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Journal Sports                    For high school sports coverage click here UNM Ready for Stretch By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   One last deep breath, then it's go time for the UNM women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Money Comes From Donations By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Like most of us do when we break rules, the University of New Mexico is paying for past transgressions. Unlike most of us, UNM can verify its price in financial terms. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:26 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Expert: Agility, Speed Important By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Conditioned by Kelly Tekin is one of a growing number of gyms that offer programs for young athletes who want to improve in a specific sport. How safe are such gyms? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:27 AM MST) Click Now To Continue There's Nothing Automatic By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Yep, it's on me. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Gym Rats By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Elijah Pearlman scored five touchdowns last fall for the Sandia Matadors, a Young American Football League team. Apparently that was not good enough for him. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Flanagan's Results Quite Remarkable By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Memo to Don Flanagan, who on Wednesday won his 300th game as UNM's women's basketball coach: Congratulations. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aggie Men Have Plenty Left at Stake By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   The hardest work, seemingly, is past for the New Mexico State Aggies. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorps Goalie Stifles Odessa Journal Staff Report    RIO RANCHO â€" It was a career-best night for Kyle McNulty, and maybe a season-best night for the New Mexico Scorpions. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:53 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Return Home Not Sweet for AFA's Puentes By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Wednesday didn't bring exactly the kind of homecoming Stevie Puentes had in mind. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:31 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 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. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 2:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Romp By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Lobos Overwhelm Falcons, End Three-Game Skid. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:53 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Peppers Pride Heading to Kentucky By Toby Smith/ Journal Staff Writer    It's about 1,000 miles from the winner's circle to WinStar Farm. Peppers Pride, arguably New Mexico's most famous racehorse, will check in next week at the celebrated pastures of Versailles, Ky., to begin her new life as a broodmare. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Peppers Pride Beginning a New Life By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It's about 1,000 miles from the winner's circle to WinStar Farm. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Latest Tapia Arrest Involves Cocaine By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Five-time world boxing champion Johnny Tapia may be forced to spend his 43rd birthday in jail after his arrest Tuesday for an alleged probation violation involving use of cocaine. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:43 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Appeals Case Groundbreaking By Greg Archuleta / Copyright © 2009   The University of New Mexico isn't looking to make history in its appeal of an NCAA sanction against the football program. It just wants to be treated fairly. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:20 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Gets a Little Love By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   This must be some kind of bureaucratic bungle. With Valentine's Day coming up, the Mountain West Conference has sent the UNM men's and women's basketball teams a get-well card instead. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Moriarty's Blanks Has Padre Invite Journal Staff and Wire   ARLINGTON, Texas — The Texas Rangers finalized minor league contracts Tuesday with Sandia High School grad and relief pitcher Brendan Donnelly. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:10 AM MST) Click Now To Continue 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? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Eager To Halt Losing Streak By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Let the salvage operation begin. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue WNMU Captain Sets Example By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Ashley Vigil learned to stand up for herself on a basketball court by playing endless games of one-on-one with her brother, Cameron. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:04 AM MST) Click Now To Continue 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 Week. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Traveling King May Have Found A Home By Eric Butler / For the Journal    The Pit was brand new, filled with raucous, screaming fans and UNM's top players were like stars to him. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:04 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Torrent of Tears Embarrassing By Toby Smith/ Of the Journal   Yes, there's crying in tennis. If you watched the Australian Open men's singles final, held earlier this week, you surely saw a veritable waterfall of tears. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Will Try To Regroup in Vegas By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    A bad night in Laramie made the road home a lot tougher for the UNM women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Marijuana Found in His Luggage The Associated Press    LAS CRUCES â€" New Mexico State freshman guard Terrance Joyner was arrested after authorities discovered marijuana inside his luggage as the team departed on a two-game trip to Utah State and Nevada. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue T-Birds Looking for Big Weekend By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Although Albuquerque has been playing far better basketball than tonight's opponent, the Reno Bighorns, the Thunderbirds have no plans to take things lightly. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Has Potentially Rich Pipeline By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Notes 'n' stuff: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Guarded Optimism By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   One is, more or less, a seasoned veteran. The other is a hungry newbie. Together, Dairese Gary and Nate Garth form one of the best point guard tandems in the Mountain West Conference. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Fall at Wyoming By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    LARAMIE, Wyo. â€" Two furious minutes could not erase 17-plus dismal ones. The University of New Mexico women's basketball team may have reset the standard for offensive futility in the second half of Wednesday night's game at Wyoming's Arena-Auditorium. The Lobos paid dearly for it in a 52-50 defeat. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:43 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Walker Gets Creative By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    DeWayne Walker is, by his own admission, a cheater and a thief. Relax, Aggie Nation. Not in a way that would get your new football coach in trouble with the NCAA. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Wallach Considers Himself a Dodger By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Tim Wallach may have been the guest of honor Wednesday at Isotopes Park, but Tommy Lasorda was the star. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:17 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Stamps Program By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   The new sheriff in town brought in a new philosophy in recruiting that, on paper, makes the University of New Mexico football team's latest class as strong as any in recent memory. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Stomps Wyoming By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It was supposed to be a shootout when the Wyoming Cowboys visited the University of New Mexico on Tuesday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:14 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Cowboys Never Had a Chance Vs. This Defense By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Quickly, now: Defense wins … what? If you filled in the blank with games, championships, everything, every time or simply "yeah, it sure does," you're absolutely right. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:13 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Shooting Practice By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It was supposed to be a shootout when the Wyoming Cowboys visited the University of New Mexico on Tuesday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:58 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Utah State Has Won 16 Straight Journal Staff and Wire    LOGAN, Utah â€" Utah State coach Stew Morrill had a blunt message for his players about their first appearance in the Top 25 in five years. The No. 25 UtAgs can slip back into obscurity much more quickly than it took to be ranked again. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:06 PM MST) Click Now To Continue He Suffers From Prostate Cancer By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    Former New Mexico State head football coach Hal Mumme will undergo surgery today in Lexington, Ky., to treat prostate cancer. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:54 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Mines Familiar Sources By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    First-year University of New Mexico football coach Mike Locksley went to great lengths to carve his first recruiting class. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:04 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Eager To Play By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    LARAMIE, Wyo., â€" It may seem an odd statement, but the University of New Mexico Lobos were extremely eager to reach southern Wyoming on Tuesday. While Laramie doesn't exactly qualify as a winter tourist destination, UNM's women's basketball team would have settled for any place with a court and an opponent. Such is the Lobos' mood after Sunday's heartbreaking last-minute loss to Utah at the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:04 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bregmans Take Over Thunderbirds By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Sam and Jackie Bregman are no longer minority owners of the Albuquerque Thunderbirds. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:47 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ewing, High-Scoring Pokes By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Talk about changing your defensive priorities. Just three days after battling the league's best big man, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team now has to stop the Mountain West Conference's best little guy when Brandon Ewing and Wyoming visit the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:40 AM MST) Click Now To Continue National Media Has Wrong Focus By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   Memo to specified members of the national media: The next time you're speaking out for black college football coaches rights, try it without jamming a fork in their heads. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:45 PM MST) Click Now To Continue T-Birds Relying on Noel By Glen Rosales/ For the Journal   Every practice, David Noel wears a long-sleeve, powder-blue shirt under his Albuquerque Thunderbirds jersey. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:39 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NMSU Has a Furious Finish By Journal Staff Report/   LAS CRUCES â€" The New Mexico State Aggies can only hope the fantastic finish Thursday night against San Jose State portends a fantastic finish to their season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:39 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cardinals' Run To End With Thud By Bob Christ/ Of the Journal   Over the past 40 years, the Super Bowl has proven to be wildly more unpredictable to forecast than the path of a hurricane. As evidence is the fact double-digit underdogs are 5-7 straight up in that stretch with the title at stake. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:43 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cibola Grad Will Have Super Seat By James Yodice/ Journal Staff Writer   Sometime around 4:30 Sunday afternoon, the 43rd Super Bowl will commence on Florida's West Coast — with or without Rio Rancho's resident dancin' fool, Alan Branch. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:29 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Heavyweight Battle Awaits Lobos at Utah By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Andy Ogide, Colorado State's 6-foot-9 low-post player, hails from Marrietta, Ga. Luke Nevill, his 7-2 Utah counterpart, is from Perth, Australia. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue One for All By Jessica Dyer/ Journal Staff Writer   When Bryn Whisenand twists and flips off a 1-meter springboard at his weekly meets, he's scoring points for the Volcano Vista High School swimming and diving team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Sit Atop MWC By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Lobos Improve To 4-2 in MWC. During the football season, the University of New Mexico has a no re-entry policy. If fans leave, they can't come back in without paying again. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:00 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Women Continue CSU Mastery By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    FORT COLLINS, Colo. â€" It wasn't easy, or especially pretty, but the University of New Mexico women's basketball team put another road win in the books Wednesday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NMAA Continues To Adjust Its Alignment Plan By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer    Wednesday's New Mexico Activities Association board of directors meeting sent a few ripples of change through the association's plans to realign its districts starting in 2010. That, however, wasn't the most talked-about item at the three-hour meeting. