By J.J. Buck New Mexico United (2-1-1) at OKC Energy FC (1-1-2), Saturday, 6 p.m. mt, ESPN-plus New Mexico United steps out of group play for a trip to Oklahoma City this weekend. The Energy are coming off a 1-1 draw at home against Rio Grande Valley FC. The Toros put the pressure on right…… MORE
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Man on the Pitch: Locomotive FC Preview
By J.J. Buck New Mexico United at El Paso Locomotive F.C., Wednesday July 15th. Kick-off 7 p.m. New Mexico Untied returned to play with a 2-1 victory last Saturday at Colorado Springs and it wouldn’t have been a United game without a little bit of controversy. In the 79′ Switchbacks FC forward, Austin Dewing, slid…… MORE
Man on the Pitch: Switchbacks FC Preview
By J.J. Buck – New Mexico United, 0-1-0 at Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, 1-0-0. Kick-off 6 p.m. MT, ESPN+ Weidner Field will be the venue for New Mexico United’s first game action since March 7th. It will be the first of four games against the host Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC, who are only team in…… MORE
Man on the Pitch: United’s Return
By J.J. Buck – New Mexico United will take the field for the first time since March 7th this Saturday in Colorado Springs when they face Switchbacks FC. The bus ride north is a reminder that even as sports return things are far from normal. Empty stadiums await most teams, pending state decisions, as players…… MORE
Who’s Running Point?
Turnovers are terrible for point guards and tough on rosters. Heading into his second year as head coach at New Mexico, Paul Weir has a roster full of turnover and one glaring question in the backcourt. Who is their starting point guard? “If there’s a position on our roster that is going to be something…… MORE
What are we doing as a community for the Lobos?
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Fabio Jakobsen in a ‘comatose condition’ following horrific crash at Tour of Poland
Cyclist Fabio Jakobsen is in a “comatose condition” following a horrific crash at the end of the first stage of the Tour of Poland, according to his team. Jakobsen collided with a barrier at the finish line of Wednesday’s race after Dylan Groenewegen had drifted into the path of the Dutch cyclist, causing a number…
How a yellow jersey is dividing Brazil
Brazil’s bright yellow jersey is a symbol that unites the country through a love of football and national pride, but over the past two years the shirt’s adoption by right wing supporters of Jair Bolsonaro, who wear it at protests and rallies to show their political allegiance to the Brazilian president, is causing controversy. That…
LeBron James laughs off Trump’s criticism of NBA players taking a knee
NBA star LeBron James says the league won’t miss Donald Trump’s viewership after the US President criticized players for kneeling during the national anthem. Following the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor, NBA players have been vocal in their calls for social justice and, as the season resumed last week, every player knelt during…
American billionaire agrees deal to buy Italian football giant AS Roma
US billionaire Dan Friedkin has agreed a deal to purchase AS Roma, the Italian soccer giant confirmed on Thursday. The Serie A side said formal contracts with Friedkin’s consortium were signed on Wednesday, in a deal worth 591 million euros ($700m). The transaction is expected to be completed by the end of August. Friedkin is…