by Andre van der Merwe Daily Lobo I don't really want to seem like a bandwagon-jumper or anything, but to increase my odds of picking the two teams to meet in Super Bowl XL, I'm definitely going to have to do some jumping here. My pick for the 2006 Super Bowl is - trumpets playing in background - of course, the Patriots taking on Chicago.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo I said upon the death of Tony Dungy's son that the Indianapolis Colts were not coming back from it.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo You didn't see ex-UNM soccer players Brandon Moss, Jeff Rowland and Lance Watson on the first day of classes. Actually, you won't see them at all this semester. The three just got finished playing at the Major League Soccer Combine in Carson, Calif., in front of MLS general managers, coaches and scouts Thursday through Sunday. None of them are enrolled in classes at UNM, even though they all still have some credits to take for their degrees.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Heading into Saturday's game at The Pit, UNM head coach Don Flanagan had a magic number in mind for his women's basketball team to defeat Wyoming. The magic number was 55 - as in the maximum number of points Wyoming should score if the Lobos were to come out with a win.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo I had a certain matchup in my head for the AFC Championship game long before the division playoffs were played.
by Andre van der Mewre Daily Lobo The UNM women's basketball team trampled the Cowgirls of Wyoming 62-39 Saturday at The Pit. However, it wasn't until the second half that the Lobos (13-4 overall, 3-1 Mountain West Conference) started to pull away in their victory over Wyoming (12-3, 2-2).
Staff Report The UNM men's basketball team continued to struggle on the road Saturday, losing at Wyoming 77-70. With the loss, the Lobos drop to 11-6 overall and 2-2 in the Mountain West Conference.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Coming in second this time didn't bother Jeff Rowland at all. The senior UNM men's soccer player was runner-up for the Hermann Trophy Award given to the nation's top college soccer player on Friday at the Missouri Athletic Club in St.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Ritchie McKay wasn't sure why the UNM men's basketball team shot a season-high field-goal percentage in the Lobos' 83-75 win over Colorado State on Saturday night. It could have been that the Lobos wanted to put on a show for the 16,201 in attendance - the most this season at The Pit - or maybe it was the return of Joel Box - who quit on Dec.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Freshman Daniel Faris couldn't have picked a better time to chip in the first points of his Lobo career. Or play tough defense against two seven-footers. Or toss an elbow or two to show he wasn't backing down. The 6-foot-9-inch Faris, the tallest person on the Lobos other than 6-9 David Chiotti, was called on to try to shut down Colorado State's sophomore twin towers Stuart Creason and Jason Smith in UNM's 83-75 win against the Rams on Saturday night. Right from the start, Faris let Creason know that, freshman or not, he'll battle just the same.
Staff Report The UNM women's basketball team improved its record to 12-3 Saturday night after defeating Colorado State University 73-57 on the road. Senior guard Abbie Letz led the Lobos with a double-double as she scored 22 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and added six assists.
by Kristie Boudwin Daily Lobo The UNM men's soccer team gave Albuquerque a reason to tailgate, rush the field and get excited about UNM fall sports. Tournament games sold out for the men's soccer team this season and bars were packed with fans for the semifinal and final games.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Through the first nine games of the 2005 season, Abbie Letz has established herself as one of the UNM women's basketball team's main scoring threats, especially from beyond the three-point line. In Saturday night's game against North Dakota State, it was Letz's versatility that was key in securing another UNM victory.
by Andre van der Merwe Daily Lobo North Dakota State wouldn't go down that easily. That didn't stop the UNM women's basketball team as it kicked its defense up a notch in the second half to secure a 75-59 victory at The Pit on Saturday night. The win gave No.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo People like Larry Eustachy and Bob Huggins make me love college basketball. Ooh, and JamesOn Curry. And not just for his ridiculous excuse of a name. The only problem is deciding who of these three is more deserving of the Pee-pee-in-my-pants-because-I'm-laughing-so-hard (PIMPBILSH) Award, which, my friends, is highly coveted despite contrary belief.
Staff Report The UNM football season has come to an end, and this time there will be no bowl game. The Lobos (6-5) received a conditional invite to the Fort Worth Bowl in Texas, but were not selected in the end. The Big 12 will send Kansas (6-5) to play against Houston (6-5) from Conference USA in that one.
by Riley Bauling Daily Lobo Senior Brandon Moss can't even remember the last time he played against Randy Albright. Albright, a senior outside midfielder for the Clemson Tigers - UNM's opponent in the national semifinals - and Moss played together from when they were 12 years old until they went to college.
by Justin Goodrum Daily Lobo With the NFL playoffs almost here and the college football bowl season starting to take shape, college hoops usually get left out in the cold. That doesn't mean it's too early to start picking contenders to make some noise come March.
by Steven Fernandez Daily Lobo Watching Duke dominate college basketball every single season is like eating the same slice of cafeteria pizza everyday for three years. The Blue Devils came into this season ranked No. 1 in the nation, a feeling that makes me sick to my stomach.
Staff Report After jumping into the top 20 in the polls, the University of New Mexico women's basketball team was unable to pull off another victory against a ranked team. No. 18 UNM (6-2) went on the road to play No. 12 Arizona State University and fell 73-61 on Tuesday night.
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