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NEW YORK (AP) — Several New York Yankees are taking exception to comments made by Boston Red Sox radio announcer Will Flemming during a weekend series between the rivals. Jazz Chisholm Jr. was among the players who called out Flemming on Monday after the WEEI radio announcer call...
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LONDON (AP) — United States striker Folarin Balogun is set to head to Premier League team Everton on a transfer from Monaco, British media reported on Monday. The transfer fee offered by Everton is reported to be in the range of 40 million pounds ($54 million) on a four-year deal...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Bregman hit three of Chicago's franchise-record nine home runs and the Cubs punctuated their August power display with a 17-3 blowout of the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Clay Holmes pitched six scoreless innings for the Cubs, who launched five homers off...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — A handshake, a head butt, and a sea of orange and white smoke. Dating back to last season, left guard Nick Hughes and left tackle Wes Thompson have been at the front of the pack, leading the Vaqueros as they run out of the Lozano Family Tunne...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Edouard has become the fifth tropical storm of the Atlantic season, and it’s on track to make landfall in southeast Texas with winds near 45 mph and stronger gusts. The good news for the Rio Grande Valley: Edouard poses no local threat. As it mo...
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Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the acreage of the AI site. RIO HONDO, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A second data center project is moving forward in the Rio Hondo area, drawing concerns from residents who worry about the impact it could have on water and other l...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA fired athletic director Martin Jarmond on Monday and replaced him with Tim Harris, the former longtime president of business operations for the Los Angeles Lakers. The shake-up was announced in a letter from Chancellor Julio Frenk to the university communi...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Ketel Marte says his teammates welcomed him back to the clubhouse on Monday, two weeks after the three-time All-Star's unexpected no-show before a game in Boston left the Arizona Diamondbacks scrambling. Diamondbacks fans might take a little longer to forgive and f...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. “I don’t know how it looked fr...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Brownsville Independent School District Police and Security Services Department is advising parents to stay vigilant when it comes to the "Cat in the Hat" social media trend. According to the public service announcement, BISD police are awar...
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A BMW traveling southbound on Closner Boulevard in Edinburg late Sunday night failed to stop and drove directly into the front entrance of the courthouse, the city said in a news release. The crash happened at approximately 11:35 p.m. and caused extensive structural damage to the...
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E DINBURG — A BMW traveling southbound on Closner Boulevard here late Sunday night failed to stop and drove directly into the front entrance of the Hidalgo County Courthouse, the city said in a news release. The crash happened at approximately 11:35 p.m. and caused extensive stru...
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By Berenice Garcia | The Texas Tribune M cALLEN — Home values in Cameron County more than doubled over a six-year period, and property tax bills are going up along with it, according to research from the Texas Real Estate Research Center at Texas A&M University. SpaceX’s arrival ...
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T he La Joya ISD school board has extended Superintendent Marcey Sorensen’s contract through 2031. Sorensen has led the district since February 2024 when the Texas Education Agency took the district over and appointed a board of managers and a new superintendent. The first extens...
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A brush fire over the weekend burned roughly 1,500 acres of farmland on Saturday afternoon in northern Hidalgo County, endangering cattle and prompting a regional response, with both the McAllen and Edinburg fire departments aiding containment efforts. As of Monday, the brush fir...
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W hen someone breaks a bone, experiences chest pain or is diagnosed with diabetes, we don’t expect them to navigate a fragmented healthcare system on their own. We recognize that health conditions exist on a spectrum and that people need different levels of care at different poin...
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SANTA CLARA, Cali. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers started their final set of practices before leaving to play the season opener in Australia with defensive end Nick Bosa still sidelined and tight end George Kittle ramping up to play. Coach Kyle Shanahan said before the team took ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The McAllen Independent School District will soon offer free American Sign Language classes to the community. Classes will be presented by the Regional Day School Program for the Deaf, a campus coordinated through McAllen ISD that serves deaf or...
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The title is still sinking in for Cale Makar — highest paid player in NHL history. With it, of course, comes great expectations for the Colorado Avalanche standout defenseman. Like more gaudy stats and deep Stanley Cup runs. Pressure becomes part of the pr...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae'Quan Wright participated in a walk-through practice conducted by first-year LSU coach Lane Kiffin on Monday as the 11th-ranked Tigers prepared for Saturday night's season opener against Clemson. Whether Wright or a cou...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Stefanos Tsitsipas was not surprised that Nick Kyrgios was suspended from tennis for drugs. “Pretty much expected, to be honest,” Tsitsipas said. “I am surprised it came so late, though.” Kyrgios was banned earlier this month after he revealed he tested positive f...
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NEW YORK (AP) — As the WNBA goes on its FIBA World Cup break, no team has more players headed to Germany then the New York Liberty. Like the city they play in, the Liberty are an international smorgasbord with players from France, Nigeria, China, Germany, Australia, Spain, the Ba...
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A steady Sam Darnold and a stellar defense helped the Seattle Seahawks win the Super Bowl last season. Can they repeat? They’re not even favored to win their own division. The Seahawks have a tough challenge trying to stay on top in the NFC West, let alone the entire NFL. They ha...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A local influencer is highlighting the Rio Grande Valley's most haunted locations and the history behind them. Karla Paola, also known as Karla's Paradise on TikTok and Karla's Haunted Files on Facebook and Instagram, began her paranormal conten...
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Novak Djokovic waved goodbye, made a heart shape with his hands and blew kisses to the crowd as he walked off the court inside Arthur Ashe Stadium to a standing ovation. Among those applauding in return were Djokovic’s 11-year-old son Stefan, while his 8-year-old daughter Tara co...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The NASCAR Cup Series standings have been reset. Denny Hamlin, the regular-season champion, had his sizable advantage slashed to 25 points over Ryan Blaney as the series shifts into playoff mode. The Chase for the championship begins at Darlington Racew...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Linda Noskova's life changed earlier this summer in ways she could not possibly imagine. The 21-year-old from the Czech Republic won Wimbledon, the youngest champion there in a decade and a half, for her first Grand Slam title. She met Czech president Petr Pavel a...
