Sports
Guard Herb Jones scored 24 points, helping Cincinnati hold off Texas El Paso, 69-67, in an NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal Friday night before 14,388 at the Kemper Arena.
March 28, 1992
Six members of the winless University of Texas El Paso football team have been suspended for breaking curfew the night before the Miners’ 42-24 loss to Colorado State last Saturday.
Oct. 16, 1992
Texas El Paso, known as the College of Mines and Metallurgy when it was founded in 1913, established its football program in 1914.
Oct. 10, 1987
By at least one yardstick, Bob Stull was a success his first season as football coach at Texas-El Paso: The Miners finished next-to-last in the Western Athletic Conference.
Dec. 14, 1986
Jordan Palmer passed for 447 yards and four touchdowns Friday night to lead Texas El Paso to a 35-17 Conference USA victory over Alabama Birmingham at Birmingham, Ala.
Nov. 11, 2006
Texas El Paso coach Tim Floyd announced his retirement Monday after the Miners lost to visiting Lamar 66-52.
Nov. 27, 2017
Tod Carter, a starting safety for the Texas El Paso football team, and Roy Howard, a forward for the Miners’ basketball team, were suspended after a bar brawl that escalated into gunfire and ended with five arrests.
Aug. 27, 1991
Texas-El Paso faced high expectations after last season’s dramatic turnaround.
Jan. 16, 2005
Brian Bowker’s fumble recovery in the third quarter set up the go-ahead touchdown as No. 18 Wyoming remained unbeaten with a 17-10 Western Athletic Conference victory over Texas El Paso Saturday night.
Oct. 28, 1990
With Texas El Paso’s defense focused on Bogut, Jackson hits the tiebreaking jumper with 39 seconds left and Utes survive a scare to beat Miners, 60-54.
March 18, 2005