<![CDATA[The Pan American - Sports RSS]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/se/the-pan-american-sports-rss-1.1627760 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:46:39 -0400 en <![CDATA[UTPA Field House Project]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/utpa-field-house-project-1.2280378

By: Roderick Dorsey



The University might consider inviting Ty Pennington, host of the popular television series “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,” for a visit to the UTPA Fieldhouse to host his next show....

]]> 1.2280378 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:25:58 -0400 <![CDATA[Broncs head to GWC tournament after beating North Dakota]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/broncs-head-to-gwc-tournament-after-beating-north-dakota-1.2189197

By: Alvaro Balderas


The University of Texas-Pan American men’s basketball team finished the regular season in last place by splitting its final two games last weekend on the road against the universities of South and North Dakota. Even though that may not seem all t...

]]> 1.2189197 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:46:40 -0500 <![CDATA[UTPA baseball defeats Notre Dame twice]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/utpa-baseball-defeats-notre-dame-twice-1.2189196

By: Sara Hernandez



There was a different feeling in the Edinburg Baseball Stadium Tuesday night. The stands were packed and the crowd was loud while the University of Texas-Pan American baseball team (7-3) defeated the Notre Dame 9-7 in the first of two games against the Fi...

]]> 1.2189196 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:46:38 -0500 <![CDATA[Keeping Broncs healthy since 1980]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/keeping-broncs-healthy-since-1980-1.2189183

By: Neena Hernandez


After trying out different sports and working with big-time athletes at UT, Jim Lancaster came to UTPA to stay. For 30 years, he has been the person every athlete turns to when things go wrong.

He’s seen Pan American University become a UT branch, he’s been through four presidents at the university, and he’s worked with countless number of student-athletes and coaches throughout 30 years in town....

]]> 1.2189183 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:28 -0500 <![CDATA[Should basketball go back to basics?]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/should-basketball-go-back-to-basics-1.2189182

By: Benny Salinas


One of the more distinct memories I have as a child is sitting on the living room floor with my older sisters. I’m biting the corner of a pillow I’m clutching, glued to an exceptionally old wooden television screen. My oldest sister is tapping her foot...

]]> 1.2189182 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:14 -0500 <![CDATA[Women’s basketball fired up for GWC tourney]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/women-s-basketball-fired-up-for-gwc-tourney-1.2189181

By: Alvaro Balderas


After starting the year 0-8 it seemed that the University of Texas-Pan American women’s basketball season was going to be a bust. Playing under first-year head coach Denny Downing’s new system may have raised red flags in the beginning but those ...

]]> 1.2189181 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:13 -0500 <![CDATA[Tennis steps it up, wins 3 in a week]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/tennis-steps-it-up-wins-3-in-a-week-1.2189180

By: Benny Salinas



Despite the rainy weather, victory was not out of reach for the Bronc tennis team this week during their stops in Corpus Christi and San Antonio. After a swift 6-1 victory against DePaul University March 3, in Corpus, the Broncs faced an undefeated St. Lo...

]]> 1.2189180 Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:18:12 -0500 <![CDATA[Remembering past deeds]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/remembering-past-deeds-1.2180019

By: Sara Hernandez


Tuesday night, the Broncs and the UT Longhorns had a neck-and-neck encounter in Austin. UTPA lost 3-2 against the third best team of the nation, continuing it fine play have having kicked off the season by four games at the Al Ogletree Classic last weeken...

]]> 1.2180019 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:38:02 -0500 <![CDATA[Broncs build foundations for big dreams]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/broncs-build-foundations-for-big-dreams-1.2180017

By: Benny Salinas



The first steps the Broncs baseball team took this season were in the right direction, as they won the first four games of the season at home during the Al Ogletree Classic. Held between Feb. 26 and Feb. 28, the Ogletree Classic brought UT Brownsville and...

]]> 1.2180017 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:38:01 -0500 <![CDATA[Women’s tennis stays tough, loses 5-2 to New Mexico]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/women-s-tennis-stays-tough-loses-5-2-to-new-mexico-1.2180014

By: Alvaro Balderas



They came back empty-handed on a three-day road trip last weekend, extending their record to 0-9. Injuries have taken their toll on the Lady Broncs tennis team, leaving them a player short in several instances throughout the season, which means they have ...