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:14 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aggies Seek Turnaround Down Stretch By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Twice-baked in their recent road trip to Potato Country, New Mexico State needs to deliver some home cooking to reach the upper division in the Western Athletic Conference men's basketball race. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:13 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bracketology 101: Class Is in Session By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Attention, NCAA Tournament junkies: As of this morning, only 46 bracketing days remain before Selection Sunday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:19 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 1 Game at a Time By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    It's easy to spot a team in the thick of a conference title race. The quotes get more cliché and mundane with each game â€" especially when that team is facing one that's not smack-dab in the hunt. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Streak on Line Tonight at CSU By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   FORT COLLINS, Colo. — All good streaks must come to an end. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Will Be on FM Station By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   It turns out the Los Angeles Dodgers are affiliating with yet another local team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue One Cowboy's Long Ride By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The road to college basketball success for Roman Andrade has covered three states and four different schools. But the former Cibola High School standout says the adventure has been worth it. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fields Scheduled To Open Aug. 1 By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   The Santa Ana Pueblo is known for a few things. Its stunning vistas, for one. Its casino and nationally recognized golf courses, for another. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Suddenly, Cardinal Fans Are Everywhere By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Just a few random thoughts as I prepare to watch my Cardinals in the Super Bowl. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Win Was Great, But CSU Awaits By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Monday was all about getting back to business for the University of New Mexico women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue T-Birds on a Roll Lately By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    As the hottest team in the NBA Development League, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds can point to a number of different reasons for the turnaround from a 1-8 start. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Granger Now Among the Elite By Cliff Brunt / The Associated Press    INDIANAPOLIS â€" The list of the NBA's top scorers is mostly predictable. Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Danny Granger, Dirk Nowitzki ... Danny Granger? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue SDSU Loss by Women a Blip on Radar By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Aztec-Lobo leftovers: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Team Didn't Quit But Fouls an Issue By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   SAN DIEGO — Steve Alford's message to his University of New Mexico men's basketball team this week was simple: “You don't have to play a perfect game to win.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Matter of Style By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   The French word for bull — taureau — fits Myriam Lamare like a gant. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue SDSU Quicker, More Aggressive Than UNM By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   If you get out-quicked, if you get out-executed, you definitely can't afford to get out-scuffled. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:08 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Rally Falls Short By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   SAN DIEGO - Pressed into making something happen, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team did just that here Wednesday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Stumble in Pit By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    It had to end sometime. San Diego State's women's basketball team snuffed out a 19-game losing streak to the University of New Mexico on Wednesday night, toppling the 23rd-ranked Lobos 57-52 at the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:06 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Holm's Opposing Trainer Asks for Fair Fight By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Lucia Rijker, who drew rave reviews for her portrayal of the beyond-evil "Blue Bear" in the Oscar-winning film "Million Dollar Baby," played a different role on Wednesday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:56 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Potato Country Awaits Aggies By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   There are days gone by, maybe even days still ahead, to mourn that squandered shot at getting to the NCAA Tournament. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:53 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Can Win at Any Speed By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Tempo: It's a word that means different things to different people. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos React to History By Journal Staff Report/   As history was made in the nation's capital on Tuesday, the Journal asked members of the University of New Mexico's men's and women's basketball programs their thoughts on the inauguration of Barack Obama as the country's 44th president, and its first African-American leader. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Plenty at Stake By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   SAN DIEGO — Given the historic significance of the week, college basketball — as well as all sports — has taken a back seat. As well it should. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Up-Tempo SDSU Visits Pit Tonight By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Anyone for a game of cops and robbers? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:10 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cibola Grad Helps Zias By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team has come to rely on Bible. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:56 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Junior Honored for Efforts on and Off Basketball Court By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Saturday was quite a day for University of New Mexico men's basketball player Roman Martinez. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Young, Aggies Sink Idaho By Journal Staff Report/   LAS CRUCES â€" Jahmar Young made two free throws with 19 seconds remaining as New Mexico State rallied to beat Idaho 74-71 Thursday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:37 AM MST) Click Now To Continue D-Lineman Commits to UNM By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   The University of New Mexico football team's seventh verbal commitment confirms that new head coach Mike Locksley knows about defense as well. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:53 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Religion, Sports Are Almost Inseparable By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Years ago, during my cub-reporter days, I interviewed a high school basketball player who profusely thanked his coaches and teammates for helping him lead his team to a victory that night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:53 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rusher Works on Eligibility By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Isaiah Rusher says this is one of the most frustrating times he's ever faced. But he's using it to learn the value of patience. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 5:36 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos, Cougars Surprise MWC By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Few things are more satisfying than proving the naysayers wrong. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Keystone State Football Fans Will Be Weeping By Bob Christ/ Of the Journal   Pro football has turned into the Stanley Cup playoffs. No one blinks an eye any more when first and second seeds make early exits from the postseason against teams that worm their way into the tournament on the last weekend. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue D.C. Coach Notes (New) Mexico Not Like States Journal Staff and Wires   A Washington Post story on Wednesday might offend more than a few (thousand?) New Mexicans. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Maryland Linebacker May Become a Lobo By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Raheem Cardwell, a linebacker from DeMatha (Md.) High School, is awaiting new University of New Mexico football defensive coordinator Doug Mallory's approval to commit to the Lobos, Cardwell's high school coach said Wednesday afternoon. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aggies at Root of Puzzling Trend By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Remember the good old days when playing on your own court was homey, not homely? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Midterm Hoops Grades Are Mixed for UNM By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   As Robert Hoover discovered in “Animal House,” you can't just hope your midterm grades will really help your average. As Greg Marmalard suggested to Chip Diller, one's permanent record is just that — permanent. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Dekker Caps AFA Career By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   After two surgeries during college, Travis Dekker knew what he wanted to be when he grew up: an orthopedic surgeon. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ex-All-Star Wallach To Lead 'Topes By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Hall of Fame Rickey Henderson and Jim Rice have been elected to the baseball Hall of Fame. B3 Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Flanagan Teaches Synergy to Lobos By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Synergy has a simple definition, but for the UNM women's basketball team it can mean a lot. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Likeable Wills Gets His Opportunity By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Jonathan Wills is an easy kid to like. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Add 15 To Roster Journal Staff and Wire   The Los Angeles Dodgers have signed 15 free agents to minor league deals, including former University of New Mexico pitcher Scott Strickland and former Isotope All-Star Valentino Pascucci. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Beauchamp Has Beaten the Odds By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Resting on a shelf in Amanda Beauchamp's dorm room at New Mexico Highlands University is a piece of plywood with nails carefully hammered part way into it. The nails spell the word “TOUGH.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:35 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorps Struggling Financially By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    First things first. The New Mexico Scorpions won't be back on the radio this season. The bigger question: Just how dire is the team's financial situation? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:35 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Thunderbird Guard Makin an Impact By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Albuquerque Thunderbird fans better get a good look at guard Will Conroy now because the NBA Development League's leading scorer may not be here much longer. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:03 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Shooting Touch Mysteries Unsolved By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Anyone who's played basketball at any level, from NBA to YMCA, has been amazed, befuddled, miffed and mystified at how suddenly a shooting touch appears and vanishes. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Begin MWC Play With Impressive 1st Half By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The UNM women's basketball team didn't get the kind of 40-minute effort coach Don Flanagan was looking for Wednesday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:15 AM MST) Click Now To Continue All in the Sooner Family By Bob Christ / Journal Staff Writer    All across Albuquerque tonight, 1,500 members of the local OU Club of New Mexico will be conducting football "watch parties" when their Oklahoma Sooners take on Florida in a battle for the BCS crown. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:13 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Looking To Boost Hopes By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Two league road games down. Two in the Western Athletic Conference win column for New Mexico State. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Mumme's Buyout Worth $375,000 By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Fired New Mexico State football coach Hal Mumme's buyout for the fifth and final year of his contract to coach the Aggies totaled $375,000, said the university's general counsel Wednesday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Which Lobo Team Is for Real? By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   In a span of 72 hours, the University of New Mexico men's basketball team looked as good — and as bad — as it has all season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Should Send Out SOS for a Shooter By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Stefon Jackson's nickname, according to the UTEP men's basketball media guide, is “DJ” — short for “Draining Jumpers. ” It probably should be “LOL” — for “Living on the Line.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:58 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lousy-Shooting Lobos Fall to UTEP By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    UTEP and the University of New Mexico have brought the best out of each other many times over the years in men's basketball. For much of Tuesday night, they brought out the worst. