Featured Sports - Albuquerque Journal

Featured Sports - Albuquerque Journal

New Mexico contingent strong for JOs in Texas

Olayo-Muñoz, Carrasco both seeeded No. 1 in their divisions

Published: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 10:17PM
Updated: Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 10:20PM

Prince says he struggled with decision to leave United

Zach Prince's tenure with New Mexico United ended on a sudden and emotional note. Eleven games into his second season as head coach and technical director, Prince announced his departure...

Sunday, June 4th, 2023 at 12:55AM

Report: Borrego is returning to NBA, joining New Orleans as assistant

Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted a position as assistant coach for the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Saturday. Borrego, 45, was head coach for the Charlotte Hornets from...

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 10:27PM

Male prep athlete of 2022-23: Coach's kid Brody excelled on field, court

Elijah Brody was terrific at quarterback and as a play-making basketball guard this past school year at West Mesa.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 8:41PM

Female metro athlete of 2022-23: With club or racquet, Romero is a winner

Stephanie Romero was not just a multi-sport athlete at La Cueva; she juggled two sports in the same season and won state titles in both tennis and golf.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 8:30PM

Great Southwest Track and Field: Dallas hurdler is making a name for himself; see how NM stars fared

Alexander Chukwukelu, an 18-year-old from Dallas, lived up his reputation as perhaps the nation's top hurdler Saturday at the Great Southwest Track and Field meet.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 8:02PM

Prince leaving as United coach after 1-0 home loss to El Paso

Rival El Paso Locomotive FC had the better of things for most of the night and rode Denys Kostyshyn's second-half header to a 1-0 victorySaturday over host New Mexico United in front of an announced 11,247 fans.

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 7:23PM

Sports Speak Up! On the Lobo-Aggie basketball impasse, Yvonne Sanchez and Pitino's new assistant coach

PERSONALLY, I'D BE very disappointed if future UNM/NMSU football and basketball rivalry games were curtailed. Both teams are evenly matched and the games are exciting. I see the events at...

Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 at 6:41PM

The Journal's 2022-23 metro prep athletes of the year -- by sport

Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 10:43PM

Isotopes' losing skid reaches six games

'TOPES SATURDAY: At Salt Lake 6:35 p.m., 610 AM/95.9 FM PROBABLES: Isotopes RHP Karl Kauffmann (2-3, 7.78) vs. Bees LHP Jake Kalish (2-5, 8.36) FRIDAY: Salt Lake LHP Kenny Rosenberg...

Friday, June 2nd, 2023 at 10:12PM

HED's message to UNM and New Mexico State: Cooperate and play the games

June 1, 2023 4:24PM

Basketball impasse: New Mexico State reaches out to UNM athletic director regarding his safety concerns

May 31, 2023 3:55PM

New UNM basketball assistant Katsuma reunites with Pitino, replaces Brown

May 31, 2023 3:36PM

Lobo-Aggie men's basketball series is in jeopardy

May 30, 2023 2:44PM

Lobo basketball adds versatile graduate transfer forward for coming season

May 22, 2023 12:24PM

In transfer portal world, Lobos still hitting big with high school recruits

May 17, 2023 2:28PM

Lobo basketball coach Richard Pitino gets a new, and much bigger, deal

May 12, 2023 5:07AM

TITLE IX: Landmark federal law changed landscape of sports

Title IX paved an unexpected career path for coaching icon Flanagan

Don Flanagan made Eldorado girls, Lobo women big winners

Title IX, The Coach: Ciccarello got girls track up and running

It's a fact that Norma Sims, Manzano High School's athletic director from 1975-89, hired Jim…

Title IX: The Athlete - Olivia Jones fulfills hopes, dreams

The year was 1972, and 10-year-old Olivia Jones was growing tall, strong and well coordinated.…

Title IX: NCAA report shows stark gap in funding for women

The number of women competing at the highest level of college athletics continues to rise…

Title IX: Landmark federal law has changed landscape of sports

When Title IX was signed into law 50 years ago, sex-based discrimination in federally funded…

