Ringleader: UNM's Chris 'J.C.' Linson Jr. breaks the mold by putting books before boxing
Francisco Ojeda | January 14Chris Linson Jr. not only wants to be a role model in the boxing ring, he wants to be one outside it as well.
Chris Linson Jr. not only wants to be a role model in the boxing ring, he wants to be one outside it as well.
Sizing up the UNM men's basketball team's opponents in the Mountain West Conference is fairly easy.
Hope you all had a fun and safe holiday vacation. During the break I didn't get a chance to go home and be with loved ones, but some of my teammates did. I did spend time with my roommate's family; I really appreciated that.
For members of the UNM men's basketball team, which opens Mountain West Conference play tonight against the Air Force Academy, the bitter memory of a loss on the Falcons' home floor a year ago remains clear in their collective memories.
The UNM men's basketball team's game against Northern Arizona University Saturday was supposed to be a tune-up for Monday night's matchup against nationally-ranked Gonzaga University.
The University of Nevada at Las Vegas used a one-two punch to knock out the UNM women's basketball team 62-53 Sunday afternoon to open the Mountain West Conference.
The UNM ski team had a solid showing in its first conference meet of the season this weekend, with the Alpine teams finishing in the top five in the slalom and giant slalom to secure fourth place overall in Bozeman, Mont.
Head coach Don Flanagan of the UNM women's basketball team said before the season that the one major concern he has with his team is its lack of outside shooting. His fears came to fruition on Sunday during the Lobos 62-53 loss to the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.
A second-half offensive blitz wasn't enough to overcome the UNM men's basketball team's woeful free-throw shooting in its heart-breaking 95-90 overtime loss to No. 18 Gonzaga University in The Pit Monday.
The scene is an early season UNM men's basketball practice. With the team in the middle of a block out drill, coach Fran Fraschilla sees freshman Jamaal Williams get a little lazy as he battled for rebounding position. Fraschilla stops the drill and informs Williams that if he plays like that against the University of Wyoming's Josh Davis, he will most certainly come down the lane and slam the ball down his throat.
Measuring the success of the UNM football team this year by its win-loss record only begins to tell the story.
The UNM men's basketball team passed its last test of the semester, earning a hard fought 87-80 win against Tennessee Tech University Saturday night in The Pit.
The UNM men's basketball team played its first game in eight days Sunday against New Mexico State University and the rust showed on offense, but a stifling defensive effort helped the Lobos to a 70-49 trouncing of the Aggies.
Sophomore forward Melissa Forest of the UNM women's basketball team and junior guard Marlon Parmer of the men's basketball team are the New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week.
Sophomore forward Melissa Forest of the UNM women's basketball team and junior guard Marlon Parmer of the men's basketball team are the New Mexico Daily Lobo Athletes of the Week.
Most athletes wouldn't be satisfied with getting limited minutes in a game, but for UNM women's basketball player Brittany Wolfgang, just being able to play again would be satisfying.
The UNM women's basketball team ended a two-game losing streak Saturday afternoon, putting the defensive clamps down to defeat the University of Texas at San Antonio 55-38 on the road.
The fall term may be over, but the UNM men's basketball team took New Mexico State University to school Sunday in The Pit, breaking open a one-point halftime lead into a 70-49 blowout win.
After fighting through final exams, Chris Linson Jr. will be fighting in the boxing ring for the first time in over a year on Friday.
Four stitches, one ejection, flying elbows and plenty of trash talking could not stop the UNM men's basketball team's big men from proving Saturday that they are more than a liability for the Lobos to overcome this season.