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue It's Now Time To Do the Right Thing By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   The e-mails flooded in over the weekend, most of them so unfailingly polite they should work for the Beehive State's department of tourism. One came in triplicate. Thanks Jakob. Several used the same phrase in imploring a course of action: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Face UNLV in the Pit By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Suffice it to say the University of New Mexico women's basketball team is eager to get back on the court. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:39 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aggies Earn 2nd WAC Road Win From Journal Reports    SAN JOSE, Calif. â€" Two road games into the Western Athletic Conference basketball season, look who's the lead dog. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:08 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Voice of Rebels Ages Well By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    There's no truth to the rumor that Bob Blum held the ladder that Dr. Naismith climbed on to nail up his celebrated peach basket. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue End of Line for UTEP Series? By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Granted the rivalry doesn't have the flare as years past, and it's even kind of a nuisance game for both teams at this point of the season. But hey, we're talking New Mexico and UTEP â€" and that will always stir emotions around these parts. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:06 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Are Game for MWC Play By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   The 2008 portion of the season is in the books for the University of New Mexico women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue The Journal's Crystal Ball Sees All Journal Staff Report   Here's a whimsical look at the sports world through the Journal's crystal ball. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue A Bizarre Wild-Card Weekend By Bob Christ/ Of the Journal   From 1976 through 2007, there were 21 playoff games in which the home team was made the underdog. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue A Victory To Remember By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   LAS CRUCES â€" All that was missing was Petie Gibson. OK, there were a few other things. Like a buzzer-beating hoop, the Pit floor and a battle of nationally ranked teams. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue A Game of Missed Chances for Aggies By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   LAS CRUCES — The few times the New Mexico State Aggies could grasp fleeting momentum Tuesday night, they dribbled it off their shoes and out of bounds. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:50 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Walker Not Afraid of Challenges at New Mexico State By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   LAS CRUCES — Four years of the Air Raid offense never really got off the ground, and so now DeWayne Walker will bring something different to New Mexico State football. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:50 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Women's Basketball: No. 3 A&M Too Much for Lobos By Ken Sickenger/ Journal Staff Writer    Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:43 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Faris, New Mexico Close the Deal Against Aggies in Las Cruces By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    LAS CRUCES - Ahh, the sweep smell of success. For Daniel Faris and the University of New Mexico men's basketball team, Tuesday was just that. Faris had his first career double-double and the Lobos (9-5) grabbed their first sweep of their annual home-and-home series with New Mexico State since 2004 with a dramatic 68-66 victory on Tuesday night in the Pan American Center. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:45 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ags Name Walker Coach By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    LAS CRUCES â€" New Mexico State today introduces DeWayne Walker as the Aggies' new football coach. He didn't wait to introduce himself, however. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue No. 3 A&M Too Much for Lobos By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    COLLEGE STATION, Texas â€" The 25th-ranked UNM women's basketball team saw the game played at a different speed Tuesday night. The Lobos couldn't keep up. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:44 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Duke City Native Puerto Rico-Bound By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   It won't be a day at the beach or even beach volleyball, but Jeanne Fairchild will start her professional volleyball career in Puerto Rico. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:48 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rocky Joins Staff at San Diego State By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Meanwhile, Locksley Plans To Change Strength Coach Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:47 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos-Ags II By Mark Smith And Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writers   The holiday is over for the University of New Mexico men's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:46 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women, No. 3 A&M Meet By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    COLLEGE STATION, Texas â€" This one ranks as a Texas-sized opportunity. Two red-hot women's basketball teams will square off in the Lone Star State when No. 25 New Mexico visits No. 3 Texas A&M tonight in Reed Arena. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:24 AM MST) Click Now To Continue It's Time To Give Out Fantasy Awards — Both Good and Bad By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   You know that feeling you had when you were a kid and Christmas was over? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Evans May Face Many Foes By Tristen Critchfield / Journal Staff Writer   Mike Winkeljohn has seen the tape plenty of times. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aggies Still Mum on Next Coach By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   As far as news on New Mexico State's search for a new head football coach, there are two choices for consumption: what's listed on the menu and what's not on the menu, but offered anyway. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Urgency Doesn't Always Equate to Production By Bob Christ/ Of the Journal   For holiday amusement purposes only, the Journal's Bob Christ is going to take the $500 in play money Santa dropped at his work station and attempt to forecast a handful of games against the spread scheduled for the final week of the NFL season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Memories Aplenty for Lobo Men By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   TONY DANRIDGE “My Sega Genesis at age 7. That got me into my little gaming zone. I got Street Fighter that first year, and I still play video games a lot. But Christmas is mostly just a lot of great family time, being together, basically.” DION WILLIAMS “Christmas is just a special time. I really can't think of a certain gift or Christmas, it just always means so much getting together with my family, my friends. There's always a lot of food. I always really look forward to it.” ROMAN MARTINEZ “Me and my brother would play football outside. We'd get big coats, and one Christmas, when I as about 12, it snowed (in El Paso). The front yard was full of snow. We jumped and slid around. I had my Dallas Cowboy helmet, he had his Carolina Panther helmet. One-on-one football. It's an awesome memory.” CHRIS JOHANSEN “One year me and my grandpa were delivering turkeys to houses, and we went to deliver the last two to people who were at church. This one lady was crying because she didn't get a turkey. She said no one came to her house to bring one. We had delivered them all, but then I went back in the car and looked, and there was one random turkey in there, and we gave it to her. She was really happy. The church announced my name. It was really cool.” CHAD TOPPERT “We have grandparents over, our cousins, aunt and uncle every Christmas. We open presents, relax, watch some basketball and shoot some baskets outside. It's just real relaxing every year.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:06 AM MST) Click Now To Continue NMSU Struggles in Pit By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   The taunting New Mexico fans Tuesday who chanted to the New Mexico State Aggies — “You need Theus!” — need a clue. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:25 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Next Week Could Be a Different Story By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Like the river for which it's named, the Rio Grande Rivalry was on the muddy side Tuesday night. Sluggish one minute, turbulent the next. Sand bars and eddies. Not fit for swimming. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:49 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Loud and Clear By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Rivalry on. Again. The latest edition of the annual New Mexico-New Mexico State men's basketball battle was much like the previous 200. Emotionally draining, intense, physical and loud. Very loud. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Balance Has Helped the Lobos By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Steadily the respect level continues to rise. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Holm Has Jan. Bout at Isleta By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Holly Holm, looking for new worlds to conquer, will have the world come to her Jan. 23. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Turn Back Ags By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Rivalry on. Again. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:50 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 'Can't Lose This' By Mark Smith And Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writers   Lobo seniors vs. aggies Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bitter Feelings Resonate for Some After Rough Fantasy Week By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   After last week, I'm feeling a little like Stephon Marbury. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Thunderbirds Falter in OT By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Tinny, high-pitched chants of “Thunderbirds” reverberated through Tingley Coliseum as a mostly youthful, announced crowd of 3,495 tried to urge Albuquerque to a victory in a Thursday matinee against Austin. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Heads Up: I Could Be Sitting Near You at Bowl By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   So, I had this brilliant, crazy idea, which I proposed to Journal sports editor Sam Aselstine. How about if I go to Saturday's New Mexico Bowl at University Stadium and watch it not from a nice, warm press box, but from the stands? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:53 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Basketball Contact Sport for Lobo Gary By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    He did, after all, play high school football. But sometimes University of New Mexico men's basketball player Dairese Gary looks like he's back on the gridiron, not a hoops floor. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Enjoying Sizzling Start By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   All aboard the Lobo fun bus. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Homecoming By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Colorado State football coach Steve Fairchild returned to one of his old stomping grounds Thursday. He just wasn't exactly sure which grounds he was on. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scene Stealers By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Val Kilmer Has Reason To Cheer as UNM Rallies Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:49 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Vet Makes Debut By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Although Keith McLeod has seen the bright lights of the NBA, that doesn't mean he's lost the hunger to get back in the spotlight. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:14 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Boston Sets Up Phoenix Interviews By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    New Mexico State athletics director McKinley Boston is taking the search for the next football coach to Phoenix this weekend, where a search committee will interview as many as nine candidates over two days beginning Saturday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:13 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fairchild an All-American By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   No snub this time. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Hall of Fame To Induct Four By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Hall of Fame induction on the buddy plan? Not quite. Still, Greg Brown and Notah Begay share some fond memories. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Looking at LSU Assistant By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   University of New Mexico football coach Mike Locksley is finding out how hard it is to keep a secret. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bulldog Living a Rodeo Life By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   McKenna Sean Pascoe embraces his given name, but it doesn't tell the whole story. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:10 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Flanagan Weighing Some Different Options By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   As the holidays approach, Don Flanagan is weighing his options and checking them twice. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue A Win for the Road By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The UNM women's basketball team made its final Pit stop of 2008 a productive one. Visiting UTEP proved no match for the Lobos, who rolled to a 66-43 win in front of 8,451 fans at the Pit. New Mexico improved to 10-1 overall, 10-0 at home and won its seventh consecutive game. