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By TIM BOOTH The Mountain West Conference announced Tuesday that UTEP is joining the league in 2026. “We are excited to welcome The University of Texas at El Paso to the Mountain West as the next step in our strategic membership initiatives,” Mountain West Commissioner Gloria Nevarez said in a statement. “The addition of UTEP restores historic rivalries with several of our member institutions within the geographic footprint and provides valuable exposure in the great State of Texas.

Strategizing for a 17-hour flight is a lot like scouting for an NBA game. Prepare with lots of film. The easier to binge, the better, in this case. That seemed to be the prevailing school of thought among Nuggets players leading up to their daunting departure Monday night: a literal globetrotting team trip to Abu Dhabi, where the NBA has scheduled their first two preseason games this year against the Celtics. RELATED: Keeler: Nuggets say it’ll be “incredibly hard” to get Nikola Jokic another title?

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