bullet to his résumé, which already boasts a first-place finish in the one-mile race of this year's NCAA Indoor Championships.


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The NFL's leading carpetbagger

Albion W. Tourgee, a pioneer civil-rights activist in the late 1800s, once said, "Jesus Christ was a carpetbagger." If only he could have met Terrell Eldorado Owens. Owens is the ultimate carpetbagger. Much like the people of the Reconstruction Era that the term was used to describe, Owens invades teams as an outsider, infiltrates the organization and then tries to assume authority.


Mike Brownstein was named Louisville Slugger All-American Team on Thursday, May 28. The Lobos lost consecutive games in the Mountain West Conference Tournament and failed to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Slugger has high hopes for team

Mike Brownstein didn't resort to pulling out a bag of excuses. The UNM baseball team's second baseman did his best to make sense of the way the Lobos asphyxiated themselves down the stretch, causing the Lobos to lose out on a trip to an NCAA Regional. UNM's postseason aspirations were wiped out by consecutive losses in the Mountain West Conference Tournament, coupled with Utah becoming the first No.


The Setonian
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Kobe Bryant the last bastion of interesting

There will be no LeBron James in the NBA Finals. No puppets, no chalk, no oddly protruding right mandible. In his place is the Orlando Magic, a team that has a star in Dwight Howard, but whose success relies mostly on unsexy things like defense and Hedo Turkoglu.



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Locksley signs NM's top football talent

UNM head football coach Mike Locksley dipped into the New Mexico talent pool and snagged two top athletes from the Land of Enchantment. Incoming freshman Dante Caro was among the two New Mexicans to sign with the University. The other was Artesia's Dallas Bollema.



Paul Aitken, president of the UNM lacrosse team, right, and Brian Laiche circle the net on May 16 at Johnson Field. Aitken was instrumental in securing full funding for the team this year.
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Lacrosse team starts fresh after problematic season

Paul Aitken has a tricky task at hand. It's more difficult than hurling a lacrosse ball 100 mph at a goalkeeper. As president of UNM's lacrosse team, he has to sell lacrosse, a highly popular East-Coast sport, to UNM and the New Mexico community. Aitken had plenty of problems when he took over as president.


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Artest doesn't deserve to be hounded by refs

Ron Artest isn't the NBA's resident reprobate. He isn't a pit bull on a short leash. In fact, he's more Ronald McDonald than Ron the Ripper. Yet, he's being treated like a criminal. Truthfully, I feel for Artest. I'm not an Artest apologist, but I don't believe what happened in Detroit was entirely his fault.


In this file photo, Johnny Parkes walks off the tennis court in disgust. But Parkes will be the lone Lobo representing UNM in the NCAA singles competition set to start on May 20.
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Lobos get nothing but net at NCAAs

Ousted. The UNM men's tennis visit to the NCAA Tournament was short and unsatisfying. The Lobos were kicked to the curb by 33rd-ranked Minnesota 4-0 on Friday in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Los Angeles. UNM finishes the year 20-6 overall. Despite the lopsided score, head coach Alan Dils said he couldn't fault his team.

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