CLEVELAND (AP) — Sam McDowell, a six-time All Star who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. “Sam spent eleven of his fifteen seasons in...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Edinburg man was sentenced to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of trying to burn his pregnant girlfriend alive and holding her against her will, according to Hidalgo County District Attorney Toribio "Terry" Palacios. Jorge Luis Ram...
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San Benito police Lt. Milton Resendez B ROWNSVILLE — Jurors on Tuesday morning watched a heart-wrenching body cam video as San Benito police officers pulled one of their own out of his patrol unit, placed him into the bed of a Border Patrol truck and rushed the dying man to Valle...
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Dennis Franchione, the longtime college football coach whose career included stops at TCU, Alabama and Texas A&M, has died, TCU said in a statement. He was 75. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which first reported the news, said Franchione’s family confirmed his death Tuesday, addin...
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U.S. captain Jim Furyk said Tuesday it would be “great” if Patrick Reed were among the 12 best Americans for the Ryder Cup next year in Ireland, even though Reed criticized Furyk's first captaincy after the 2018 loss in Paris. Reed hasn't been on a Ryder Cup team since those 2018...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The NFL Referees Association on Tuesday said it will challenge the severity of the suspensions of two officials for unprofessional conduct, which the officials union maintains went beyond appropriate punishment. The league on Monday suspended line judge Jeff See...
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PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Fred Claire, who parlayed early jobs as a sports writer and editor into a 30-year career with the Los Angeles Dodgers in public relations and as a World Series-winning general manager, has died. He was 91. Claire died Monday, on his 91st birthday, in Pasad...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — After a long day of opening statements and several witnesses' testimonies on Monday, day two of the Rogelio Martinez trial began Tuesday morning, after a 30-minute delay. Martinez is charged with capital murder in the shooting death of San Benito ...
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MONACO (AP) — Top-ranked Jannik Sinner announced he will be out for the rest of the year as he continues to deal with an injured knee. Sinner has not played since July when he beat Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final. He withdrew from the U.S. Open because of a right knee inj...
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GENEVA (AP) — India and Qatar finally got some clarity on Tuesday for their long-held ambitions to host the 2036 Olympics. They are now in a formal contest with five other bidders, including one that would take the Summer Games for the first time to Africa. The International Olym...
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MADRID (AP) — There were many unknowns when Patrick Reed decided not to renew his contract with LIV Golf and start the long road back to the PGA Tour. One thing he was sure of, though, was that he wanted to let his “clubs do the talking” and earn his way back instead of having [....
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NEW YORK (AP) — The San Francisco Giants ended a streak the Los Angeles Dodgers did not want to extend. San Francisco led the major leagues with 2,379 days on the injured list and 44 IL placements, according to Major League Baseball. After topping the big leagues in lost days in ...
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Two-time Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin will shift her focus from that discipline this season to turn more of her attention toward training for giant slalom and super-G events. The ski racer from Colorado announced her strategy Tuesday in what she describes as a season ...
