NEW YORK (AP) — Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a run. As umpires took the field and walked by the Braves' dugout on the third b...
NEW YORK (AP) — Without A'ja Wilson, Chelsea Gray and Jackie Young, the Las Vegas Aces were no match for the New York Liberty, losing 111-71 on Sunday. Coach Becky Hammon rested her top three players because the Aces were playing the second half of a difficult back-to-back after ...
After winning the Women's Tour de France for the second time on Sunday, Demi Vollering tried hard to hold back tears while the Dutch national anthem played. It was her toughest moment of the day after an ultra-dominant performance on the bike from the 2023 champion. She secured a...
By REBECCA SANTANA , VALERIE GONZALEZ , CYBELE MAYES-OSTERMAN and RYAN J. FOLEY | Associated Press C HICAGO (AP) — The Trump administration has awarded a $150 million contract to give legal representation to migrant children traveling alone to the U.S. to a small Texas law firm w...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Olympic silver medalist Matt Hudson-Smith says he has “a memory like a fish” and doesn't know if he's been paid what he's owed by Grand Slam Track, the league that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late last year. Hudson-Smith spoke Sunday at a...
PHOENIX (AP) — Dave Roberts didn't look like a manager whose team had just won a Major League Baseball game on Saturday night, wearing a tired, slightly-concerned look on his face while contemplating the 3 1/2 hours of baseball he had just witnessed. He knows his two-time defendi...
PHOENIX (AP) — Shohei Ohtani brought home the go-ahead run in the 10th inning on an infield single and the Los Angeles Dodgers snapped a seven-game losing streak by beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 on Saturday night. The Dodgers won despite Edwin Diaz blowing his second conse...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Max Scherzer moved into 10th place all-time in strikeouts, passing Hall of Famer Walter Johnson in the Blue Jays’ 7-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday night. The 42-year-old Scherzer, making his ninth start of the s...
PHOENIX (AP) — Frederick Richard won his first U.S. men's gymnastics all-around title Saturday night, flashing the form he believes can make him a contender at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The 22-year-old Richard, a key member of the men's team that earned bronze at the Paris G...
LONDON (AP) — FIFA has issued a statement defending its president, Gianni Infantino, against what it calls a “concerted and ongoing effort” to undermine his leadership of the organization. The statement was released Saturday, a day after a report by British newspaper The Daily Te...
CHICAGO (AP) — DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky was ejected Saturday after being called for a Flagrant 2 foul on Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fever. Minutes later, Carrington posted on social media the words “WHITE PRIVILEGE” and tagged the Fever. Cunningham, who is whit...
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Beau Hossler handled a half-dozen tough par putts and two rain delays Saturday for a 4-under 66 that gave him a share of the lead with Michael Brennan going into the final round of the Wyndham Championship with postseason berths at stake. Hossler is No. 12...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox failed in their bid for a second winning streak of 10 or more games in the same season, losing to the Athletics 7-3 on Saturday. Boston recorded a franchise record-tying 15-game winning stretch, matching a mark from 1946, before it was stopped on ...
BOSTON (AP) — The way the things have gone for the Boston Red Sox since early July, it wouldn’t have been surprising if they pulled off another comeback. Instead, they loaded the bases against Athletics reliever Hogan Harris after scoring a run, but Ian White lined out solidly to...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx had seen a double-digit lead cut to four points in the final two minutes of the third quarter of their game against the Las Vegas Aces on Saturday. That's when their two biggest stars went to work. Rookie point guard Olivia Miles — the No. 2 ...
CHICAGO (AP) — The WNBA quickly rescinded a technical foul assessed to Caitlin Clark during the Indiana Fever's win over the Chicago Sky on Saturday. The technical would have been Clark's eighth of the season, triggering a one-game suspension for the Fever star. She would have ha...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Laredo man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for trying to meet a minor on a Kik chatroom, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas. On March 6, 41 year old Robert Steven Lanier pleaded ...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Drew Brees stood on stage next to his bronze bust, in front of Who Dat Nation, and took his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Getting benched three times in the NFL helped him get there. “Marty Schottenheimer, one of the greatest coaches and motivators t...
