Except that Brady owns the confidence, the experience, and the ability to step up when it counts By Arnie Leshin Minneapolis, Minnesota, it’s no secret that it’s both cool and cold this time of year. Cool because of it’s the site of Sunday’s Super Bowl LII (52), cold because its the …
Read More »High school sports schedule of the week
TUESDAY: Boys Basketball – Albuquerque Eldorado at Santa Fe High, 7 p.m. West Las Vegas at St. Michael’s, 7 p.m. Albuquerque Bosque at Santa Fe Indian School, 7 Monte del Sol at Santa Fe Prep, 6:30 p.m. Pojoaque Valley at Las Vegas Robertson, 7 p.m. Girls Basketball — Santa Fe …
Read More »It wasn’t the Rose Bowl, but for Larry Rose III, his blossoming touchdown in overtime brought New Mexico State Friday night’s Arizona Bowl win over Utah State after a 57-year-old draught
Aggies hadn’t played a bowl game since defeating Utah State in the Sun Bow in 1960, and this time is was 26-20 in Tucson as their joyful fans stormed the field By Arnie Leshin As soon as senior Larry Rose III crossed the goal line, Aggie fans were already out of …
Read More »LESHIN’S SELECTIONS
COLLEGE BOWL PICKS By Arnie Leshin Dec. 16: Celebration Bowl – North Carolina A & T vs. Grambling. NC A & T 21-14 Dec. 16: Carriers New Orleans Bowl – Troy vs. North Texas. Troy 50-30 Dec. 16: AutoNation Cure Bowl – Western Kentucky vs. Georgia State. Western Kentucky 31-24 …
Read More »New Mexico State beat out three other schools to receive a bowl game invitational after a 57-year draught, and will line up against
New Mexico State beat out three other schools to receive a bowl game invitational after a 57-year draught, and will line up against Utah State Dec. 29 in the Home Loans Arizona Bowl in Tucson The two schools have been rivals for years and Utah State handed the Aggies a …
Read More »New Mexico State qualifies for its first football bowl game in 57 years
Long draught over as New Mexico State qualifies for its first football bowl game in 57 years, as it concludes the regular season all even at 6-6 by turning back visiting South Alabama Saturday A bowl bid will be awarded the Aggies after quarterback Tyler Rogers led the winning drive …
Read More »Ruidoso stuns Robertson in football
Visiting, underdog Ruidoso wins in final seconds Saturday over stunned Robertson, 57-54, behind the heroics of quarterback Brendan Stewart in state 4A football championship in Las Vegas Undefeated Manzano wins 6A, as does unbeaten Euncie in 3A, while 5A Artesia hoists its 29th and-a-half title By ARNIE LESHIN, Santa Fe Today The …
Read More »State Football Championships Kick Off Saturday Afternoon
State football championships kick off Saturday afternoon, with Manzano, Belen and Eunice hoping to finish undefeated and the Mustangs and Eagles in quest of their first state grid titles Manzano has to get past La Cueva in 6A, Belen has to top Artestia in 5A, Eunice has Capitan to beat …
Read More »Tigers’ Quarterback Kelly Bryant was Playing Injured
Unranked Syracuse upset visiting Clemson in mid October, outplayed the No. 2 team, but now the word is to forget about it, for Tigers’ quarterback Kelly Bryant was playing injured and that’s that Must be something new, that if a team is playing with an injured star player, its defeat …
Read More »Battle of Albuquerque, Manzano takes on La Cueva
It’s the battle of Albuquerque as undefeated, top-seeded Manzano takes on second-seeded district rival La Cueva at Wilson Stadium Saturday afternoon for the state 6A football championship They met once during the regular season and the Monarchs rode to a 28-21 win over the visiting Bears, now they seek their …
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