LAS VEGAS (AP) — Four-time MVP A'ja Wilson scored 18 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead the Aces to an 89-79 victory over the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday night and clinch at least a No. 3 playoff seed for Las Vegas. The Aces (30-13), on a six-game winning streak, will get home-court advanta...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Yordan Alvarez resumed his Triple Crown push with a home run and three RBIs as the Houston Astros beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Tuesday night to pull even with Texas atop the AL West. Houston snapped a three-game skid and tied the Rangers at 78-79 following thei...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and Kelsey Mitchell added 20 points to her WNBA single-season scoring record as the Indiana Fever beat the Minnesota Lynx 96-77 on Tuesday night. Indiana kept alive its faint hopes of earning the No...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Playing in perhaps baseball's toughest division, the Tampa Bay Rays were the class of the field this season. The thrifty Rays clinched their fifth AL East title with a 6-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the second game of a day-night doubleheader Tuesday as ...
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DENVER (AP) — During a mound visit in the top of the first inning with the Colorado Rockies already trailing the Arizona Diamondbacks by two runs, a lone voice of encouragement emerged from an otherwise restless and murmuring crowd at Coors Field. “Let’s go, Rockies!” a fan shout...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A fairly good chance for showers will continue across the Rio Grande Valley each day this week. The combination of afternoon sea breeze and clockwise flow around a high-pressure system centered over East Texas will help support scattered shower...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani is expected to be back in the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday after a stint on the injured list. The two-way superstar has been on the IL since Sept. 9 due to right biceps inflammation and lingering soreness in his left knee. Manager Dave...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. left Atlanta's game against Cincinnati in the third inning after fouling a ball off his left leg Tuesday night. Acuña was listed as day-to-day with a contusion after X-rays and a CT scan showed no serious damage. He was able to wa...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Drew Rasmussen allowed his only hit in the seventh inning and struck out 11 as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Tuesday in the second game of a day-night doubleheader to clinch their fifth AL East title. The Rays (96-61) secured home-field advan...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Three months ago, Andy Green had no aspirations of managing the New York Mets. Now, he's got a three-year deal in the dugout to produce better days ahead. In a surprising change of direction, Green went from interim Mets manager to full-time skipper Tuesday when t...
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Atlanta Hawks traded guards Buddy Hield and Ryan Nembhard and cash to the Charlotte Hornets for forward Dorian Finney-Smith on Tuesday. Each team announced the deal on Tuesday night. The Hornets had acquired Finney-Smith and three second-round draft pic...
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A jury has been selected in the death penalty trial of a 20-year-old Brownsville man accused of shooting and killing a San Benito police officer after an hourslong chase across Cameron County, District Attorney Luis V. Saenz confirmed. Rogeilo Martinez is accused of killing San B...
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B ROWNSVILLE — A pink cherry blossom tree stretches across the wall. I cannot smell the cherry blossoms because they are not real cherry blossoms. However, the idea of perfumed cherry blossoms is sweet, and the idea of perfumed cherry blossoms mixes very well with the photos of w...