ROSARIO, Argentina (AP) — Jorge Messi, the father of soccer star and Argentina captain Lionel Messi, died Saturday at a hospital in the central Argentina city of Rosario. He was 68. The Rosario-based Club Atlético Newell’s Old Boys announced his death in a social media post that ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Mariano Rivera was back on the field at the Yankees’ annual Old-Timer’s Day on Saturday after tearing an Achilles tendon playing the outfield at the event last year. With former teammate Jorge Posada catching him, Rivera threw 11 pitches to four batters. The 56-ye...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Roger Craig revealed during his induction speech into the Pro Football Hall of Fame that he has vascular dementia. The former San Francisco 49ers star running back spoke in a prerecorded video message while he sat on stage wearing his gold jacket at Tom Benson...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — On this week’s edition of ValleyCentral Weekend Report, Anchor Alexia Serrata breaks down all the news of the week. Starting with the biggest stories of the week, in case you missed them. Big changes are coming to the U.S. immigration policy nex...
Wars in Iran, Ukraine and Israel have drawn attention away from a stark fact: Armed conflict is on the rise worldwide in and between states. Two Swedish think tanks with impeccable credentials report the depressing figures: the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Stockholm Inte...
W ars in Iran, Ukraine and Israel have drawn attention away from a stark fact: Armed conflict is on the rise worldwide in and between states. Two Swedish think tanks with impeccable credentials report the depressing figures: the Uppsala Conflict Data Program and the Stockholm Int...
PARIS (AP) — Paris is staging its first high-diving competition in the Seine, with athletes launching themselves from a 20-meter platform in front of the Eiffel Tower — a spectacular new test of the city’s effort to reclaim its river for sport. The event on the Bir-Hakeim Bridge ...
PHOENIX (AP) — The two-time defending World Series champions are in a rare funk. The Los Angeles Dodgers lost their season-high seventh game in a row in a stunning collapse on Friday night after the Arizona Diamondbacks rallied for a 4-3 win when rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Rice ripped a tying single off the right-field fence with two outs in the ninth inning and Ryan McMahon hit a game-winning sacrifice fly in the 10th as the New York Yankees rallied past the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Friday night in a rain-delayed game that ended a...
PHOENIX (AP) — Rookie Ryan Waldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning off closer Edwin Diaz to give the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-3 victory over Los Angeles on Friday night, sending the Dodgers to their season-high seventh straight loss. Waldschmidt connected on a slider, h...
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Beau Hossler made an 11-foot birdie putt on his final hole Friday for a 3-under 67 that gave him a one-stroke lead in the Wyndham Championship, which might have been the least consequential development in the final event of the PGA Tour's regular season. H...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Friday that it is unlikely that quarterback Patrick Mahomes will play in their preseason opener against the Rams next week, and it's possible that the two-time MVP skips the three-game exhibition slate entirely. That's not necess...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Rainfall totals for August so far show that McAllen has received quite a bit of rain, but not so much for Harlingen and Brownsville. There is still a chance of rain over the next couple of days. However, future rainfall totals indicate that we ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Four teams had claims to the 1960 national championship in college football. The U.S. Senate is adding Missouri to that list. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., introduced a resolution during a meeting Thursday recognizing the Tigers for a claim to the national title. Th...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Titans announced Friday the signing of offensive lineman Peter Skoronski to a multi-year extension making him the NFL's highest-paid guard. The Titans did not publicly announce details of the extension for the 11th overall pick of the 2023 dr...
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Bills general manager Brandon Beane continued prioritizing protecting quarterback Josh Allen on Friday by signing starting right guard O’Cyrus Torrence to a four-year contract extension with $46 million in guarantees. The Bills announced the signing, while ...
Ray Perez, organizer of Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin in McAllen, introduces the next comedian on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Perez has been doing comedy for nine years and has hosted the Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin for about two years. (Omar Zapata | The Monitor) O...
Organizer Ray Perez introduces the next comedian during the Comedy Open Mic Night on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at The Gremlin in McAllen. Perez has been doing comedy for nine years and has hosted the Comedy Open Mic Night at The Gremlin for about two years. (Omar Zapata | The Mon...
