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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Footballs and fists were thrown. A helmet was launched. Trash talk was hurled throughout, too. It all made for one competitive and, at times, heated joint practice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets on Tuesday. The first of four scuffles star...
C ameron County officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony last Friday to celebrate the completion of phase two of the Olmito Nature Park. The event specially marked the official opening of the park’s kayak launch, with an actual kayak launching courtesy of Aaron Millan of Brownsvi...
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn't sound like...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Qwan'tez Stiggers was taken to a hospital by ambulance after he briefly lost consciousness during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said the 24-year-old Stiggers was conscious and t...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tarik Skubal yielded three runs on four hits while pitching five innings in the back-to-back Cy Young Award winner's home debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers against Kansas City on Monday night. Skubal left with the Dodgers trailing 3-2 after a decent, if unspect...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills are responding to criticism over various issues at their new stadium — including partially obstructed sightline concerns -- by addressing them on a case-by-case basis, the team announced Monday. The criticism stems from fans getting the...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater has stepped away from football. “His biggest worry was letting us down, that’s the type of guy he is," Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Sunday, when Bridgewater was placed on the reserve/retired list. The 33-year...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — The UTRGV Vaqueros have wrapped up Week 2 of fall camp as the countdown to Year 2 of college football in the Rio Grande Valley continues. Three weeks from today, UTRGV will kick off the 2026 season against UT Permian Basin at 7 p.m. Saturday,...
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills first-year coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment on Saturday night. With fans beginning to file in, and rock music blaring over the state-of-the-art sound system, B...
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins and defensive end Maxx Crosby were suspended from team drills at practice Saturday following their fight the day before, giving rookie QB Fernando Mendoza his first opportunity in training camp to run the starting ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro offensive lineman Lane Johnson said Saturday that his 14th season would “probably” be his last. Johnson missed four days of training camp this week for personal reasons before he returned Friday. The 36-year-old Johnson was a first-...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Olmito Nature Park is now making its mark as a kayaking destination in the Rio Grande Valley. Cameron County leaders celebrated the new kayak addition on Friday with a ribbon cutting ceremony. "We're not aware of any other kayak launching li...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two new playgrounds are now open along the Paseo Trail at the Brownsville Event Center. Brownsville Parks and Recreation Director Sean De Palma said the new playgrounds are part of a collaborative effort with city and community partners. "We ins...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Harlingen is inviting residents to dispose of unwanted household items at its Trash Bash event happening this weekend. The Trash Bash will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Rangerville Park, located at 101 Ranger...
New Iowa State coach Jimmy Rogers is nothing if not confident. The Cyclones are picked last in the Big 12 preseason media poll, return no starters and had 55 players transfer after Rogers was hired to replace Matt Campbell, who took 24 of the best with him to Penn State. Rogers a...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions Pro Bowl running back Jahmyr Gibbs finally got what he wanted. A record-setting contract brought financial security, but for Gibbs, it also ended an anxious wait that had kept him off the practice field. “This process has been extremely stre...
HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Kirk Cousins and star pass rusher Maxx Crosby got into a scuffle late in practice Friday before their teammates quickly jumped in and separated them. Cousins, who is operating the first-team offense in training camp, remained o...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Frank Reich had to think for a second while raving — again — about Geno Smith, pondering the New York Jets quarterback's age. “I don't know how old he is. Isn't he past 35?,” the offensive coordinator asked Friday before being told Smith is actually 35. ...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams are still waiting on Aaron Donald's comeback decision as they wrap up their training camp at Loyola Marymount University. After the Rams held their final practice of camp Thursday, McVay said Donald's formal workout with the ...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a three-year deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL's newest highest-paid running back. Athletes First announced the deal Thursday, hours after Gibbs to...
IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER ELSA — Mission High junior Ryan Aguirre and Edinburg Economedes senior Anahi Vega opened their 2026 cross country campaigns in dominant fashion Thursday, leading from start to finish to capture their respective races and earn gold medals at the 38th a...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Geno Smith is seeing things a bit differently with the New York Jets this time around. No, it's not quite rose-colored glasses. But the veteran quarterback is wearing red contact lenses during training camp this summer in his return to the team that draf...
