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NEW YORK (AP) — Jakub Mensik texted Karolina Muchova on the eve of the U.S. Open mixed doubles tournament so they could coordinate their outfits. Looking good on the court is important, he figured. Now they look like a million bucks. Muchova and Mensik won the title Wednesday nig...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Dustin May left his start against the New York Mets with a bruised right scapula after throwing one pitch Wednesday night. May was hit in the upper back by A.J. Ewing’s 106 mph line drive leading off the bottom of the first inning. T...
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LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Well-traveled quarterback Tommy Castellanos plans to play this season for No. 12 Texas Tech, the Big 12 Conference favorite that is set for returner Will Hammond to be its starter after transfer Brendan Sorsby was declared ineligible because of gambling. A B...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is looking into whether San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York will be punished for violating the league's personal conduct policy after he was caught in a prostitution sting in Ohio. “It’s being reviewed under the pe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Before high school football season kicks off, take a peek beyond the sidelines with the Valley Sports Central team. From a legacy running back at McAllen Memorial looking to make his own name to a trailblazing kicker at Harlingen and Pace's Swis...
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SAN PERLITA, Texas (ValleyCentral) — San Perlita Independent School District is preparing to reopen its campuses Thursday after a two-day closure prompted by a reported surge in COVID-19 and other illnesses. The district temporarily closed schools Monday and Tuesday as a precauti...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge heard arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that may delay the government’s plan to build about 2.8 miles of border wall near the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security hired Spencer Construction to build a...
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ATLANTA (AP) — NFL players will face a one-game suspension this season if they accumulate three penalties in certain designated categories, the league and the players' union announced Wednesday. The NFL and the NFLPA said in a statement that they have agreed to place a greater em...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The La Joya Independent School District announced it has invested $2.7 million to purchase 18 new school buses. La Joya ISD said the investment aligns with its Achieving Excellence Together 2030 strategic plan supporting student learning and lon...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Bobcat Stadium in Rio Hondo is still under construction. The Rio Hondo Independent School District broke ground on the $6 million sports complex renovation in June. Renovations included new turf at the football, softball and baseball fields, LED...
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The Big 12 Conference on Wednesday followed the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences in banning players who were on NFL rosters from returning to college. The decision by the Big 12 came a day after rulings by the SEC and Big Ten. Earlier Wednesday, the NFL made it clear that pla...
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The Tohono O’odham Nation in Arizona says armed federal agents and border wall contractors entered tribal land early Tuesday to begin pre-construction work despite warnings from tribal leaders that contractors were not authorized to enter the reservation....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of Harlingen has approved an updated decorum ordinance to ensure the efficiency of commissioner meetings. A proposal to update the city's original ordinance was introduced in a regular city meeting on Aug. 5. On Aug. 19, the Harlingen C...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Pro Bowl is no more, the NFL announced Wednesday, ending an exhibition of the league's top players that was held in some form almost every year since 1951. The game wasn't played in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that was the only pause in the posts...
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Check out the first RGVSports.com 5A/6A Top 10 poll of the season as voted on by our staff. The post RGVSports.com Preseason 5A/6A Top 10 Poll appeared first on MyRGV.com ....
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Check out the first RGVSports.com preseason sub-5A poll of the season along with a preview for all of the RGV’s sub-5A schools. Others receiving votes: Port Isabel TEAM PREVIEWS DISTRICT 16-4A DI EDCOUCH-ELSA Members of Edcouch-Elsa’s 2026 football team. (Joel Martinez | The Moni...
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S AN BENITO — The new city commission is planning a $20 million general fund budget coming with a $20.9 million fund balance and a 1-cent tax cut. While planning budget cuts, commissioners are proposing to trim the property tax rate from 70 cents to 69 cents per $100 valuation, M...
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B ROWNSVILLE — Members of the public who have something to say about Cameron County’s proposed tax rate will have a final chance to speak next week before commissioners take a final vote. Commissioners set a public hearing on the tax rate for next Tuesday when they will also take...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Philadelphia Phillies designated hitter Kyle Schwarber hit his MLB-leading 40th home run Wednesday. Schwarber drove a 98-mph fastball off Seattle starter Bryan Woo approximately 425 feet into right-center field, a three-run shot that gave the Phillies a 6-0 lead ov...
