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The portal is open. Where do the Lobos need help?

Lobos losing starting-caliber production at several positions, most notably at edge rusher

Lobos know they’re in for a fight with Wyoming’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ riding into town

UNM looks to bounce back from a tough road loss and defend a 19-game home win streak with coach Sundance Wicks and Wyoming’s ‘Dirty Dozen’ coming to the Pit

Special teams coordinator Daniel Da Prato leaving for Minnesota

UNM running back DJ McKinney announces he's entering transfer portal, joins 11 other Lobos

UNM’s highest profile coaches bullish on future of Lobo athletics

University to conduct national search and Stokes to be involved in hire, Journal has learned

Popular Bob's Week 18 NFL Forecast: Much is still up in the air as season wraps

Tiebreakers and battles for divisional seeding make for a tumultuous final week of the regular season

Can the Lobos get well against San Jose State?

Injuries and illness have hampered UNM women's basketball since conference play began, but they're almost back to 100%

No ball movement means bad offense for Lobos

UNM's four assists in Tuesday's loss to Boise State ranks as one of the program's lowest totals in decades

Conflict at Cleveland wrestling tournament on tap this weekend

Former La Cueva Bear wins national volleyball title with Division II program in Denver and a Bulldawgs star selects his college

Holly Holm is coming for Stephanie Han's title belt

Albuquerque's Holm is looking to capture the WBA lightweight title at Saturday's bout in Puerto Rico

Rio Rancho wins tournament in a thriller vs. Volcano Vista

Rams remain undefeated at 8-0 thanks to late basket from injured star Cayden Richardson

Lobos wide receivers coach Colin Lockett expected to leave for UCLA

Quarterback Jack Layne played the second half of the season with a torn tendon in throwing elbow

Lobos fend off Cowgirls after slow start at the Pit

UNM pulled away in the fourth quarter after a back-and-forth battle with Wyoming

Emptying the Notebook: Lobos shot chart turns Boise Blue in dreadful shooting night

UNM's 3-25 shooting from 3-point range is one of worst in program history

Lobos can't hit shots, squander solid defensive effort in road loss at Boise State

UNM's road losing streak to the Broncos is now up to eight

Rams, Hawks set for championship showdown

Undefeated Rio Rancho will face district rival Volcano Vista in Rio Rancho tournament final after both teams cruise through semifinals

New Mexico high school girls basketball teams ranked (Dec. 30)

Rankings get a bit of a shake up despite little action over the holiday break

New Mexico high school boys basketball teams ranked (Dec. 30)

Small, but significant movement highlights this week's prep hoops' rankings

New Mexico quarterback Cole Welliver to enter portal

LB Mercury Swaim, RB Deshaun Buchanan set to return in 2026

Lobos looking to lasso Cowgirls in MW showdown

Wyoming and MW scoring leader Malene Pedersen visit the Pit for a Wednesday matinee

Hope Christian boys coach earns 900th career win

Coach Jim Murphy has 918 overall victories, including 18 with the Hope girls, in his distinguished career

Looking back at sports contributors who passed away in 2025

New Mexico lost a number of impactful sports figures this past year, including rodeo champs, coaches and movie stars

Ryan Berryman named UNM’s interim athletic director, one of two locals vying to replace Fernando Lovo

Two internal candidates, both part of the department's senior leadership group, hope to be next Lobos AD

Outgoing AD thanks fans, says he’s confident in future of Lobo athletics

Fernando Lovo was hired on Monday as the new Athletic Director of the University of Colorado

Navajo Prep wins in OT, the favorites dominate at Rio Rancho tournament

Volcano Vista-Navajo Prep and Sandia-Rio Rancho to meet in semifinals on Tuesday

Lobos won’t get many second chances against the Broncos

Boise State, who leads the MW in defensive rebounding, hosts UNM on Tuesday in a game that tips at 9 p.m.

