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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars coach Liam Coen spent all week telling his players that what mattered most was how they responded. It would have been tough to imagine anything better than this. Trevor Lawrence threw three touchdown passes, including one on which Pa...
LeBron James will presumably wear his Philadelphia uniform in public view for the first time. Giannis Antetokounmpo will talk about his new home in Miami, Kawhi Leonard will talk about his home again in Toronto and Stephen Curry will talk about how Golden State will remain home. ...
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego Padres have earned a wild-card rematch with the Chicago Cubs, and this time it will be at home in packed and raucous Petco Park. Manny Machado and the Padres beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7 on Saturday to wrap up the No. 4 seed in the National Le...
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoffs will have a star-studded matchup between A'Ja Wilson and Caitlin Clark, thanks to a massive comeback by Golden State. Down 10 with three minutes to go, the Valkryies went on a 14-0 run to beat the Los Angeles Sparks 76-75 Thursday night and move ...
Throughout October, STHS will offer discounted mammograms and special community events focused on early detection and breast cancer awareness. Every year, thousands of women receive a breast cancer diagnosis. As breast cancer rates continue to climb across the United States, heal...
Gabriel Gonzalez (Courtesy: City of Harlingen ) H ARLINGEN — City Hall is shaking up, leading City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to cut a key management position as he develops a succession plan. After about a year on the job, Deputy City Manager Oscar Garcia has returned to his forme...
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...
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 h...
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — China added four more gold medals on Tuesday in swimming, giving the powerful team 15 in 20 events over the first three days in the pool at the Asian Games. Chinese 13-year-old Yu Zidi did not swim on Tuesday after winning gold the first two days in the 200-m...
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Mixed martial arts — without the wire cage and with less blood and mayhem — could be coming to the Olympics. It's a long shot. However, a version of the sport — let's call it “MMA Light” — is being contested at the two-week Asian Games. The campaign to get th...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hot temperatures continue across the 7-day forecast, but thankfully, no extreme conditions are anticipated. The calendar may say tomorrow is the first official day of Astronomical Fall, however, Mother Nature says otherwise. We'll stay in the mi...
PARIS (AP) — Kylian Mbappé has dismissed talks of tensions with Ousmane Dembélé as the France teammates feature among the top contenders for the men’s Ballon d’Or. With the winners to be announced at a ceremony in London on Oct. 26, clubs and players have been campaigning activel...
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Yu Zidi, the 13-year-old Chinese swimmer, on Monday won her second gold medal at the Asian Games as she points to much larger things at the Los Angeles Olympics in two years and a showdown with Canadian Summer McIntosh. That head-to-head could come even earli...
NAGOYA, Japan (AP) — Led by 13-year-old Yu Zidi, China dominated the first day of swimming at the Asian Games with Yu and defending Olympic champion Pan Zhanle taking gold. Yu easily won the 200-meter butterfly on Sunday at the Olympic pool in Tokyo, and Pan took the 100 free, wh...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The City of Brownsville celebrated the unveiling of its two new micro-pantries. Micro-pantries are a new initiative by the city's Parks and Recreation Department to provide the community with access to food and supplies, no questions asked. The...
DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Lions knew they had a lot of things to fix after Sunday's 31-30 overtime win over the New Orleans Saints. They also knew they didn't have time to fix them before playing on Thursday against the Buffalo Bills — a game they lost 41-31. Now, Dan Campbell i...
NEW YORK (AP) — They're off and running at the new Belmont Park, as horse racing returned Friday following a three-year absence for a $550 million reconstruction project that modernized the historic track. Fans in the sellout crowd of 6,000 cheered before a field of 10 left the s...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Forget the official name of the Buffalo Bills' new stadium. It’s Josh Allen’s house. The quarterback quickly put his stamp on Highmark Stadium by throwing three touchdown passes and running for two more scores in a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions on...
COLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — Angel Reese scored 30 points on 11-of-14 shooting and had 10 rebounds to help the Atlanta Dream rout the Connecticut Sun 103-59 on Thursday night in the first WNBA game following a nearly three-week break for the FIBA World Cup. A key member of the winnin...
I ndian cuisine has officially arrived in Brownsville. Thank Leo and Latha Titus, who opened Leo’s Grill in Port Isabel less than two years ago to rave reviews and just recently launched a takeout location next to 7th & Park coffee/bike shop at 1554 E. Seventh St. in Brownsville,...
