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[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

RIP IT AND FLIP IT! A WORLDY FROM JEDI!

#USMNT x @VW

[Landon “Sanch” Sanchez @LandonSanzz]

6 reps for 140 deadlifts #workout #football #recruitable #football #texas #classof2029

[Squat University @SquatUniversity]

A gym hack you wish you knew earlier…

[INVINCIBLE @InvincibleHQ]

The goat returns!

[My Mixtapez @mymixtapez]

New Mexican Anthem goes viral:

“This is Mexico motherfuckers, represent the colors” 🇲🇽🔥

[La Gazzetta Ferrari @GazzettaFerrari]

Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian in Tokyo with a Ferrari F40 😎

[Adrian Broaddus @AdrianBroaddus]

UTEP Director of Athletics Jim Senter sent an email to fans today with the subject line “Future of UTEP Athletics.”

“Dear Miner Nation:

With our 2025-26 basketball seasons completed, I wanted to take a minute to update you on the current state of UTEP Athletics.

The win-loss records in football, men’s and women’s basketball are nowhere near where we want them to be, nor are they what our fans expect and deserve. We believe in our head coaches, who have all been highly successful in the past. But we understand that we need to provide them with the tools to be successful. I believe we have a resource challenge, not a head coaching issue. Let me explain.

College athletics has undergone widespread, unprecedented change in recent years. Student-athletes can now transfer liberally and become eligible the next year. They are also able to earn compensation by monetizing their Name, Image & Likeness (NIL), or entering into Revenue Sharing (Rev Share) agreements and being paid directly by their school.

Currently, NCAA Division I institutions such as UTEP can provide student-athletes with up to $20.5 million annually. The reality is, few schools at our level come close to matching that number. Still, it’s an “arms race,” and the schools with the most money are most likely to entice the most talented student-athletes to join their program and give them the best chance of enjoying success.

Last year, our fundraising efforts produced $1.1 million which we could allocate to Rev Share for recruiting and retaining football and basketball student-athletes. We anticipate having $3.45 million for Rev Share during the 2026-27 athletic year – a sizeable jump, but this number still needs to grow to keep up with our Mountain West (MW) peers.

We are grateful for our donors who contributed a record $12 million in fiscal year 2025. You may be wondering why more of this total wasn't allocated to Rev Share. Of the $12 million raised, $8 million was dedicated to our Climb Higher initiative which helped UTEP cover the exit fees and forfeiture of revenue associated with departing Conference USA. Essentially, our donors helped us keep the lights on the past two years! Now that we are in a more stable financial position entering the MW, we are able to allocate over $2.3 million from our budget to Rev Share which will supplement donor contributions, giving us the aforementioned $3.45 million budget.

You may have also read that UTEP has one of the top budgets for men’s basketball in CUSA. This is also accurate, but these monies are utilized solely for general operating expenses. The costs of team travel and recruiting are higher here due to our isolated location and factor into our basketball budget.

All told, it is an exciting time for UTEP Athletics as we officially join the MW on July 1. We have a tremendous opportunity as a fan base and community to bring UTEP back to national prominence, but we can't continue on our current path and expect different results. What is needed now is a unified Miner Nation and a collective investment from campus, students, alumni, donors and the El Paso community to ensure competitive success in our new home.

If you’re asking, “How can I help?,” the answer is simple. Get involved! Buy season tickets, join the Miner Athletic Club for as little as $9.15 per month, and contribute to our competitive excellence funds in support of the team(s) of your choice. If you’re a business owner, become a corporate partner and/or buy a group experience for your employees.

As we look to the future of UTEP Athletics, it will take all of us to “Reach the Peak” in the MW. I urge each of you to share this with your friends, family and UTEP fans far and wide, and ask them to join us in our fight. Help us to elevate our competitive success, pursue championships relentlessly, and “Climb Higher” as an athletic department and El Paso community.

Thank you and Go Miners!

Jim Senter 
Vice President and Director of Athletics”

[The Punisher @ThePunisher]

Frank Castle returns in A Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill May 12, only on @DisneyPlus.

[U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @USMNT]

These are our Stars & Stripes. 🇺🇸

Kits for the believers who dare to want more.

[FOX Sports: MLB @MLBONFOX]

BACK TO THE FINAL 🇺🇸

@USABaseball defeats the Dominican Republic!

[Rick and Morty @RickandMorty]

New Rick and Morty when? May 24th

[It Is What It Is @iiwiitalk]

CAM DON_T TRUST IT IF ITS ALL BLACK

[Adrian Broaddus @AdrianBroaddus]

Breaking news: Bob McFadden, DDS, has made a $1 million gift to the UTEP Volleyball program.

McFadden joined UTEP President Heather Wilson, Volleyball Coach Ben Wallis and Vice President and Director of Athletics Jim Senter for the announcement today. McFadden’s gift is the largest donation to a women’s sport in UTEP Athletics history and paves the way for a significant renovation of Memorial Gym, the home of the UTEP Volleyball team.

What do you think of the renderings?

[Adrian Broaddus @AdrianBroaddus]

El Paso’s own Darrell Hernaiz walks it off for Puerto Rico against Panama, 4-3.

The Americas HS grad has been amazing in the World Baseball Classic so far. He went 2-for-5 with this walk-off in extras.

[UFC @ufc]

THE OFFICIAL BOUT LIST FOR #UFCWhiteHouse

[ LIVE Sunday June 14 on @ParamountPlus ]

[THE BOYS @TheBoysTV]

If ya start a binge or rewatch now with one episode per day, you’ll make it through all 32 hours of Seasons 1 - 4 in time for the final season premiere.

Or, you could watch this handy dandy refresher.

Either way, chop chop.

[Sam Guzman @SamGuzmanTV]

Wow!

What a moment for Americas High School grad Darell Hernaiz.

Hernaiz hits a walk-off homer to help Puerto Rico beat Panama 4-3 in the Word Baseball Classic!

[Ludus Magnus @LudusMagnusEP]

@bengreenfield @thereadystate Works wonders. I use the Rogue black band and the thicker red band for my lower extremities.

[The Winning Difference @thewinningdiff1]

“Most people don’t want be pushed that hard. They want to be pushed to their level of comfort. You need coaches that push you outside your comfort zone because that’s how you grow and that’s how you develop self confidence and self esteem. They push you to deal with failure,” Tom Brady
🎥 @dc_mma