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E DINBURG — Police here and the Texas Rangers are investigating a Wednesday afternoon police shooting. Edinburg Director of Communications and Media Roxanne Lerma was joined by Lt. Luciano Ozuna and Lt. Gabriel Vela-Reyna for a brief news conference near the scene of the shooting...
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LIV Golf has informed employees their jobs will end next week as the league begins life without Saudi funding, downsizing operations as it pursues an agreement with a lead investor to reshape the league for next year. It was not clear how many or what percentage of employees are ...
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Christian Castro A federal judge in Brownsville has denied the state of Minnesota’s request for a temporary restraining order to stop the Cameron County Sheriff’s Office releasing ICE agent Christian Castro, who has a warrant in the state, from custody. On Wednesday afternoon, U....
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ATLANTA (AP) — NFL owners on Wednesday unanimously approved the sale of the Seattle Seahawks to the Khosla family, including Vinod Khosla. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell congratulated the Khosla family for having “great timing” in purchasing the team that is coming off its second...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order Texas to extradite an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer charged with shooting a man and lying about it during the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. Christian Castro is charged in Minnesota with ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A suspect is in critical condition after an officer-involved shooting in Edinburg. Shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Edinburg police responded to a disturbance call on the 2000 block of Joy Street. When police arrived and knocked on the door, p...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — This summer, the Rio Grande Valley got a taste of Hollywood as the city of Mercedes played host to its first-ever movie production. "El Jardin" is set to premiere this fall starring actor and San Juan native David Barrera. In this edition of Val...
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By Ayden Runnels | The Texas Tribune T exas once again cannot enforce its restrictions on some public drag shows after a federal judge on Tuesday declared a 2023 law unconstitutional for the second time. U.S. District Judge David Hittner initially declared Senate Bill 12 unconsti...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Elsa police arrested a 17-year-old student accused of making a threat against IDEA Elsa Academy. Elsa police did not identify the student, who is facing a charge of terroristic threat causing serious bodily injury. The student remains in custody...
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E DINBURG — The school board here decided in a 4-3 vote to approve a three-year contract for new Superintendent Angela Dominguez, who is taking the helm of the district that is in financial distress. Dominguez’s $335,000 annual contract starts Sept. 1 and ends on Aug. 31, 2029 wi...
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Matt Gogel has been suspended for six months for betting on golf. The PGA Tour said Wednesday none of the wagers were for tournaments he was playing. Gogel, whose best finish on the PGA Tour Champions this year was a runner-up in the Senior British Open, will be eligible to retur...
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The Indiana Fever-Chicago Sky game Sunday averaged 3.31 million viewers on NBC and Peacock to make it the most-watched regular-season WNBA game since the league's inaugural season in 1997. It also was the third-most watched regular-season game ever and peaked at 3.82 million view...
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ATLANTA (AP) — The Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club is the latest tournament to be set for the top-tier Championship Series starting in 2028, another announcement that was expected because the tournament has been elite since it began in 2003 and already is a signature eve...
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Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez A n Edinburg pastor who was initially arrested in July following a victim’s outcry has now been charged with child grooming. Jorge Ivan Gonzalez Martinez of Mission was arraigned Tuesday on two counts of child grooming and given a $100,000 bond, accor...
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — NASCAR will return to Naval Base Coronado for another race that recognizes the men and women who serve. The sanctioning body released its 2027 schedule Wednesday. The slate begins at Daytona International Speedway and wraps up back in the Sunshine State...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Our days in the triple-digit heat continue today. Under mostly sunny skies, most of the Valley will see highs reaching at least 100 degrees. When you factor in the humidity, it may feel more like 105-111 during the hottest part of the afternoon....
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NEW YORK (AP) — Serena and Venus Williams are teaming up again at the U.S. Open. The sisters will play doubles at the tournament after receiving a wild card Wednesday into the event they won twice. Serena Williams returned to tennis this summer after a four-year absence, and the ...
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EASTLEIGH, England (AP) — Former England forward Raheem Sterling has been charged with three offenses including dangerous driving after being involved in a collision on a highway, police said Wednesday. The charges relate to an incident on May 28 when a Lamborghini was involved i...
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MONACO (AP) — European soccer body UEFA is set to formally withdraw its threat to boycott FIFA competitions after receiving assurances Gianni Infantino’s failed World Cup sell-off plan will not be revived. UEFA’s member federations are meeting Thursday in Monaco ahead of the Cham...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A slowdown on I-2 westbound from the Main St. exit to the Hutto Rd exit in Donna is causing traffic to back up. ValleyCentral reached out to the Donna Police Department but has yet to receive a response....
