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Journal Sports                    For high school sports coverage click here Nit-Picking After 46-Point Win By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   This is getting downright silly. Can't anybody on this Lobo men's basketball team throw a decent alley-oop pass? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:49 PM MST) Click Now To Continue In Focus By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Lobos Technically Sound Vs. Grambling. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 2:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Are No Match for Stanford By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   This time there was no coming back. Eighth-ranked Stanford hit the University of New Mexico women's basketball team with a barrage of first-half 3-pointers Thursday night and went on to stick the Lobos with a 84-46 road thumping at Maples Pavilion. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:48 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Bargain Football at NMSU By Randy Harrison/ Journal Staff Writer   Aggies Need To Draw Fans To Meet Rules. There's a surefire way to get Las Crucens to go to Saturday afternoon's college football game at Aggie Memorial Stadium: Make one of the teams wear the uniforms of the Las Cruces High Bulldawgs. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Sometimes Patience Comes in Handy in a Fantasy Relationship By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   It's been a rough season for many high fantasy draft picks. And it's been just as bad for those fantasy owners who selected them. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:41 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Mustangs Adjusting to New System By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   New coaches and New Mexico student-athletes characterize women's basketball at the state's small colleges. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:41 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Kicking Down the Door By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Jessica Sanchez is a full-time mom. She has a full-time job. And, for the past two years, she's been a full-time kickboxer. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:40 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Looks To Clinch Third at Home Tonight Vs. TCU By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    How best to prepare for your biggest regular-season match in years? The University of New Mexico volleyball team wrestled with that question this week as it geared up for tonight's home Mountain West Conference showdown against TCU. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:39 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Stumble Against Colorado Eagles By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    With arguably the best team in the Central Hockey League paying a visit Wednesday night, the New Mexico Scorpions were up to the task. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:05 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Time Not on Lobos' Side in Early Part of Season By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   There was simply too much time. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Steps Up in Class By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   STANFORD, Calif. — It's a tall, tall order for the University of New Mexico women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue QB Recruit in Wait-and-See Mode By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   To hang tight, or not to hang tight. If that is the question, then present and possible future Lobo football players really have only one option. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:54 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Cancun Adventure Starts in Pit Tonight By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   So what is this Cancun deal anyway? Is it in Mexico or New Mexico? Is it a winners-advance tournament or a semi-round robin? Do participants play three games or four? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:52 PM MST) Click Now To Continue State Colleges To Convene in Grants for Classic By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It's a rare day when all four of New Mexico's Division II men's basketball teams play under the same roof the same night. That day is coming Friday. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Ags Tumble at Southern Cal Journal Staff and Wire   LOS ANGELES — New Mexico State didn't do enough of the little things that mattered Tuesday night against host Southern Cal, falling 73-60 to the nation's No. 19 men's basketball team Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rocky Reaction    Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Gonzales Interim Coach By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   University of New Mexico athletic director Paul Krebs wasted no time in finding the next Lobo football coach. A day after 11-year coach Rocky Long stepped down, Krebs announced current safeties coach Danny Gonzales has been promoted. At least for the next month. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:10 AM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Show Character By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   It didn't feel like your average mid-November game. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:09 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Style Counts By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   True story, supposedly: Two football coaches are on the sideline at practice, talking about their star wide receiver. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Temple Was Prepared To Forfeit Rather Than Play By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Faced with the option of forfeiting two district games or, as one administrator put it, “placing our basketball team in an unsafe environment,” officials at Temple Baptist Academy chose the former without hesitation. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:07 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Football: Did Long Deserve More from New Mexico Fans? By Tim Korte/ Associated Press    Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 5:48 PM MST) Click Now To Continue test 2222222 Journal Staff Writer   test Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Archuleta Simply Wants Belt Tonight By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    It's a world title fight. Or is it? Frankie Archuleta will let others debate the worth of an International Boxing Association championship belt. He just wants to put one around his waist. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:25 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Waters the Coach Resigns By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer    Larry Waters has always prided himself on giving 100 percent at all costs. Be it coaching, teaching or adminstrative work, he always answered the bell when it came to his commitments. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Focus Shifts To Finding Next UNM Coach By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Wanted: miracle worker to replace hard-nosed, hard-working, non-miracle-worker as football coach at the University of New Mexico. