Capital's influence may help Braves
James Barron | The New Mexican
Tom Shields and Cindy Roybal can promote their girls basketball tournament at Santa Fe Indian School all they want. Hard-core fans were sold when the words "Kirtland Central" was uttered. What Shields should be doing is promoting his season opene ...Story, »

Lady Braves get elite field for new tourney
James Barron | The New Mexican
Santa Fe Indian School didn't think small when starting a regular-season girls basketball tournament. Come winter, it will treat Northern New Mexico to an event that is as good as any other tournament in the area and perhaps the state. The name h ...Story, »

COMMENTARY: Shoulders that carry more than our hopes
Isaac Avilucea | The New Mexican
Danny Granger. Ballyhooed, bally-booed. Loved and loathed. Faceless, fabled. Superstar, falling star. Among the sins sports fans commit, we are by far most guilty of idolatry and disloyalty. It's an old trick sportswriters have mastered: Create a ...Story, »

Cole hired as Braves head hoops coach
James Barron | The New Mexican
Tom Shields has seen fluff presentations -- ones that were more for style than substance -- at a job interview. What Santa Fe Indian School's athletic director saw from Zack Cole was anything but that. And it was more than enough for him to earn ...Story, »

Fuego's first pitches to be earlier
Will Webber | The New Mexican
The times, they are a changin' for the Santa Fe Fuego. No, seriously. They're going to be different. The team and the city have discovered a loophole in the contract the two agreed upon over the use of Fort Marcy Ballpark. In short, it allows g ...Story, »

[Photo Gallery] Santa Fe Century: A good ride, a good time
James Barron | The New Mexican
Cheers and the clanging of cowbells awaited almost every bicyclist who rode up Hospital Drive and into the west parking lot of Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center. The joyful noise and the shade was welcomed by the riders who sat under the ...Story, »

Isotopes' rally in 9th falls short
| The New Mexican
Two was better than one on Sunday afternoon. The Sacramento River Cats scored twice in the ninth inning to break a 3-all tie with the Albuquerque Isotopes, whose one run in the bottom of the inning made it a 5-4 final in a Pacific Coast Lague game ...Story, »

Humbled Ramirez makes return at Isotopes Park
Will Webber | The New Mexican
ALBUQUERQUE — By the grace of a higher power, it seems, Man-Ram is back in the game. Continually citing his newfound faith, Manny Ramirez — a little grayer and considerably more humble — is back in professional baseball as Triple-A ...Story, »

Highlands knocked out of postseason in Minn.
| The New Mexican
The New Mexico Highlands University baseball team was on a roll coming into Saturday's action at the NCAA Division II Central Region tournament in Mankato, Minn. By day's end, the Cowboys were heading home. NMHU was eliminated from the postseason ...Story, »

SFIS football coach strives to strengthen team
James Barron | The New Mexican
It was a sight not seen very often -- if at all -- at Santa Fe Indian School. That's because offseason training for football -- football? -- hasn't been a time-honored tradition at the school. So, 20 players flipping truck tires and dragging rail ...Story, »

The Anti-Fan: Razorbacks hogging the cop blotter
Jim Gordon | The New Mexican
It's an interesting quote from new Razorbacks head football coach John L. Smith: "We have high standards for our student-athletes, and I expect them to conduct themselves appropriately. Poor conduct and misbehavior will not be tolerated and is not ...Story, »

Highlands rallies, one win from title shot
The New Mexican |
Two years ago, St. Cloud State ended the baseball season of New Mexico Highlands University. Friday was a little bit of a payback. The Cowboys rallied from a 3-0 deficit to beat the Huskies 5-4 in the NCAA Division II Central Region Tournament at ...Story, »

Price is right on Fuego, not Ramirez
Will Webber | The New Mexican
With Facebook stock finally on the table, I'm buying. Not the stock, but just about everything else. I'm buying professional baseball's inaugural season in Santa Fe. The Fuego, despite the ruckus over beer sales, the faulty Fort Marcy Ballpark ...Story, »