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By Arnie Leshin  The National Invitational Tournament was the tournament. It began in 1938 with Temple University from Philadelphia winning over University of Colorado.    The following year had Long Island University of Brooklyn downing Loyola of Chicago, and in 1940, back came Colorado to carry off the winning trophy …

By Arnie Leshin  For the University of New Mexico’s men’s basketball team, the only March Madness road would be the longest of all postseason tournaments, the National Invitational Tournament.   Yes, the NIT is not a bad path to take. Make the Final Four and you land at the Meca …

By Arnie Leshin  Some have already qualified for the 68-team NCAA Division I basketball field, others are still hanging around in their respective conference quarterfinals.   The women have gotten Southeast Louisiana in by winning its Southland championship over Lamar, 66-57, and also East Carolina as it won the American Athletic …

By Arnie Leshin  The first time I met Jim Boeheim I was in my junior year at Syracuse University as a runner on the cross country team, and had just experienced my third yearly flop on the ice outside the then-Carrier Dome.   I was rising from the ice when …

By Arnie Leshin  Hey bracketologists, hold your horses, they’re still running up and down the basketball court as you predict this and that.   Six of the power conferences are still in play — the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Southeastern, the Pac-12, the Big Ten, the Big East, the Big …

The New Mexico Department of Veterans Services (DVS) will hold veterans property tax waiver and exemption clinics in the following communities: Bernalillo – Mar. 10 (11am-3pm) Santa Fe – Apr. 13 (10am-2pm) Sandoval County Assessor’s Office Santa Fe County Fairgrounds 1500 Idalia Rd./Bldg. D 3229 Rodeo Rd. Clovis – Mar. …

By Arnie Leshin  It’s no secret, selection Sunday is nearing, but who will make the men’s Division I basketball March Madness field remains a guessing game.    These teams are already going dancing after landing their league’s automatic bid: Kennesaw State in the Atlantic, UNC Ashville in the Big South, …

By Arnie Leshin  Well, well, in came March Madness and out came the University of Connecticut women with what they do best.   This overwhelming and somewhat surprise sweep of Georgetown, 69-39, Marquette, 81-52, and now picking up their 20th conference title, this one in the Big East, the others …

March 6, 2023: The Pecos / Las Vegas Ranger District of the Santa Fe National Forest is proposing to remove dead and dying trees along Forest Service roads and around developed recreation sites on national forest system lands within the Hermit’s Peak / Calf Canyon wildfire post- burn area. During …

By Arnie Leshin  It didn’t matter that Azzi Fudd was back in play for the second straight game after a knee injury sidelined her for three months, what she does is reinforce the UConn women’s basketball lineup, provide more bodies for the roster.    For the Big East tournament in …