... There are hoop dreams, and hoop genes. And very early in life, Roman Eduardo Martinez showed he had both. The grandson of a Mexican basketball star, Martinez was just a little dribbler - literally ...
... The University of New Mexico men's basketball team got what it was looking for, and maybe even a tad more during its scrimmage Saturday at Arizona State. Because it was scrimmage, NCAA rules did...
... For the second time this week, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team takes the floor for a game that doesn't count. Not as far as their record, at least. The Lobos will play at...
... University of New Mexico athletics continues to make national news - and again, it's not the type it wants. And this time there's no question of what happened. You can see it for yourself. ...
...Punchgate rekindles memories of Fraschilla, Ellenberger, BlissMike Locksley. Football’s Fran Fraschilla?During this increasingly dicey Punchgate scandal, I can’t help but think about how much the ...
...Pit, Lobos Both Face Challenges Early in Season Nobody is denying this season is a work in progress.On and off the floor in the Pit.The current edition of the famous arena — as well as its most po...
...Exhibition Is For More Than PlayersAn exhibition game, when it comes down to it, is nothing more than a practice. A warm-up. A chance for the players and coaches to fine tune things before the real se...
...Finding a gal dressed like a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, a guy in a French maid outfit and a - well, someone - dressed like a transvestite? No problem. Finding a gal dressed like a Dallas Cowbo...
...Sophomore Says He Has Caught Up on ClassesSophomore Will Brown has been reinstated on the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team, but will not play in the Lobos’ exhibition game against Ne...
...Single-Game Sales Begin ThursdayUniversity of New Mexico single-game men’s basketball tickets will go on sale Thursday for the 2009-10 season. Season tickets are still available, and will be through...
...Young Group Learning FastIt’s a long way to March, and five practices during a four-day stretch doesn’t mean a whole lot at this point. Still, for the University of New Mexico men’s basketball t...
...But He’s Confident He’ll Return SoonFirst Kem Nweke, then Isaiah Rusher and now Will Brown.Are the gods of college basketball trying to tell the University of New Mexico men’s basketball team ...
... To curse or not to curse? That is the question. To curse or not to curse? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous F-bombs, or to take...
...RIO RANCHO - A change of venue didn't hamper the annual Lobo Howl, which was held for the first time at the Santa Ana Star Center on Friday night. The event coincides with the official start of NCAA-a...
...UNM Men, Women Get Together To Tip Off Season at Santa AnaIt will be a year of transition for both the men’s and women’s programs at the University of New Mexico, and one of the main changes takes...
...$60 Million Project Is on ScheduleWill fans experience discomforts during the 2009-10 University of New Mexico men’s and women’s basketball seasons? Certainly. Will those same fans be more comfort...
...A couple of New Mexico links legends and two other LPGA pros will take part in a pro-am for the Make -A-Wish Foundation on Monday at the Santa Ana Golf Club. Former Cibola High star Rosie...
...It's proven to be immensely valuable in countless walks of life and is rapidly becoming one of the world's prime communication tools. Too many times, however, Twitter is simply being used...
...DENVER — Led by two first-team all-league picks, Brigham Young was tabbed the favorite in this season’s Mountain West Conference men’s basketball race.The Cougars, who shared last year’s regul...
...DENVER — Maybe it comes from sitting next to Scott Galetti during men’s basketball games — or next to Greg Archuleta in the Journal sports office.Or maybe it’s from listening to Mike Roberts t...
...Los Alamos Center Chooses New Mexico Over ArizonaThis time, the big one didn’t get away.Los Alamos’ Alex Kirk, one of the state’s most highly recruited basketball players this decade, has given ...
...By Mark SmithJournal Staff WriterThis time, the big one didn’t get away.Los Alamos’ Alex Kirk, one of the state’s most highly-recruited hoop players this decade, has given a verbal commitment to...
...There may be strength in numbers, but every now and then a smaller pack can pack quite a wallop as well. Mark Paulsen and the University of New Mexico men's basketball team are hoping to ...