All-Mountain West tight end Dorian Thomas to enter transfer portal

Redshirt sophomore led league in receiving yards for tight ends this season

TNA Wrestling debuts in Albuquerque in 2026

Major wrestling brand coming to Tingley Coliseum for two nights in January

Top New Mexico sports stories of 2025 (prep)

It was a year of record-breaking performances and emotional victories

It's official: University of Colorado hires athletics director Fernando Lovo

The 37-year-old spent past 13 months as UNM AD

Who's in, who's out for the Lobos? Tracking New Mexico's transfer departures, additions

The transfer portal opens Jan. 2, closes Jan. 16

Albuquerque native, NMSU LB Tyler Martinez to enter transfer portal

2024 All-CUSA honoree battled injuries this season

Colorado Board of Regents scheduled to vote on Lovo hire; UNM remains silent

First-year Lobos athletic director would owe nearly $800,000

Top New Mexico sports stories of 2025 (non-prep)

A year of transition didn't slow UNM Athletics from a banner 2025

One and done? Report says UNM Athletics Director Fernando Lovo expected to take Colorado job

First-year AD had great success for Lobos

North Texas offense overpowers San Diego State defense in Isleta New Mexico Bowl

Mean Green win with record-breaking rushing attack

UNM running backs coach John Johnson expected to leave for Iowa State

Johnson would be first staffer to leave the Lobos after 2025 season

Olympic medalist among NM Sports Hall of Fame inductees

Courtney Frerichs, who won silver in steeplechase, credits UNM for launching her professional running career

New Mexico Bowl: Who'll draw the winning hand as the Aztecs face the Mean Green?

Prolific North Texas QB is ready to play against San Diego State despite rumors he may enter the portal

Rate Bowl thriller: New Mexico falls to Minnesota in overtime

Gophers score a touchdown on last play to walk off with ninth straight bowl victory

Dr. DA — Albury using past experience to help teammates through struggles

Recent big games by Miller, Vicentic show Lobos' depth

New Mexico Bowl preview: Three things to know about San Diego State

Aztecs lose starting quarterback to shoulder surgery heading into Saturday's game

New Mexico Bowl preview: Three things to know about North Texas

Mean Green enter with one of the most explosive offenses in the country

For Ashley Darnell-Duran, a Christmas like no other

Bernalillo High girls basketball coach has been engulfed in a battle against breast cancer — and other challenges

Popular Bob's Week 17 NFL Forecast

Cowboys, Broncos favored on Christmas Day as playoff race heats up

Three keys and a prediction for New Mexico's Rate Bowl showdown against Minnesota

Lobos can't afford to turn it over in third matchup against Big Ten team this season

UNM football: Who's starting for the Lobos in the Rate Bowl?

Around the Mountain: These are the best wins and worst losses for the league so far

Plus, weekly player awards and more

New Mexico high school boys basketball teams ranked

Here are the Dec. 22 coaches top 10 polls for high school boys basketball teams in New Mexico.

New Mexico high school girls basketball teams ranked

Here are the Dec. 22 coaches top 10 polls for high school girls basketball teams in New Mexico.

Q&A: What can Lobo fans expect from the Gophers?

Previewing New Mexico's Rate Bowl clash against Minnesota

Six Gophers to know entering New Mexico's Rate Bowl matchup against Minnesota

Lobos could face All-Big Ten edge rusher entering Friday's game at Chase Field

'Better than ever': Holm, 44, just keeps on punching

Albuquerque southpaw to face El Paso's Han in Puerto Rico

Huskies start fast, rout Eldorado in rare Monday matinee

Miera scores 26 for Hope, a team with only two seniors but high expectations in Class 4A

Get to know new UNM volleyball coach Brian Hosfeld

He returns to being a head coach after several years as a college assistant

Albuquerque fighter, wife and son injured in crash

GoFundMe established for Usmonov family

This strike from New Mexico United's Zico Bailey was named USL Goal of the Year

Fans voted it the best

Hosfeld named new Lobos volleyball coach

He comes to Albuquerque off success at Wichita State

Emptying the Notebook: Inside job led Lobos to dominant Mountain West win

UNM had one of best 2-point shooting games in more than a quarter-century