Column: Loud-mouth Owens missed chance for redemption
David J. Chavez | October 11It's the fifth week in the NFL and, surprisingly, Terrell Owens is still catching passes for the Dallas Cowboys.
It's the fifth week in the NFL and, surprisingly, Terrell Owens is still catching passes for the Dallas Cowboys.
The quarterback shuffle didn't work for the UNM football team Saturday as much as it would have liked. Due in part to an offense that failed to move the ball, the Lobos dropped their homecoming game to Wyoming, 14-10.
The UNM men's soccer team took less than 10 minutes to score the game-winning goal Friday against San Jose State. Sunday against Sacramento State, it took more than 96 minutes for the Lobos to get on the board, in what was an intense 1-0, overtime victory.
In a doubleheader sweep of Odessa College on Saturday, the starting pitcher for Game 1 probably looked familiar to the Lobos' opponents. That's because UNM softball pitcher Kelly Ninemire spent her first three seasons pitching for Odessa.
It's a trend that is becoming all too familiar for the UNM football team. The Lobos made plays on defense and did enough on offense to build a 10-0 lead - then the second half started.
The UNM football team is searching for its first conference win heading into the school's 82nd homecoming game against Wyoming on Saturday.
After last weekend's road split, the UNM men's soccer team needs to close out the conference schedule with a bang in order to advance to the postseason. The No. 17 Lobos (6-3-2) are 1-1 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation after a loss at Denver last Friday and a win at Air Force on Sunday.
After an early season injury, one of the UNM football team's leaders plans to make an impact starting this weekend. Lobo linebacker and team captain Cody Kase, who has been hampered by a hamstring injury, wants to help change this season's direction in his comeback against Wyoming on Saturday.
The UNM men's soccer team did not plan on ending its first weekend of conference play with a split. After the Lobos lost 1-0 Friday at Denver, they bounced back with a 3-1 victory at Air Force on Saturday.
The UNM softball team opened its fall season with a two-game sweep of New Mexico Highlands on Saturday. With the wins, the Lobos improve to 30-0 all time against the Cowgirls.
For Jeremy Johnson and Timmie Murphy, the rest paid off. After sitting out last weekend's Kachina Classic at NMSU, Murphy and Johnson rejoined the Lobo cross country team, as the Lobos returned to action
The UNM women's soccer team overpowered St. Mary's in a 3-1 victory Friday before tying Nevada 0-0 on Sunday. It was the first tie of the season for the Lobos, which brings their record to 6-4-1 heading into
After defeating San Diego State on Friday night, the UNM volleyball team was unable to beat UNLV on Saturday for Jam Johnson night. Last year at Jam Johnson, the Lobos broke an 18-match losing streak against Colorado State University, but this year UNLV (12-5, 3-2 Mountain West Conference) controlled most of the match and defeated the Lobos (6-10, 2-3 MWC) in five games.
After a tough start to the 2006 season, the UNM men's soccer team has finally seemed to catch a wave of momentum. The No. 12 Lobos will ride a three-game winning streak into their first weekend of conference play this season. UNM will head to Colorado to take on Denver on Friday and Air Force on Saturday.
The UNM football team will open conference play against one of the most elite offenses in the nation Saturday.
I can't wait for the playoffs to start. Even though Major League Baseball seems to have the most flawed postseason system of all the major professional sports, it keeps producing exciting playoffs year in and year out.
Rocky Long can't say enough to endorse the triple-option offense that Air Force will be running against the UNM football team Saturday. So how can the Lobos stop, or at least slow down, an offense that is invincible? Without a little luck, you can't, Long said.
The air is getting colder. Summer is coming to an end. And with the arrival of fall comes the best part of baseball season - the playoffs. Two teams not making postseason appearances, which probably should have, are the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago White Sox.
The UNM women's soccer team split its last two games, but that doesn't mean the Lobos walked away without taking something positive from the experience.
The UNM football team returned to its old ways on Saturday by pounding the ball down the field with rushes to put it in scoring position.