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McAllen Memorial’s Braxton Speights, right, runs past Sharyland defender Daniel Cantu, left, for a touchdown during a game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday August 28, 2026 in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Sharyland’s Will Taylor, left, runs for a scor...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ceddanne Rafaela and the Boston Red Sox ran themselves right into a 1-0 loss at Yankee Stadium. In the opener of a critical four-game series, Rafaela committed a costly baserunning blunder in the fifth inning Friday night and then got thrown out at home plate to e...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta Dream star forward Angel Reese avoided a one-game suspension when the WNBA rescinded her eighth technical foul that was assessed Friday night in a loss to Portland. As a result of the ruling that came a few hours after the game, Reese will be available for ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt homered, left fielder Cody Bellinger threw out the potential tying run at home plate to end the seventh inning and the New York Yankees edged the Boston Red Sox 1-0 on Friday night in the opener of a pivotal four-game series. Cam Schlittler (12-6)...
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell each scored 34 points as the the Indiana Fever got past the Connecticut Sun 111-91 on Friday. The pair scored 30 or more for the fourth game this season, extending their WNBA single-season record for a duo. Clark added 12 assi...
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DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal threw six solid innings against his former team, Freddie Freeman hit a tiebreaking single in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers held on to beat the Detroit Tigers 2-1 on Friday night. Skubal allowed one run on four hits and struck out seven...
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EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Online threats targeting children are becoming increasingly sophisticated — but the FBI says some of the most dangerous networks aren't relying on sophisticated hacking tools. Instead, they're exploiting something much simpler: trust. The FBI say...
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DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal shed some tears, walking on a field that used to be his home turf as the team that traded him away paid tribute to the two-time Cy Young Award winner with a video montage before the first pitch. “Luckily enough, I was able to make it to the tunnel befo...
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A textbook summer pattern will remain in place across the Rio Grande Valley this weekend, bringing plenty of sunshine, a few fair-weather clouds, and afternoon temperatures climbing to 100 degrees or higher. While most areas will stay dry, there is a slight chance of isolated aft...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Ryan Gerard hit it well enough for five relatively easy birdies Friday and dropped a surprise from just inside 80 feet for another, giving him a 5-under 65 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Viktor Hovland at the season-ending Tour Championship. Hovland had one o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thursday's high school football games featured some exciting matchups; the one that caught our eye, though, was Mercedes at PSJA. The Bears led 3-0 in the first half, shutting out one of the best teams in the Valley. Three straight touchdowns in...
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow them to build a new stadium, a day after city officials approved their part for the $2.3 billion ballpark project that will replace the domed Tropicana Field. The Hillsborough Cou...
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U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, visited the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Dilley, Texas, on Friday and said detention numbers were up 10% in a week he is concerned about the health of migrants living there....
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DENVER (AP) — Cale Makar and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to a $163.2 million, eight-year extension on Friday that will make him the highest paid player in league history. The terms of the deal were confirmed by his agency, Bartlett Hockey. Makar’s extension is set to be the the...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka has appeared to be having fun everywhere but the tennis court lately. Her Instagram account is filled with photos where she is fashionably dressed in beautiful settings, or lounging in a bikini in relaxing ones. Life looks great. On the court, it's...
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LONDON (AP) — Rayan Cherki scored two goals in five minutes and Erling Haaland also got a brace as Manchester City won at Crystal Palace 4-1 to maintain its perfect start to the Premier League on Friday. Haaland, the league top goal-scorer last season, opened his account after 17...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Brad Keselowski needs “a miracle” at Daytona International Speedway to make the Cup Series playoffs. A more likely scenario: his teammate at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Ryan Preece, eking into the postseason with a strong showing at NASCAR’s home tr...
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DETROIT (AP) — Shohei Ohtani threw a short bullpen session on Friday as the Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star moves closer to a return to the mound. “I think it was like 20 pitches," manager Dave Roberts said before the Dodgers started a series against the Detroit Tigers. “I reall...
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This new bi-plane imagine system has just been installed at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville. The equipment will enable physicians to treat stroke patients with greater speed and efficiently. (Courtesy: VBMC-Brownsville) B ROWNSVILLE — People often say that time is money...
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury were honoring Diana Taurasi a few weeks ago when the franchise great turned toward Kelsey Plum, who was sitting just a few feet away. Taurasi broke into a wide grin, then said three words — drawing them out for effect. “Sign the extension,” she ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's football season kicks off Saturday night and fans are getting ready to take over the stands for the first home game of the season. ValleyCentral spoke with local businesses that offer UTRGV merchandise...
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E DINBURG — UTRGV started the Fall semester with a new first day enrollment record of 36,466 students that featured the largest freshmen class, a record amount of doctoral students and an increase in enrollment in master’s programs. From sunrise to sunset, the UTRGV Edinburg camp...
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During the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in a little more than five years ago in August 2021, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. D-Brownsville, found himself thrust into a key role in saving American-allied members of the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) and families as the ...
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D uring the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in a little more than five years ago in August 2021, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez. D-Brownsville, found himself thrust into a key role in saving American-allied members of the Afghan Special Mission Wing (SMW) and families as the...
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MONACO (AP) — Gianni Infantino, the increasingly embattled FIFA president, was everywhere in the conversations as European soccer leaders gathered this week in Monaco for the Champions League draw. UEFA, the European soccer confederation, is spearheading the backlash against Infa...
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Todd Golden's third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest paid basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference. The 40-year-old Florida coach signed a one-year extension earlier this month that increased the total value of his deal to $4...