Rick Wright: MMA guru Jackson gets it about Title IX

What does one of the world's most recognized mixed martial arts coaches think of the…

Editorial: Title IX is the maker of dreams

Even after passage of Title IX in 1972, it wasn't easy. There were gross inequities…

HED's message to UNM and New Mexico State: Cooperate and play the games

The state's Higher Education Department wants the rivalry games between the University of New Mexico…

June 1, 2023 10:24PM

Basketball impasse: New Mexico State reaches out to UNM athletic director regarding his safety concerns

New Mexico State spoke with University of New Mexico Athletic Director Eddie Nuñez Wednesday about…

May 31, 2023 9:55PM

New UNM basketball assistant Katsuma reunites with Pitino, replaces Brown

Former Colorado State staffer Aaron Katsuma has replaced Eric Brown as the new assistant coach…

May 31, 2023 9:36PM

Local golf: Standout UNM men's, women's teams fueled by each other's successes

Sometimes, things just go hand-in-hand.For instance: New Mexico women's golf finished ...

May 31, 2023 9:22PM

New Mexico United bumps up assistant to take over team, for now

June 5, 2023 6:20PM

Prince says he struggled with decision to leave United

June 4, 2023 12:55AM

Prince leaving as United coach after 1-0 home loss to El Paso

June 3, 2023 7:23PM

Male prep athlete of 2022-23: Coach's kid Brody excelled on field, court

Female metro athlete of 2022-23: With club or racquet, Romero is a winner

Great Southwest Track and Field: Dallas hurdler is making a name for himself; see how NM stars fared

The Journal's 2022-23 metro prep athletes of the year -- by sport

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New Mexico United bumps up assistant to take over team, for now

New Mexico contingent strong for JOs in Texas

Prince leaving as United coach after 1-0 home loss to El Paso

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New Mexico contingent strong for JOs in Texas

Olayo-Muñoz, Carrasco both seeeded No. 1 ... Olayo-Muñoz, Carrasco both seeeded No. 1 in their divisions

June 5, 2023 4:20AM

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Prince says he struggled with decision to leave United

Zach Prince's tenure with New Mexico ... Zach Prince's tenure with New Mexico United ended on a sudden and emotional note. Eleven games into his second season as head coach and ...

June 4, 2023 6:55AM

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Report: Borrego is returning to NBA, joining New Orleans ...

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Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted ... Albuquerque native James Borrego has accepted a position as assistant coach for the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, ESPN reported Saturday. Borrego, 45, was head ...

June 4, 2023 4:27AM

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Male prep athlete of 2022-23: Coach's kid Brody excelled ...

Elijah Brody was terrific at quarterback ... Elijah Brody was terrific at quarterback and as a play-making basketball guard this past school year at West Mesa.

June 4, 2023 2:36AM

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Female metro athlete of 2022-23: With club or racquet, ...

Stephanie Romero was not just a ... Stephanie Romero was not just a multi-sport athlete at La Cueva; she juggled two sports in the same season and won state titles in ...

June 4, 2023 2:25AM

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Great Southwest Track and Field: Dallas hurdler is making ...

Alexander Chukwukelu, an 18-year-old from Dallas, ... Alexander Chukwukelu, an 18-year-old from Dallas, lived up his reputation as perhaps the nation's top hurdler Saturday at the Great Southwest Track and Field ...

June 4, 2023 2:02AM

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Prince leaving as United coach after 1-0 home loss ...

Rival El Paso Locomotive FC had ... Rival El Paso Locomotive FC had the better of things for most of the night and rode Denys Kostyshyn's second-half header to a 1-0 ...

June 4, 2023 1:23AM

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Sports Speak Up! On the Lobo-Aggie basketball impasse, Yvonne ...

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PERSONALLY, I'D BE very disappointed if ... PERSONALLY, I'D BE very disappointed if future UNM/NMSU football and basketball rivalry games were curtailed. Both teams are evenly matched and the games are ...

June 4, 2023 12:41AM

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The Journal's 2022-23 metro prep athletes of the year ...

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June 3, 2023 4:43AM