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NEW YORK (AP) — More than half of the WNBA 's 180 players didn't submit their ballots for All-Star starters ahead of this month's game in Chicago, a person familiar with the balloting told The Associated Press on Friday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the s...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Five cities in the Rio Grande Valley ranked as the least educated in America via a WalletHub report. Out of 150 large metropolitan areas, Brownsville and Harlingen ranked 148 for educational attainment and received a 14.81 score. McAllen, Edinbu...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark has seen enough of the social media hatred that she, her Fever teammates, coaches and opposing WNBA players get. “I’ve said up here and said before, the harassment, the hate, none of that is OK,” Clark said at practice Friday “That goes for the oppos...
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ATLANTA (AP) — It is called connected ball technology. And it was responsible for one of the most dramatic climaxes to a World Cup match ever. It canceled Croatia's late equalizer deep in added time against Portugal by detecting a touch that was undetectable to the naked eye and ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Some of Travis Kelce’s teammates on the NFL's Kansas City Chiefs, retired Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl-winning brother Jason and other players and prominent figures around sports are expected to be in attendance for his wedding to pop superstar Taylor Swift on F...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hot, breezy and mainly rain-free conditions will continue through the holiday weekend. High temperatures today will reach up to 101 for cities like Roma and Rio Grande City, but most of the Valley will remain in the upper 90s. If you plan on goi...
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MIAMI (AP) — All eyes in the NBA are on LeBron James, even amid a huge cycle of changes around the league. Giannis Antetokounmpo got traded to Miami for Tyler Herro. Jaylen Brown got traded to Philadelphia for Paul George. Kawhi Leonard got traded back to Toronto, Ja Morant got t...
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TORONTO (AP) — The WNBA's decision to make Toronto the home of its first international team is going well. Tempo fans can be found across Canada. The expansion team could break the WNBA single-game attendance record next week. Not in Toronto, however, but almost 350 miles east in...
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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi resumes his chase of the Golden Boot on Friday. Argentina's captain — widely considered the greatest player ever — returns to the World Cup pitch when the defending champions take on Cape Verde in the round of 32. Messi has six goals in thi...
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World Cup fans came from overseas for the cheering. But they’re also doing a lot of chewing, delighting their hosts with rave reviews of North American cuisine. "It’s greasy, it’s disgusting, but it’s absolutely glorious," Jack Goodwin, a soccer enthusiast from London, said about...
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LONDON (AP) — Naomi Osaka's day out at Wimbledon went much better than plans for her young daughter's birthday. The four-time Grand Slam champion reached the fourth round at the All England Club for the first time Friday in a tidy 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina on No. 1 Co...
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Silverstone hasn't changed a bit, but Lewis Hamilton is ready for a British Grand Prix on a “completely different track”. With nine wins there, the most of any Formula 1 driver at a single track, Hamilton knows his home circuit inside out. Ahead of this weekend's race, he outline...
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LONDON (AP) — Russian qualifier Roman Safiullin wiped away tears after beating Brazilian rising star João Fonseca 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon on Friday. Safiullin, ranked No. 132, dealt with a knee injury last year but this week has eliminated two seeded ...
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LONDON (AP) — Serena Williams’ singles return at Wimbledon was watched by an average of 1.8 million viewers on ESPN, helping make it the network's biggest audience for a Day 2 at the grass-court Grand Slam. The match, which was the 44-year-old Williams’ first singles contest in n...
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LONDON (AP) — Doubles players fear for their tennis future after being told by the ATP Tour that prize money and tournament sizes will decrease significantly starting in 2028. A group of leading doubles players issued a statement Friday saying they are not “a carnival sideshow”, ...
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Belgium coach Rudi Garcia says he was not criticizing African soccer when describing “those teams” who lose their tactical shape following his side's improbable comeback victory over Senegal at the World Cup. Belgium rallied from 2-0 down to secure a dramatic 3-2 win, with a goal...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Saturday's afternoon knockout round game between France and Paraguay in Philadelphia could be this World Cup tournament's hottest, posing dangers to the region as well as athletes and tens of thousands of fans in the open-air stadium. A heat wave is expected to...
