WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? “I don't know,” he said. “We'll see.” The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week, so it was perha...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun is in the United States' starting lineup for Monday's World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his red-card suspension was lifted by FIFA in a decision that sparked an uproar across the sport. Balogun’s red card was assessed by Brazilian referee Raphael Cla...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Temperatures will hug the normal high temperatures across the Rio Grande Valley this week. The normal high for the mid-valley this time of year is 95 degrees, while the upper Valley is expected to top out at 98 degrees. If the long-range forecast is any indicat...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A nonprofit blood service provider is calling on donors to consider giving blood due to a critical shortage of type O blood. Vitalant is reporting that the type O blood supply has decreased to a two-year low since May. Anais Gutierrez with Vitalant in the Rio Gr...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation is inviting all Texans to provide feedback on its draft 10-year plan that is said to shape the future of Texas roadways. The plan, also known as the Unified Transportation Program (UTP), outlines project development focused...
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Mikel Merino was still on the bench in the final minutes of regulation, with Spain coach Luis de la Fuente worried about hanging on to his substitutes as long as possible because of looming extra time. The Arsenal forward made all that fretting moot. Merino scored in the f...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is preparing to host a produce distribution pop-up event in Mercedes. Families who need produce are welcome to attend the one-day event on Wednesday, July 8. The event will begin at 9 a.m. at the Mercedes Dome, located at 1...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of McAllen is reporting that it "recorded its lowest crime levels in four decades," according to the latest crime data from city officials. In a newly released Texas Department of Public Safety Uniform Crime Report, data shows a 20.4% decrease in crime ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Junior League is hosting its first Repair Café and Clothing Swap. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, July 25, at the TSTC Cultural Arts Center, located at 1825 N. TX Loop 499. This event is free and open to the community, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A driver involved in a two-vehicle crash that caused his SUV to hit a pole died on Sunday, according to an update from the Brownsville Police Department. Abel Barrientos Jr., 26, died at the hospital on Sunday, a spokesperson with the Brownsville Police Departme...
FIFA’s stunning decision to lift the suspension of a star U.S. player has riled the host country's next World Cup opponent, Belgium, and sent soccer fans — and political leaders — into a frenzy over the influence President Donald Trump may have had over the extremely rare ruling. Hours before kic...
GENEVA (AP) — Soccer leaders questioned the World Cup’s integrity on a chaotic and unprecedented day in the event’s modern history Monday. The furor centered on a phone call that President Donald Trump made last week to FIFA head Gianni Infantino to make the case that U.S. striker Folarin Balogun...
Fox said Monday the U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina at the World Cup was viewed by nearly 26.4 million people, making it the most-watched English-language soccer telecast in the country's history. The U.S. beat Bosnia 2-0 on Wednesday night in the first round of the knockout stage to reach ...
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo acknowledged that change is scary as he switches teams for the first time after an extraordinary 13-year run with the Milwaukee Bucks. But ending his career with regrets seemed equally frightening to the two-time NBA MVP. As his trade to the Miami Heat was f...
LONDON (AP) — Arthur Fery used to come to Wimbledon when he was a kid to watch Roger Federer on Centre Court. He grew up only five minutes away from the All England Club. On Monday, the tables were turned when Federer was in attendance watching Fery on the sport's most famous court as he [...]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Alex Ovechkin is returning for a 22nd season with the Washington Capitals. Will this be the final act of his illustrious career? “I don't know,” he said. “We'll see.” The NHL's career leader in goals didn't formally commit to returning in 2026-27 until last week, so it was perha...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 19-year-old Alton man accused of killing several family members was denied bond on Monday afternoon. The judge said Guarav Chopra is a flight risk. Chopa is accused of fatally shooting his father, mother and grandmother inside their Alton home on June 16. Poli...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Approximately 10 vehicles are reported to be on fire at a junkyard in Edinburg, according to city officials. At approximately 1:30 p.m., the dispatch received a call about a fire at a junkyard on the 7300 block of East Owassa Road in Edinburg. According to city ...
Six-time IndyCar Series champion Scott Dixon and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner Felix Rosenqvist are joining the Arrow McLaren racing team next season after agreeing to multiyear deals. They will be part of the team's three-car full-season lineup that also includes Pato O’Ward. And Ryan Hunter-...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The first Rolling Stones album was released in 1964. NASCAR driver Connor Zilisch was born in 2006. Of course, when it comes to Mick Jagger and company, time seems almost irrelevant. “No matter who you are or where you’re from or how old you are, you know who the Rolling Stone...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Police Department is investigating a burglary that occurred at the UTRGV Robert & Janet Vackar Stadium in Edinburg after the Fourth of July, police announced Monday. According to UTRGV police, two male juveniles were detained a...
