Super Bowl Sunday is the day where people from all walks of life can watch two teams battle it out for one of the most coveted prizes in all of sports - the Lombardi Trophy.
The UNM men's basketball team played perhaps its most balanced conference game of the season, defeating Wyoming 91-83 on Tuesday at The Pit.
I love almost everything about the NFL, but this two-week break before the Super Bowl is driving me nuts. During this time, all the intriguing subplots are pounded into our heads so much that I begin to lose interest.
A fight broke out near the end of the UNM men's basketball team's 91-83 win against Wyoming on Tuesday in The Pit, resulting in the ejection and suspension of three players.
Christina Zarrella is quickly making herself known on the UNM track and field team. Zarrella, who usually competes in the 400-meter dash and long jump, raced in the 800-meter run at the DeHart Invitational hosted by UNM on Saturday.
The UNM women's basketball team gave fans a glimpse of how well it was expected to play this year. The Lobos pounced on the University of Nevada-Las Vegas early en route to a 77-56 victory Saturday at The Pit.
Despite a 24-point loss to Texas Christian on Wednesday, Katie Montgomery remained optimistic about this season. The UNM women's basketball team's senior guard was enthusiastic that the Lobos could turn things around.
The UNM track and field team continued to build on its early season success over the weekend at the Dan DeHart Invitational. The Lobos had some positive individual results Friday and Saturday at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
The UNM men's basketball team is struggling to find its identity. With its record slipping close to .500 after losing six of its last seven games, the Lobos look nothing like the team that started the year 5-0.
The UNM women's tennis team will have some expectations to live up to this season. The Lobos enter the 2007 spring season ranked No. 45 in national polls by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association.
Jarrin Solomon, Jeremy Johnson and Ariel Burr were not going to let other athletes come to their home track and steal their thunder. At this weekend's Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational, the UNM track and field athletes held their own against a field of some of the top competition in the sport.
For the second straight year, UNM held one of the most successful indoor track and field meets in the nation. Some of the nation's high-profile coaches think so, too.
The UNM swimming and diving team planned to give its departing members a victory in its home finale. However, the visiting Utah Utes were unwilling to make any concessions on UNM's Senior Day.
Carrie Quinn is not satisfied with last season. Last year, Quinn placed fourth on the 1-meter springboard and eighth on the 3-meter springboard at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Oklahoma City. This season, UNM's junior diver is training hard to improve on both finishes.
After starting conference play 1-3 and losing back-to-back conference home games for the first time in 14 years, the UNM women's basketball team needed a win in the worst way. The Lobos' three leading scorers responded by putting the team on their backs in a 60-46 win over Air Force on Thursday at The Pit.
After a successful debut, the UNM track and field team will once again host the Modrall Sperling Lobo Invitational this weekend at the Albuquerque Convention Center.
With the New Orleans Saints marching into Chicago to play the Bears, and the New England Patriots set to face the Indianapolis Colts, football fans are in for a treat this weekend. I can't wait to see if the Saints can continue to keep the city of New Orleans energized by their great play, and I'm also looking forward to the matchup of two future Hall of Fame quarterbacks going head-to-head.
I need to mail Andy Reid a gift certificate to Krispy Kreme. Reid, the head coach of my favorite team, the Philadelphia Eagles, made a couple of the most boneheaded decisions I have seen in the playoffs, seemingly because he was daydreaming about the next batch of doughnuts he could feast on rather than watching the game he was supposed to be coaching.
The UNM men's tennis team dusted off its rackets this weekend by opening spring play at the Purdue Boilermaker Invitational. The tournament, which was held in West Lafayette, Ind., was not a team-scoring event, but the Lobos still had positive results.
Kole McKamey will not be returning to play quarterback for the UNM football team next season. McKamey announced at a press conference Friday that his football career will be over after five years as a Lobo. He had petitioned the NCAA in an attempt to receive a sixth year of eligibility after he was lost for the 2006 season in the second game because of a torn ACL.
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