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Unrivaled has raised funds that put its valuation at $650 million, the 3-on-3 women's basketball league announced Wednesday. That's nearly double its valuation from a year ago, when the league closed a Series B funding round. Unrivaled also announced that the portion of the compa...
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New York Giants wide receiver Calvin Austin has a torn ACL in his right knee and is expected to miss the season, according to a person with knowledge of the injury. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Wednesday because the team had not revealed the ...
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Olympic figure skating champion Alysa Liu is taking the season off following her triumph in Milan. This time, she is certain she will be back. The 21-year-old from the San Francisco Bay area made history in February when she became the first American woman since Sarah Hughes in 2...
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Just one day remains before the start of the Texas high school football season, with teams across the RGV hitting the field for their first official games tomorrow. As the first kickoff of the year draws closer, we continue our countdown with our annual preseason Top 30 players l...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt certainly got the message sent by manager Pat Murphy on Tuesday night. Loud and clear. Murphy, the two-time defending National League Manager of the Year, benched Pratt after he failed to get a bunt down and didn’t run hard ou...
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IVAN PALACIOS | STAFF WRITER MISSION — Sharyland Pioneer entered Tuesday’s non-district matchup against McAllen Memorial having lost just three sets and one match through its first 18 games. The Mustangs doubled both totals after Tuesday’s clash, taking down the Diamondbacks 25-1...
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LA FERIA — Valley View started its District 32-4A title defense with an impressive win at La Feria Tuesday evening. The Tigers shook off a slowish start to sweep the Lionettes 25-17, 25-8 and 25-17 in their first district game under first-year head coach Alejandro Vera. “We were ...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle slugger Cal Raleigh homered in his first at-bat against the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night and tied a Mariners' record with homers in four consecutive at-bats. Raleigh led off the second inning against Philadelphia's Aaron Nola with a 362-foot shot ...
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McAllen Memorial’s Larae Jones, right, gets a ball past Sharyland Pioneer’s Natalia Gonzalez, left, during a game at Sharyland Pioneer High school gymnasium Tuesday August 25, 2026 in Mission. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) McAllen Memorial’s Sophia Vega, right, gets a ba...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Five-time U.S. Open champion Roger Federer returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday night to play one last match for fun against longtime rival and friend Andy Roddick. The event billed as “An Icon Returns to New York” packed the stands full of fans there to wat...
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Raiders' offensive line is far from proven, no wide receiver has emerged as a true No. 1 and a rookie could be the starting running back entering the season. Probably not the ideal situation to start a first-year quarterback, but players drafted first o...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Downtown Harlingen is seeking local businesses that can contribute to Fiesta de Piñatas on Sep. 14. Fiesta de Piñatas is a family-friendly event featuring Mexican cuisine, live music, and piñata-hitting at Gutierrez Park and W. Van Buren. The fr...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A federal judge in Brownsville is expected to issue a written order Wednesday on whether Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Christian Castro will remain in custody in Texas or be extradited to Minnesota to face criminal assault charges....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX is one step closer to expanding operations near the Port of Brownsville after the Brownsville City Commission approved a first reading of an ordinance disannexing hundreds of acres of land in Cameron County. SpaceX representatives have to...
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CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Sky have banned Enes Kanter Freedom from their home games after the former NBA center was ejected from Sunday's loss to the Indiana Fever. Owner Michael Alter made the announcement in a rare news conference on Tuesday. Alter told reporters Freedom is no...
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Airing Sunday, August 30, on KVEO NBC 23, the 30-minute program will explore the causes, warning signs and risk factors of back pain, while highlighting effective treatment options and strategies to improve quality of life. Back pain is the most common pain condition reported by ...
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ATLANTA (AP) — PGA Tour CEO Brian Rolapp offered a path back to a small number of LIV Golf players at the start of the year with a tight deadline to accept it and a warning that “once the door closes, there is no promise that this path will be available again.” It's a hot [...]...
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By: Dr. Jose Cruz DHR Health Oncology Institute One in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime. There are three major types of skin cancer: basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and the most aggressive, melanoma. Skin cancer is the most common and preve...
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EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jeshaun Jones was issued a three-game suspension by the NFL for violating the league's substances of abuse policy. The NFL's announcement of the punishment on Tuesday did not disclose the nature of the violation. Jones spent eac...