MONT VENTOUX, France (AP) — Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney launched a decisive attack up Mont Ventoux to win the seventh stage of the Women’s Tour de France and take the overall lead from Marlen Reusser on Friday. The 2024 champion was in tears as she put on the yellow jersey and n...
A misdemeanor gun charge against All-Star Cleveland Cavaliers guard James Harden in Texas has been dismissed after he completed an alternative resolution program allowing him to avoid a criminal record, court records show. Harris County Criminal Court Judge Alex Salgado in Housto...
STHS Edinburg is one of only 73 regional hospitals in the nation recognized for providing high-quality care while caring for patients in vulnerable communities Access to quality healthcare is more than a convenience; it’s a lifeline. From preventive screenings and routine care to...
Aaron Reitz, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas, poses for a photo at the federal courthouse Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) M cALLEN — Less than a month after being sworn in as the chief federal law enforcement officer fo...
Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, shown Monday, April 7, 2025, prepares to celebrate their 100th anniversary in Harlingen. (Miguel Roberts/The Brownsville Herald) H ARLINGEN — Domestic violence, sexual assault, homicide, they can all wreak havoc on the mind and the body...
ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — For the first decade of his NFL career, Stefon Diggs always felt like he had something to prove when going up against Washington. “That’s my hometown team, them and the Baltimore Ravens,” Diggs said Friday. "I always played with a chip on my shoulder, but the ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS 4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Kylie Meet Kylie, a 14-year-old girl with the sweetest and...
T he Brownsville chapter of the Texas Exes welcomed new Cameron County-area Longhorns to the University of Texas at Austin during a sendoff celebration on Thursday at the International Bank of Commerce in Brownsville. “It’s my honor to welcome you to the best university in the wo...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Norway's soccer federation wants Gianni Infantino to step down immediately, piling more pressure on FIFA's embattled president Friday. Infantino is facing a revolt after his failed plan to sell stakes in the World Cup. The Norwegian federation held a me...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We'll see a mix of sun and clouds over the next few days, which will keep highs for a majority of the Valley in the upper 90s. This is still around average for early August, but a slight dip in temperatures is always nice. Widespread dew points ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Hondo lift bridge has reopened after being closed for a few hours on Friday for maintenance. According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the bridge was scheduled to be closed until 3 p.m., but work was completed early. The bridg...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A drug smuggler who sold cocaine to an FBI informant was sentenced to nearly five years in prison Thursday. Arjenis Baltazar Garcia, 30, of Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas, sold a kilogram — about 2.2 pounds — of cocaine to an FBI informant during Octob...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Fred Richard put himself in position to win his first U.S. national championship, surging to the lead during night one of the men's competition Thursday night. Richard, a key member of the 2024 U.S. men's Olympic team that earned bronze in Paris, posted an all-arou...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark sat at the dais Thursday night, staring at the stat sheet and reliving the eight turnovers and her two missed free throws with seven seconds left in regulation. Then she took the blame for the Indiana Fever's stinging 86-84 overtime loss to defen...
CANTON, Ohio (AP) — Maybe a team should’ve drafted Haynes King. The rookie quarterback ran in from the 5 on the final play to give the Carolina Panthers a 33-30 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in the Hall of Fame game that kicked off the NFL preseason on Thursday night. King, ...
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chelsea Gray made two buzzer-beating 3-pointers after Caitlin Clark's uncharacteristic mistakes, the first to force overtime and the second to give the defending WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces an 86-84 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. Clark miss...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Three very different sky stories are coming together now through next week — one from the tropics, one from space, and one riding in on desert winds. First, the updated NOAA hurricane outlook continues to lean toward a quieter-than-average Atla...
Several families met with a South Texas congressman and LUPE director on Thursday in Rio Grande City, Texas, expressing their fears of being picked up in ICE raids....
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who claimed asylum in Australia in March have been granted citizenship. Fatemeh Pasandideh and Atefeh Ramezanisadeh said in a statement Thursday that Immigration Minister Tony Burke swore them in the day b...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new policy change at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services could make it easier for the agency to deny certain immigration applications without first giving applicants a chance to fix missing information. The change took effect immediately ...
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