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MADRID (AP) — Lando Norris came out of nowhere to outduel Kimi Antonelli and take a big step toward winning the first Formula 1 race in Madrid in more than four decades by securing the important pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. Antonelli had been the dominant driver in the Sp...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina will finish the Grand Slam season the way it started. The top two women in the world rankings meet Saturday in the U.S. Open final, where Sabalenka will try to become the first player to win three in a row since Serena Williams f...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Jakob Ingebrigtsen said Saturday he's withdrawing from the 1,500-meter race at track's Ultimate Championship, depriving the sport of a marquee showdown in wake of the Norwegian's most recent round of bickering with top rivals Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr. Ingebrigtsen made t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) has scheduled partial lane closures on toll road State Highway 550. The partial lane closures will begin on Monday, Sept. 14 as work crews perform routine maintenance on north and southboun...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Nelly Korda was hitting balls on the range as eight of her U.S. teammates went out in the afternoon four-balls at Bernardus Golf on Saturday. She won’t be playing all five matches at this Solheim Cup. And that’s something of a trend. This will be the...
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A curious weekend is on tap in the college football schedule. A host of AP Top 25 games shape up like blowouts, just like the Labor Day weekend that saw ranked teams go 24-1. That one was a thriller, too: No. 24 Louisville lost to No. 9 Mississippi but stayed in the poll while No...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — How else would you get to a golf tournament in the Netherlands? The Solheim Cup between the United States and Europe at the Bernardus Golf course in rural North Brabant province is encouraging the thousands of fans lining the fairways to arrive the D...
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La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Santiago Lopez (3) carries the ball against Brownsville Porter in a game at La Joya ISD Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in La Joya. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Hector Lopez (23) carries the ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe had a packed crowd sprinkled with celebrities cheering equally for them, as the two fan favorites fought to reach their first major final. The crowd figures to be almost entirely on Shelton's side Sunday, because now he's the American hope to end a l...
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The latest edition of the Border War between Missouri and Kansas turned out to be a mere skirmish for a half. Robert Woodyard Jr. produced back-to-back turnovers soon after the break, and Austin Simmons and the potent Tigers offense turned them into touchdowns, helping No. 2...
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It’s clearly one of the most tragic weeks in our history. On Sept. 15, 2001 — just days after the unspeakable terrorist attacks of 9/11 — a tugboat pushing a string of barges through the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway slammed into a piling supporting the Queen Isabella Causeway, cau...
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Los Fresnos Evan Mcchesney, right, carries the ball against McAllen Memorial’s defenders Rene Solis, left, during a game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday Sept. 11, 2026 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Los Fresnos Tyler Stachowiak, left, breaks free f...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks hard-throwing reliever Justin Martinez had an immaculate inning in the sixth against the Texas Rangers, striking out three straight batters on nine pitches. The 25-year-old Martinez made quick work of Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter and Jake Burger...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, Brielle Saracini was 10 years old and trying to cope with losing her father, Victor Saracini, the pilot on United flight 175, which was taken over by the 9/11 hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Spurred on b...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that clinched a playoff spot for the majors' best team. William Contreras, Bryce Turang and Jake Bauers also w...