]]> 1.2180014 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:36:29 -0500 <![CDATA[Lady Broncs’ spirits up after harsh spring opener]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/lady-broncs-spirits-up-after-harsh-spring-opener-1.2180013

By: Sara Hernandez


The spring season started for The University of Texas-Pan American women’s golf team at the Islander Classic hosted by the Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi last Sunday through Tuesday. The team finished 11th of 12 teams, but the result may no...

]]> 1.2180013 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:36:27 -0500 <![CDATA[Tennis serves up first win]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/tennis-serves-up-first-win-1.2180012

By: Alvaro Balderas


The University of Texas-Pan American men’s tennis program can finally take in a breath of relief after attaining its first win of the season during a road trip to Las Cruces, N.M. last weekend....

]]> 1.2180012 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:36:05 -0500 <![CDATA[Broncs look to improve 3-7 record]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/broncs-look-to-improve-3-7-record-1.2180011

By: Sara Hernandez


Things haven’t gone as expected for the Broncs. After starting conference play in January with two consecutive wins at home, the University of Texas-Pan American basketball team holds a 3-7 conference record and prepares for the last stretch of the ...

]]> 1.2180011 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:36:04 -0500 <![CDATA[Track & field brings home 3 golds from GWC tourney]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/track-field-brings-home-3-golds-from-gwc-tourney-1.2180010

By: Benny Salinas



The Bronc track team made its way to Vermillion, S.D. for the Great West Conference Indoor Championship this weekend, and made considerable improvement on the women’s side and in the men’s 400-meter run, mile run, and 4x400-meter relay. Overal...

]]> 1.2180010 Thu, 4 Mar 2010 14:36:03 -0500 <![CDATA[Time to let the good times roll]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/time-to-let-the-good-times-roll-1.2170684

By: Sara Hernandez


The Broncs have their engines ready to take off with a new plan, a new crew, and a new destination

The countdown has come to an end. The University of Texas-Pan American baseball team is ready to kick off the 2010 season tomorrow in the Al Ogletree Classic with a double-header against UT-Brownsville and Prairie View A&M starting at 3 p.m. at Edinbu...

]]> 1.2170684 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:56 -0500 <![CDATA[Lady Broncs affected by injury, look forward to GWC]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/lady-broncs-affected-by-injury-look-forward-to-gwc-1.2170682

By: Neena Hernandez


The University of Texas Pan-American’s women’s tennis team has no worries when it comes to preparation for the Great West Conference, but it’s never good to lose....

]]> 1.2170682 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:48 -0500 <![CDATA[Golf kicks off spring season]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/golf-kicks-off-spring-season-1.2170681

By: Sara Hernandez


The rain interrupted the University of Texas-Pan American men’s golf team’s spring season opener at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate, hosted by Francis Marion University Monday and Tuesday....

]]> 1.2170681 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:47 -0500 <![CDATA[Fraternities organize 5K walk/run]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/fraternities-organize-5k-walk-run-1.2170680

By: By Benny Salinas



The weather Saturday morning was ideal for any runner: cool and cloudy with just the right amount of breeze, making the 6:30 a.m. registration for a 5K walk/run hosted by Beta Sigma Phi and Theta Lambda not seem like such a task....

]]> 1.2170680 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:46 -0500 <![CDATA[Broncs and Lady Broncs each drop one at NJIT]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/broncs-and-lady-broncs-each-drop-one-at-njit-1.2170678

By: Alvaro Balderas



UTPA continued its turbulent Great West Conference season by losing to New Jersey Institute of Technology 66-59 in the nightcap of a men’s-women’s doubleheader Saturday at the Fleisher Athletic Center in Newark, N.J....

]]> 1.2170678 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 20:20:26 -0500 <![CDATA[Former PAU professor visits for teaching methods workshop]]> http://www.panamericanonline.com/former-pau-professor-visits-for-teaching-methods-workshop-1.2161718

By: Rick Hinojosa


Ever wonder how professors come up with such invigorating courses? Want to gain some knowledge about what they do to outline what students will learn in a semester? If so make plans to attend a workshop on Friday, Feb. 19 featuring Ken Bain, dir...

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