DENVER (AP) — The Colorado Avalanche agreed to terms with Jared Bednar on a four-year extension Wednesday that keeps the winningest coach in team history on board through the 2030-31 season. Bednar, who has coached the Avalanche to a 445–262–75 record during his tenure, led the team to a Stanley...
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OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — Derrick Henry is preparing to face the Tennessee Titans for the first time as an opponent. He says his old team did not do much to try to keep him when he left in free agency for Baltimore. “They shipped me out,” he said Wednesday, before walking that bac...
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GENEVA (AP) — Khaldoon Al Mubarak, chairman of the scandal-plagued Manchester City soccer club, sat with Donald Trump in Davos this year, signing on to the U.S. president’s Board of Peace on behalf of the United Arab Emirates government. He was with French President Emmanuel Macr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — James Talarico is expected to speak with the U.S. Hispanic Business Council via video conference on Wednesday. The Democratic Senate nominee was scheduled to be in Edinburg at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for a sit-down conversation...
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Rebecca Castañeda D onna ISD named Rebecca Castañeda, the acting superintendent and a product of the district and the city, as the lone finalist for superintendent. Born and raised in Donna, Castañeda graduated from Donna High School in the 1990s and spent 29 of her 30 years in h...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas athletic director Chris Del Conte apologized for the top-ranked Longhorns' vulgar on-field celebrations during their win over Tennessee and called them “embarrassing” for the school. In rare criticism directed at his own program and player...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball attendance rose for the fourth straight year to 71.75 million, reaching its highest total since 2017, with a boost from the Tampa Bay Rays' return to Tropicana Field. Teams averaged 29,589 for 2,425 dates, a 0.4% increase from the average of ...
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — The bill that passed the Senate this week is called the Protect College Sports Act. If it becomes a law, one of the most important outcomes could be its ability to save Olympic sports in the United States. A sometimes-overlooked element of the bill ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) – Vice President JD Vance, Gov. Greg Abbott and Saronic Technologies' CEO Dino Mavrookas spoke at Port Alpha's groundbreaking at the Port of Brownsville on Wednesday morning. The groundbreaking comes after Austin-based Saronic Technologies was awa...
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WATFORD, England (AP) — Ten days after dislocating his left elbow, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels was back on the practice field wearing a brace and a smile. Could he actually start against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? Maybe. Wa...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our last day of September will be summer-like with partly cloudy skies, and hot and breezy this afternoon. Highs will reach the triple digits. The humidity will make it feel like 108-111 in many areas. We can't rule out a stray shower. Computer ...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Pep Guardiola says he’s staying “behind my club” Manchester City after it was found guilty of dozens of financial violations during his coaching tenure in what is widely viewed as the biggest scandal in English soccer history. While he was in charge from 2...