...Tourney Wouldn’t Come OtherwiseWe’re still a ways from seeing the orchard at the corner of University and Cesar Chavez, but some of the seeds are already bearing fruit.With Monday’s announcement...
...This weekend, the University of New Mexico football team desperately tries to salvage some of its present season. At the same time, the UNM men’s basketball team will be looking to bolster its fut...
...Right Now, It’s All About TeachingThe 2009-10 University of New Mexico men’s basketball team hit the practice floor for the first time as a full team Wednesday, having a one-hour workout with coac...
...Tony Snell, a 6-foot-7 high school center who says he'll play guard in college, gave a verbal commitment to University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford on Sunday for the 2010-11 seaso...
...Wedge on No. 16 Settles IssueMESCALERO - With one dramatic swing, Ben Kern took all the drama out of the 56th annual New Mexico Open on Friday at the Inn of the Mountain Gods, near Ruidoso. The stage ...
... MESCALERO — Chris Thompson had the hot putter on a cool day and has a four-shot lead — over those who have played 36 holes — heading into today’s final round of the 56th annual New Mexic...
...MESCALERO — Collin Pratt, a 17-year-old senior at Santa Fe’s Desert Academy, shot a 4-under 67 and is three shots back of the co-leaders after Wednesday’s opening round of the 56th annual New Me...
...Pit Work Forces Event To MoveThe Star of this year’s Lobo Howl could very well be the city of Rio Rancho.On Tuesday, University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs confirmed the annual event ...
...The purse may be down, but the field certainly isn’t at the 56th annual New Mexico Open golf tournament, which begins today at Mescalero’s Inn of the Mountain Gods near Ruidoso.In a sign of the ti...
...6-foot-10 senior also looking at Arizona, Maryland, UConn, othersAlex Kirk, one of the most highly-recruited high school basketball players to come out of the state in years, is scheduled to make an o...
...Alford says both will be disciplined in-house for breaking team rules University of New Mexico men’s basketball player Dairese Gary has pleaded guilty and teammate A.J. Hardeman faces trial af...
...Johnson’s a Poor Alternative for PitHome is where the, well, court is.And right now, it looks like that will be in Rio Rancho as far as the annual Lobo Howl. University of New Mexico athletic dire...
...World’s Best Heaps Praise on Close PalIt was his event, but Notah Begay III was far from the favorite son at the Albuquerque native’s second annual charity golf outing on Monday in Verona, N.Y.He ...
...Arena Will Hold Games, Even as Renovation Goes OnOK, Lobo basketball fans, read the following carefully:1. Yes, the UNM men’s and women’s basketball teams will play games in the Pit this season.2....
...Dominique Dunning, a 6-foot-4 guard/wing from Corona, Calif., told the Journal he has gave a verbal commitment to the University of New Mexico men's basketball program on Wednesday night.Dominique Dun...
...Golfer’s foundation event will include his friend TigerUpcoming event: New YorkResidence: DallasHeart: New MexicoWhile the Notah Begay III Foundation Challenge will take place next week on the east ...
...Former Lobo will play for Trinity Valley CC after getting releaseWhen it comes to Isaiah Rusher and college basketball, nothing seems to come easy.Rusher, who was booted from the University of New Mex...