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Manager Takes Job With D-Backs By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   L.A. Needs To Fill Bundy's Void Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:38 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bulldogs, Rams To Get Cold Greeting By Randy Harrison/ Journal Staff Writer    Hey, Fresno State and Colorado State: Welcome to Albuquerque. Hope you brought overcoats, ski caps and rain gear. Yes, the Zia that is our state symbol â€" and is the inspiration of the New Mexico Bowl logo â€" gives way to the reality of the weather. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:37 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Joyner Could Make Aggies Debut Tonight Journal Staff and Wire    LAS CRUCES â€" New Mexico State's men's basketball game today at home against Prairie View A&M (7 p.m., Comcast Ch. 77 in Albuquerque) probably isn't a matchup that will excite most Aggie fans. But the 4-4 Aggies are hoping to add a guard that will. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:36 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lucero Leaves Trail of Friends By Jessica Dyer / Journal Staff Writer   Valley High School baseball coach Chad Kuhn will never run out of good things to say about Jeff Lucero. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:35 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Oral Roberts Has UNM's Attention By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Fool me once, shame on you. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:35 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scam Targets Lobo Fans Journal Staff   Some Albuquerque businesses have been targeted by one or more fraudulent fund-raisers, attempting to solicit donations and claiming the money would go to the Pit's renovations or the Lobo basketball programs. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NBA Basketball: Sacramento Kings Fire Former NMSU Coach Reggie Theus Associated Press    Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 4:20 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Finds Range Vs. Tech By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Tough to figure? Definitely. The University of New Mexico women's basketball team, however, also is proving difficult to beat. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:27 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Outsting Killer Bees By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   The New Mexico Scorpions on Saturday night collected their most important victory of the 2008-09 Central Hockey League season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Birmingham, Lobos Have Call to Arms By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Ray Birmingham got a kick out of watching several of his UNM baseball players go on to pitch professionally last summer. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:34 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Unranked, But Getting Votes By James Staley / Journal Staff Writer   Sitelines: Weekly nuggets from around the Web about New Mexico athletes, and the Mountain West and Western Athletic conferences. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:34 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Aussies Get Taste of U.S. By Tristen Critchfield / Journal Staff Writer    For Sedale Threatt, it's all about experience. The former NBA player certainly has plenty of it. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Roll By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   For the second straight year, Ole Miss handed the University of New Mexico men's basketball team a serious wake-up call. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Everybody Loves Lobos' Roman By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   We have junior executives. We have junior partners. We have junior colleges, Junior Mints and, for all you Hee Haw fans, the inimitable Junior Samples. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Miners, Jackson To Provide Ags With Stiff Early Test By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Safe to say, don't expect any senior moments from the New Mexico State men's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:31 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Now's Not the Time To Gamble With Marginal Players in Lineup By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Congratulations. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fairchild Has Albuquerque Roots By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    Steve Fairchild's connections to Albuquerque are a little deeper than the three difficult losing seasons he spent at New Mexico (1987-89) on Mike Sheppard's staff. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:20 PM MST) Click Now To Continue History Working Against Locksley By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Mike Locksley, meet Jesse and Big Bill. You think Utah and TCU are tough? These two guys, or at least the mentality and the history they represent, are your toughest opponents as the new football coach at the University of New Mexico. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:19 PM MST) Click Now To Continue OT for the Ages By Toby Smith/ Of the Journal   The so-called “greatest game ever played” — the first and still only NFL championship settled in overtime — gave me my first bloody nose. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fresno St., Hill Reach Crossroad By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    In many ways, Pat Hill has been everything and more for Fresno State that Rocky Long was at New Mexico. Hill has won consistently, if not spectacularly. His maverick "Anybody, Any time, Anywhere" attitude about scheduling the Bowl Championship Series programs â€" and beating his share â€" has earned grudging respect among his peers. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Trouble Averted By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Despite Variety of Late-Game Mistakes, UNM Secures Win. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:58 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Hang on By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   SAN DIEGO — Sometimes, toughness can be overrated. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Lobos Look To Reload for 2009 By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Failing to be mentioned on the NCAA Selection Show was a bitter pill for the University of New Mexico volleyball team to swallow. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:47 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Receives National Attention Journal Staff and Wire    Mike Locksley has given the University of New Mexico a fair bit of national publicity since being hired as the Lobos' head football coach Monday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 7:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Survive Late Scare By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Seemingly unable to buy a win Tuesday night, the University of New Mexico women's basketball team stole one. Trailing upstart Nort Texas 63-58 with 2:37 left, the Lobos (8-1) put together a game-ending 8-0 run and pulled out an unlikely 66-63 victory at the Pit over the Mean Green (4-4). Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:14 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Happy Trails By Toby Smith / Copyright © 2008   La Cueva High isn't the sort of institution you would expect to produce a rodeo star. Most kids at the Northeast Heights school simply aren't into calf roping, saddle bronc riding or barrel racing. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue No Questioning Locks' Commitment By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   With "Locks" running the offense, Lobo fans, you won't see many bagels on the friendly side of the scoreboard next fall. Well, unless the bagel is the second digit. Or the third. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 7:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos To Face Ailing Toreros By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   SAN DIEGO — So much in life is about timing. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:27 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos To Face Another Press By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Pressure? Members of the UNM women's basketball team say, “Bring it on.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:15 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fans Curious About New Lobo Coach By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Mike who???? That was the response of many University of New Mexico football fans as word spread Monday that the school had tapped Illinois offensive coordinator Mike Locksley to replace Rocky Long. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Locksley Has Major Recruiting Job Ahead By Ed Johnson / Assistant Sports Editor    When the word arrived that Mike Locksley had been named head football coach at the University of New Mexico, the first written response at ABQjournal.com was succinct: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Terrible Shooting Sinks Ags' Chances By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   There's one common denominator between the best women's basketball teams New Mexico and New Mexico State have put on the floor in recent memory. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women Show Bench Strength By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   New Mexico State University's women's basketball team was thoroughly bench-pressed Thursday night at the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cullum, King of the Cage, Doing Fine By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    When mixed-martial-arts promotional company Elite X-C ceased operations in October, it was feared that King of the Cage would get crowned â€" and not in a good way. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Alford Will Have To Provide Answers By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Last basketball season, the talk was all about what Steve Alford did for J.R. Giddens. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Danridge Key for Lobos By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   He was supposed be the University of New Mexico's go-to guy and vocal leader this men's basketball season. It wasn't a role Tony Danridge craved, nor one he expected to later have when he became a Lobo in the fall of 2004. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Don't Shoot Yourself in Foot by Not Having Fantasy Depth By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Plaxico Burress and his unfortunate accident have taught us many lessons. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Bowl Has Possibilities By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   It's that time of year again when an excitement should accompany the nip in the air, even though many people instead have a melancholy attitude. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Kansas Foils Aggies Journal Staff and Wire   LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas has had to rebuild after its national championship season in 2007-08. And if you asked the New Mexico State Aggies today, they'd probably say the Jayhawks simply reloaded. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:26 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Coach's Daughter Ready To Carry Load for Ags By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   There's no longer any need for Madison Spence to get defensive, unless it's to lock down the other team's big guard. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Quin Selected All-MWC First Team By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   The similarities to the 2000 campaign continue for the just-concluded University of New Mexico football season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Among Worst By Mark Smith/ Journal Staff Writer    You know those patsies that drag down the University of New Mexico men's basketball RPI every year? You know, the Longwoods, the Presbyterians, the Grambling States of the world? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Pit Showdown By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   So far, the concoction is everything UNM women's basketball fans could have wanted. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue So, Samuel Wasn't that Bad After All By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Rocky Long, in resigning recently as head football coach at the University of New Mexico, said UNM needed to replace him with a miracle worker. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Two Search Parties By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   New Mexico State University football is a better program than it was four years ago, insists athletics director McKinley Boston. Better kids making better grades. A better conference. Better facilities, both realized and planned. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 'We Have a Lot of Interest Nationally' By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   University of New Mexico athletics director Paul Krebs remains confident a new football coach will be in place before the winter holiday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NMSU's Williams Honored Journal Staff Reports   Chris Williams consistently downplayed his individual accolades in favor of team goals, but at least his play was appreciated by those who know football. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:38 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexicans Power NMHU Wrestling Program By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   To call New Mexico Highlands University the state's wrestling power is an under- exaggeration. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:37 PM MST) Click Now To Continue A Bad Father? Urlacher Fights Back By David Haugh / Chicago Tribune    CHICAGO â€" God punished Brian Urlacher for being a bad father by giving him a bad back. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:37 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Mumme Era Over By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   After four difficult losing football seasons, New Mexico State apparently is ready to throw in the white towel on the Hal Mumme Era. The school has called a news conference for 10:30 a.m. today to address the state of the football program, and the Journal has learned it begins with the removal of Mumme. