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PHARR — Week 1 tends to start with some rust for teams, with most needing some time to find their footing after not seeing game action in months. That was the case during Thursday’s season opener between Mercedes and PSJA High, with the two squads combining for just three points ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza saw what it was like to face a strong NFL pass rush, even against a San Francisco defense comprised of reserves, and he was sacked twice and threw an interception in the 49ers' 18-12 preseason victory over the Raiders...
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NEW YORK (AP) — George Lombard Jr. made history this month when he became the first New York Yankees shortstop to homer in his major league debut. Three weeks into his career, however, the rookie set a dubious mark by committing an error for the sixth straight game in Thursday ni...
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Sharyland Pioneer’s Andrew Leal, left pushes off an Edinburg North’s defender Evan Fuentes, right, during a game at Richard R. Flores Stadium Thursday August 27, 2026 in Edinburg. Finals Pioneer 35-13. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Edinburg North’s Damian Cano gets past ...
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills rookie head coach Joe Brady closed a perfect preseason with a come-from-behind victory and the opportunity to get Josh Allen’s insights as a play-caller on the sideline. Now comes the next challenge for Brady, as the 36-year-old enters the ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale already had thrown 97 pitches through eight innings, a full game for most pitchers in most games. Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss had relievers ready in the bullpen for the ninth. Even so, both knew Sale was not coming out Thursday night against the Lo...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Dillon Gabriel and Taylen Green are leaving Cleveland Browns coach Todd Monken with a difficult position on who will get the third quarterback spot on the 53-man roster. Gabriel threw three touchdown passes and Green directed a 98-yard touchdown drive to help the...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tonight’s weather sets the stage for a perfect celestial date. Clear skies across the Valley mean our view of the “Blood Moon” will be spectacular. As the moon slides through the penumbra and umbra, it will take on that deep red glow that earns ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A tradition that dates back generations is returning to the city of Weslaco. The Tinaco Bowl is the city's biggest football game between the Weslaco High School Panthers and the Weslaco East High School Wildcats. In anticipation of the cross-ri...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Chris Sale struck out 11 in a five-hit shutout, Drake Baldwin launched a leadoff homer against Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday night to complete a three-game sweep. Sale (13-9) threw 80 of his 109 pitches for...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A student has been released from custody following an alleged threat against IDEA Elsa. Christopher Alessandro Ayala, 17, was arrested by the Elsa Police Department on Wednesday and charged with terroristic threat causing serious bodily injury. ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than five children received high-tech vision aids from Sight Savers America, a national nonprofit that helps with eye care on Thursday. Sight Savers partnered with the Raul Tijerina Foundation and Vispero to fund low-vision and blindness eq...
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — City officials on Thursday approved a $2.3 billion deal for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark funded by public and private money. The 4-3 vote by the Tampa City Council came three months after a tentative agreement was reached for a stadium, which would include $96...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Tarik Skubal knows he will feel emotions when he makes his return to Detroit on Friday night to pitch against the Tigers only four weeks after he was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Skubal says he hopes to focus on representing the Dodgers instead of dwelling on...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Min Woo Lee made his first trip to the Tour Championship a memorable one, playing bogey-free on a rain-softened East Lake for an 8-under 62 that matched his career low on the PGA Tour and gave him a two-shot lead Thursday. A pair of runner-up finishes this year, at...
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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — As the UTRGV Vaqueros progressed week by week through their inaugural season, each win was followed by one question — “What’s next?” With no standard set in Year 1, last year’s team had the ability to lay the foundation and set a high bar for...
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By MICHAEL GONZALEZ , VALERIE GONZALEZ and SUDHIN THANAWALA | Associated Press B ROWNSVILLE (AP) — Thursday’s release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer from a Texas jail despite Minnesota’s request for his return could set a dangerous precedent, increasing frictio...