Saturday, May 16, 2009 Lady Horsemen Fall in Extra Inning Final By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer LAS CRUCES — Two-time defending state champion Bloomfield put on a small-ball clinic in the eighth inning and sent second-seeded St. Michael's into today's loser bracket of the ... full story
Wednesday, March 04, 2009 Danridge, Faris, Toppert Lead UNM's Victory Over Utah By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer Long live the Pit! And the New Mexico Lobos' dreams of a Mountain West Conference championship. On the last night before the legendary structure's face lift, the Lobos turned ... full story
Monday, February 16, 2009 Danny Granger Dunks and Gets Dunked on in His Debut as an All-Star By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer PHOENIX — For fans, attending the NBA All-Star game it is all about getting a chance to say you were there. For Danny Granger, it wasn't much different ... full story
Sunday, February 15, 2009 Everybody wants a piece of the ex-Lobo, now NBA, star By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer Ring, ring. "This is Mark." "Hey Mark, it's Danny. Sorry it's taken me a while to get back to you, it's been just crazy." "I can imagine. ... full story
Friday, February 13, 2009 There's Nothing Automatic By Mark Smith Of the Journal Yep, it's on me. That lackluster performance by the University of New Mexico Lobos here on Wednesday night? My fault. That mean ol' Ken Sickenger of the Journal also caused the Lady ... full story
Thursday, February 12, 2009 Lobos Hold Off Air Force's Bid By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The worst team in the Mountain West Conference couldn't have been playing any worse. The New Mexico Lobos, however, could. As a result, the Lobos ... full story
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 New Mexico Visits Last-Place Falcons By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - Want to spot the pretender in the Mountain West Conference men's basketball race? That's easy, it's the team that loses to Air Force. ... full story
Tuesday, February 10, 2009 Danridge Awarded by MWC By Mark Smith Journal Staff Writer The quiet one made all sorts of noise last week, and the Mountain West Conference was listening. On Monday, University of New Mexico men's senior Tony Danridge was named MWC men's basketball Player of the ... full story
Morgan Newton threw his first two career touchdown passes and three other Wildcats ran for scores as Kentucky dominated Eastern Kentucky 37-12 Saturday, extending its nonconference winning streak to a school-record 18 games.
International Game Technology on Thursday posted a fiscal fourth-quarter loss, but said it thinks demand for its slot machines and casino management systems has stabilized.
General Motors Co.'s top executive said Thursday that the automaker could tap some of its $50 billion in U.S. government aid to help restructure GM's European Opel unit. The statement came as thousands of Opel workers walked off their jobs across Germany in protest of GM's decision to abandon the unit's sale to new owners.
The lawyer for an investment company that paid former state Senate leader Joseph Bruno to generate business testified Wednesday that company files did not contain disclosure statements the lawmaker was required to present to clients.
Ohio voters have approved the opening of casinos in Toledo and three other cities, leaving officials and gambling interests in neighboring Indiana and Michigan worried that millions of dollars in gambling revenues - and taxes - are at risk.
Smith Micro Software Inc. said Wednesday it turned a profit in the third quarter but cut its 2009 revenue estimate, sending shares tumbling nearly 20 percent in aftermarket trading.
Developers of four new Ohio casinos looked eagerly to the future Wednesday, even as opponents concocted plans to stymie their efforts and surrounding states braced for economic losses.
Frank Gore runs right up the gut of the Indianapolis defense. Defensive back Jerraud Powers delivers a big body-blow, but Gore just bounces off and keeps on running, one of two broken tackles on the way to a 64-yard San Francisco touchdown.
A mother watched with dread as a nurse inserted a tube in her baby's head. Blood streamed into the anemic 4-month-old who already has malaria, the mosquito-borne disease that kills a million African children every year.
A jury found Dell Inc. liable Monday for $12.8 million in damages over unfair competition and conspiracy claims in a lawsuit involving the city's problematic crime camera surveillance program.
A team led by a small Hawaii company was competing to design a new generation of military transport ships when Navy officials dropped it from contention in late 2007. The reason: the team's entry didn't meet the Navy's criteria.
like Ed Wood's films and "Showgirls" - are often defined by their flaws as much as their merits. "Boondock Saints," the 1999 film that achieved cult status on DVD and has now spawned a sequel, certainly had plenty of flaws.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell would not acknowledge a connection between head injuries on the football field and later brain diseases while defending the league's policies on concussions before Congress.
Two weeks after the sudden death of its CEO Bruce Wasserstein, Lazard Inc. said it will record an $86.5 million charge in the fourth quarter to cover restricted stock units granted to him that will vest posthumously.
City Council members tentatively approved a multimillion-dollar proposal Tuesday to tap Google Inc. for government e-mail and other Internet services, a boon for the Web giant as it seeks to wrest market share for office software from rival Microsoft Corp.
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