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A'ja Wilson and Kelsey Plum will miss the FIBA Women's World Cup for health reasons and will be replaced by Washington teammates Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron, USA Basketball announced Monday. Wilson, the four-time WNBA MVP, has shouldered quite a workload in the first part of th...
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Liverpool finalized the most expensive transfer of the summer window by signing Bradley Barcola from Paris Saint-Germain on Monday in a deal worth 123 million pounds ($166 million). Liverpool secured its main target of the summer after a monthslong pursuit of a speedy 23-year-old...
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The Associated Press national player of the week in football for Week 0 of the season: Jayden Maiava, Southern California Maiava started his second full season as the Trojans’ starter by completing 25 of 29 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns in a 42-26 win over San Jose Stat...
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EDINBURG — UTRGV Women’s Soccer sophomore Amy Romero transferred in to Edinburg this season. She came with first-year head coach Nataki Stewart from the University of St. Thomas in Houston. Romero would open her UTRGV goal-scoring account with a well-placed header off a free kick...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who smuggled nearly 500 pounds of marijuana through Starr County pleaded guilty on Wednesday. The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested David Garcia, 27, of Zapata after a high-speed chase in May. When his silver SUV finally stopped, tr...
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Finding the Nazi N atividad Rodriguez wants somebody to tell him who are today’s Nazis ( Letters, Aug. 6 ). Good question. Let’s see — I know, why not ask Donald Trump’s vice president, JD Vance, who once called Donald Trump “America’s Hitler”? Do you suppose he might be eager to...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open was a week old by the time Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz opened their title defenses. What once was a two-week quest for a Grand Slam championship now extends into a third week, and U.S. Tennis Association CEO Craig Tiley was asked how he hoped ...
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Chris Sale shut out the Dodgers and threw a 100 mph fastball in the process. You could call it turning back the clock, but that would imply the Atlanta left-hander's best days are behind him. And that's hardly the case. Sale struck out 11 in a five-hitter Thursday night, lowering...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams bowed out of her 26th U.S. Open singles appearance early Monday morning, falling in straight sets to fellow American wild card Sofia Kenin after not getting on the court until midnight. The 46-year-old lost 6-2, 7-6 (6) in what could be the final si...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic grinded through physical and internal ailments, made one mistake after another and could not find what it took to beat a feisty, younger opponent who was not intimidated under the lights against tennis' most decorated player. The 39-year-old is out ...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aaron Donald returned to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday, ending his retirement after 2 1/2 years to chase another Super Bowl title. The 35-year-old Donald made his decision after several weeks of discussion and nearly three months of intensive workouts for a st...
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WEST ALLIS, Wis (AP) — Alex Palou won his record-tying fourth consecutive IndyCar season championship with a 10th-place finish Sunday night in the resumption of a rain-delayed race at the Milwaukee Mile. The 29-year-old from Barcelona, Spain, added to yet another dominating year ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Scottie Scheffler's second FedEx Cup title, and his 22nd victory on the PGA Tour during this astonishing five-year run, was different from all the others, even if it looked all too familiar. Scheffler celebrated with a beer. He had just closed with a 4-under 66 in ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — ValleyCentral's Game of the Week returns! In week two of high school football, the Valley Sports Central team will follow the cross-town rivalry game between Harlingen and Harlingen South, also known as Bird Bowl. The Harlingen Cardinals take on...
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MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning on Monday for the Gulf of Mexico coast from the Galveston and Houston, Texas, area to the western parishes of Louisiana. As of Monday evening, the storm was classified as a tropical depression, an early st...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Open's Sunday start gives some players a chance to get a nice head start. For Novak Djokovic, it turned into a stunning head start back to the airport. The 24-time Grand Slam champion was knocked out in the first round of the U.S. Open for the first time,...
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Quarterback Will Levis was waived by the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, while Odell Beckham Jr. made the New York Giants. More than 1,100 players were cut as NFL teams trimmed their rosters. A second-round pick in 2023 who started 21 games for the Titans, Levis was stuck behind Cam ...
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Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper, who's facing a felony strangulation charge, will start the season on the commissioner's exempt list. The NFL's decision Sunday means Cooper will continue to get paid for the time being and is allowed at the team's training facilities but...
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SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — For the last two weeks, Curaçao Little Leaguers were focused and disciplined about what they ate, when they slept and how they practiced for youth baseball's biggest tournament. Now, the champs can relax and enjoy a treat or two. Juriënsly De Windt ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Valley Sports Central has nominated three high school football teams to claim the title of Team of the Week. The nominees for Week 1 are Raymondville, McAllen Memorial, and San Benito. Here are some recent highlights of our nominees. Raymondvill...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — As the Atlantic hurricane season approaches its climatological peak on Sept. 10, tropical activity is starting to increase across the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico. Forecasters are closely monitoring two areas of interest: the remnants of for...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Tiger Woods was going for his seventh straight PGA Tour victory when he tied for second at Torrey Pines. He earned $264,000 that day to move to No. 1 in career tour earnings. That was Feb. 13, 2000, and Woods stayed there ever since — until Sunday. Scottie Scheffle...
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Odell Beckham Jr. made the New York Giants’ 53-man roster submitted Sunday, a significant milestone in the wide receiver's comeback at age 33 with the team he started his NFL career with. Beckham got better as training camp progressed and showed in exhibition play that he could s...