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In the 109th minute of a wild, pulsating, nerve-shredding World Cup match for the ages, referee Espen Eskås finally called time. Portugal advanced to the round of 16 after a 2-1 win against Croatia at Toronto Stadium on Thursday. That doesn't even begin to tell the story of the m...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Bryce Miller took a no-hitter into the seventh inning for the Seattle Mariners on Thursday night before Nolan Schanuel led off with a bloop single to right field for the the Los Angeles Angels. The right-hander struck out seven and walked none through six innings, ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A new event in the Rio Grande Valley is giving kids a chance to turn big ideas into real businesses. Mija Media House and the RGV Hispanic Chamber of Commerce are collaborating to launch the Kids Mercadito event. The event is inspired by 'Raspa...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — Brayan Rocchio hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the ninth inning that gave the Cleveland Guardians a 6-5 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between the top two teams in the AL Central. Cleveland (46-42) ra...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The next seven days across the Rio Grande Valley look like classic South Texas summer — hot, a little hazy, and pretty consistent. Expect mostly sunny skies each day with just a few passing clouds here and there. High temperatures will hover in...
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STARBASE, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Moving on to the week's testing-related activities, on Monday, SpaceX utilized a rolling road closure to relocate the booster cryogenic proofing and puck-shucking stand from the build site to the Massey outpost. That evening, the Pad 2 deluge sy...
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BROWNSVILLE, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The City of Brownsville presented an official proclamation to Hurricanes FC declaring June 25 as Hurricanes FC Day. What started five years ago with only five kids is now an academy with over 130 athletes. The 2011 girls and 2012 boys both pun...
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MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — While the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) remains in effect, Rio Grande Valley business leaders say uncertainty surrounding its future is already making it more difficult to plan investments, hire workers and prepare for long-term growth. The...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The city of McAllen purchased 26 acres of land for a proposed recreation project. The land sits across the street from the Lark Community Center on the city's north side. The city secured the property earlier this year. McAllen City Manager Isaac ...
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TORONTO (AP) — Goncalo Ramos headed in a pass from Rafael Leao in stoppage time as Cristiano Ronaldo, who had earlier converted a penalty kick, watched from the bench as Portugal defeated Croatia 2-1 on Thursday, ending Luka Modrić’s fifth bid for a World Cup. Ronaldo initially t...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- On this week’s all-new episode of Behind the Flavor, food vlogger and host Ismael Martinez returns to his hometown of San Juan to highlight Michael’s Burger’s and More. Owner Andres Rayon and his team have been serving the community with some ...
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Spain goalkeeper Unai Simón has the longest shutout streak in World Cup history, breaking a 36-year-old record while blanking Austria in a 3-0 victory Thursday for his fourth consecutive clean sheet in this World Cup. Simón hasn't allowed a goal in 519 co...
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The United States has World Cup fever. The U.S. match against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Wednesday night was the most-watched soccer telecast in English language history with more than 24.4 million viewers, according to Fox Sports. The peak audience was 31.8 million. The United States...
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Stewart Cink got off to a great start in a bid to win his third straight senior major. Cink was the only player to make five birdies on the back nine at Scioto Country Club on Thursday, shooting a 3-under 67 for a share of the first-round lead in the U.S. [....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A father accused of being behind the wheel during a high-speed rollover crash involving a tractor-trailer in Alamo was charged on Thursday. Francisco Davila Jr. was charged with four counts of child endangerment. A judge set bail at $200,000, a...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Texas Department of Transportation is preparing to install commemorative signs across the state in celebration of America's 250th anniversary. "TxDOT has elected to participate in this initiative by installing two signs along interstates in ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Significant improvements are being made to a drain channel that is vital to properly transporting stormwater and reducing flooding in Cameron County. Cameron County Drainage District #5 crews are working to regrade the North Main Drain Channel, ...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Acxel Marquez’s story just didn’t add up. On the morning of March 8 — just a few hours after midnight — Marquez crossed the bridge from Miguel Aleman to Roma in a gray Ford Explorer. Marquez told U.S. Customs and Border Protection he planned to pa...