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:36 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Look for Answers After Cancun By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   CANCUN, Mexico — There is a reason it's called the future. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Last Hurrah for Lobo Seniors By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Gayle Tripp never let up. Even when she was a freshman member of the UNM volleyball team and longtime friend Jeanne Fairchild was playing at San Diego, Tripp persevered. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ex-Tar Heel Noel Heads the Roster By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Entering their fourth season, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League should be better than ever. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women in Tough Event By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Basketball fans seeking a little leftover turkey need not visit the Pit this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Zamora Seeks Another Win By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Joaquin Zamora, unbeaten in his past 11 fights, intends to make it an even dozen. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:01 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Eagles Have History By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Post-Thanksgiving giblets: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Taos Basketball Coach Won't Be Charged By Phil Parker / Journal Staff Writer   No charges will be filed against Taos girls basketball coach Robert Trujillo, who was being investigated for sending a graphic cell phone video to a minor in August. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:53 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Full Day of Boxing on Tap By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Attention, holiday shoppers: Juan Romero and Bernie Sanchez have a two-for-one deal going on. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:50 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Hobbs' Taylor Happy at Vandy By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   When in Rome, right? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:50 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Women Struggle To Quell Visitors By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   NEW MEXICO 84, UTAH VALLEY 70 Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:30 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Former Lobo Aides Drawn to UNM Job By Journal Staff Report/   Count Oklahoma State assistant head coach Curtis Luper and TCU offensive coordinator Mike Schultz among those interested in the vacant University of New Mexico football head coaching job. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:19 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fantasy Owners Are Still Wearing Their Smiles From Week 12 By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Week 12 just may have been the greatest week in the history of fantasy football. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:13 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Fairchild Co-Player of Year By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Seeing is believing. Jeanne Fairchild and Gayle Tripp took that old line to heart this volleyball season. The two University of New Mexico seniors wrote down personal goals before the season and proceeded to make them come true. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Long and His Legacy: Let's Debate By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Until Rocky Long resigned as UNM football coach, and dozens of Journal readers weighed in on him and his legacy, I had no idea what a complex fellow he was. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:41 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Reader Reaction    Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rocky Talks By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Honest to the very end, former coach Rocky Long — wearing a shirt that said “Nike” rather than a UNM shirt, sat down with the Journal amid several boxes in what used to be his office on the second floor of the Tow Diehm Complex for one last in-depth interview about his 11-year tenure as Lobo coach: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue That's More Like It By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Sometimes, you just can't beat experience. Of course it doesn't hurt to have your ears chewed off by your coach for two days. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Thunderbirds' Gibson Returning to the Game He Loves By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Fred Gibson's first love was always basketball. But when he saw a chance to cash in on his outstanding athletic talent, he put up his high tops, laced on the cleats and headed for the NFL. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Women Try To Regain Step By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   After spending a few days licking its wounds, the University of New Mexico women's basketball team is ready to start using its teeth. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cruces a Cash Cow By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   That flash across the sky appears to be jolly ol' Saint Nick heading for the New Mexico Activities Association's front door. It seems Santa has a little present for the state's governing body of high school athletics, and it has nothing to do with toy trucks or red wagons. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:16 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Picking Prep Officials A Popularity Contest By Will Webber/ Of the Journal   In assigning officials for the high school football playoffs, it's not always what you know but who knows you. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:15 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ex-Prep Stars: From Liberty to Lobos By James Staley/ Of the Journal   METRO AREA MEN F TYLER BAKER (6-9, 215, Jr.) Liberty (Lynchburg, Va.) Temple Baptist Academy Last season: Baker played in only one game for former Lobos coach Ritchie McKay because of a foot injury then applied for a medical hardship. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:14 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Nit-Picking After 46-Point Win By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   This is getting downright silly. Can't anybody on this Lobo men's basketball team throw a decent alley-oop pass? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:49 PM MST) Click Now To Continue In Focus By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Lobos Technically Sound Vs. Grambling. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 2:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Are No Match for Stanford By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   This time there was no coming back. Eighth-ranked Stanford hit the University of New Mexico women's basketball team with a barrage of first-half 3-pointers Thursday night and went on to stick the Lobos with a 84-46 road thumping at Maples Pavilion. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:48 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bargain Football at NMSU By Randy Harrison/ Journal Staff Writer   Aggies Need To Draw Fans To Meet Rules. There's a surefire way to get Las Crucens to go to Saturday afternoon's college football game at Aggie Memorial Stadium: Make one of the teams wear the uniforms of the Las Cruces High Bulldawgs. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Sometimes Patience Comes in Handy in a Fantasy Relationship By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   It's been a rough season for many high fantasy draft picks. And it's been just as bad for those fantasy owners who selected them. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:41 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Mustangs Adjusting to New System By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   New coaches and New Mexico student-athletes characterize women's basketball at the state's small colleges. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:41 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Kicking Down the Door By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Jessica Sanchez is a full-time mom. She has a full-time job. And, for the past two years, she's been a full-time kickboxer. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Looks To Clinch Third at Home Tonight Vs. TCU By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    How best to prepare for your biggest regular-season match in years? The University of New Mexico volleyball team wrestled with that question this week as it geared up for tonight's home Mountain West Conference showdown against TCU. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:39 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Stumble Against Colorado Eagles By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    With arguably the best team in the Central Hockey League paying a visit Wednesday night, the New Mexico Scorpions were up to the task. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:05 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Time Not on Lobos' Side in Early Part of Season By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   There was simply too much time. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Steps Up in Class By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   STANFORD, Calif. — It's a tall, tall order for the University of New Mexico women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue QB Recruit in Wait-and-See Mode By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   To hang tight, or not to hang tight. If that is the question, then present and possible future Lobo football players really have only one option. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cancun Adventure Starts in Pit Tonight By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   So what is this Cancun deal anyway? Is it in Mexico or New Mexico? Is it a winners-advance tournament or a semi-round robin? Do participants play three games or four? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue State Colleges To Convene in Grants for Classic By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It's a rare day when all four of New Mexico's Division II men's basketball teams play under the same roof the same night. That day is coming Friday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ags Tumble at Southern Cal Journal Staff and Wire   LOS ANGELES — New Mexico State didn't do enough of the little things that mattered Tuesday night against host Southern Cal, falling 73-60 to the nation's No. 19 men's basketball team Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rocky Reaction    Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Gonzales Interim Coach By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs wasted no time in finding the next Lobo football coach. A day after 11-year coach Rocky Long stepped down, Krebs announced current safeties coach Danny Gonzales has been promoted. At least for the next month. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:10 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Show Character By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   It didn't feel like your average mid-November game. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:09 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Style Counts By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   True story, supposedly: Two football coaches are on the sideline at practice, talking about their star wide receiver. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Temple Was Prepared To Forfeit Rather Than Play By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Faced with the option of forfeiting two district games or, as one administrator put it, “placing our basketball team in an unsafe environment,” officials at Temple Baptist Academy chose the former without hesitation. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Football: Did Long Deserve More from New Mexico Fans? By Tim Korte/ Associated Press    Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 5:48 PM MST) Click Now To Continue test 2222222 Journal Staff Writer   test Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Archuleta Simply Wants Belt Tonight By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    It's a world title fight. Or is it? Frankie Archuleta will let others debate the worth of an International Boxing Association championship belt. He just wants to put one around his waist. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:25 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Waters the Coach Resigns By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer    Larry Waters has always prided himself on giving 100 percent at all costs. Be it coaching, teaching or adminstrative work, he always answered the bell when it came to his commitments. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Focus Shifts To Finding Next UNM Coach By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Wanted: miracle worker to replace hard-nosed, hard-working, non-miracle-worker as football coach at the University of New Mexico. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:37 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Long Farewell By Ed Johnson / Assistant Sports Editor   Rocky Long came home on an icy day 11 years ago.Amid falling snowflakes, there was a sense of relief around the University of New Mexico campus. A Lobo had returned to lead the Lobos. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Loss Wasn't A Good One By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   OMAHA, Neb. — It was a marvellous opportunity. It was a great learning experience. It was a terrible loss. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Thinking Fast on Your Feet a Must for Owners This Weekend By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Last week I wrote Ryan Torain will be a “decent No. 2 running back and a great flex play for the rest of the season.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:29 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Gaining Inspiration From Ailing Wright By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    The Lobo football team has its rallying cry for the season finale. It's called "DeAndre Wright." Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Long Hints He Can Take Lobos Only So Far By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   "The Miracle Worker," a 1962 movie that earned Oscars for Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, wasn't really about miracles. It was about painstaking work and tireless dedication, sustained through countless setbacks with no guarantee of ultimate success. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Face Wounded Team By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It wasn't something that Zac Roman asked for. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Questions Abound for New Mexico By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The Aussie and Alaskan exhibitions are over. Saturday the curtain goes up for real on the University of New Mexico women's basketball 2008-09 season. What can fans expect to see in Year One of the post-Dionne Marsh era? There are plenty of questions to be answered. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:20 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Clovis' Crockett Makes It Official; Joins Texas Tech By Will Webber/ Of the Journal   Call it the recruiting war that never was. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:09 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Following Similar Path By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Twice in Rocky Long's 11-year tenure as University of New Mexico football coach has his team failed to live up to expectations â€" in 2005 and in 2008. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:04 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women's 6-2 Ansley Decides To Transfer By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico women's basketball roster for 2008-09 has taken another hit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 6-7 Hobson Provides UNM 4-Player Class By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    If nothing else, Darrington Hobson is a man of his word. He's also a heck of a basketball player, and the University of New Mexico is grateful on both accounts. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 3:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Sign Here By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Highland's Chad Adams still learning about Lobo basketball and the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Not Playing for 2009 By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    If you think 4-7 has an ugly ring to it, try 4-8. Finishing with a 5-7 record, UNM football coach Rocky Long said Tuesday, is the Lobos' priority this week â€" not auditioning younger players for next season or giving his walking wounded a break. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Coach: Harris Treated Poorly By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Recruiting, like life, isn't always fair. The high school coach of former University of New Mexico men's basketball player Johnnie Harris says he learned that the hard way. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NM Bowl Picture Clearing By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   No more jokes about the New Mexico Bowl. What other postseason college football event has its own playoff? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:58 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Playing Offensive Blame Game By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Like the fastball hitter who can't hit a curve, like the acrobatic shortstop who can't hit his weight, like the hotshot prep point guard who can't go to his left, the University of New Mexico football team traditionally is only half what it needs to be. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:57 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos in the Wings By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico men's basketball team expects a trio of letters of intent today, the first day of the fall signing period. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Giddens' NBA Career in Holding Pattern Journal Staff and Wire   There was a time when J.R. Giddens took great pride in his high-flying exploits. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 7 Games, 16 Days By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Come March, it's always interesting to look back and see where a season changed â€" when a winning team turned the corner or a loser started falling on hard times. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:56 PM MST) Click Now To Continue CSU Overpowers Lobos By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico volleyball team needed its "A" game and then some against 13th-ranked Colorado State on Thursday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Changes Are in Store for Fantasy Owners Down Home Stretch By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   The NFL and the fantasy football world are a lot like America, in the process of change. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Alford Likes A Blend in Preseason By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It's time to play ball. Well, sort of. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:30 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorps Falter at Home By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    RIO RANCHO â€" If only the New Mexico Scorpions could somehow skip the first period and press the fast-forward button. It certainly would save them a lot of misery. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Dig Specialist By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Gayle Tripp knows an opportunity when she sees one. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:27 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NCAA Went Overboard Righting a Wrong By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Can it already be 26 years? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:25 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Defense Plans To Attack Rebels' Backup QB By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    It's a situation the University of New Mexico football team can empathize with but for which it has no sympathy. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Hitting High Gear By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   It's a different mix to be sure, and the chemistry shows promise. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Last Hurrahs By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   They are three of the good guys. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue One Will Be Left Standing By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   During Tuesday's Mountain West Conference football media teleconference, TCU coach Gary Patterson openly solicited New Mexico's support in his campaign vs. Utah in Thursday night's clash of the non-Bowl Championship Series titans. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rebels' Run 'D' Plugs Like Aztecs' By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   In preparing for an opponent, it's usually a good idea to put yourself in the other guy's cleats. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue For UNM, It's NCAA Berth or Bust By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Senior defensive players Kaci Paetz, Krista Peterson and Samantha Bevis have seen the ups and downs of the University of New Mexico women's soccer program during their careers. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:10 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Pitino To Speak at NMSU By Jason Groves / McClatchy    LAS CRUCES â€" Rick Pitino has a unique relationship with New Mexico State University. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Coach Alford Pleased With Arizona State Scrimmage By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    After a rugged weekend of high-intensity workouts and scrimmages, University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford gave his bunch a little respite on Monday, calling off the day's scheduled afternoon practice. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Will Start 4 Guards Against Australian Squad By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Don Flanagan is living up to his word. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Men's NCAA Run in Danger By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Jeremy Fishbein is not used to seasons like this one. Since his reign as the University of New Mexico men's soccer coach begain in 2002, the program has enjoyed unparalleled success. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gruner Making Progress By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Brad Gruner is not following the plan, and that may force University of New Mexico offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin's hand. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Need Right Blend Off Bench By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   In this election year, Steve Alford isn't flip-flopping on his vision for future Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments. He's voting straight neutral-site ticket. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Utah Again Stops New Mexico From Journal Reports    SALT LAKE CITY â€" Painfully close, but the UNM volleyball team was once again unable to bring down Utah on Thursday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue 49ers' Interim Boss Making Presence Known in Fantasy World By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   What an impression Mike Singletary made in his first game as a head coach. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Title Chances at Stake By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Tonight's showdown match at Utah will do much to clarify things for the University of New Mexico volleyball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Sports Speak Up!!   1. REPLACE THE CURRENT BASEBALL commissioner with someone who demonstrates good judgment in addition to a sound knowledge of baseball. 2. Return the fall classic to early October. A Halloween finish is much too scary. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:26 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM's Ro Knows Basketball By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Roman Martinez is a basketball player. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:26 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Utes Following Familiar Path By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   This time, the University of New Mexico isn't responsible for Utah's run. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Expanding Their Horizons By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    One's a scorer, the other is known for defense, but Kelsey Ansley and Porche Torrance are both seeking expanded roles. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue They Say Darndest Things By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Truth be told, most sports writers aren't the brightest folks. And few can articulate in front of a microphone, much less think quickly on their feet. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Should Consider All the Options By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   It's not supposed to be that tough, this thing called the passing game. Pitch and catch. Backyard football. Nothing to it. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ags, Lobos in Spoiler Roles By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   The great state of New Mexico has a chance this weekend to make a huge impact on a national college football scene: Utah or Boise State? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:11 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Zamora Earns Another TV Bout By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Back in September, Joaquin Zamora made good on his one chance to make a first impression. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Safety Rules, Gear Change Over Years By Will Webber/ Of the Journal   With the alarming rash of head and neck injuries around high school football this season, it seemed only fair to ask our resident referee, Gary Spitzberg, to address the safety rules in the prep game. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fired-Up Lobos Slam UNLV By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Even if it had been scripted, Thursday night's home match against UNLV couldn't have gone much better for the UNM volleyball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Sad Turn of Events By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The red zone was a dead zone for the Lobos on Thursday night, and now their bowl hopes in 2008 are on life support. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:07 AM MDT) Click Now To Continue Some No. 1 Picks Deserve To Be Handed a Fantasy Pink Slip By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   While the Saints and Chargers are sipping tea in London, Reggie Bush will be living a fantasy instead of helping fantasy owners. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue An On-Air Juggling Act By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    The recent misconduct of Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson struck a nerve with Robert Portnoy. So he sounded off. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Alford Should Examine A Map By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   I don't know if Steve Alford studied U.S. geography at Chrysler High School in New Castle, Ind., or later at Indiana University. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Alford Wants Out of Vegas By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford says Albuquerque is putting its best foot forward in hopes of landing the 2011 Mountain West Conference basketball tournament. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated ) Click Now To Continue More Than Just a Key MWC Volleyball Match By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   One look at the Mountain West Conference volleyball standings confirms tonight's University of New Mexico-UNLV match at Johnson Center is big. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:14 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Critical Junction By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   COLORADO SPRINGS — University of New Mexico quarterback Brad Gruner showed his inexperience Saturday night. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:51 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Test Your Fall Classic IQ By Bob Christ / Journal Staff Writer    Welcome to the Journal's second annual World Series trivia quiz. