Kappy's Blog

The Madness is underway!

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:43:00 GMT

It's finally here! One of those days that you mark on your calendar and can't wait for the opening tip of the first game. March Madness and the NCAA Tournament. I should've taken lots of chances on my bracket, but as usual, I went with conservative picks.

UTEP...the new hottest ticket in town

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:27:00 GMT

The days of a half-full Don Haskins Center are now a thing of the past. As of 2:25pm Friday, only 13 tickets remain for tomorrow's game against Rice. When was the last time Rice played in front of a sold out crowd?

UTEP Finally Cracks the Top 25

Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:33:00 GMT

When the Miners received word that they were ranked 25th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll, it broke an 18 year drought for UTEP in the Top 25 nationally polls. Still no love from the Associated Press, who has them ranked 26th.

Sportstalk is Podcasting

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:51:00 GMT

Good news for all of our listeners. We are now podcasting many of our interviews. Just scroll down to the bottom of the Sportstalk page and click the interview you'd like to hear. Enjoy!

The UTEP Scoop...

Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:14:00 GMT

I took a phone call from a listener upset with the lack of UTEP basketball coverage in the El Paso Times. The caller brought up some excellent points, ranging from the curious placement of UTEP game articles in the Sunday paper to omitting the Miners entirely in Monday's edition.