By Terri Langford | The Texas Tribune T exas Gov. Greg Abbott is doubling down on the state’s fight to recover nearly $10 billion in Medicaid funding that the Trump administration is withholding from Texas hospitals. “Texas is working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to protect...
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UTRGV’s Aidan Jakobsohn, left, is flushed out of the pocket by UIW’s Mekhi Brown, right, during a Southland Conference game at Benson Stadium Saturday Oct.17,2026 in San Antonio, Tx. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) UTRGV’s Clint Thomas Jr., right, goes up high for a catch ...
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College football has never experienced a Saturday like this. Five of the top seven teams in the AP Top 25 lost on the same day in the regular season for the first time in history. The last time anything even remotely close happened was on Jan. 2, 1989, according to Sportradar, wh...
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami beat its archrival — and staked a claim to moving atop the AP Top 25 for the first time since 2002. Darian Mensah threw for 326 yards and three touchdowns, the last of them a 3-yarder to Malachi Toney in the second overtime, and No. 3 Miami held o...
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PROVO, Utah (AP) — Bear Bachmeier threw a go-ahead touchdown pass with 1:47 left and then No. 8 BYU stopped No. 2 Notre Dame at the goal line to preserve a riveting 28-24 victory Saturday night. The thriller capped a wild Saturday in which five of the top 8 teams in the AP Top 25...
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — DeSean Bishop rushed for 159 yards and two touchdowns, lifting No. 14 Tennessee over No. 6 Alabama 26-10 on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (5-2, 3-2 Southeastern Conference) have lost consecutive regular-season games for the first time since 2007 after also lo...
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Alex McPherson kicked a game-winning 34-yard field goal as time expired and Auburn, led by quarterback Byrum Brown's dominant running game, upset No. 1 Georgia 27-24 on Saturday. It’s the second straight week the top team in the AP Top 25 lost to an unranked fo...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — J'Koby Williams ran for a career-high 165 yards with two long touchdowns after an early fumble, Ben Roberts returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 10 Texas Tech overwhelmed Arizona State 53-25 on Saturday in a matchup of the past two Big 12 champio...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gabby Williams so believes in Golden State's poise in crunch time because of the way the Valkyries have won all along with their defense. They believe in each other to make the play in the biggest of moments. Williams converted two free throws with 1:18 left ...
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — No. 4 Ohio State got the victory it craved. It just came at a hefty price — the loss of starting quarterback Julian Sayin for several weeks with an injured right arm. Sayin threw a 38-yard touchdown pass to Jeremiah Smith on fourth-and-1 early in the four...
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AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Back-to-back wins have vaulted Chase Briscoe into contention for the NASCAR Cup Series championship. Denny Hamlin and Christopher Bell are still lurking, too. But it remains to be seen if anyone can catch up to the steady excellence of Kyle Larson as the “C...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Quarterback Jalen Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Philadelphia Eagles revealed he has a blood clot in his calf. Hurts will miss at least four games and it's uncertain when he will be cleared to resume playing. Hurts was initial...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two weeks ago Texas was undefeated and the No. 1 team in the country. Two losses later, the Longhorns' playoff hopes look shaky, their best player had to leave the game with an injury, and their most famous player, quarterback Arch Manning, is in such a funk ...
