ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tim Ream, the longtime captain and defender for the U.S. men's soccer team, is ending his national team career. Ream had previously told head coach Mauricio Pochettino that he would not retire from national team play, but says now that the evolution of the team and the game has c...
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City has been found guilty of arranging “sham” contracts as part of a slew of financial breaches that helped it dominate English soccer in what’s become the biggest scandal in Premier League history. City, in an independent panel's verdict pu...
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HOUSTON (AP) — Colson Montgomery hit a solo homer and Sam Antonacci drove in two runs to lead the Chicago White Sox over the Houston Astros 6-3 in Game 1 of an AL Wild Card Series on Tuesday. The White Sox, in the postseason for the first time since 2021, made a remarkable turnar...
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HOUSTON (AP) — The Chicago White Sox received a letter from Pope Leo XIV on the same day of their playoff opener against the Houston Astros. The Sept. 9 letter was addressed to White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf, and the team said it arrived at Chicago's Rate Field on Tuesday ahead ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Injured captain Aaron Judge was left off the New York Yankees' roster for their AL Wild Card Series against the Boston Red Sox starting Tuesday night. Giancarlo Stanton, out since April 24 because of strained calf muscles in both legs, was included. So was center ...
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HOUSTON (AP) — The crowd at Daikin Park was surprisingly sparse as the Houston Astros — baseball's first division winner with a .500 or worse record — opened their Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday. Large swaths of seats, especially in the upper deck, sat ...
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RIO HONDO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Work is underway on Fluidstack’s proposed data center project in Cameron County, as county officials address concerns surrounding water, power, drainage and the project’s impact on local resources. Cameron County Judge Eddie Trevino Jr. said the...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mitte Cultural District in Brownsville was formally introduced to the community as a Texas Cultural District during a ceremony on Tuesday. The Texas Commission on the Arts officially designated the Mitte Cultural District a Texas Cultural Di...
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Lamine Yamal led World Cup winner Spain on Tuesday as it defeated Croatia in the Nations League to add to its record unbeaten streak in its homecoming game, while England rebounded from its opening loss to the world champions with a victory over 10-man Czechia. Yamal scored twice...
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The Harlingen CISD Administration Building is seen in this undated photo. (Maricela Rodriguez/Valley Morning Star) H ARLINGEN — Health insurance costs are going to up for many of the school district’s employees. As part of a move to offset last year’s $5.3 million shortfall, the ...
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A 25-year-old Honduran native living with a San Benito family called 911 after shooting and killing four family members, including one he referred to as “mom,” before escorting two children and a two-month-old outside their residence to wait for police. Christian Joel Maldonado P...
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M cALLEN — The story of downtown’s journey toward revitalization turned a new page this week. On Monday, Mend Collaborative — the design firm McAllen city leadership has contracted for $50,000 to develop a “revitalization” plan for its historic downtown — presented a preliminary ...
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I t’s being referred to as “super El Niño” in headlines everywhere, though National Weather Service meteorologists prefer “very strong El Niño.” Whatever you call it, it’s on track to be the strongest El Niño in 1,000 years, projected to cause 450,000 deaths from Africa to the Un...
