After a thriller in San Antonio, New Mexico United is back at home for a final tune-up before the Open Cup showdown in LA. The club has a bit of momentum behind them, but it won’t be easy to continue their home unbeaten run against Orange County SC on Wednesday night.… Continue Reading »
The University of New Mexico’s athletics program is buzzing with excitement and big changes. The Lobo softball team has added four new recruits, former track star Weini Kelati is headed to the Paris Olympics, and several games are set to be nationally televised. Plus, men’s tennis coach Chris Russell is retiring after a stellar career,…… Continue Reading »
TNT Sports and the Mountain West Conference (MW) have announced a multi-year deal to broadcast live college football games on truTV and Max. This season, 14 games will be aired, beginning with San José State hosting Sacramento State on Aug. 29 at 10 p.m. ET.… Continue Reading »
It’s fast becoming THE rivalry in the West. New Mexico United and San Antonio FC picked up where they left off earlier in the season. The match on Saturday night had a little bit of everything in it, from red cards to career records, before United closed out the match down a man and with…… Continue Reading »
If it feels like New Mexico United has not spent much time at home this season, you aren’t wrong. Of the fourteen matches played this season, eight of them have been away from The Lab. This weekend’s match against San Antonio FC is the ninth of the season on the road, and United needs to…… Continue Reading »
Pride on the Pitch night was yet another test in New Mexico United’s season. Facing more pace than they have in any other match, there was concern about how they would handle it after the loss to Memphis. But, in a gritty match, it was a 90th-minute penalty from Talen Maples that gave United the…… Continue Reading »
After a fiesty midweek friendly against FC Juarez, New Mexico United looks to get back on track in league play after a loss last weekend to Memphis. It’s Pride on the Pitch night when the Colorado Springs Switchbacks come to the Lab.… Continue Reading »
The third international friendly in the history of New Mexico United took place tonight at The Lab. For the first time, the club had the chance to play against a club from Liga MX, FC Juarez. Los Bravos showed up for the first match of their preseason and rode a strong first half to a…… Continue Reading »
As the calendar turns to summer, the UNM athletics programs will begin to slow down, but there’s still news out of the university. This week, the school said goodbye to another former star and honored some of its outstanding student athletes.… Continue Reading »
Frank Maestas, a trailblazing sportswriter in New Mexico, left an indelible mark on sports journalism through his decades-long career. Born on October 6, 1935, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, Maestas became the first in his family to earn a college degree, graduating from New Mexico Highlands University in 1959 with a Bachelor’s in Political Science…… Continue Reading »