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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 …

By Arnie Leshin  Class 3A’s opening state boys basketball tournament on Saturday came through in a 3-fo-3 sweep for St. Michael’s, Santa Fe Indian School and Robertson, with only the 7th-seeded Braves having to struggle.   But in 5A it was two and out when both 13th-seeded Santa Fe High …

By Arnie Leshin  Geno Auriemma finally looked relaxed. He sat on the UConn bench Saturday morning with his arms crossed and his feet out on the court, relaxed as any coach could be during the first game of the postseason.    And why not, now at the first round of …

The soaring hot New York Knicks and fading Brooklyn Nets hit the road for National Basketball Association games tonight, but they are going in opposite directions.   While the Nets, who last won a championship back with thej red, white and blue ABA ball back in the late 70s, decided to …

Catches of the week Berrendo Creek: Valerie Wyatt of Roswell caught a 22-inch largemouth bass using a red-and-black Senko worm Feb. 24. Eagle Nest Lake: Josh Harris and Stephen Pattinson of Santa Fe caught 30 perch, with the largest being 12 inches long, using green-and-yellow tungsten jigs in 40 feet of …

By Arnie Leshin  Once again, there’s seven colleges, men and women, with teams among the top 25.   About the same schools are up there — UCLA, Indiana, Arizona, Texas, Gonzaga, UConn, Maryland.    UCLA has the No. 4 men and No. 19 women; Indiana No. 15 men and No. …

By Arnie Leshin  BOYS: CLASS 5A — 1. Volcano Vista versus 16 Capital. 2. Sandia versus 15 Rio Grande. 3. Los Lunas versus 14 Las Cruces. 4. West Mesa versus 13 Santa Fe High. 5. Organ Mountain versus 12 Hobbs. 6. Carlsbad versus 11 Las Cruces. 7. Cleveland versus 10 Eldorado. 8. Rio Rancho versus 9 …