New Mexico

Mountain West men’s basketball update: Surging New Mexico takes command of conference race

Published

1 year ago

February 10, 2025

Mountain West men’s basketball update: Surging New Mexico takes command of conference race

New Mexico may be the hottest men’s basketball team in the country.

The Mountain West Conference-leading Lobos (20-4, 12-1) have won six straight games and 13 of their last 14 overall. New Mexico’s only blemish in two months was a 71-70 road loss at San Jose State on Jan. 14 that came on a last-second shot.

“I’ll enjoy it for a couple of hours when I fly home tonight,” head coach Richard Pitino said of the Lobos’ recent success following Saturday’s 88-53 drubbing of Air Force (3-21, 0-13). “But it’s stressful, man. All of these programs are really good. They are tough to go against.”

The Lobos, who are up to No. 36 in the NCAA NET Rankings, host reeling Wyoming (11-13, 4-9) Wednesday night before a big Sunday matchup with Utah State (21-3, 11-2) at The Pit. Earlier this month, New Mexico put together a dominant second-half performance in an 82-63 win at Utah State.

“I think we’re playing a high level right now,” Pitino said. “I love our approach. They don’t seem to be complacent in any way, which is good to see.”

Utah State bounced back from the New Mexico loss with road wins at Wyoming and Fresno State (5-19, 1-12). The Aggies, who host Colorado State (15-8, 9-3) at 9 p.m. Mountain time Tuesday night, hold a 9-1 record in single-digit games in MWC play.

“You’ve just got to figure out how to win,” Utah State coach Jerrod Calhoun said after Friday’s 89-81 victory at Fresno State. “You can never be comfortable in this business. You can never be comfortable as a team. You’re two bad weeks from being eliminated, one bad week from really putting yourself behind. … So you have to be on edge. Everybody says ‘Oh, you’ve got to relax.’ There is no time to relax.”

Colorado State regrouped from a blowout loss to New Mexico with an impressive 68-63 home victory over San Diego State (15-6, 8-4) last weekend. The big win gave the Rams sole possession of third place in the MWC standings with a half-game cushion on Boise State (17-7, 9-4).

The Broncos have won four straight games entering Saturday’s 8 p.m. showdown with San Diego State at Viejas Arena. The Aztecs won the first meeting between the teams in Boise, 76-68.

Boise State, which routed San Jose State (12-13, 5-8) 79-52 at home last weekend, is 0-4 against the top half of the MWC and 9-0 against everyone else.

MORE BOISE STATE NEWS & ANALYSIS

FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA

Continue to follow our Boise State coverage on social media by liking us on Facebook and following us on Twitter.

Source link

New Mexico

Route 66 stamps will make their debut later this year

Published

12 hours ago

March 11, 2026

Press Room

Route 66 stamps will make their debut later this year

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The U.S. Postal Service is commemorating the centennial anniversary of Route 66 with a set of eight stamps.

The stamps feature eight different photographs from each state that Route 66 runs through. For New Mexico, a photo shows a old Grants Cafe sign.

Greg Breeding, an art director for USPS, designed the stamps and stamp pane using existing photographs by David J. Schwartz.

The stamps will make their debut at the National Postal Forum, also known as the NPF, at the Phoenix Convention Center on May 5. The event will be free and open to the public.

Route 66 was established on Nov. 11, 1926. It originally stretched about 2,400 miles from Chicago to Los Angeles. Dubbed “The Mother Road” by author John Steinbeck, Route 66 became a national symbol of freedom and adventure.

News of the stamps is being shared online with the hashtag #Route66Stamps.

Lowrider stamps

In another nod to local car culture, the USPS will begin issuing its Lowrider Forever stamps in sheets of 15 beginning Friday.

Source link

New Mexico

Federal court orders New Mexico prison officials to allow magazine’s delivery

Published

24 hours ago

March 11, 2026

Press Room

Federal court orders New Mexico prison officials to allow magazine’s delivery

State

Zip Code

Country

Source link

New Mexico

Tanya Tucker to perform at New Mexico State Fair

Published

2 days ago

March 10, 2026

Press Room

Tanya Tucker to perform at New Mexico State Fair

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Tanya Tucker will perform at the 2026 New Mexico State Fair, officials announced Tuesday.

Tucker will take to the stage Friday, Sept. 18, after the Chevron PRCA rodeo. The Grammy Award-winning icon has racked up 10 No. 1 country hits since her first hit, “Delta Dawn,” at age 13.

“We couldn’t be more thrilled to bring the legendary Tanya Tucker to the New Mexico State Fair,” said Dan Mourning, general manager of the New Mexico State Fair. “Tanya is one of the greatest icons in country music history and is the perfect fit for the Fair.”

Tucker has 23 Top-40 albums and 56 Top 40 singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has won two Country Music Association awards, two Academy of Country Music awards, three CMT Awards and two Grammys for Best Country Album and Best Country Song.

Tickets are set to go on sale on Friday at 10 a.m.

Here is the full 2026 New Mexico State Fair rodeo-concert lineup:

Friday, Sept. 11

Turnpike Troubadours with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Saturday, Sept. 12

Ian Munsick with Chevron PRCA Xtreme Bulls

Wednesday, Sept. 16

Chevron PRCA Standalone Rodeo

Thursday, Sept. 17

Everclear with Chevron PRCA Rodeo

Friday, Sept. 18

Tanya Tucker with Chevron PRCA Rodeo