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New Mexico hosts Nicholls State for season opener

Nov. 04, 2024 04:06 AM EST

Nicholls State Colonels at New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico hosts Nicholls State for the season opener. New Mexico finished 26-10 overall a season ago while going 13-3 at home. The Lobos averaged 81.0...

New Mexico opens season at home against Nicholls State

Nov. 03, 2024 02:57 AM EST

Nicholls State Colonels at New Mexico Lobos Albuquerque, New Mexico; Monday, 9 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New Mexico starts the season at home against Nicholls State. New Mexico finished 26-10 overall last season while going 13-3 at home. The Lobos gave up...

Trump will rally backers every day until the election in North Carolina, a swing state he won twice

Nov. 02, 2024 22:47 PM EDT

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump will rally supporters in North Carolina every day until Tuesday's election, a flurry of late activity in the only swing state that he won in both his 2016 and 2020 campaigns. Even as Trump looks to expand the electoral map and project strength...

Donald Trump gambles with late-stage trips to Democratic New Mexico and Virginia

Nov. 01, 2024 23:23 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Donald Trump is traveling to New Mexico and Virginia in the campaign's final days, taking a risky detour from the seven battleground states to spend time in places where Republican presidential candidates have not won in decades. The former president...

9 arrested in federal investigation into drug trafficking at New Mexico prison

Nov. 01, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

MILAN, N.M. (AP) — Nine people were arrested this week in connection with a suspected drug trafficking operation at a federal prison in a small New Mexico town, authorities announced Friday. The arrests were made Wednesday as the FBI and U.S. Marshals Service raided 13 homes across...

Grand Canyon accepts invitation to join the Mountain West Conference by 2026

Nov. 01, 2024 15:35 PM EDT

PHOENIX (AP) — Grand Canyon has accepted an invitation to join the Mountain West Conference no later than 2026, according to an announcement sent by the school Friday. The Antelopes will join a conference that has six existing members, including Air Force, New Mexico, Nevada, San...

AP Decision Notes: What to expect in New Mexico on Election Day

Oct. 31, 2024 18:28 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican former President Donald Trump and five third-party candidates will compete for New Mexico's five electoral votes, but the most competitive race on the ballot will likely be a U.S. House race that could determine control of the...

Eric Rivers sets a Florida International record with 295 yards receiving in win over New Mexico St.

Oct. 29, 2024 22:39 PM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Rivers recorded 295 yards receiving to set a Florida International single-game record, and his three touchdown catches helped the Panthers beat New Mexico State 34-13 on Tuesday night to snap a three-game losing streak. Only two receivers in Conference USA history...

UFC champ Jon Jones agrees to anger management classes to resolve assault charge

Oct. 29, 2024 12:49 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — UFC heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones has agreed to attend four hours of anger management classes to resolve a pair of misdemeanor charges stemming from a drug test at his New Mexico home in which he was accused of being hostile. A bench trial was...

'All I can think about is hotter days.' Voter campaigns target Latinas worried about climate change

Oct. 29, 2024 09:42 AM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A few months ago, Mary Wagner woke up to the smell of smoke from wildfires in California and northern Nevada. She readied her sons for school and stepped outside into the smokey Las Vegas air. Her 13-year-old son’s asthmatic cough worsened. “It’s really,...