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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs is facing misdemeanor charges of battery and criminal damage to property stemming from what police described as a physical confrontation with his girlfriend. Jacobs was arrested May 26 after police were called to his home to investigate ...
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MADRID (AP) — Rodri made his Barcelona debut in the team’s 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao in the Spanish League on Thursday, while Chelsea and Fulham advanced to the third round of the English League Cup. Barcelona's match was supposed to feature a tribute to Spain’s World Cup cham...
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ZURICH (AP) — The reactions from Alison dos Santos and Masai Russell at the finish line some 40 minutes apart were slightly different but conveyed the same sentiment — they each were new world-record holders in the hurdles. Dos Santos stared toward the clock in amazement after fi...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Military lawyers arrived in McAllen last week to assist federal prosecutors with an influx of immigration cases. The federal courthouse in McAllen, which serves Hidalgo County and Starr County, is among the busiest in the country. “In McAllen, our...
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H ARLINGEN — The city is planning to revamp its lighting as it works to clear up the night sky. As part of a move to clean up the night’s hazy orange glow, city officials are taking steps to join the International Dark Sky Association, a nonprofit organization aiming to cut light...
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ATLANTA (AP) — Good Good Golf lost its partnership with Callaway on Thursday and no longer will be title sponsor of a PGA Tour event in November as the fallout continued over a video for a new Callaway driver that showed a man shoving a woman to the ground who was trying to touch...
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Two days after the Southeastern Conference passed a rule barring players from returning to the league from the pros, a Texas judge put that rule on hold Thursday in a case involving more than 40 players. It was the latest piece of news in what has turned into a breakneck week of ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Two people are wanted on credit card abuse charges for multiple unauthorized card transactions over the past month, according to the McAllen Police Department. McAllen police issued arrest warrants for suspects Elisa Yvette Colombel and Cindy Th...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Las Vegas Aces said Thursday that forward NaLyssa Smith is out for the season with a left leg injury, dealing a huge blow to the defending WNBA champion's repeat hopes. Smith suffered the non-contact injury at the 3:15 mark of the third quarter in Sunday's 88...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to th...
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The fledgling Northern Super League has been boosted in its second year by investment and expansion plans as the women's game in Canada grows. The six-team NSL, co-founded by former Canada national team player Diana Matheson, announced this summer that it will add a team in Winni...
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WINNIPEG, Manitoba (AP) — Three-time Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Connor Hellebuyck went public on Thursday in confirming he's asked the Winnipeg Jets to trade him. In a statement released by his agent, Ray Petkau, Hellebuyck said he made the request several months ago and “t...
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WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Ohio’s Walker Osborne and Japan’s Shinnosuke Ijima tossed complete games in the Little League Baseball World Series quarterfinals on Thursday to lift their teams into Saturday’s United States and international championships, respectively. Osborne, who had...
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J ust a few months ago, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials celebrated Texas as a primary location for new computer data centers. This month, however, the governor ordered a pause on data center development, after valid concerns arose about the ability of our state’s infra...
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T he United States remained the world’s largest crude oil producer in 2025, continuing a trend that began in 2018 and reflects a remarkable turnaround from past decades. With a record high 13.6 million barrels per day, the U.S. led Russia (9.9 million bpd), Saudi Arabia (9.6 mill...
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Julio Cesar Valdez A 52-year-old McAllen man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for sexually abusing two children for about two years while they were in his care. Julio Cesar Valdez was found guilty of two counts of continuous sexual abuse of a child, two counts of aggravat...
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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT | Associated Press W ASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive...
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Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Leonard Williams and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $90 million contract extension that includes $56 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymi...
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A 27-year-old Brownsville drug trafficker has been sentenced to 10 years in prison, court records show. Eduardo Rodriguez Jr., who pleaded guilty on Nov. 5, 2024 to possession with intent to deliver cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments, was sentenced on Wednesda...
