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Urban Associates Inc. of El Paso was awarded an $11 million contract by the Department of Defense to build a repair facility at Holloman Air Force Base near Alamogordo.

How do you wrap your arms around joy and frustration -- all at the same time? UTEP finished a football season Saturday afternoon.

Heading into senior day, UTEP football coach Mike Price saluted the members of his first full recruiting class.

Of the 23 seniors who will play their final game for UTEP on Saturday, perhaps the most unlikely star is punter Greg Hiett.

On the surface, it looks rather odd - 6-5 Marshall is a one-point underdog against 3-8 Texas-El Paso.

UTEP is 4-10 against the East Division of Conference USA as opposed to 12-13 against the West.

Throughout the past decade, UTEP has tried all sorts of ways to break its November blues.

Though Donald Buckram won't fondly remember Saturday's loss to Rice, he did set a number of milestones in his 147-yard day, most notably breaking the school single-season rushing record of 1,546 yards by Fred Wendt in 1948.

Charles Ross rushed for three touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, and Rice took advantage of six turnovers in a 30-29 come-from-behind victory over Texas-El Paso on Saturday.

In two games this month, UTEP junior running back Donald Buckram has not only carried 67 times for 475 yards and four touchdowns but also caught eight passes for 175 yards and another two scores.

Though UTEP doesn't have a bowl to play for, players and coach Mike Price said there is plenty of motivation for Saturday's game against Rice.

The feeling was similar, but UTEP's 35-31 last-second loss to SMU on Saturday wasn't areplay of last week's last-second overtime loss to Tulane.

Normally, this is the point where Mike Price would talk about pride, having fun, playing for the seniors, playing for each other.

A district judge today sentenced Candice Kendikian to five years in prison in the death of her 18-month-old son.

The race for national rushing leader took an interesting turn when Fresno State's Ryan Matthews suffered a concussion and had just 32 yards Saturday against Nevada.

Fresno State's Ryan Mathews is one of 10 semifinalists for the Doak Walker award, given to the nation's top running back.

Kyle Padron completed 17 of 24 passes for 244 yards and two touchdowns and added a pair of TD runs to lead SMU to a 35-31 win over UTEP on Saturday.

Looking for its sixth win and bowl eligibility, SMU hosts UTEP on Saturday, Nov.

Three months ago, UTEP running back Donald Buckram was fighting for playing time on the Miner football team.

There will be at least one big showdown to watch Saturday in Dallas. SMU's Emmanuel Sanders has 30 receiving touchdowns for his career, making him the national leader among active players.