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U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, says he's working with Republicans on the House Appropriations Committee for exceptions to be put in the 2027 Homeland Security budget bill to exempt certain landmarks in the Rio Grande Valley from border wall construction....
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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Mikel Oyarzabal scored two goals and Spain beat Austria 3-0 on Thursday for its first World Cup victory in a knockout match since winning the title in 2010. Pedro Porro added a goal in the second half for Spain, which put on its most impressive performanc...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Sal Stewart and Jose Trevino homered off Jacob Misiorowski, and Chase Burns pitched six strong innings as the Cincinnati Reds beat the Milwaukee Brewers 7-2 on Thursday afternoon. TJ Friedl also went deep for Cincinnati as the Reds beat the Brewers for the first ...
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LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic knows just what it means to have to live up to lofty expectations after years of titles and trophies. He’s 39 and is a 24-time Grand Slam champion who now plays only sparingly. So he’s better positioned than almost anyone else to analyze what Serena W...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jaylen Brown said he was still processing how the trade agreement went down that will send the former Boston Celtics star to one of its most storied rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown — the 2024 NBA Finals MVP, a five-time All-Star and the league’s fourth-l...
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LONDON (AP) — Grass in much of London turned brown last week amid a record heat wave that made Britain and the rest of Europe sizzle. Water demand skyrocketed and suppliers urged people to drastically reduce outdoor usage. The perfectly manicured lawns of Wimbledon’s famous tenni...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Nothing says Rio Grande Valley quite like blooming ebony trees and swaying Altamira oriole nests, or towering tepeguajes and dangling woven baskets or flowering retamas and tropical Altamira abodes. Nesting season in the Valley is culminating f...
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STUART, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors are allowed to review medical records related to Tiger Woods ' March vehicle crash and subsequent arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence, a judge has ruled. Judge Darren Steele approved an agreement last week between Woods' d...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Caitlin Clark was voted to start her third straight All-Star Game and will be joined by Indiana Fever teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Aliyah Boston, the WNBA announced Thursday. It's the second time in four years that three players from the same team were chosen to ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A judge on Wednesday denied a motion to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a Weslaco cheerleader against an energy drink distributor, according to court records filed on Thursday. A hearing to consider the family's request...
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McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who allegedly served as a “sergeant” in the Texas Chicano Brotherhood pleaded guilty Wednesday to robbing two game rooms in Starr County. Bobby Joe Rosa — who is known as “Psycho” — participated in a conspiracy to rob two game rooms in March...
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Malik Tillman is soft-spoken off the field with his interviews often given at a volume just above a whisper. He spoke loudly with his bloody right foot at one of the biggest moments of the World Cup for the United States. Still feeling the affects of be...
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LEXINGTON, Ohio (AP) — Six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon is ending a remarkable run with Chip Ganassi Racing. Owner Chip Ganassi announced Thursday that Dixon recently informed the team he would not return in 2027. “Scott has meant so much to CGR over the past 24 years,” Gana...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — We will continue to see plenty of sunshine today, but there is a small chance that it could be temporarily interrupted by a quick shower in a few spots. We could see a few isolated splash-and-dash showers this afternoon from the sea breeze. Most...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Multiple crashes slowed down traffic on both eastbound and westbound lanes of the expressway in Alamo on Thursday morning. According to the Alamo Fire Department, several people from different crashes were taken to the hospital with non-life-thr...
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SILVERSTONE, England (AP) — Lando Norris says reports that Max Verstappen has considered a move to McLaren are “a cool thing” to hear but “not a serious thing” as speculation swirls in Formula 1 about a switch which could create a lineup of two champions. Reports from media inclu...
