MADRID (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons began preparing for their NFL game in Madrid on Wednesday at the training center of Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, while the Cincinnati Bengals start practicing Thursday at the facilities of World Cup champion Spain. Both teams departed to the capital on...
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PARIS (AP) — Alexander Zverev's tenure as the No. 1 in men's tennis started with a 7-6 (5), 6-2 defeat to Lorenzo Musetti in the second round of the Paris Masters on Wednesday, a performance he felt was poor. “Yeah, I was bad. It’s quite simple,” Zverev said. “This was not a very...
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By: Francisco Sesatty, MD, FAAPMR, DHR Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Medical Co-Director Julian Velez, MD, FAAPMR, DHR Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital Medical Co-Director Recovering from a life-altering injury or illness requires specialized care and a team th...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Receiver Brandon Aiyuk has applied to be reinstated to the San Francisco 49ers from the reserve/left squad list and plans to report to the team later this week. Aiyuk's new agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Wednesday that Aiyuk has officially submitted his pa...
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BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson has been placed in the concussion protocol after experiencing symptoms Monday night. If Watson is not cleared in time for Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints, Shedeur Sanders would get his first start of the ...
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MADRID (AP) — Last week, it was bad weather. This time, it will be Joe Burrow and Cincinnati's red-hot offense. Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski expects a different kind of challenge when his team takes on the Bengals in Madrid on Sunday, after struggling in heavy rain in Fl...
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DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The pressure on the International Ice Hockey Federation grew Wednesday as two major sponsors of the men's world championship said they would review their involvement if Russia takes part. The tournament's main sponsor, automaker Skoda, says it will “re...
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LIV Golf wanted to “destroy” the European tour, the head of the worldwide circuit has said as he prepares to welcome back many of the players who defected to the Saudi-funded breakaway league over the past four years. The professional golfing landscape was upended by the formatio...
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I t’s all over but the crying — and we can expect plenty of that. As we go to press, polls are still open and votes haven’t been counted. We do not know if expectations of voter repudiation of the current administration’s policies and Republican Party candidates prove to be accur...
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McAllen Memorial’s Natalee Hernandez, middle, gets blocked by Flour Bluff’s Kate Croft, left, and Alyssa Thornton, right, during an area round game at Falfurrias Junior High school gymnasium Tuesday Nov 3,2026 in Falfurrias. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) McAllen Memorial...
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When the Carolina Panthers scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to cut Green Bay’s lead to eight points, coach Dave Canales opted to go for 2 instead of kicking an extra point in what has become a far more common decision even if it still bewilders some broadcasters and fans. The Pa...
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Rory McIlroy has played down safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week, amid tensions in the Middle East that have impacted the sports calendar in the region. It is the first of lucrative, back-to-back season-ending events in the United Arab Emirates...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mission mayoral race appears to be headed to a runoff after neither of the six candidates received more than 50% of the vote, according to unofficial election results from Hidalgo County. Attorney Rick Salinas leads with 7,477 votes, followe...