Robert Wise (Courtesy: GoFundMe campaign ) E DINBURG — The jury found a 38-year-old Alamo man guilty of fatally gunning down a member of the McAllen Masonic lodge after approximately an hour of deliberations. The punishment phase of the trial is set to begin at 1:45 p.m. Delibera...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Simmons did everything the Kansas City Chiefs expected of him when they drafted him in the first round last year. He won the starting job protecting the blind side of Patrick Mahomes in the offseason, and the former Ohio State standout held fast to it...
S paceX recently issued its Starbase impact report for the second quarter of 2026, meant to highlight the ways the company is “driving growth in the Rio Grande Valley.” The report leads with scholarships the company has funded, intended to “spark curiosity in science, technology ...
STILLWATER, Okla, (AP) — New Oklahoma State football coach Eric Morris was busy bringing people together long before fall camp started Wednesday. Morris, hired in November to replace Cowboys legend Mike Gundy, has added 88 new players since then, including 21 players he coached a...
Robert Wise (Courtesy: GoFundMe campaign ) E DINBURG — Evidence presented during the second day of testimony against a 38-year-old Alamo man accused of shooting and killing a member of the McAllen Masonic lodge indicates he had an obsession with Freemasons and conspiracy theories...
Atlanta Falcons outside linebacker Jalon Walker will miss the 2026 season with a torn ACL, the organization announced Wednesday. Walker was carted off the field at training camp on Tuesday after going down following a pass-rush play. The injury was quickly feared to be an ACL tea...
MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Mohamed Salah was greeted by cheering Trabzonspor fans in Istanbul on Wednesday as he closed in on a move to the Turkish club. The Liverpool icon wore the team’s blue and burgundy striped shirt after flying in on a private jet to complete the deal. Earl...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Over the next three weeks, RGVSports.com will take you inside fall camp with the UTRGV Vaqueros as they prepare to kick off the 2026 season against UT Permian Basin in front of a sellout crowd on Saturday, Aug. 29 at Vackar Stadium in Edinbur...
Robert Wise (Courtesy: GoFundMe campaign ) E DINBURG — The trial for a man accused of shooting and killing a man outside the McAllen Masonic lodge in 2023 began with a focus on a slew of arson cases believed to be associated with the murder suspect. Julio Diaz, 38, is facing murd...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has been checking in more frequently with the team during training camp, but it remains unclear when he will return to the coaching staff following the shooting of his wife at their Virginia home. Bieni...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers 2024 first-round draft pick Xavier Legette was carted off the field with a stinger injury Tuesday after landing awkwardly as he attempted to make a leaping catch in the end zone. Stingers are injuries that impact the nerves in the upper ar...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — August marks National Minority Donor Awareness Month, a campaign dedicated to raising awareness about organ donations in communities of color. The Rio Grande Valley is home to the DHR Health Transplant Institute, the only kidney transplant cente...
By Gromer Jeffers Jr. | The Dallas Morning News (TNS) S HERMAN, Texas — For a party that hasn’t lost a statewide race in Texas in more than three decades, the urgency was striking. Top GOP leaders descended last week on one of their strongholds to warn supporters that victory in ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Weslaco Chamber of Commerce held its annual Lemonade Day event to help promote its youth entrepreneurship program. The event was held on Saturday at Isaac D. Rodriguez Park, located at 1200 E. 6th St. in Weslaco, where attendees participated...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Breece Hall came to training camp with a new contract from the New York Jets and an intense desire to justify the big bucks. “It makes me more hungry to keep proving I am who I say I am,” said the star running back, who received a three-year extension in...
The Los Angeles Sparks traded All-Star guard Kelsey Plum to the Phoenix Mercury for a first-round pick next year, Monique Akoa Makani and a second-round draft choice in 2028, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of an...
