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Big Ten Media Days news, nuggets and takeaways: Surprise newcomers, rotation developments ahead of tipoff
CHICAGO -- Big Ten Media Days provides a golden opportunity to pepper the who's who about the pressing issues in college athletics. Private equity in college sports? NCAA Tournament expansion? The 5-in-5 eligibility snafu? Transfer portal rules?...
New Mexico Congressional leaders’ thoughts on the shutdown
A closed sign stands in front of the National Archives on the first day of a government shutdown on Wednesday in Washington. Julia Demaree Nikhinson/AP Photo × Heinrich: Speaker ‘doesn’t give a f*ck about working people’ The federal government...

Fresno State Hits Bye Week As Quarterback Questions Linger
Fresno State has a bye week, and so does its next opponent, San Diego State. The Bulldogs are on a media blackout this week, so it’s unknown if there are any plans to make changes at quarterback. As resilient as E.J. Warner is, he still has thrown...

New Mexico High School Football Top 10 State Rankings - Sept. 30, 2025
Here are the latest New Mexico high school football rankings as of September 30, 2025 55-0 win over Organ Mountain. Gunnar Guardiola threw five TDs in the victory. | at Clovis Coming off a bye week. | at Farmington Coming off a bye week. | vs....
Weather magic behind Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta revealed by KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist Anthony Yanez
I’m doing something a little different in today’s newsletter: Some of you may already know that I grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and this time of year, it’s absolutely magical. The skies come alive with hundreds of hot air balloons floating...

New Mexico Democrats rush to shore up safety net programs after federal cuts
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico's Democratic lawmakers were set to meet Wednesday to begin shoring up safety net spending in response to President Donald Trump’s recent cuts in a top state for participation in Medicaid and federal food...

Stream It Or Skip It: ‘Him’ on VOD, a Grotesque, Gratingly Obvious Satire of American Sports Idolatry
The GOAT meets regular old goats – well, quasi-Satanic regular old goats, anyway – in Him (now streaming on VOD platforms like Amazon Prime Video), a nasty slab of satirical horror about football and false idols. Tyriq Withers (the I Know What You...

New Mexico professional hockey team named Goatheads
The newly-named New Mexico Goatheads will soon be competing in the East Coast Hockey League.A public vote was held and the results led to the Goatheads being crowned the winner over the Tarantula Hawks and the Cutthroats, respectively. Goatheads,...

New Mexico State Fair nears record attendance in 2025
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico State Fair eclipsed half a million visitors for the second year in a row as the fair neared record attendance again in 2025. The 2025 New Mexico State Fair drew 514,458 visitors during its 11-day run, just...

Expert reveals Sam Houston-New Mexico St. picks, bets
Teams looking to get back into the win column clash when the Sam Houston Bearkats face the New Mexico State Aggies on Thursday night. Sam Houston is coming off a 55-0 loss at Texas on Sept. 20, while New Mexico State dropped a 38-20 decision to...

San Jose State vs New Mexico live stream: Free viewing options for tonight’s game
The struggling San Jose State Spartans look to right the ship tonight against the New Mexico Lobos in this Mountain West Conference showdown. The kickoff takes place at 7 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET (8 p.m. MST) on Friday, October 3, with a live broadcast...

Chuba’s Blistering 64 Places Him In Contention At PGA Tour Q-School
Former UTC and Baylor School golfer Dalton Chuba is in contention at PGA Tour Q-School First Stage after shooting 64. photo by Tennessee Golf Association During his prep career at Chattanooga’s Baylor School, Dalton Chuba made a late transition...


Science KTSM 50 New Mexico State University researchers among top in world
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Fifty researchers from New Mexico State University have been named among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide, an increase compared to previous years, the university said. Last year, NMSU saw 41 of its researchers...

He was a TV writer. Now he 'tattoos' mugs and teaches others how to make their own
Steve Stringer works his dream job out of a shed in Melrose Hill. The 500-square-foot outbuilding wasn't where Stringer, an L.A.-based ceramicist, imagined setting up shop. The day he found it, he was touring a neighboring Western Avenue property....

New Mexico Goatheads chosen as name of state’s new pro hockey team
The Goatheads beat out the Cutthroats and the Tarantula Hawks. RIO RANCHO, N.M. — Sports in the desert just got a whole lot cooler – New Mexico’s first professional hockey team in 17 years officially has a name. The team unveiled New Mexico...

Albuquerque police: Jayvon Givan's death ruled as 'suicide,' no foul play suspected
Albuquerque police: Jayvon Givan's death ruled as 'suicide,' no foul play suspected "They found the man hanging by a chain from a pillar of a wall outside of a business. It wasn't a tree. There wasn't a forest," APD told KOAT Updated: 7:06 PM MDT...

Champion of chimps, including New Mexico's, Jane Goodall had a soft spot for Santa Fe
Jane Goodall sat on the ground at the Las Vegas Plaza on Earth Day in 2010, surrounded by children. Teresa Gray's daughter, then about 4 or 5, held a chubby tan puppy in her lap. "You be careful with those puppies, because you're a lot bigger than...

Apple TV+ Drops First Teaser for 'Breaking Bad' Creator's Sci-Fi Thriller
It may have taken a little over ten years, but Breaking Bad series creator Vince Gilligan has finally returned with a new television series. After the massive success of Breaking Bad, Gilligan stayed in the criminal underworld of Albuquerque with...

New Mexico State hires next athletic director
New Mexico State University has announced Joe Fields will be its next director of athletics following a nationwide search.Joe Fields was selected to lead the athletic department with two decades of experience in collegiate athletics. He joins the...