The Big East will have a Pitino family rivalry next season. Richard Pitino, son of legendary coach Rick Pitino, is taking over the helm at Xavier, setting the stage for a compelling father-son showdown in one of college basketball’s most competitive conferences.
The New Mexico Lobos continued their dominance at home, blanking UTSA 7-0 for their fifth straight victory and third since entering the national rankings. UNM now sets its sights on conference play, opening against Nevada on Thursday at 1 p.m.
The Albuquerque portion of the Derby del Camino Real may have started slow, but New Mexico United and El Paso Locomotive FC made sure the fans left with some fireworks. The second consecutive derby match with a red card escalated as the afternoon grew long before a second half Greg Hurst goal proved to be…
In most sports rivalry games don’t happen until late in the season. Not so in the world of football. This season, New Mexico United (1-1-0, 3 pts) and El Paso Locomotive FC (0-0-2, 2 pts) get the first half of the season series out of the way early. If the first two weeks of the…