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DUBLIN (AP) — President Donald Trump on Sunday presented the championship trophy to golfer Shane Lowry after the Irishman won the Irish Open tournament that was played at Trump's golf resort in the country. It's no secret that the Republican president loves the game of golf. He l...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — For Team USA, this Solheim Cup might best be remembered for two extraordinary putts. Captain Angela Stanford wishes there were more of them. “I think we just didn’t make enough putts,” Stanford said. “And if you listen to everything I’ve ever said, E...
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I t takes time and energy to keep a close watch on our government, but it’s our right as citizens. Really, it’s a duty. Transparency laws along with liberties granted by the U.S. Constitution help us do the job. Access to public information and free speech go hand in hand. We can...
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GRANADA, Spain (AP) — Home rider Enric Mas ended years of frustration by winning the Spanish Vuelta on Sunday — having inherited the red jersey from Tadej Pogacar after the five-time Tour de France champion crashed out. Mas, the Spaniard who leads the Movistar team and has finish...
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Myles Garrett is expected to miss at least four games because of a knee injury that requires arthroscopic surgery, a person with knowledge of the Los Angeles Rams star edge rusher's status told The Associated Press on Sunday. The person, speaking to the AP on condition of anonymi...
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BERLIN (AP) — Breanna Stewart was part of the U.S. Olympic team that beat France by one point in Paris two years ago. The U.S. captain feels that victory has no bearing on the rematch Sunday for the women's FIBA World Cup title. “This is a completely new game and everybody has th...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina was going to see her name on top of the women's tennis rankings Monday no matter what happened in the U.S. Open final. Still, it wouldn't have felt quite the same to pass Aryna Sabalenka and become No. 1 in a tournament where Sabalenka then beat Ryb...
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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joey Porter Jr. isn't getting a new contract before the start of the season. The Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback also isn't getting onto the field for the opener against Atlanta. The Steelers made Porter inactive 90 minutes before kickoff, which also happened to ...
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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander is making progress toward potentially pitching one more time in the last year of his playing career. Detroit Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said the three-time Cy Young Award winner threw as hard as he has in more than a month off the mound on Saturday....
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MADRID (AP) — Ugo Ugochukwu finished second in Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix to become the first American driver to win the Formula 3 title. Ugochukwu finished behind Tuukka Taponen, who became the first Finnish driver to win an F3 race. The result in the season-ending race at the ...
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — After taking 10 years to win his first world championship, Ryan Garcia needed only 4:25 to finish off Conor Benn on Saturday night in the first defense of his WBC welterweight title. “I kind of figured he would just come at me crazy,” Garcia said, explaining what...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning and No. 4 Texas stole a 24-23 victory from No. 1 Ohio State on Saturday night, rallying from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to win it on Hollywood Smothers’ 1-yard touchdown run with 25 seconds left. The Longhorns' 20-point comeback in the fou...
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Arch Manning delivered a moment, and it was a big one for Texas and himself. The Longhorns quarterback led No. 4 Texas back from a 20-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat No. 1 Ohio State 24-23 on Saturday night. Using his legs to keep drives going and his ri...
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Sam Leavitt overcame three interceptions with three touchdown runs, and No. 8 LSU pulled away in the second half for a 45-14 victory over a Louisiana Tech team that gave the Tigers fits for the better part of their match-up Saturday night. “It’s a big real...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caden Buhr made a 42-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give No. 21 Iowa a 16-13 victory over Iowa State on Saturday night. It was a moment Buhr, a second-year player in his first season as Iowa's starting kicker, has been thinking about for a while. “...
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MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his MLS-leading 19th goal of the season as Inter Miami played first-place Nashville to a 2-2 tie on Saturday night. Messi appeared to have Miami on its way to its first win over Nashville this season when he scored with a left-footed shot to make ...
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — C.J. Carr threw for four touchdowns and No. 3 Notre Dame overpowered visiting Rice early on the way to a 52-0 victory on Saturday. Carr connected on 16 of 20 passes for 253 yards before being replaced by Noah Grubbs in the third quarter. Notre Dame outgain...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Lottie Woad assured it. Carlota Ciganda — who else? — sealed it. Vamos! The Solheim Cup is back in the hands of Team Europe. The blue wave came early in the Sunday singles at Bernardus Golf and never went away, all the way through to Woad holing a pu...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The suspect accused of killing four relatives early Sunday morning appeared before a judge in the 103rd state District Court Monday afternoon. The Cameron County Sheriff's Office is investigating a quadruple homicide near San Benito. Sheriff Man...