LONDON (AP) — On his first match point, Flavio Cobolli stepped up and unleashed a 135 mph first serve down the T that landed on the line and sent a puff of chalk into the air on No. 1 Court at Wimbledon. Fifth-seeded opponent Alex de Minaur could barely touch the serve and the Australian’s [...]
MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo plans to say hello to Miami in a few days. First, he had to bid farewell to Milwaukee. Antetokounmpo's time with the Bucks officially ended Monday, when the trade sending him and Bobby Portis to the Heat for Tyler Herro, Jaime Jaquez Jr., Kel'el Ware, Kasparas J...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 911 call regarding minors consuming alcohol resulted in the arrest of a man and woman on July 4, according to the McAllen Police Department. Jeanett Garza, 43, and Jose Garza, 44, were each charged with two counts of furnishing alcohol to a minor, a class A mi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Our summertime heat will be continuing today with mostly sunny to partly cloudy skies. High temperatures will reach the triple digits from McAllen to the west. Much of the Valley will bake in the upper 90's. When you factor in the humidity, the heat stress level...
The Belgian soccer federation wants explanation from FIFA about a decision to let U.S forward Folarin Balogun play at the World Cup despite getting a red card in his previous game. Belgium takes on the United States later Monday for a spot in the quarterfinals. The Belgian federation (RBFA) said ...
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Jude Bellingham and Harry Kane carried England to the World Cup quarterfinals, overcoming a raucous crowd, the elevation of Estadio Azteca and a man disadvantage in the second half to beat Mexico in a 3-2 thriller on Sunday night. In the same stadium where England fell victim t...
MONTREAL (AP) — Summer McIntosh broke the longest-standing individual women’s swimming world record Sunday night, finishing the 200-meter butterfly in 2 minutes 1.65 seconds at the Canadian trials. The 19-year-old McIntosh broke the mark of 2:01.81 set by China's Liu Zige in 2009 during what’s kn...
SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump intervened on behalf of star U.S. forward Folarin Balogun, whose red-card suspension was lifted in a decision that allows him to play in a World Cup match against Belgium on Monday. Balogun, the American leader with three goals in the tournament, receive...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the major leagues seemed far away to Eliézer Alfonzo during his near-decade in the minors, the catcher says he always found the strength to continue by thinking about how proud he would make his family. He finally stepped onto the Dodger Stadium field for that moment Sunda...
JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. Small purchased s...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland scored, and Andreas Schjelderup jumped on his teammate's back. Haaland scored again, and Schjelderup leapt up again. Heading in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scoring again before the end of regulation time, Haaland put Norway on his back and ...
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Miami Marlins manager Clayton McCullough was well aware that Eury Pérez was only six outs from pitching the first perfect game in franchise history Sunday. And still, McCullough pulled the plug. Pérez was removed after retiring all 21 batters he faced, a move that a...
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Vinícius Júnior had the ball at the penalty spot, a perfect chance to give Brazil the lead. And he handed it to Bruno Guimarães. And by the time Neymar — in what he said was his final World Cup appearance — took and made Brazil's second penalty kick, it was [...]
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Another case of New World Screwworm has been confirmed in Crockett County by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The detection was confirmed on Friday in a domestic sheep, bringing the total number of cases of World Screwworm to 31, according to the USDA confirm...
LONDON (AP) — There’s not usually a clock ticking down in tennis. Yet for Coco Gauff at Wimbledon on Sunday, the All England Club's 11 p.m. curfew made it seem like there was. And Gauff hit the winning shot at the buzzer. Two minutes before 11, Gauff converted her first match point with a service...
SILVIS, Ill. (AP) — Chris Gotterup made up a five-shot deficit Sunday by closing with a 9-under 62 to win the John Deere Classic for his fourth PGA Tour title in the last 12 months. Gotterup avoided a playoff when Ben Kohles, trying to win for the first time in his 120th start, hit his [...]
LONDON (AP) — When power meets power, getting in the first blow can sometimes be the key. In a matchup of two of the hardest hitters on tour, that was Naomi Osaka's strategy against top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka in the most highly awaited matchup of Wimbledon so far this year. Sabalenka had beaten O...
LONDON (AP) — After all the records Novak Djokovic has broken, the latest one left him rather unimpressed — even though he surpassed his great rival Roger Federer. Djokovic set a men's record for most match wins at Wimbledon after overcoming a surprisingly tough challenge from 132nd-ranked qualif...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — If you missed this week's top headlines, Rudy Mireles has curated a list of ValleyCentral's trending stories and a closer look at some of the moments shaping the Rio Grande Valley. Starting with continuing coverage as we learn more about a nun who was detained ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mitchell Robinson says the hand injury that left his status uncertain for the New York Knicks' NBA Finals opener came after he punched a truck amid concern over his younger brother's health. Robinson, who last week agreed to leave the Knicks and sign with the Boston Celtics, wrote...
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