Old Glory vs. New Disrespect: Where Do the Miners Stand? (July 2020)

But on this is Independence Day weekend … during an election year … when every cell phone is a news camera, what does this day mean to you?

Could COVID KO Miners? (June 2020)

Like so many universities not named Notre Dame, UTEP is always hustling for funds for athletics. While numerous programs below the so-called Power Five conferences are reducing the length of post-season playoffs (Big South golf and baseball et. al.) — or cutting them entirely — I wince at the thought of cutbacks.

Virus Checkup: Did UTEP Lose or Gain Ground During the Lockdown? (May 2020)

It will be September before we start learning whether the Miners gained ground on Conference USA, or slipped farther off the pace … but before the lockdown, the Miners conducted a handful of spring training workouts; some teams never reached the practice field