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Earlier in his coaching career, Mike McCarthy leaned into pushing the limits of his players during training camp. Two-a-days in full pads for two weeks straight? Sure. Practices scheduled for two hours that would sometimes bleed into three? You bet. Not so much ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —The South Padre Island Birding Nature and Alligator Sanctuary captured a 10-foot alligator found swimming in a residential pool in Los Fresnos. Jacob Reinbolt, educator, alligator expert and licensed nuisance alligator trapper with the South Padr...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Cam Skattebo is all systems go at practice. His signature celebration is on hiatus. Skattebo declared himself nearly fully healthy at New York Giants training camp, nine months removed from his gruesome right ankle and leg injury. But after get...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Vaqueros are lacing up for their sophmore campaign as football season kicks off once again in the Valley. Last year, UTRGV was one of the top teams in the Southland Conference. They exited 2025 with a 9-3 record and took every home game in Ro...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Just in case people thought the UTRGV Vaqueros were satisfied with putting together the winningest inaugural FCS season by a startup program in 2025, they’re chasing a conference championship in Year 2, and head coach Travis Bush reminded his...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Even with everyone focused on final preparations for Flight 13, the production teams were still hard at work on vehicles for future missions. Moving on to testing activities for the week, the Flight 14 booster began the first steps of its test ...
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Malik Nabers insists he does not know what the “PUP” list means — the place where players land if they are physically unable to perform at the start of training camp. At least this year, he doesn't need to. He's on the field at camp with the Ne...
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Ahman Green, a four-time Pro Bowl running back and the Green Bay Packers’ career rushing leader, said he learned last year that he has early onset Parkinson’s disease. The 49-year-old Green discussed his diagnosis this week on Tyler Dunne’s “Go Long” podcas...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The city of Harlingen is calling on residents to participate in a survey to help bring a proposed recreation center to the Wilson Sports Complex. The survey is part of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Local Parks Indoor Recreation Grant ...
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — After delivering the winningest inaugural season by a first-year program in FCS history, the UTRGV Vaqueros are one sleep away from kicking off their second fall camp in preparation for the 2026 campaign. UTRGV set the standard in Year 1, fin...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Puka Nacua says he never considered holding out of training camp as he enters the final year of his rookie contract with the Los Angeles Rams. The All-Pro receiver loves — and needs — the day-to-day grind of football too much to step away from it, even for fina...
MCALLEN, Texas, (ValleyCentral) — A jam-packed media day brought out the best from the Upper Valley's finest. More than 30 teams gathered July 24 for their annual media day ahead of the start of training camp. With the 2026 season on the horizon, aspirations and excitement were o...
M cALLEN — More than 200 community members, sponsors, city officials and media representatives gathered Tuesday at Quinta Mazatlán, McAllen’s nature reserve and part of the World Birding Center, as the city officially unveiled the theme for the 13th annual McAllen Holiday Parade ...
SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Storm apologized Wednesday for an exchange that took place between one of its co-owners and two fans during the team's 105-95 loss to the Indiana Fever. The Storm didn't elaborate on the nature of the incident and didn't say which Storm co-owner was inv...
LOS FRESNOS, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The long wait for football season is drawing to a close. Training camps open next week across the Valley. Before the start of summer programs, teams gathered for their respective media days. The common theme among Lower Valley programs? Hunger...
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs held their first full-squad workout of training camp Wednesday without offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, who remained with his family following the shooting of his wife — allegedly by their son — at their Virginia home last weekend...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — There was business to discuss as the Philadelphia Eagles opened their sixth training camp under coach Nick Sirianni. They have a new offensive coordinator — yes, another one — and players in new roles and ones playing on hefty new contracts. So Jordan Davis, o...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs reported to training camp but was not on the field with teammates for their first practice on Wednesday as his agent and the franchise work on negotiating a new deal. Lions coach Dan Campbell said he did not have an...
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons' quarterback competition will have to wait another day after coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday that Tua Tagovailoa sustained a minor injury, and he'll be back “sooner rather than later.” Stefanski described the injury as a “flare-...
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday he addressed the franchise's “unfortunate” decision to release Terrion Arnold with the team on the eve of training camp as the former cornerback is facing felony charges. “You never want to let go of a playe...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Toronto pitcher Shane Bieber’s start against the Washington Nationals was anything but a walk in the park. The former Cy Young Award winner issued walks to six of the nine batters he faced — including three with the bases loaded — before departing after two-thir...
