By Erika De Los Reyes and Omar Zapata | Staff Writers McALLEN — The day soccer fans had been waiting for was finally here — the first game of the FIFA World Cup 2026 was about to commence. Bars, restaurants, movie theaters, and even cities across the Rio Grande Valley hosted community watch parti...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Houston’s Yordan Alvarez and Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno won their first batting titles Sunday, while Milwaukee ace Jacob Misiorowski became just the fourth pitcher since 1950 to lead the majors in ERA, strikeouts and opponents’ batting average. Alvarez's .316 averag...
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Harassed all day by Minnesota's menacing pass rush, Baker Mayfield fled the pocket again — this time scrambling and weaving more 20 yards backward before launching a desperation heave that was intercepted. Even worse for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the quarterbac...
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — President Donald Trump returned to the Presidents Cup as honorary chairman for the second time, getting a loud cheer and keeping his remarks brief. “These people want to see golf,” he said Sunday. And just like his last visit to the Presidents Cup in 2017, he...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Dan Wilson will not return as the Seattle Mariners' manager next season, he and the team said Sunday. Wilson made the announcement shortly after the Mariners finished off a 7-3 win over the Los Angeles Angels, the ending to a disappointing 76-86 season that began w...
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RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Lamar Jackson used his big right arm and a little bit of quick thinking to lead the Baltimore Ravens to one of their shortest and most memorable drives in franchise history. Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers and alertly called a timeout with 1 ...
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TORONTO (AP) — Max Scherzer said he felt “unlimited” in Sunday’s season-ending start against the Cincinnati Reds. Pitching on three days of rest, the 42-year-old Scherzer struck out seven over seven-plus innings to earn the 225th victory of his career as the Blue Jays won 5-1. “T...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Vice President JD Vance will be visiting the Rio Grande Valley this week. He is expected to attend a Midterm Rally at the Harlingen Convention Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30. Doors to the event open at 10 a.m. with the program beginning at noon. ...
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MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — The deficit was larger than anything the Americans had ever experienced at home in the Presidents Cup. The celebration Sunday afternoon? That was all too familiar, even the part where President Donald Trump stuck around for the trophy presentation. The U.S. p...
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Oregon announced Sunday that quarterback Dante Moore sustained a concussion in a late hit by linebacker Desman Stephens during the second quarter of the Ducks' victory over Southern California on Saturday. Stephens, who was ejected from the game for targeting, was suspended for o...
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LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Washington linebacker Leo Chenal was carted off the field in the second quarter of the Commanders' 33-31 victory over Seattle on Sunday with a neck injury. Chenal went down with 6:38 remaining in the half on a run by Seattle's Emanuel Wilson. The cart was bro...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Schwarber belly-flopped more than he actually slid headfirst into second base and popped up with his uniform smudged in dirt. He punched his right fist in the air and shouted something in exhilaration toward a fired-up Phillies dugout. Schwarber delivered...
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kyle Larson has always found it easier to be the hunter than the hunted. He won't have much choice in the matter now. The defending NASCAR Cup Series champion capped a dominant performance at Kansas Speedway on Sunday by passing Chase Briscoe with seven l...