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Oklahoma State pulled off the biggest upset of the early college football season, taking down No. 6 Oregon to end a 12-game losing streak. Top-ranked Ohio State at No. 4 Texas topped it by living up to the hype of two national title contenders squaring off — once the Longhorns sn...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Elena Rybakina came to New York and took everything that had belonged to Aryna Sabalenka. First, it was the No. 1 ranking in women's tennis, then the U.S. Open trophy. The tournament that for so long was a struggle for Rybakina turned into the site of her coronati...
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STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Drew Mestemaker was swarmed by delirious fans who rushed the field at Boone Pickens Stadium to celebrate the first true stunner of the 2026 season. Oklahoma State's quarterback made it off the field safely after leading the Cowboys to a 39-31 win over No....
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan earned a signature win in Week 2 of the Kyle Whittingham era. And it was right on time. The Wolverines showed their resilience in a 17-10 victory over No. 11 Oklahoma on Saturday, a week after getting a lucky break in a controversial win against W...
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BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. women are in a familiar spot — playing for another FIBA World Cup championship. Getting to a fifth consecutive title game was a little harder than the previous few, as they beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday in the semifinals. The Americans had averaged winning t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A San Antonio-based nonprofit is parenting with health care leaders across the Rio Grande Valley to help provide hearing aids to children in need. Aid The Silent is partnering with specialists at DHR Health, Driscoll, UT Health and Methodist He...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- South Texas Health System hosted its 5th Annual Chalk the Walk on Saturday in support of Suicide Prevention Awareness Month. The community event brought in people from across the Rio Grande to the South Texas Health System Behavioral Clinic in ...
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Gunner Stockton threw five touchdown passes, tying a school record, and No. 2 Georgia gained more momentum for its Southeastern Conference schedule by overwhelming Western Kentucky 70-20 on Saturday. Wearing all-white uniforms for the first time in team history...
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jordan Marshall scored on a tiebreaking 1-yard run set up by an interception midway through the fourth quarter and Bryce Underwood ran for a 38-yard touchdown to help Michigan bounce back and beat No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10 Saturday. The Wolverines (2-0) were t...
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DOONBEG, Ireland (AP) — Shane Lowry thrilled his home crowd Saturday in the Irish Open, which included a visit by President Donald Trump, by one-putting every green on the back nine for a 5-under 65, and a four-shot lead going into the final round. Lowry lost his three-shot advan...
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BERLIN (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 16 points and Kahleah Copper added 13 to help the U.S. beat Spain 76-66 on Saturday, advancing to the championship game of the women's FIBA World Cup. The Americans will face France in a rematch of the 2024 Paris Olympics gold medal game that ...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran a world-leading 10.62 seconds, blowing away Julien Alfred in the 100 meters at the Ultimate Championship on Saturday and winning the tiebreaker in a three-week, best-of-three series between the reigning Olympic and world champ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The debate over data centers is fast becoming one of the hottest topics in the country. On this week's episode of Inside Valley Politics, we take a look at how quickly the issue has captured voters' attention and the shifting attitudes from some...
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HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — The Las Vegas Raiders signed a contract extension with tight end Michael Mayer on Saturday. Mayer agreed to a three-year, $45 million deal with $30 million guaranteed, according to someone with knowledge of the contract. The person spoke to The Associated P...
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Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft will be making his return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament with a contract extension. The Packers announced Saturday that Kraft had signed a contract extension. The team didn’t disclose terms, but a person familiar with the situation...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The Cameron County Regional Mobility Authority (CCRMA) has scheduled partial lane closures on toll road State Highway 550. The partial lane closures will begin on Monday, Sept. 14 as work crews perform routine maintenance on north and southboun...
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I t’s clearly one of the most tragic weeks in our history. On Sept. 15, 2001 — just days after the unspeakable terrorist attacks of 9/11 — a tugboat pushing a string of barges through the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway slammed into a piling supporting the Queen Isabella Causeway, cau...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Nelly Korda was hitting balls on the range as eight of her U.S. teammates went out in the afternoon four-balls at Bernardus Golf on Saturday. She won’t be playing all five matches at this Solheim Cup. And that’s something of a trend. This will be the...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — How else would you get to a golf tournament in the Netherlands? The Solheim Cup between the United States and Europe at the Bernardus Golf course in rural North Brabant province is encouraging the thousands of fans lining the fairways to arrive the D...
