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Monday, March 18, 2013  Texas-Pan American men's basketball head coach Ryan Marks and women's basketball coach Denny Downing have both been released by UTPA, as the school will not renew their expiring contracts. Marks went 39-89 in 4 seasons at UTPA, increasing his win total each year, while Downing's record was 51-68 over the same time frame.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  The Texas-Pan American men's basketball team left for their final Great West Conference tournament on Tuesday, but the Broncs packed for a longer stay than just this weekend, in hopes a postseason tourney might be in the offing.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  The University of Texas-Pan American Broncs men’s basketball team blew out the Great West Conference regular season champion New Jersey Institute of Technology Highlanders 76-59 to clinch the No. 2 seed in the GWC Tournament on Saturday at the UTPA Fieldhouse.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Harlingen South alum Bianca Torre has rewritten the UTPA record books in her 4 years with the Broncs, and her coach Denny Downing wants to emphasize the amazing things she's done.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Texas-Pan American men's basketball evens their season record at 15-15 after a home win over University of New Orleans.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Compete with others nationwide during NCAA March Madness.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  In their last game before starting Great West Conference play in earnest, the Texas-Pan American men's basketball team lost at the University of Houston.

Sunday, December 23, 2012  Over the past 15 years, many Valley athletes have played for UTPA despite the lack of opportunities to compete for national championships. Now that the Broncs have joined the WAC, some of the best locals ever to don the green and orange talk about the big move.

Saturday, December 22, 2012  Senior guard Brandon Provost became the 23rd player in University of Texas-Pan American men’s basketball program history to reach the 1,000 points plateau as the Broncs beat the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks 80-72.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The times, they are a changin' at Texas-Pan American, as for the 1st time in 15 years, the Broncs are joining a real conference with a real chance for national tournament apppearances, and adding men's and women's soccer to boot.

Monday, December 17, 2012  Texas-Pan American shooting guard Jesus Delgado was named player of the week by the Great West Conference.

Saturday, December 15, 2012  Texas-Pan American men's basketball welcomed one of their oldest rivals to Edinburg, and when the Cardinals and Broncs were done, it was Pan-Am standing tall as victors once again.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The UTPA men's basketball team dropped their home opener to UT-Arlington on a night when Broncs guard Aaron Urbanus went for a game-high 18 points.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  UTPA has been issued an invitation to join the Western Athletic Conference, Broncs Athletic Director Chris King confirmed Thursday morning.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Here's Action 4 Sports' look at the best of the best from the week that was in the world of sports, stay tuned for this week's edition of-The Monday Minute!