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Has Its Work Cut Out By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   The University of New Mexico football coaching staff will take advantage of its scheduled Thursday game at Air Force to hit the recruiting trail this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Pit Stop for MWC? By Mark Smith / Copyright © 2008   Is it adios Sin City, hello Duke City? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 5:29 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue It's Must-See TV Thursday By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   One team's coming off a confidence-building, blowout victory of historic proportions. The other's fresh from an exhilarating, one-point, come-from-behind win on the road. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:11 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Air Force Creates Headaches By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Air Force has simplified its offense since freshman Tim Jefferson replaced senior Shea Smith as the Falcons' starting quarterback. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Everyone Makes Team, Plays By Toby Smith/ Of the Journal   Two months ago, Ruben Garcia, a Cleveland Middle School seventh grader, went out for his school's tennis team. At the time, Garcia didn't know a racket from a rocket. What's more, his friends laughed at him. “That's a lame game,” one sneered. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Prep, NFL Rules Can Differ By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Sit in the stands of a high school football game long enough and you're sure to start wondering if the referees have a clue. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hoops Dream Still Lingers By Adam Drey/ Of the Journal   Editor's note: Journal designer Adam Drey participated in an open tryout last weekend conducted by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Armour, Herron, Letzig, Jones Partipate in Clinic By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Tommy Armour III, Kent Jones, Tim Herron and Michael Letzig have a number of things in common. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dekker Makes Right Move By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Travis Dekker was a track and field state champion at La Cueva High School in the shot put, but apparently he's taken up the hurdles during his collegiate career at the Air Force Academy. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:59 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gary Takes on Bigger Role By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has three senior starters who have been in the program a combined 14 years. But the Lobos most vocal leader this season might just be a sophomore. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:58 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Nelson Shines in Long-Awaited Debut By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   After 12 months on the sideline, Nikki Nelson finally gave Lobo fans a show. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Danridge Gives Lobo Fans Reason to Howl By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Tony, Tony, Tony. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fast Start for Scorpions By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   RIO RANCHO — A penalty shot, a couple of memorable professional debuts and two points. Not a bad opening night for the New Mexico Scorpions. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue An Aggies Game With Meaning By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   LAS CRUCES — For all the good-hearted ancillary activity going on around campus this weekend, there's one overriding reason for folks to come out tonight for New Mexico State's football game. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:05 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Trujillo Runs Past Cancer By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Like a lot of 20-somethings, Maya Trujillo is fresh out of college and looking for work. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:04 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos on Their Toes for AFA By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    It was a classic good-news, bad-news scenario. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:03 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hoops Squads Hope To Benefit By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   The Mountain West Conference continues to prosper from the publicity generated by the Brigham Young, Utah and TCU football programs . Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Jardine Has Vera in His Sights Tonight By Tristen Critchfield / Journal Staff Writer   Tonight in Birmingham, England, may very well mark the end of Keith Jardine competing in UFC's light-heavyweight division. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos, Aztecs Differ in Style By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   If the Lobos are in a rush, the Aztecs will need some air today. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Despite Drama in Dallas, Cowboys Should Help Owners Cash In By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Maybe it was the risk of looking soft compared to the kid at Mesa State who had his pinkie amputated in order to keep playing. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Brace To Host Gorillas in Opener By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   RIO RANCHO — The new-look New Mexico Scorpions begin another hockey season tonight. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Making His Case By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   It's been 14 years since No. 25 lined up at quarterback for the University of New Mexico football team. Stoney Case, UNM's all-time passing leader in the 1990s, made that number famous from 1991-94. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Tonight Is Time To Howl in Pit By Journal Staff Report/   The annual Lobo Howl is tonight at the Pit, with the University of New Mexico women's basketball team taking the floor from 7-8 p.m. and the men from 8-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Holly Holm in Hostile Territory By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. â€" The second Holly Holm-Mary Jo Sanders fight won't happen until tonight, but Holm already has absorbed more shots than she did in winning the first one. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Freshmen Play Key Roles By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Entering the season, it didn't look like the University of New Mexico women's soccer team had much playing time available for new players. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Acquire Winger From Colorado By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   The New Mexico Scorpions went shopping this week. On Monday, New Mexico traded Konrad Reeder's rights to Colorado for winger Seth Leonard. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue San Diego State's QB Situation Still Up in Air By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   San Diego State quarterback Drew Westling may be preparing for nothing this week. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:31 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Forward Commits to UNM Women By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Four down, none to go. The University of New Mexico women's basketball team's 2009-10 recruiting class is complete with 6-foot-2 power forward Jasmine Davis of Metropolis, Ill., claiming the final spot. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:16 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Penalties Deserve Special Review By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   After further review, why not review penalties, too? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue NMSU Men Tabbed To Finish Third By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    New Mexico State's men were picked to finish third and the Aggie women fifth in preseason Western Athletic Conference basketball polls released Tuesday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue League Poll Has Utah Leading Way By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It's a familiar forecast for the UNM women's basketball team: fourth place in the Mountain West Conference's annual preseason poll. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:41 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Picked for Middle of Pack By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    LAS VEGAS, Nev. â€" Expectations may be sky-high in Albuquerque for the upcoming University of New Mexico men's basketball season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue So Much for Redshirt Idea By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   OK, all you Lobos who are redshirting the 2008 season, take a step forward. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue League Shouldn't Protect Officials By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   Repent, ye Mountain West Conference officials, before it's too late! Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Cocked & Loaded By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   The last time we saw Nevada's Pistol offense, it fired a blank. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:51 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Score Early in OT to Beat SJSU By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    After failing to generate much offense for most of regulation, it took the University of New Mexico men's soccer team less than two minutes of overtime to finish off San Jose State on Friday. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Faces No. 9 BYU, a Team that Has Won 15 Straight Games By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   PROVO, Utah — Can it happen again? Five years ago this month, an unheralded University of New Mexico football team traveled to this state, unleashed a potent running attack and stunned the No. 24-ranked team in America. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:06 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Del Norte Senior To Vie With Big Dogs By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   SAN FELIPE PUEBLO â€" Del Norte senior Derrick Ortega took a day off from school this week for some career enhancement. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:06 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Top of the Charts By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   He's the most accurate 3-point assassin in University of New Mexico basketball history. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:05 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue There's No Accounting for Some of Week 5's Fantasy Adventures By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Week 5 once again proved that anything can happen in the NFL. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Languishing With .500 Record By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Throughout his career in youth soccer, Stephen Brown was a player who was moved around the field. Even during his time with the University of New Mexico, Brown has been versatile; playing midfield as a freshman and defender as a sophomore last season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:59 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Long's Luncheons: Fascinating Fare By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   In 1997, Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Albom struck literary gold with a book entitled “Tuesdays With Morrie.” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:58 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobo DB Also Excels on Returns By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Ian Clark refuses to let go of the past. But rather than suffering, he's actually benefiting from it. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:57 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Feed Off Home-Grown Talent By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   They have earned minimal returns for the big money they've spent on big free agents. Don't look for help this postseason from Jason Schmidt or Andruw Jones. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Heads to Wyoming's Volleyball Snake Pit By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   The 2008 Mountain West Conference volleyball race is proving particularly rugged. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Living for the Moment By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Amanda Best and Jessica Kielpinski had their moments as freshmen on the UNM women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Zamora Gets Star Struck By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Doesn't every star need a Star Center? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Albuquerque, Dodgers Getting a Jump on '09 By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    Native Philadelphian Ken Young grew up watching the Phillies and, especially, watching Phillies home crowds. He also recalls clearly how different the crowds were when the Dodgers came to town. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hall Gives BYU an Advantage By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Brigham Young is a 23-point favorite on Saturday when the University of New Mexico football team travels to Provo, Utah. Probably 22 of those points are based of the difference in experience level at quarterback. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:31 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue T-Birds Promote Aide To Coach By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Stressing continuity and community involvement, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League elevated assistant coach John Coffino on Monday to the top job to replace Jeff Ruland. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Cougars Have Been Passing Through New Mexico for Decades By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Back in 1956, a guy named Carroll passed the New Mexico Lobos silly. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Sweating Out the Races By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   New Mexico Bowl executive director Jeff Siembieda is a looking a bit uneasy these days. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM 'O' Has To Stay on Field By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Three and out. To a football offensive unit, those three words are misery. To a defensive unit, they're poetry. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:46 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Boarders Get Cool Start to Season By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Jennifer Stone cringed as she watched a young man face-plant into a pile of snow Friday evening outside the new Sports Systems shop. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:49 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rise and Shine By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   A wake-up call and a make-up game await the New Mexico State Aggies today. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:50 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Win … Or Else By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Welcome to the Mountain West Conference's first elimination football game from bowl consideration. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue School of Hard Knocks Graduate By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   As a fighter, Danny Romero Jr. watched from a ringside seat as the business of boxing alternately furthered and frustrated his hopes and dreams. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Judge Rules Against Ex-Monarch By Andrea Schoellkopf / Journal Staff Writer    The Manzano High basketball program won its day in court Friday, after a federal jury agreed that it had not retaliated against a former player when he was cut from the program. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Wrestling Clinic Honors Ex-Bear By James Staley / Journal Staff Writer   Jo Ann Zembiec didn't know her son kept extensive journals until his funeral, when a friend read some poignant entries. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Dominate Cougars By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Strictly a prime-time performance. Playing in front of a national television audience and its largest home crowd in 11 years, the University of New Mexico volleyball team put on a Thursday night show. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Daredevil Skier To Show His Stuff By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Cruising down a mountainside more than 20,000 feet high is nothing unusual for Glen Plake. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Good Idea Then Even Better Now By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Chris Bevilacqua, maybe you were on to something. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ex-Coach Has Date in Court By Laura Nesbitt / Mountain View Telegraph   Former Estancia track coach Grey Nevelos, who has been accused of sexually assaulting four female students, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea to one of the charges against him today at a pre-trial conference, said Deputy District Attorney Tim Cornish. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Needs To Get Its Air Game Off Ground By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   They're better than you think. The University of New Mexico football team's passing offense ranks 109th in the nation with an average of 128.6 yards per game. That average also is more than 100 yards fewer than the Lobos averaged last season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Graybeards Come Through in a Big Way for Fantasy Owners By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   It was fitting that while Brett Favre tossed a career-high six touchdowns Sunday he was clad in a throwback uniform. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:37 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue No Time for Relaxing By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Home at last. Time for the UNM volleyball team members to pull up some easy chairs, kick their feet up and … Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue GB's Rodgers Eager To Play From Journal Wires   GREEN BAY, Wis. — QB Aaron Rodgers said he'll take an injection and/or try wearing a shoulder harness. He'll push himself through painful rehabilitation exercises. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rusher Has Not Qualified By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Let's not Rush to judgment. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue More Fizzle Than Sizzle for Fletcher By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    John Fletcher is trying hard not to become another Cowboy blues cliché. The junior defensive end on the Wyoming football team is looking forward to this week's trip to Albuquerque. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:46 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rocky's Not a Spread Kind of Coach By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Physically, Lobo football coach Rocky Long is the personification of his professional self. At 58, he looks as if he could step in and play linebacker, or bench-press Kansas coach Mark Mangino 25 times. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gruner's Education Continues By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    As we know from our reading, Brad Gruner's first start as the Lobos' quarterback resulted in a victory over New Mexico State. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Shooting Gives Taylor Her Shot By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   “Shoot the ball, Lauren!” Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue For MWC, It Will Take a Perfect Storm By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   It's been 24 seasons since Brigham Young has won a national football championship. It'll be at least 25 seasons before the Cougars can contend for another one. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 12:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Roswell's Riddle Commits To Play for the Lobos By Eric Butler / For the Journal   The Roswell High volleyball team has made a living the last two years out of being the underdog. That status is in danger, this time around, largely because of the presence of senior Chantale Riddle. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:40 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Anderson hits 2 homers, Braves rout Astros 11-5 Associated Press   Josh Anderson's homecoming was more than a little special. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 6:41 AM MDT) Click Now To Continue 6-5 Post Will Join UNM Women By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Emily Stark made family connections when she visited Albuquerque earlier this month. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:21 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos, Ags Similar on Defense By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Joe Lee Dunn's and Rocky Long's defenses might be similar, but they're by no means identical twins. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:20 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobo Fans' Patience Running Thin By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Rocky Long, keeper of the keys to UNM football the past 10-plus seasons, seemed unfazed early this week as angry villagers stormed the castle with verbal pitchforks. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Missing the Boat By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   It would sound better if it were coming from Lloyd Bridges' character in the movie, “Airplane!” but here goes: It looks like the University of New Mexico football team picked the wrong year to have a hard-luck season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Halasz Likes Rugged Style By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Some freshmen tend to back down when basketball gets physical. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Mets bullpen blows another late lead, Braves win Associated Press   The Atlanta Braves rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and a 7-6 win Sunday that stalled New York's playoff push. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 6:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Good News: One Team Has To Win By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   A football coach's cliché states that teams make great strides, perhaps their most improvement, from Week 1 to Week 2. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos know they'll need to put some marches together today in Tulsa By Greg Archuleta/ Journal Staff Writer    TULSA, Okla. â€" It's only fitting that the Tulsa football team invite the University of New Mexico to celebrate the grand reopening of renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium today. The last time the Golden Hurricane visited University Stadium, the Lobos had a fiesta of their own. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 10:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos in Tough Vs. Tulsa By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    TULSA, Okla. â€" It's only fitting that the Tulsa football team invite the University of New Mexico to celebrate the grand reopening of renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium today. The last time the Golden Hurricane visited University Stadium, the Lobos had a fiesta of their own. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:56 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Revamped Squad Opens Drills Oct. 6 By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    Training camp for the New Mexico Scorpions opens in 16 days, and the team's roster is nearly at capacity in advance of the first skate Oct. 6. Winger Craig Macdonald and defenseman Andrew Smale both will be back with the Scorpions for a third season. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:56 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ditty on Move at Tanoan By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The Tanoan Country Club tennis courts are starting to look a lot like Ditty World. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ewart Surges to McGuire Lead By Glen Rosales / For the Jounral    Jodi Ewart set a goal of winning at least one tournament this season for the University of New Mexico women's golf team. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dopey Play Near End Zone Maddening to Some Fantasy Owners By Ken Hendricks/ Of the Journal   What is it about the Philadelphia Eagles and their fear of the Dallas end zone? Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 2:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers, 'Topes a Team By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Reunited and it feels so good. The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming back to Albuquerque. They have signed a two-year Player Development Contract (PDC) to make the Isotopes their Triple-A affiliate. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:14 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Tourney Volunteer Is a Whirlwind By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   One of the first people you meet when you enter the ColemanVision Tennis Championships is a short, russet-haired dynamo named Louise Pachelli. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Linked to Albuquerque Again By Tim Korte/ Associated Press   The Los Angeles Dodgers, who broke off a 29-year relationship with Albuquerque eight years ago, renewed it today through a two-year player development contract with the Albuquerque Isotopes. The Isotopes have been the Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins since 2003. Before that, the city was home to the Dodgers' Triple-A team, the Albuquerque Dukes, from 1972-2000, and the Double-A Albuquerque Dodgers from 1963-71. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 3:24 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Report Critical of Supervision by Robertson Coaches By Raam Wong / Journal Staff Writer   The Robertson High School football coaching staff's failure to fully investigate initial allegations of sexual assault at a preseason training camp last month allowed further assaults to occur, according to an investigation by the school district. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 11:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fueled by Disappointment By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Jodi Ewart and the rest of her University of New Mexico women's golf teammates weren't too happy with the way last season ended. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Qualifier KOs Queen of Serves By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy started playing professional tennis tournaments before Madison Brengle was born. Schultz-McCarthy rose to the top 10 in the world before Brengle was 2. Schultz-McCarthy scored wins over Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport and a slew of other standout players before Brengle began elementary school. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Patience Pays Off for Tulsa QB By Greg Archuleta/ Journal Staff Writer    David Johnson is the perfect quarterback to lead the Tulsa football team as it christens a renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday against the University of New Mexico. The Golden Hurricane will be in throwback jerseys, and Johnson is a throwback QB. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 9:17 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue A Heart of Gold By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   For Danny Granger, home is where the heart is. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 1:22 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Braves Lose To Phillies Associated Press   Howard rallied the Phillies back into first place, hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning for his fourth hit in an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Carlos Ruiz hit a homer off Braves rookie James Parr, who gave up 10 hits and four runs in 4 1-3 innings. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 (updated 8:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue View Sports Section: Stories by sport Sort stories by date Prep sports stories Search archives UNM Lobos Lobo Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Other UNM Sports ABQ Minor Leagues Isotopes Baseball T-Birds Basketball Scorpions Hockey NMSU Aggies NMSU Sports Men's Basketball Women's Basketball More Sports Sections Boxing Soccer Horse Racing Sports Speak Up! Associated Press Sports News Journal Sports Columnists Rick's Columns Rick's Sports Blog Calendar of Sports Events Around N.M. About the Calendar Local sports calendar Add your event Top AP Sports Stories ABQJournal Hot Sports Topics Rocky Long stories Steve Alford stories Scott Galetti stories J.R. Giddens stories Brian Urlacher stories Search Journal archives Area Prep Sports Links Journal Prep Sports West & R.R. 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