Barely three months had passed since the Carolina Hurricanes finally punched through a playoff roadblock to win another Stanley Cup when it was time to turn their attention forward to another season. The confidence and experience gained from that run? Invaluable. Dwelling on it b...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Harlingen Parks and Recreation Department is applying for a grant to improve the city's soccer complex — and it needs input from area residents. Harlingen Parks Director Juan Mendiola is asking the community to complete the survey with sugge...
Caitlin Clark doesn't have much longer to wait for her first signature shoe to come out. They will be available starting Oct. 1 in the U.S. and a week earlier in China. “I’m just super excited,” she told The Associated Press in Germany last week. “I look down at my feet and I’m, ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Volunteers are needed for a statewide beach cleanup campaign taking place in the Rio Grande Valley on Saturday. The Adopt-A-Beach Fall Coastwide Cleanup will take place at 25 locations statewide, including three in the Rio Grande Valley. Accordi...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso's storybook return to Citi Field was no surprise to Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz. Alonso hit another home run against his former team Wednesday night, sparking another important win for the late-charging Orioles and earning himself another ...
MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, heading in a cross from Luis Suárez for his 100th goal in...
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — The Winnipeg Jets suspended goaltender Connor Hellebuyck on Wednesday night for failing to report to training camp. The team said general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff would address the media Thursday morning. It did not specify the length of the suspension...
MADRID (AP) — Raphinha scored a hat trick as Barcelona earned yet another big win on Wednesday, routing Racing Santander 7-2 for its best-ever start to a season. The Catalan club had never won seven games in a row. It has won six straight in the league and another in the Champion...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation has launched a statewide campaign to raise awareness about child car seat safety. According to TxDOT, 46% of child car seats nationwide are misused or are the wrong seat for a child’s size. Common child car...
DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The breakout American star of the soccer season so far in Germany, Cole Campbell, has help from an experienced training partner — his mom. Rakel Karvelsson was a pro player in the U.S. and played internationally for Iceland. Two decades on, she's a “so...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Petey Halpin hit a three-run home run in the sixth inning, Parker Messick struck out eight and the Cleveland Guardians moved into first place in the AL Central with a 6-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday. Cleveland (78-75) has a half-game lead over...
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils have hired Jessica Campbell as manager of hockey development and Bryan McCabe as VP of prospect personnel and assistant general manager of the American Hockey League’s Utica Comets. The moves, announced Wednesday as players report to trai...
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — In the mind of Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov, the difficult part of his comeback is already over. It happened in May, in a far-from-filled Swedish arena, when Barkov suited up for Finland in an exhibition against Switzerland for his first...
NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso launched his 300th career home run Tuesday night, a tying shot in the ninth inning against his former team, and Coby Mayo’s inside-the-park homer in the 11th sent the Baltimore Orioles to a 7-5 victory over the New York Mets. Christian Encarnacion-Stra...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas governor’s race came to the Rio Grande Valley Tuesday, with Democratic candidate Gina Hinojosa and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott making separate stops in Harlingen. Hinojosa focused her visit on the construction industry and a labor shor...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After NHL career goal-scoring leader Alex Ovechkin appeared in an ad for Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party that came to light this week, the Washington Capitals said their long-time captain was asked to participate in the video campaign while back in his home...
GENEVA (AP) — Barcelona’s renovated Camp Nou was picked over Wembley Stadium in London to host the 2029 Champions League final, UEFA said Tuesday, in a further sign of their rebuilt relations after the divisive European Super League project. The choice gives Barcelona a marquee g...
L OS FRESNOS — Cameron County broke ground Monday on a $31 million expansion of Old Alice Road that will span from the Brownsville Sports Park to State Highway 100. The project will take the 4.9-mile stretch of road from two to four lanes with an additional left-turn lane in the ...
T hey weren’t just veggies apparently. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized more than $25 million worth of methamphetamine inside a shipment of cabbage, tomatillo and cilantro at the Pharr International Bridge last Tuesday, Sept. 8. A tractor trailer was attempting ...