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:37 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Long Farewell By Ed Johnson / Assistant Sports Editor   Rocky Long came home on an icy day 11 years ago.Amid falling snowflakes, there was a sense of relief around the University of New Mexico campus. A Lobo had returned to lead the Lobos. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:32 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Loss Wasn't A Good One By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   OMAHA, Neb. — It was a marvellous opportunity. It was a great learning experience. It was a terrible loss. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Thinking Fast on Your Feet a Must for Owners This Weekend By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Last week I wrote Ryan Torain will be a “decent No. 2 running back and a great flex play for the rest of the season.” Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:29 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Gaining Inspiration From Ailing Wright By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    The Lobo football team has its rallying cry for the season finale. It's called "DeAndre Wright." Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:28 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Long Hints He Can Take Lobos Only So Far By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   "The Miracle Worker," a 1962 movie that earned Oscars for Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke, wasn't really about miracles. It was about painstaking work and tireless dedication, sustained through countless setbacks with no guarantee of ultimate success. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:22 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos Face Wounded Team By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It wasn't something that Zac Roman asked for. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:21 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Questions Abound for New Mexico By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The Aussie and Alaskan exhibitions are over. Saturday the curtain goes up for real on the University of New Mexico women's basketball 2008-09 season. What can fans expect to see in Year One of the post-Dionne Marsh era? There are plenty of questions to be answered. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:20 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Clovis' Crockett Makes It Official; Joins Texas Tech By Will Webber/ Of the Journal   Call it the recruiting war that never was. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:09 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Following Similar Path By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Twice in Rocky Long's 11-year tenure as University of New Mexico football coach has his team failed to live up to expectations â€" in 2005 and in 2008. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:04 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Women's 6-2 Ansley Decides To Transfer By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico women's basketball roster for 2008-09 has taken another hit. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 6-7 Hobson Provides UNM 4-Player Class By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    If nothing else, Darrington Hobson is a man of his word. He's also a heck of a basketball player, and the University of New Mexico is grateful on both accounts. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 3:17 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Sign Here By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Highland's Chad Adams still learning about Lobo basketball and the Pit. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Not Playing for 2009 By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    If you think 4-7 has an ugly ring to it, try 4-8. Finishing with a 5-7 record, UNM football coach Rocky Long said Tuesday, is the Lobos' priority this week â€" not auditioning younger players for next season or giving his walking wounded a break. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:00 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Coach: Harris Treated Poorly By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Recruiting, like life, isn't always fair. The high school coach of former University of New Mexico men's basketball player Johnnie Harris says he learned that the hard way. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:59 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NM Bowl Picture Clearing By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   No more jokes about the New Mexico Bowl. What other postseason college football event has its own playoff? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:58 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Playing Offensive Blame Game By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Like the fastball hitter who can't hit a curve, like the acrobatic shortstop who can't hit his weight, like the hotshot prep point guard who can't go to his left, the University of New Mexico football team traditionally is only half what it needs to be. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:57 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobos in the Wings By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico men's basketball team expects a trio of letters of intent today, the first day of the fall signing period. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Giddens' NBA Career in Holding Pattern Journal Staff and Wire   There was a time when J.R. Giddens took great pride in his high-flying exploits. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:55 PM MST) Click Now To Continue 7 Games, 16 Days By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    Come March, it's always interesting to look back and see where a season changed â€" when a winning team turned the corner or a loser started falling on hard times. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:56 PM MST) Click Now To Continue CSU Overpowers Lobos By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    The University of New Mexico volleyball team needed its "A" game and then some against 13th-ranked Colorado State on Thursday night. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:51 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Changes Are in Store for Fantasy Owners Down Home Stretch By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   The NFL and the fantasy football world are a lot like America, in the process of change. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Alford Likes A Blend in Preseason By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   It's time to play ball. Well, sort of. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:30 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Scorps Falter at Home By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    RIO RANCHO â€" If only the New Mexico Scorpions could somehow skip the first period and press the fast-forward button. It certainly would save them a lot of misery. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Dig Specialist By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Gayle Tripp knows an opportunity when she sees one. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:27 PM MST) Click Now To Continue NCAA Went Overboard Righting a Wrong By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Can it already be 26 years? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:25 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Defense Plans To Attack Rebels' Backup QB By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    It's a situation the University of New Mexico football team can empathize with but for which it has no sympathy. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Hitting High Gear By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   It's a different mix to be sure, and the chemistry shows promise. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:24 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Last Hurrahs By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   They are three of the good guys. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:23 PM MST) Click Now To Continue One Will Be Left Standing By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   During Tuesday's Mountain West Conference football media teleconference, TCU coach Gary Patterson openly solicited New Mexico's support in his campaign vs. Utah in Thursday night's clash of the non-Bowl Championship Series titans. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:12 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Rebels' Run 'D' Plugs Like Aztecs' By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   In preparing for an opponent, it's usually a good idea to put yourself in the other guy's cleats. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:11 PM MST) Click Now To Continue For UNM, It's NCAA Berth or Bust By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Senior defensive players Kaci Paetz, Krista Peterson and Samantha Bevis have seen the ups and downs of the University of New Mexico women's soccer program during their careers. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:10 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Pitino To Speak at NMSU By Jason Groves / McClatchy    LAS CRUCES â€" Rick Pitino has a unique relationship with New Mexico State University. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:05 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Coach Alford Pleased With Arizona State Scrimmage By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    After a rugged weekend of high-intensity workouts and scrimmages, University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford gave his bunch a little respite on Monday, calling off the day's scheduled afternoon practice. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:03 PM MST) Click Now To Continue UNM Will Start 4 Guards Against Australian Squad By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Don Flanagan is living up to his word. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:02 PM MST) Click Now To Continue Lobo Men's NCAA Run in Danger By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Jeremy Fishbein is not used to seasons like this one. Since his reign as the University of New Mexico men's soccer coach begain in 2002, the program has enjoyed unparalleled success. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gruner Making Progress By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Brad Gruner is not following the plan, and that may force University of New Mexico offensive coordinator Dave Baldwin's hand. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Need Right Blend Off Bench By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   In this election year, Steve Alford isn't flip-flopping on his vision for future Mountain West Conference basketball tournaments. He's voting straight neutral-site ticket. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Utah Again Stops New Mexico From Journal Reports    SALT LAKE CITY â€" Painfully close, but the UNM volleyball team was once again unable to bring down Utah on Thursday night. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue 49ers' Interim Boss Making Presence Known in Fantasy World By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   What an impression Mike Singletary made in his first game as a head coach. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Title Chances at Stake By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Tonight's showdown match at Utah will do much to clarify things for the University of New Mexico volleyball team. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated ) Click Now To Continue Sports Speak Up!!   1. REPLACE THE CURRENT BASEBALL commissioner with someone who demonstrates good judgment in addition to a sound knowledge of baseball. 2. Return the fall classic to early October. A Halloween finish is much too scary. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:26 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM's Ro Knows Basketball By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Roman Martinez is a basketball player. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:26 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Utes Following Familiar Path By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   This time, the University of New Mexico isn't responsible for Utah's run. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Expanding Their Horizons By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    One's a scorer, the other is known for defense, but Kelsey Ansley and Porche Torrance are both seeking expanded roles. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue They Say Darndest Things By Mark Smith/ Of the Journal   Truth be told, most sports writers aren't the brightest folks. And few can articulate in front of a microphone, much less think quickly on their feet. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Should Consider All the Options By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   It's not supposed to be that tough, this thing called the passing game. Pitch and catch. Backyard football. Nothing to it. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ags, Lobos in Spoiler Roles By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   The great state of New Mexico has a chance this weekend to make a huge impact on a national college football scene: Utah or Boise State? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:11 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Zamora Earns Another TV Bout By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Back in September, Joaquin Zamora made good on his one chance to make a first impression. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Safety Rules, Gear Change Over Years By Will Webber/ Of the Journal   With the alarming rash of head and neck injuries around high school football this season, it seemed only fair to ask our resident referee, Gary Spitzberg, to address the safety rules in the prep game. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fired-Up Lobos Slam UNLV By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Even if it had been scripted, Thursday night's home match against UNLV couldn't have gone much better for the UNM volleyball team. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Sad Turn of Events By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The red zone was a dead zone for the Lobos on Thursday night, and now their bowl hopes in 2008 are on life support. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:07 AM MDT) Click Now To Continue Some No. 1 Picks Deserve To Be Handed a Fantasy Pink Slip By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   While the Saints and Chargers are sipping tea in London, Reggie Bush will be living a fantasy instead of helping fantasy owners. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue An On-Air Juggling Act By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    The recent misconduct of Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson struck a nerve with Robert Portnoy. So he sounded off. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Alford Should Examine A Map By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   I don't know if Steve Alford studied U.S. geography at Chrysler High School in New Castle, Ind., or later at Indiana University. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Alford Wants Out of Vegas By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    University of New Mexico men's basketball coach Steve Alford says Albuquerque is putting its best foot forward in hopes of landing the 2011 Mountain West Conference basketball tournament. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated ) Click Now To Continue More Than Just a Key MWC Volleyball Match By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   One look at the Mountain West Conference volleyball standings confirms tonight's University of New Mexico-UNLV match at Johnson Center is big. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:14 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Critical Junction By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   COLORADO SPRINGS — University of New Mexico quarterback Brad Gruner showed his inexperience Saturday night. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:51 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Test Your Fall Classic IQ By Bob Christ / Journal Staff Writer    Welcome to the Journal's second annual World Series trivia quiz. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Has Its Work Cut Out By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   The University of New Mexico football coaching staff will take advantage of its scheduled Thursday game at Air Force to hit the recruiting trail this weekend. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Pit Stop for MWC? By Mark Smith / Copyright © 2008   Is it adios Sin City, hello Duke City? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 5:29 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue It's Must-See TV Thursday By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   One team's coming off a confidence-building, blowout victory of historic proportions. The other's fresh from an exhilarating, one-point, come-from-behind win on the road. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:11 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Air Force Creates Headaches By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Air Force has simplified its offense since freshman Tim Jefferson replaced senior Shea Smith as the Falcons' starting quarterback. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Everyone Makes Team, Plays By Toby Smith/ Of the Journal   Two months ago, Ruben Garcia, a Cleveland Middle School seventh grader, went out for his school's tennis team. At the time, Garcia didn't know a racket from a rocket. What's more, his friends laughed at him. “That's a lame game,” one sneered. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Prep, NFL Rules Can Differ By Will Webber / Journal Staff Writer   Sit in the stands of a high school football game long enough and you're sure to start wondering if the referees have a clue. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hoops Dream Still Lingers By Adam Drey/ Of the Journal   Editor's note: Journal designer Adam Drey participated in an open tryout last weekend conducted by the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Armour, Herron, Letzig, Jones Partipate in Clinic By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Tommy Armour III, Kent Jones, Tim Herron and Michael Letzig have a number of things in common. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dekker Makes Right Move By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Travis Dekker was a track and field state champion at La Cueva High School in the shot put, but apparently he's taken up the hurdles during his collegiate career at the Air Force Academy. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:59 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gary Takes on Bigger Role By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   The University of New Mexico men's basketball team has three senior starters who have been in the program a combined 14 years. But the Lobos most vocal leader this season might just be a sophomore. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:58 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Nelson Shines in Long-Awaited Debut By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   After 12 months on the sideline, Nikki Nelson finally gave Lobo fans a show. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Danridge Gives Lobo Fans Reason to Howl By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Tony, Tony, Tony. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fast Start for Scorpions By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   RIO RANCHO — A penalty shot, a couple of memorable professional debuts and two points. Not a bad opening night for the New Mexico Scorpions. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue An Aggies Game With Meaning By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   LAS CRUCES — For all the good-hearted ancillary activity going on around campus this weekend, there's one overriding reason for folks to come out tonight for New Mexico State's football game. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:05 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Trujillo Runs Past Cancer By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Like a lot of 20-somethings, Maya Trujillo is fresh out of college and looking for work. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:04 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos on Their Toes for AFA By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    It was a classic good-news, bad-news scenario. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:03 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hoops Squads Hope To Benefit By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   The Mountain West Conference continues to prosper from the publicity generated by the Brigham Young, Utah and TCU football programs . Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Jardine Has Vera in His Sights Tonight By Tristen Critchfield / Journal Staff Writer   Tonight in Birmingham, England, may very well mark the end of Keith Jardine competing in UFC's light-heavyweight division. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos, Aztecs Differ in Style By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   If the Lobos are in a rush, the Aztecs will need some air today. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Despite Drama in Dallas, Cowboys Should Help Owners Cash In By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Maybe it was the risk of looking soft compared to the kid at Mesa State who had his pinkie amputated in order to keep playing. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Brace To Host Gorillas in Opener By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   RIO RANCHO — The new-look New Mexico Scorpions begin another hockey season tonight. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Making His Case By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   It's been 14 years since No. 25 lined up at quarterback for the University of New Mexico football team. Stoney Case, UNM's all-time passing leader in the 1990s, made that number famous from 1991-94. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:08 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Tonight Is Time To Howl in Pit By Journal Staff Report/   The annual Lobo Howl is tonight at the Pit, with the University of New Mexico women's basketball team taking the floor from 7-8 p.m. and the men from 8-9 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Holly Holm in Hostile Territory By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    AUBURN HILLS, Mich. â€" The second Holly Holm-Mary Jo Sanders fight won't happen until tonight, but Holm already has absorbed more shots than she did in winning the first one. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:07 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Freshmen Play Key Roles By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Entering the season, it didn't look like the University of New Mexico women's soccer team had much playing time available for new players. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Scorpions Acquire Winger From Colorado By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer   The New Mexico Scorpions went shopping this week. On Monday, New Mexico traded Konrad Reeder's rights to Colorado for winger Seth Leonard. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue San Diego State's QB Situation Still Up in Air By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   San Diego State quarterback Drew Westling may be preparing for nothing this week. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:31 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Forward Commits to UNM Women By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Four down, none to go. The University of New Mexico women's basketball team's 2009-10 recruiting class is complete with 6-foot-2 power forward Jasmine Davis of Metropolis, Ill., claiming the final spot. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:16 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Penalties Deserve Special Review By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   After further review, why not review penalties, too? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue NMSU Men Tabbed To Finish Third By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    New Mexico State's men were picked to finish third and the Aggie women fifth in preseason Western Athletic Conference basketball polls released Tuesday. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue League Poll Has Utah Leading Way By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   LAS VEGAS, Nev. — It's a familiar forecast for the UNM women's basketball team: fourth place in the Mountain West Conference's annual preseason poll. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:41 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Picked for Middle of Pack By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer    LAS VEGAS, Nev. â€" Expectations may be sky-high in Albuquerque for the upcoming University of New Mexico men's basketball season. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:12 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue So Much for Redshirt Idea By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   OK, all you Lobos who are redshirting the 2008 season, take a step forward. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue League Shouldn't Protect Officials By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   Repent, ye Mountain West Conference officials, before it's too late! Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:10 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Cocked & Loaded By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   The last time we saw Nevada's Pistol offense, it fired a blank. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:51 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Score Early in OT to Beat SJSU By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    After failing to generate much offense for most of regulation, it took the University of New Mexico men's soccer team less than two minutes of overtime to finish off San Jose State on Friday. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue New Mexico Faces No. 9 BYU, a Team that Has Won 15 Straight Games By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   PROVO, Utah — Can it happen again? Five years ago this month, an unheralded University of New Mexico football team traveled to this state, unleashed a potent running attack and stunned the No. 24-ranked team in America. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:06 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Del Norte Senior To Vie With Big Dogs By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   SAN FELIPE PUEBLO â€" Del Norte senior Derrick Ortega took a day off from school this week for some career enhancement. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:06 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Top of the Charts By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   He's the most accurate 3-point assassin in University of New Mexico basketball history. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:05 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue There's No Accounting for Some of Week 5's Fantasy Adventures By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   Week 5 once again proved that anything can happen in the NFL. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:01 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Languishing With .500 Record By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Throughout his career in youth soccer, Stephen Brown was a player who was moved around the field. Even during his time with the University of New Mexico, Brown has been versatile; playing midfield as a freshman and defender as a sophomore last season. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:59 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Long's Luncheons: Fascinating Fare By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   In 1997, Detroit Free Press sports columnist Mitch Albom struck literary gold with a book entitled “Tuesdays With Morrie.” Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:58 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobo DB Also Excels on Returns By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Ian Clark refuses to let go of the past. But rather than suffering, he's actually benefiting from it. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:57 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Feed Off Home-Grown Talent By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   They have earned minimal returns for the big money they've spent on big free agents. Don't look for help this postseason from Jason Schmidt or Andruw Jones. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Heads to Wyoming's Volleyball Snake Pit By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   The 2008 Mountain West Conference volleyball race is proving particularly rugged. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Living for the Moment By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Amanda Best and Jessica Kielpinski had their moments as freshmen on the UNM women's basketball team. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Zamora Gets Star Struck By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   Doesn't every star need a Star Center? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Albuquerque, Dodgers Getting a Jump on '09 By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer    Native Philadelphian Ken Young grew up watching the Phillies and, especially, watching Phillies home crowds. He also recalls clearly how different the crowds were when the Dodgers came to town. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:33 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Hall Gives BYU an Advantage By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    Brigham Young is a 23-point favorite on Saturday when the University of New Mexico football team travels to Provo, Utah. Probably 22 of those points are based of the difference in experience level at quarterback. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:31 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue T-Birds Promote Aide To Coach By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Stressing continuity and community involvement, the Albuquerque Thunderbirds of the NBA Development League elevated assistant coach John Coffino on Monday to the top job to replace Jeff Ruland. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Cougars Have Been Passing Through New Mexico for Decades By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Back in 1956, a guy named Carroll passed the New Mexico Lobos silly. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Sweating Out the Races By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   New Mexico Bowl executive director Jeff Siembieda is a looking a bit uneasy these days. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM 'O' Has To Stay on Field By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Three and out. To a football offensive unit, those three words are misery. To a defensive unit, they're poetry. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:46 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Boarders Get Cool Start to Season By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Jennifer Stone cringed as she watched a young man face-plant into a pile of snow Friday evening outside the new Sports Systems shop. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:49 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rise and Shine By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   A wake-up call and a make-up game await the New Mexico State Aggies today. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:50 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Win … Or Else By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   Welcome to the Mountain West Conference's first elimination football game from bowl consideration. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue School of Hard Knocks Graduate By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer   As a fighter, Danny Romero Jr. watched from a ringside seat as the business of boxing alternately furthered and frustrated his hopes and dreams. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:45 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Judge Rules Against Ex-Monarch By Andrea Schoellkopf / Journal Staff Writer    The Manzano High basketball program won its day in court Friday, after a federal jury agreed that it had not retaliated against a former player when he was cut from the program. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Wrestling Clinic Honors Ex-Bear By James Staley / Journal Staff Writer   Jo Ann Zembiec didn't know her son kept extensive journals until his funeral, when a friend read some poignant entries. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos Dominate Cougars By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer    Strictly a prime-time performance. Playing in front of a national television audience and its largest home crowd in 11 years, the University of New Mexico volleyball team put on a Thursday night show. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Daredevil Skier To Show His Stuff By Glen Rosales / For the Journal   Cruising down a mountainside more than 20,000 feet high is nothing unusual for Glen Plake. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Good Idea Then Even Better Now By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Chris Bevilacqua, maybe you were on to something. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:32 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ex-Coach Has Date in Court By Laura Nesbitt / Mountain View Telegraph   Former Estancia track coach Grey Nevelos, who has been accused of sexually assaulting four female students, is scheduled to enter a guilty plea to one of the charges against him today at a pre-trial conference, said Deputy District Attorney Tim Cornish. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Needs To Get Its Air Game Off Ground By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer   They're better than you think. The University of New Mexico football team's passing offense ranks 109th in the nation with an average of 128.6 yards per game. That average also is more than 100 yards fewer than the Lobos averaged last season. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Graybeards Come Through in a Big Way for Fantasy Owners By Kevin Hendricks/ Of the Journal   It was fitting that while Brett Favre tossed a career-high six touchdowns Sunday he was clad in a throwback uniform. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:37 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue No Time for Relaxing By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Home at last. Time for the UNM volleyball team members to pull up some easy chairs, kick their feet up and … Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue GB's Rodgers Eager To Play From Journal Wires   GREEN BAY, Wis. — QB Aaron Rodgers said he'll take an injection and/or try wearing a shoulder harness. He'll push himself through painful rehabilitation exercises. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rusher Has Not Qualified By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Let's not Rush to judgment. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:47 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue More Fizzle Than Sizzle for Fletcher By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    John Fletcher is trying hard not to become another Cowboy blues cliché. The junior defensive end on the Wyoming football team is looking forward to this week's trip to Albuquerque. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:46 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Rocky's Not a Spread Kind of Coach By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Physically, Lobo football coach Rocky Long is the personification of his professional self. At 58, he looks as if he could step in and play linebacker, or bench-press Kansas coach Mark Mangino 25 times. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:53 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Gruner's Education Continues By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    As we know from our reading, Brad Gruner's first start as the Lobos' quarterback resulted in a victory over New Mexico State. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Shooting Gives Taylor Her Shot By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   “Shoot the ball, Lauren!” Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue For MWC, It Will Take a Perfect Storm By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   It's been 24 seasons since Brigham Young has won a national football championship. It'll be at least 25 seasons before the Cougars can contend for another one. