SAN DIEGO (AP) — When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres' desperate determination to extend their season was clear. The rel...
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Mason Miller will probably want to come up with something a little better than cigars for his San Diego Padres teammates when he returns to the club as a first-time father. Not only did the Padres cover splendidly for their top reliever in their gritty playoff vi...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand sustained a left leg injury in the second period of their 2-1 win against the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday night. Marchand was not on the bench for the third period, and coach Paul Maurice did not have an update on his con...
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TORONTO (AP) — No. 1 draft pick Gavin McKenna scored his first NHL goal with the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-4 overtime victory over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday night. McKenna scored on goaltender Juuse Saros in the second period of his fourth professional game. The 18-year...
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BUENOS AIRES., Argentina (AP) — Lionel Messi turned his official farewell to Argentina into a gala performance, contributing a penalty and two assists in a 3-0 win over Benin on Tuesday at the Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires, where the crowd offered a deafening final ovation t...
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BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina is confronting a once-unimaginable reality: a national team without soccer great Lionel Messi. On Tuesday, 39-year-old Messi bid farewell to international soccer after 21 years, 126 goals, two Copa América titles and a World Cup championsh...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts juggled his lineup for Tuesday night's 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series, dropping designated hitter Shohei Ohtani to the No. 5 spot. Roberts said the move was a one-game adjustment to giv...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto felt trust from Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts when he remained in a crucial NL Division Series game after a stressful fifth inning. “I’d like to continue living up to the highest expectation,” Yamamoto said through a translator. The ri...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Kiké Hernández is no stranger to postseason success. The veteran Dodgers utilityman took advantage of his first start in these playoffs and delivered the key blow in Los Angeles' 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of their NL Division Series on Tuesday night...
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — UTRGV football had another tough outing on the road. Coach Travis Bush says there is no such thing as a layup in the Southland Conference. Every opponent will fight tooth and nail to come out on top, and the same applies to this week's matchup ag...
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"I find it a little sad and disturbing that we're talking about Mississippi being ahead of Texas," State Senator José Menéndez said.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The acting secretary of the U.S. Army said Tuesday that the man convicted of killing 13 people in the 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas, will be executed by firing squad on Dec. 3. In a post on social media, acting Secretary Adam Telle said the execution...
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San Benito Mayor Pedro “Pete” Galvan S AN BENITO — Mayor Pete Galvan’s seat on the city’s Economic Development Corporation’s board of directors might be teetering. After a five-hour closed-session meeting Monday, the EDC’s board members held off on considering amending the agency...