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La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Santiago Lopez (3) carries the ball against Brownsville Porter in a game at La Joya ISD Stadium on Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in La Joya. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) La Joya Juarez-Lincoln running back Hector Lopez (23) carries the ...
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Los Fresnos’ Evan Mcchesney, right, carries the ball against McAllen Memorial’s defenders Rene Solis, left, during a game at McAllen Veterans Memorial Stadium Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in McAllen. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) Los Fresnos’ Tyler Stachowiak, left, breaks fr...
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Melody Saldana E DINBURG — A district court judge has ruled against a woman attempting to run in the city of Edcouch’s November election after she claimed that city officials purposely prevented her from appearing on the ballot. Melody Saldana filed a lawsuit against the city of ...
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Cyndi Beltran C yndi Beltran has been named the inaugural chief of staff for the Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen beginning this month, a position in which she will serve as a strategic partner and representative of the center’s leadership officer. “I am gr...
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The latest edition of the Border War between Missouri and Kansas turned out to be a mere skirmish for a half. Robert Woodyard Jr. produced back-to-back turnovers soon after the break, and Austin Simmons and the potent Tigers offense turned them into touchdow...
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It’s clearly one of the most tragic weeks in our history. On Sept. 15, 2001 — just days after the unspeakable terrorist attacks of 9/11 — a tugboat pushing a string of barges through the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway slammed into a piling supporting the Queen Isabe...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona Diamondbacks hard-throwing reliever Justin Martinez had an immaculate inning in the sixth against the Texas Rangers, striking out three straight batters on nine pitches. The 25-year-old Martinez made quick work of Wyatt Langford, Evan Carter and Jake Burger...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty-five years ago, Brielle Saracini was 10 years old and trying to cope with losing her father, Victor Saracini, the pilot on United flight 175, which was taken over by the 9/11 hijackers and crashed into the South Tower of the World Trade Center. Spurred on b...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell hit the Brewers’ first grand slam of the season, one of four homers for Milwaukee in a 20-0 rout of the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night that clinched a playoff spot for the majors' best team. William Contreras, Bryce Turang and Jake Bauers also w...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — An extreme heat scenario stays locked into the weekend forecast, with air temperatures averaging 102 degrees and heat index values climbing back toward 113 degrees. Dry air remains firmly in control, and steady southeast winds will keep this pat...
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MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — In the latest edition of Valley Voices, host Marco Ramirez sits down with the founder of Mariachi 7 Leguas. Emilio Santos founded the group 22 years ago and has since become a renowned group not only across the Valley but across the nation. The ba...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Free community health care courses are returning to South Texas College this fall. The courses are designed to help prepare students for a medical emergency. Students have the opportunity to learn how to recognize an emergency, perform CPR, and...
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Bruno Guimaraes sent Arsenal three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a moment of brilliance that was doubly painful for Sunderland. Not only did the Brazil midfielder set up a 2-0 win for defending champion Arsenal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. But, as a f...
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DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) — Jennifer Kupcho first shushed the Europeans with her finger against her lips. Then she did it with her putter. In one of the most remarkable finishing stretches in the Solheim Cup's 36-year history, Kupcho rolled in huge birdie putts on Nos. 17 and 1...
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MADRID (AP) — Lando Norris came out of nowhere to outduel Kimi Antonelli and secure vital pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday. Antonelli had been the dominant Formula 1 driver in Madrid this week but Norris emerged with the fastest time in his final qualifying at...
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BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Jakob Ingebrigtsen said Saturday he's withdrawing from the 1,500-meter race at track's Ultimate Championship, depriving the sport of a marquee showdown in wake of the Norwegian's most recent round of bickering with top rivals Cole Hocker and Josh Kerr. In...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Ben Shelton and Frances Tiafoe had a packed crowd sprinkled with celebrities cheering equally for them, as the two fan favorites fought to reach their first major final. The crowd figures to be almost entirely on Shelton's side Sunday, because now he's the America...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Cameron County Sheriff Manuel Trevino is alerting residents of a phone call scheme involving impersonators claiming to be with the Cameron County Sheriff's Office. According to Trevino, the impersonators are making calls to residents about outst...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan signed a contract extension this offseason that will keep him with the team for the long term. A person familiar with the deal said Friday that it was reached a while ago but was never announced by the team. The p...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS Rio Grande Valley works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our Forever Family partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet Severo, a 12-year-old who is seeking ...