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 12:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Roswell's Riddle Commits To Play for the Lobos By Eric Butler / For the Journal   The Roswell High volleyball team has made a living the last two years out of being the underdog. That status is in danger, this time around, largely because of the presence of senior Chantale Riddle. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:40 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Anderson hits 2 homers, Braves rout Astros 11-5 Associated Press   Josh Anderson's homecoming was more than a little special. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 6:41 AM MDT) Click Now To Continue 6-5 Post Will Join UNM Women By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Emily Stark made family connections when she visited Albuquerque earlier this month. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:21 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos, Ags Similar on Defense By Rick Wright / Journal Staff Writer    Joe Lee Dunn's and Rocky Long's defenses might be similar, but they're by no means identical twins. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:20 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobo Fans' Patience Running Thin By Rick Wright/ Of the Journal   Rocky Long, keeper of the keys to UNM football the past 10-plus seasons, seemed unfazed early this week as angry villagers stormed the castle with verbal pitchforks. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue UNM Missing the Boat By Greg Archuleta/ Of the Journal   It would sound better if it were coming from Lloyd Bridges' character in the movie, “Airplane!” but here goes: It looks like the University of New Mexico football team picked the wrong year to have a hard-luck season. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:15 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Halasz Likes Rugged Style By Ken Sickenger / Journal Staff Writer   Some freshmen tend to back down when basketball gets physical. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Mets bullpen blows another late lead, Braves win Associated Press   The Atlanta Braves rallied for four runs in the eighth inning and a 7-6 win Sunday that stalled New York's playoff push. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 6:48 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Good News: One Team Has To Win By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   A football coach's cliché states that teams make great strides, perhaps their most improvement, from Week 1 to Week 2. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:44 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos know they'll need to put some marches together today in Tulsa By Greg Archuleta/ Journal Staff Writer    TULSA, Okla. â€" It's only fitting that the Tulsa football team invite the University of New Mexico to celebrate the grand reopening of renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium today. The last time the Golden Hurricane visited University Stadium, the Lobos had a fiesta of their own. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 10:52 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Lobos in Tough Vs. Tulsa By Greg Archuleta / Journal Staff Writer    TULSA, Okla. â€" It's only fitting that the Tulsa football team invite the University of New Mexico to celebrate the grand reopening of renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium today. The last time the Golden Hurricane visited University Stadium, the Lobos had a fiesta of their own. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:56 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Revamped Squad Opens Drills Oct. 6 By James Yodice / Journal Staff Writer    Training camp for the New Mexico Scorpions opens in 16 days, and the team's roster is nearly at capacity in advance of the first skate Oct. 6. Winger Craig Macdonald and defenseman Andrew Smale both will be back with the Scorpions for a third season. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:56 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ditty on Move at Tanoan By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer    The Tanoan Country Club tennis courts are starting to look a lot like Ditty World. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Ewart Surges to McGuire Lead By Glen Rosales / For the Jounral    Jodi Ewart set a goal of winning at least one tournament this season for the University of New Mexico women's golf team. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:54 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dopey Play Near End Zone Maddening to Some Fantasy Owners By Ken Hendricks/ Of the Journal   What is it about the Philadelphia Eagles and their fear of the Dallas end zone? Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 2:39 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers, 'Topes a Team By Randy Harrison / Journal Staff Writer   Reunited and it feels so good. The Los Angeles Dodgers are coming back to Albuquerque. They have signed a two-year Player Development Contract (PDC) to make the Isotopes their Triple-A affiliate. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:14 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Tourney Volunteer Is a Whirlwind By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   One of the first people you meet when you enter the ColemanVision Tennis Championships is a short, russet-haired dynamo named Louise Pachelli. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:09 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Dodgers Linked to Albuquerque Again By Tim Korte/ Associated Press   The Los Angeles Dodgers, who broke off a 29-year relationship with Albuquerque eight years ago, renewed it today through a two-year player development contract with the Albuquerque Isotopes. The Isotopes have been the Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins since 2003. Before that, the city was home to the Dodgers' Triple-A team, the Albuquerque Dukes, from 1972-2000, and the Double-A Albuquerque Dodgers from 1963-71. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 3:24 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Report Critical of Supervision by Robertson Coaches By Raam Wong / Journal Staff Writer   The Robertson High School football coaching staff's failure to fully investigate initial allegations of sexual assault at a preseason training camp last month allowed further assaults to occur, according to an investigation by the school district. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 11:34 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Fueled by Disappointment By Glen Rosales / For the Journal    Jodi Ewart and the rest of her University of New Mexico women's golf teammates weren't too happy with the way last season ended. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Qualifier KOs Queen of Serves By Toby Smith / Journal Staff Writer   Brenda Schultz-McCarthy started playing professional tennis tournaments before Madison Brengle was born. Schultz-McCarthy rose to the top 10 in the world before Brengle was 2. Schultz-McCarthy scored wins over Monica Seles, Lindsay Davenport and a slew of other standout players before Brengle began elementary school. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:18 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Patience Pays Off for Tulsa QB By Greg Archuleta/ Journal Staff Writer    David Johnson is the perfect quarterback to lead the Tulsa football team as it christens a renovated H.A. Chapman Stadium on Saturday against the University of New Mexico. The Golden Hurricane will be in throwback jerseys, and Johnson is a throwback QB. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 9:17 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue A Heart of Gold By Mark Smith / Journal Staff Writer   For Danny Granger, home is where the heart is. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 1:22 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue Braves Lose To Phillies Associated Press   Howard rallied the Phillies back into first place, hitting a go-ahead homer in the eighth inning for his fourth hit in an 8-7 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night. Carlos Ruiz hit a homer off Braves rookie James Parr, who gave up 10 hits and four runs in 4 1-3 innings. Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008 (updated 8:02 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue View Sports Section: Stories by sport Sort stories by date Prep sports stories Search archives UNM Lobos Lobo Football Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Other UNM Sports ABQ Minor Leagues Isotopes Baseball T-Birds Basketball Scorpions Hockey NMSU Aggies NMSU Sports Men's Basketball Women's Basketball More Sports Sections Boxing Soccer Horse Racing Sports Speak Up! Associated Press Sports News Journal Sports Columnists Rick's Columns Rick's Sports Blog Calendar of Sports Events Around N.M. About the Calendar Local sports calendar Add your event Top AP Sports Stories ABQJournal Hot Sports Topics Rocky Long stories Steve Alford stories Scott Galetti stories J.R. Giddens stories Brian Urlacher stories Search Journal archives Area Prep Sports Links Journal Prep Sports West & R.R. 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National Hockey League NASCAR Racing ABQjournal Recent Sports Stories By Date (Click here to search the Journal's archives) UNM Working To Replace Long The names may be unfamiliar, but the schools the University of New Mexico is rumored to be contacting about its head football coaching job are extremely familar.   (Saturday, November 22, 2008) Central Florida, UNM Will Put 11 Freshmen on the Pit Floor Tonight A couple of things seem pretty certain about tonight's game in the Pit.   (Saturday, November 22, 2008) Atmosphere Gloomy for Aggie Home Finale They are at the end of their careers, yet caught in the middle.   (Saturday, November 22, 2008) TCU Sweep Gives UNM NCAA Hope The number three carried a pleasant symmetry for the UNM volleyball team on Friday night.   (Saturday, November 22, 2008) New Mexico Beats Arizona, Ends Home Losing Streak RIO RANCHO — A visit from the defending champions of the Central Hockey League proved to be just the tonic for the New Mexico Scorpions to snap out of a lengthy home slump.   (Saturday, November 22, 2008) Nit-Picking After 46-Point Win  (Friday, November 21, 2008) In Focus: Men's Basketball - Lobos 96, Grambling 50  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Lobos Are No Match for Stanford  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Lobos Are No Match for Stanford  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Bargain Football at NMSU  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Sometimes Patience Comes in Handy in a Fantasy Relationship  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Mustangs Adjusting to New System   (Friday, November 21, 2008) UNM Looks To Clinch Third at Home Tonight Vs. TCU  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Kicking Down the Door   (Friday, November 21, 2008) UNM Looks To Clinch Third at Home Tonight Vs. TCU  (Friday, November 21, 2008) Scorpions Stumble Against Colorado Eagles  (Thursday, November 20, 2008) Time Not on Lobos' Side in Early Part of Season   (Thursday, November 20, 2008) UNM Steps Up in Class  (Thursday, November 20, 2008) QB Recruit in Wait-and-See Mode  (Thursday, November 20, 2008) Cancun Adventure Starts in Pit Tonight  (Thursday, November 20, 2008) State Colleges To Convene in Grants for Classic  (Thursday, November 20, 2008) Ags Tumble at Southern Cal  (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Sports SpeakUp: Reader Reaction To Rocky Long's Resignation  (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Gonzales Interim Coach  (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Lobos Show Character  (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Style Counts: Charismatic Field Boss Recommended To Fill Rocky's Shoes   (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Temple Was Prepared To Forfeit Rather Than Play  (Wednesday, November 19, 2008) Rocky: Take This Job And ...  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Long Farewell: N.M. Grad Lived for Lobo Football, as a Coach and a Player  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Focus Shifts To Finding Next UNM Coach  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) UNM Football: Did Long Deserve More from New Mexico Fans?  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) UNM Women Topple DePaul  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Archuleta Simply Wants Belt Tonight  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Waters the Coach Resigns  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Lobo Loss Wasn't A Good One  (Tuesday, November 18, 2008) Quick Hits  (Monday, November 17, 2008) Polls Remain Same for Now  (Monday, November 17, 2008) Hartill, Beggin Spark Lobos' Victory  (Monday, November 17, 2008) Lobo Soccer Awaits NCAA Fate  (Monday, November 17, 2008) Lost Season for Lobos  (Monday, November 17, 2008) Lobos Crumble in Second Half at Creighton  (Monday, November 17, 2008) UNM Stumbles to 8th Loss  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) UNM Women Makes Short Work of Undersized Braves  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Young UNM visits Omaha, where Creighton Bluejays pack the house  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Giddens Sent To D-League's Utah Flash  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Enduring Rare Long Season  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Aggies Can't Run It, Can't Win in Fresno   (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Gillenwater Sparks Aggies' Opening Win  (Sunday, November 16, 2008) Frosh Fit in Nicely As Lobos Romp in Opener  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Putting the 'Man' in Freshman  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Lobos Flying Blind Into Tournament  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Western Coming Off Successful Season  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Aggies Clinging to Thread of Hope   (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Tebow Making a Run for More Hardware  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) New Mexico Ends Its Season Today With Only Pride on the Line  (Saturday, November 15, 2008) Thinking Fast on Your Feet a Must for Owners This Weekend  (Friday, November 14, 2008) New Mexico Gaining Inspiration From Ailing Wright  (Friday, November 14, 2008) Long Hints He Can Take Lobos Only So Far  (Friday, November 14, 2008) Lobos Face Wounded Team  (Friday, November 14, 2008) Questions Abound for New Mexico  (Friday, November 14, 2008) Clovis' Crockett Makes It Official; Joins Texas Tech  (Thursday, November 13, 2008) Following Similar Path  (Thursday, November 13, 2008) Lobo Women's 6-2 Ansley Decides To Transfer  (Thursday, November 13, 2008) 6-7 Hobson Provides UNM 4-Player Class  (Thursday, November 13, 2008) Sign Here  (Thursday, November 13, 2008) New Mexico Not Playing for 2009  (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)