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By Arnie Leshin  District 2-3A boy’s basketball is really shaping up for the stretch run.   This comes after reigning state champion Robertson comes after the Cardinals were clobbered 60-30 on Jan. 26 at St. Michael’s, then came a 69-55 setback for the Cards at non-district Albuquerque Bosque School.    …

By Arnie Leshin There’s not much of a difference when you take a look at the upcoming boy’s basketball schedule for Monte del Sol Charter and Albuquerque Menaul.   After Menaul emerged with Thursday’s 74-55 victory over the visiting Dragons, the next five games are all on the road but …

By Arnie Leshin  After some tough losses, all on the road, New Mexico State’s men’s basketball team finally did some home work with Wednesday night‘s 73-67 win over visiting Stephen F. Austin at its Pan American Center in Las Cruces.    Austin was also one of those at home that …

By Arnie Leshin Another big game for Monte del Sol Charter senior wing Kevin Enriquez and a well-balanced attack for St. Michael’s as both boy’s basketball teams emerged victorious Tuesday.    While the Dragons won a key 73-69 District 2-2A game over Estancia at the Genoveva Chavez Community Center, the …

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By Arnie Leshin  Another all-around game for St. Michael’s senior Carmen Pacheco, who has returned after a recent concussion, as she paved the way to Tuesday night‘s 46-36 victory over visiting West Las Vegas in Class 2-3A play.   Pacheco came up with the game-high 20 points and took down …

By Arnie Leshin  Kudos to Purdue University’s men’s basketball. It currently rests on top of the top 25 national standings.    One loss in 22 starts, a 65-64 cliff-hanger at Rutgers after winning its first 12, and can’t forget those Scarlet Knights, who the previous year also defeated the Boilermakers, …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s been a back-and-forth battle in Mountain West Conference men’s basketball.    Right now there’s perennial champion San Diego State up on top at 8-1 and 17-4 overall. Next is Boise State at 7-2 in conference and 17-5 overall.    Following these two frontrunners are New Mexico, …

By Arnie Leshin  It was 1961 when I had come out of Syracuse University to begin a sports journalism career, the same time when Florida Atlantic University was founded in Boca Raton, Fla.    And down the way in 1962 across from I-95 the same occurred at Lynn University.    …

By Arnie Leshin  Just to riminess on University of Connecticut’s return to Tennessee in a renewal of the women’s basketball long time rivalry.   To be exact it was a long rivalry when Volunteers’ long-time head coach Pat Summit decided to drop Geno Auriemma’s team from her schedule.    Summit, who …