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NEW YORK (AP) — After sitting out more than four months nursing an injured right wrist that caused him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz didn't decide to return for the U.S. Open to be anything less than his Grand Slam-winning self. “You’re going to see Carlit...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Rei Sakamoto played his way into the U.S. Open — but only by taking the spot that Kei Nishikori, Japan's greatest men's tennis star, hoped to earn for one last Grand Slam appearance. In a changing of the guard match, Sakamoto beat Nishikori 6-4, 7-6 (3) on Friday ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than 1,000 pounds of alleged methamphetamine were found hidden within a shipment of leeks at the Pharr International Bridge, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. On Aug. 22, CBP officers seized the alleged meth from a tractor-tr...
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T he majority of unemployed workers in the Rio Grande Valley are in “the region’s prime working-age population,” 25-44, according to an August labor analysis report prepared by Workforce Solutions Lower Rio Grande Valley. The report was intended to provide “a broader look at the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Speaker of the House Mike Johnson has been making his way across South Texas, meeting with congressional candidates. The Louisiana Republican held a roundtable discussion with Republican congressional candidate Eric Flores on Thursday alongside ...
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B ROWNSVILLE – The Public Utilities Board of Directors here took no action Thursday on closed meeting agenda items that included a proposed agreement with SpaceX. During the special meeting, board members spent about two hours in a closed session on two issues, one of which was “...
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A judge has granted a hearing to explore claims that a man wants to recant allegations of sexual abuse years ago by Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky. Sandusky, 82, has been serving a decades-long prison sentence since he was convicted of 45 counts of sexual abus...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff was caught by surprise when she saw her mom take to social media about excessive U.S. Open ticket requests from family and friends. That doesn't mean she has any issue with it. A day after Candi Gauff posted on a “blunt but necessary statement” on Insta...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — It's week one of high school football in the Rio Grande Valley, and Valley Sports Central has your Thursday night highlights. Valley Sports Central has highlights for Mercedes at PSJA High, Sharyland Pioneer at Edinburg North, Brownsville Lopez ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — NBC 23 is your headquarters for high school football this season. Megan Murray, Brett Holmes and Noah Gulley are bringing you Overtime, a new 30-minute show that dives into extended highlights and exclusive interviews with players and coaches. T...
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Tony Romo is facing three more citations in connection with his arrest last month that got him placed on leave from his role as CBS’ lead analyst on NFL games. Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence. The case against t...
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CBP officers intercepted more than 1,000 pounds of methamphetamine at the Pharr International Bridge on Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (Courtesy: CBP) U .S. Customs and Border Protection officers intercepted nearly $11 million worth of methamphetamine hidden inside a shipment of what w...
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Facing an opponent who has pledged to “smash the kid” and “send him back to high school,” Moses Itauma is looking more mature than his 21 years. The undefeated British heavyweight (14-0) is aiming to become the second youngest heavyweight champion in history when he takes on Fili...
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A McAllen International Airport improvement project involving the airport’s longest runway has stretched from an originally contracted 415 days to a nearly 1,000-day delay, prompting almost $1 million in additional payments to a consultant. City management says these additional c...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Authorities arrested a former employee with the Cameron County District Attorney's Office on Friday, according to District Attorney Luis V. Saenz. Claudia Garcia is a former employee of the DA's Office, according to Saenz, and was arrested Frida...
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Claudia Garcia Robert Johnathon Vargas A former paralegal with the Cameron County District Attorney’s Office has been charged with bringing drugs into a correctional facility. In a brief news release, the DA’s office said Claudia Garcia and Robert Johnathon Vargas were arrested F...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A McAllen man accused of fatally stabbing a woman over the weekend has been charged with murder and several other felony charges. On Monday, Esai Longoria, 37, of McAllen, was charged with murder, a first-degree felony; assault on a peace office...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) —We are not looking for any break in our streak of hundred-degree days. High temperatures across most of the Rio Grande Valley will reach at least 100 degrees. The only ones to escape that will be along the coast. With humidity, it will feel like ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Chances are if you have a hummingbird feeder in your yard this time of year, then there may not be many vacancies at the perches. Despite the Rio Grande Valley sweltering in 100-degree heat, fall migration is underway, and ruby-throated hummingb...
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Directed by Matt Johnson Staring Dominic Sessa, Antonio Banderas, Emilia Jones, Leo Woodall ★★★★☆ HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - There is an incredible moment around the midway point of ‘Tony’ when the young future superstar chef Anthony Bourdain (Dominic Sessa) is about to s...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Federer loved to win, of course, and at the peak of his career almost always did. All those victories and trophies he piled up alone would have made Federer remembered forever in tennis, but they were only part of the reason he enjoyed playing. He liked trav...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Brownsville Rivera has over 20 underclassmen on its roster and some of them were making plays on Thursday night. When the game was on the line in the second half, the Raiders needed upperclassmen leadership on the field to seal the win. The Raiders received that fr...
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams are ready to get down to the business of living up to their status as the clear early favorite to win the Super Bowl. They finished off the preseason with a 20-18 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday night. Two weeks from...
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The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District recently announced a $15 million shortfall for the next budget year. District officials probably can find some places where they can — and perhaps should — trim the fat. But the reality is more complicated, and wit...
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E DINBURG — Sharyland Pioneer’s first pass attempt of the 2026 Texas high school football season couldn’t have gone any better. Just seconds into the first quarter, Pioneer quarterback Malakai Galindo took a snap in shotgun, sprinted left, and hit receiver Alec Chapa over the mid...
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Mercedes defender Josue Moreno (21) and other teammates celebrates a stop of an advance by the PSJA High offense in a non-district game at PSJA Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2026, in San Juan. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Mercedes running back Noah Buenrostro (2) wa...