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W ESLACO — The Weslaco Fire Department has partnered with Knapp Medical Center to launch a new patient-centered initiative focused on addressing social isolation while making care more accessible. The Community Healthcare Program will include home visits and follow-up phone calls...
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MONACO (AP) — Two-time defending champion Paris Saint-Germain will host Manchester City and travel to Barcelona in the Champions League main phase this season, after the 36-team draw was made Thursday. PSG has won three straight visits to Barcelona — including a 2-1 win in the le...
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T here will be some changes regarding electioneering at city-owned or controlled properties that will serve as polling locations. The Mission City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to amend a chapter in its code of ordinances by adding a new article meant to establish “reasonable...
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Bianca Farmer T he 29-year-old former Georgia National Guard soldier who was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to intoxication manslaughter is requesting shock probation after spending over 160 days in jail. On March 16, Bianca Farmer was convicted of intoxica...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - In this episode of Valley Storm Team, Meteorologist Lexie Walker and Forecaster Craig Verley dive into a few details about the continuing and worsening drought conditions in the Rio Grande Valley. Updated drought data shows more of the Valley be...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - Its another day with hot, muggy and sunny conditions. Highs will peak in the triple digits, running 5 to 10 degrees above average for end of August normals. Feels like temps will reach around 111° with southeast winds at 5 to 15mph. Look for ant...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — La Joya Independent School District is addressing three separate incidents at one of its elementary schools and middle schools. Officials at the district sent out a letter to the families of students at Tabasco Elementary to report that on Frida...
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T he Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting in rural Mission where a man shot and killed his wife before turning the gun on himself. At around 7:13 p.m. on Wednesday, sheriff’s deputies responded to the 2500 block of Jessica Avenue in regards to a welfa...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. Along with some interesting opening-round matches, the draws for men's and women's singles Thursday ...
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By MICHAEL GONZALEZ and VALERIE GONZALEZ | Associated Press B ROWNSVILLE (AP) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis was released from a Texas jail Thursday, after a judge ref...
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's World Cup winners with Spain have not been honored by the club at its first home game of the season on Thursday because of an incident involving the “estelada” flag, Catalonia's pro-independence symbol. Instead, an act supporting the estelada o...
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The storm and its name had no connection to Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent arrested in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan man during an immigration operation in Minneapolis was released from custody early Thursday morning. Christian Castro walked out of the Carriza...
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MONACO (AP) — UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The governing body of European soccer announced its intent...
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STAFF REPORT The start of football season means the return of our weekly football pick ’em. Check out who our staff picked in each of this week’s contests! The post RGVSports.com Pigskin Pick ‘Em (Week 1) appeared first on MyRGV.com ....
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A businessman who defrauded a pandemic-era loan program pleaded guilty on Tuesday. Edgar De La Garza, 46, of Brownsville co-owned River Valley Investment Group, a real estate company. During the pandemic, River Valley Investment Group requested a ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — Tristan Peters homered in a fifth straight game for the Chicago White Sox on Wednesday night, tying a franchise record. Peters and Munetaka Murakami are also the only rookies in club history to hit home runs in five consecutive games in the same season. Peters conn...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District Board of Trustees approved an employment contract for its new superintendent, Angela Dominguez. Dominguez was officially named Superintendent of Schools for Edinburg CISD on Tuesday during a...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Hot temperatures continue to dominate Deep South Texas as a stubborn dome of high pressure maintains its grip over the region. Afternoon highs are expected to surge well above 100 degrees once again, with abundant sunshine and very limited rain...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The subjects of a murder suicide in rural Mission have been identified by the Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to a welfare call after 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the 2500 block of Jessica Ave. The welfare check led to the discover...
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed to terms with power forward Jonathan Kuminga on a two-year, $12.4 million contract on Wednesday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the t...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — There was a time not long ago when maybe four and possibly five schools had a realistic shot at the national championship — and Indiana certainly wasn't one of them. But name, image and likeness has changed the landscape of college football, bringing more teams i...
