DENVER (AP) — Federal appeals court judges handed the NCAA a significant victory in its struggle to implement a new five-year eligibility ruling Friday, though the win does nothing to tamp down dozens of similar lawsuits playing out in state courts across the country. Ruling in the case Wisne vs....
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It might be too early to start talking about an on-field crisis at Manchester City even though it fell to a third straight Premier League defeat on Saturday. After opening the campaign with seven wins in a row, City lost at struggler Nottingham Forest 3-1 to fall six points behin...
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Five days after he called Dana Holgorsen "one of the best offensive minds of our generation,” Nebraska coach Matt Rhule fired his offensive coordinator Saturday in the wake of the Cornhuskers' loss at Illinois a day earlier. Co-offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Glenn T...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX is targeting Friday, Nov. 13 as an early date to launch Starship 15 flight. According to SpaceX, the flight is still pending regulatory approval. The 75-minute launch will open at 4:45 p.m. on Nov. 13. SpaceX adds that the upcoming flight...
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SEMINOLE, Okla. (AP) — So, you think your team got a bad deal when the initial set of College Football Playoff rankings came out? Imagine how Nathan McCurley, the coach of Gore High School in Oklahoma, must feel. His team’s season ended around midnight on a coin flip in the parki...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Three people are dead following a multi-vehicle crash in Brownsville on Saturday morning, according to a spokesperson of the Texas Department of Public Safety. At approximately 8:40 a.m., the Brownsville Fire Department responded to a crash in...
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This is the week the race kicks off in earnest for the College Football Playoff now that the selection committee has released its initial set of rankings. Let the games begin. And there are some good ones on tap Saturday. The marquee showdown is No. 1 Miami (8-0) at No. 4 Notre D...
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MADRID (AP) — Spain has been looking to break through into the elite level of women’s flag football for some time now, having been ranked among the top 10 in the world and being a perennial contender in Europe. It still doesn’t have a spot at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, though...
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Members of the media wait as Monica De Lz Cruz, incubate candidate for U.S. House seat District 15, welcomes guest as she wait for the results of the general election at the Verta Hotel on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, in McAllen. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Monica De Lz ...
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McAllen High full safety Riley Ousley (0) enters the field against Mission High in a District 16-5A DI game at Tom Landry Stadium on Friday, Nov. 6, 2026, in Mission. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) McAllen High wide receiver Ethan Shelby (3) completes a reception for ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers were trailing by double digits in the final seconds of a tough first half against Portland when Doncic took a few dribbles, stopped in the far free-throw circle and heaved a glorious 61-footer off the backboard and in. Don...
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TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Michael Salgado-Medina kicked a 37-yard field goal with 39 seconds left after No. 24 Arizona recovered an onside pooch kick and the Wildcats pulled out an improbable 29-28 victory over TCU early Saturday. “It was a great feeling, being able to execute it and ...
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — New Mexico coach Jason Eck admitted the No. 22 Lobos' 31-3 victory over Nevada and coach Jeff Choate felt extra sweet. When Choate took the head job at Montana State in 2016, one of his first moves was assembling a new staff that did not include Eck. “I kind of ...