An advertising campaign featuring American actor Sydney Sweeney has sparked widespread backlash from female athletes who say it is sexualizing women in sports. In the ad for the sports prediction market platform Novig, Sweeney appears with little or no clothing, covering parts of...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After spending time during training camp trying to manage Myles Garrett's knee injury, it was the Los Angeles Rams' dismal season-opening loss to the San Francisco 49ers that made it evident to everyone that the star defensive end needed surgery. Garrett did no...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Pharr International Bridge discovered more than $25 million worth of methamphetamine hidden in a shipment of vegetables. On Tuesday, Sept. 8, a tractor trailer traveling from Reynosa to Pharr wa...
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan earned a signature win in Week 2 of the Kyle Whittingham era. And it was right on time. The Wolverines showed their resilience in a 17-10 victory over No. 11 Oklahoma on Saturday, a week after getting a lucky break in a controversial win against W...
Bruno Guimaraes sent Arsenal three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a moment of brilliance that was doubly painful for Sunderland. Not only did the Brazil midfielder set up a 2-0 win for defending champion Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. But, as a f...
Dylan Larkin said Friday he will be on the ice for the start of training camp next week with the Detroit Red Wings, who subsequently announced he had been stripped of the captaincy after asking for a trade earlier this year. Larkin had worn the “C” on his jersey for the past six ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Locals have reported seeing a large alligator in Port Isabel near the Long Island Village; however, gator experts say the animal was probably passing through the area. ValleyCentral spoke with educator, alligator expert and licensed nuisance all...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tropical moisture may sneak back in along the weaker edges of an upper‑level ridge, just enough to spark sea‑breeze thundershowers Thursday and Friday afternoon. These will be the last scattered showers before a noticeably drier trend settles in...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning's 2025 Heisman Trophy campaign started and ended with a rocky season-opening loss at Ohio State. Over in the Buckeyes' huddle, Julian Sayin's first career start launched a standout season that found him, not Manning, among the Heisman finalists l...
Six goals for Paris Saint-Germain, five for Barcelona and classically just one for Arsenal as the serious contenders for the Champions League started with wins Wednesday. There was a hat trick for Ferran Torres, the World Cup-winning goalscorer, on his PSG debut in the competitio...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A kayaker who was reported missing over the weekend on South Padre Island was recovered on Tuesday by Cameron County Park Rangers. A search for the missing kayaker was initiated by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday afternoon near Cameron County B...
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star pass rusher Nick Bosa is set to play in the season opener against the Los Angeles Rams in his first game action since a tearing a knee ligament last September. Bosa tore the ACL in his right knee on Sept. 21 last season. He beg...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The game between No. 19 SMU and Florida State kicked off after a delay of nearly two hours on Monday night due to a power outage at the stadium. Power went out at Doak Campbell Stadium just minutes before the scheduled kickoff and the delay lasted about 1...
BERLIN (AP) — Breanna Stewart had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists to help the United States rout the Czech Republic 105-64 on Monday. The Americans rebounded from their worst preliminary-round game in 50 years after edging Italy 55-52 on Sunday. Stewart set the tone ear...
U sually when the opportunity comes to write about Labor Day, my approach has been to discuss its history that grew out of extraordinarily unjust working conditions that oppressed working people and to observe the benefits that the movement brought to American workers generally, ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Alexander Zverev wasn’t in the mood for much conversation. With empty seats everywhere after he finished his U.S. Open first-round match in the early morning hours, he took two questions from reporters on the court and quickly wrapped it up. “I think everybody’s t...
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Marcel Reed threw for 233 yards and two touchdowns in just over three quarters to help No. 8 Texas A&M roll to a 50-0 win over Missouri State on Saturday night. Reed was replaced by Brady Hart with about 13 minutes left and the Aggies up 40-0. Isaiah...
DUBLIN (AP) — Katie Taylor closed out her remarkable career with a dominant victory over previously undefeated Flora Pili in front of 80,000 fans at Croke Park on Saturday. The Irish boxer who won an Olympic gold medal and headlined at Madison Square Garden got her final career w...
AUSTIN, Texas (FOX 44) - The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) is reminding boaters not to leave safety at the ramp this Labor Day Weekend. With the hot temperatures, lakes, rivers and coastal waters offer a welcome place to cool off. Texas Game Wardens will be on patrol...
PSJA Northrunning back Mark Quintanilla (13) carries the ball against Mission Veterans defender Yahir Campos (90) in a non-district game at PSJA Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 3, 2026, in Pharr. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) PSJA North quarterback Drayden Espinoza (0) ca...
