There's a reason Max Willett is the only nonsenior to be a captain for the UNM baseball team. Willett will join Lobo seniors Kevin Atkinson, Mike Brownstein, Dane Hamilton, Clinton Cox and Daniel Grubbs. "A captain has to walk the walk as much as talk the talk," head coach Ray Birmingham told GoLobos.
Hotel hospitality policies do not extend to the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah. There, the UNM men's basketball team has dropped eight straight to BYU on its home court, and UNM isn't the only opponent to face the wrath of the Cougars on their home floor. BYU produced a 53-game home winning streak from Nov.
UNM women's basketball head coach Don Flanagan added to his already robust résumé on Wednesday at The Pit. After the Lobos' 79-33 destruction of Air Force, Flanagan was given a commemorative basketball recognizing his 300th win. But before Flanagan could celebrate the feat, the long-time coach was denied in three consecutive games.
Winning the USA Rock Paper Scissors League Championship could take you to Panama City, Fla., for MTVU's Spring Break, where students will have a chance to compete for $20,000 toward tuition. The competition, sponsored by AMP Energy, takes place today in the SUB Ballroom from 11:30 to 2 p.
When the story broke that Alex Rodriguez took steroids in 2003, there was a question that immediately came to my mind. Why did he juice up on stuff that wore off during the playoffs? All kidding aside, A-Rod's now-admitted use of banned substances from 2001-03 was more sad than shocking.
There is a simple answer to why the UNM women's basketball team has dropped three straight games: The Lobos pulled a Phil Hellmuth. UNM went on tilt. In poker, someone is said to go on tilt when they get a bad beat and, in turn, adopt a less-optimal strategy, resulting in over-aggressive play.
Jarrin Solomon looked like he was racing against himself. In the past two years, the UNM school record for the 400-meter run has been broken three times, but the name next to each record is the same: Jarrin Solomon. It was no different Saturday at the New Mexico Classic.
Beethoven would have been hard-pressed to compose a greater masterpiece. On Saturday, the UNM men's basketball team and UNLV provided 17,407 fans with a rousing symphony. But when crescendo was reached in overtime, the Lobos were the ones still boppin' to the tune of 73-69 at The Pit.
The UNM softball team opened its season with a tough three-game series against the Syracuse Orange and finished the weekend 1-2. The Lobos won Friday's game 5-4 but dropped Saturday's 12-6 and Sunday's 9-8. "This was a good weekend for us, but when we make our own mistakes, a good team is going to capitalize on them like Syracuse did," head coach Ty Singleton said.
UNM men's head basketball coach Steve Alford must have fed senior Tony Danridge Frosted Flakes on Saturday morning, because the senior was great. "Tony was terrific in the second half," Alford said. After a two-point showing in the first half against the Rebels, Danridge elevated his game to a level The Pit hasn't seem in some time.
Staff Report Mike Locksley has brought change to the UNM football team. The change is in the form of searching for players to help bring New Mexico its first Mountain West Conference championship. And it all started on Wednesday, which was National Signing Day for college football recruits.
When UNM ski team members strap on their boots, it isn't just a snowy mountain they have to overcome. The team consists of 22 members - male and female - who speak seven languages and are from 10 countries. They train in one of the most southern states of the U.
It all vanished. A 50-45 lead for the UNM women's basketball team with 1:23 left in the game - gone. Quickly, it turned into a 53-50 loss to Utah on Sunday at The Pit. The Lobos can thank Utah's Morgan Warburton for that, as the last 3-pointer of her 18 points proved to be the game winner.
The UNM track and field team maintained its level of excellence in the New Mexico Multis and Invitational on Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center. The Lobos posted two NCAA provisional qualifying times and three first-place finishes. Ariel Burr ran a 54.
The opportunity to play the No. 1 team in the country doesn't come around often. It might happen this weekend for the UNM men's tennis team and will definitely happen for the women's tennis team. Both squads will hit the road this weekend to compete in the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Team Indoor Challenge.
There is a rift developing between head coach Steve Alford and UNM men's basketball team manager Mike Mares. Alford, who has an undying affinity for the Pittsburgh Steelers, has spent the last week badgering Mares, an Arizona Cardinals' fan who has aspirations to become a basketball coach.
Chad Toppert did what he knew best against the Colorado State Rams on Wednesday at The Pit. "He didn't stop shooting," head coach Steve Alford said. The senior from Albuquerque overcame a dismal three-point first half against the Rams only to blow up for 15 points in the second half.
Head coach Don Flanagan of the UNM women's basketball team was hoping the Lobos could win 17 games in the 2008-09 campaign. Eighteen games into the season, the Lobos have 15. "I thought it would be disappointing if we didn't win 17," Flanagan said. "We haven't got there yet - so I better stop right there.
The end of the NFL season is always a depressing time for football fans, especially me, considering I gave myself a Christmas gift in the form of DirecTV's NFL Sunday Ticket in September. You know, that program that allows you to watch every NFL game on every Sunday during the season.
The franchises of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals couldn't be farther apart in terms of historic significance in the NFL. Pittsburgh, along with the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys, is tied for the lead in all-time Super Bowl victories with five.
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