LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Olympic weightlifting bronze medalist Bozhidar Dimitrov Andreev was banned Friday for doping with an anabolic steroid and will miss the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games. The 29-year-old Bulgarian tested positive last year for mesterolone and was banned for four years to...
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rory McIlroy rebounded from his first-round penalty controversy by making 11 birdies and shooting 9-under 63 at the Abu Dhabi Championship on Friday, leaving him one stroke off the lead. Jon Rahm, Tyrrell Hatton and Francesco Laporta were al...
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TORONTO (AP) — The Toronto Blue Jays say a series of anti-Muslim videos posted by Anthony Santander on the right-fielder’s social media account do not represent the team’s values and beliefs. The team issued the statement after Santander posted the videos in the aftermath of the ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Sullivan City man is dead after leading troopers on a high speed chase in Hidalgo County, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. DPS identified the man as Raul Garcia, 42, of Sullivan City. The crash happened at 7:20 p.m. when the...
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Dr. M. Ray Perryman is president and chief executive officer of The Perryman Group. He writes for our Board of Contributors. T exas has long been one of the fastest-growing states in the nation, but that expansion has never been evenly distributed. Some areas are booming, while o...
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SHENZHEN, China (AP) — Olympic gold medalist Mikhail Shaidorov's uneasy start to the new figure skating season continued Friday as an improved performance was only good enough for fifth place at the Cup of China. Instead, it was another improving skater who took the lead as Kao M...
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SAN JUAN, Texas (AP) — Latino voters moved sharply to the left in the midterm elections, propelling Democrats to an improbable electoral sweep in Texas and in battleground House races from coast to coast. It's a remarkable pivot for a demographic that had shifted toward President...
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LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal coach Jorge Jesus says that he had not expected Cristiano Ronaldo to retire from international soccer despite their recent public falling out. “I thought he would return. I certainly intended to call him up,” Jesus said when he presented his Natio...
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T he people have spoken. We congratulate all candidates who were voted into office on Nov. 3. Analysts are calling the election results historic; a massive blue wave swept the country, ousting Republican incumbents nearly everywhere and giving Democrats control of both chambers o...
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NFL owners have been more patient this season. At least one coach was fired by Week 9 in each year since 2022 but there haven’t been any dismissals so far. The Colts fired general manager Chris Ballard, though. Several coaches could be in trouble if they don’t turn things around ...
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Joe Fagnano had three days to prepare for his first NFL start. During the Baltimore Ravens’ 33-10 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars on Thursday night, it often looked like it. Summoned into duty with two-time MVP Lamar Jackson and backup Tyler Huntley hitting inju...
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BALTIMORE (AP) — With their top two quarterbacks injured, the Baltimore Ravens were prepared to use any trick necessary in their attempt to keep the game competitive against Jacksonville. That included snapping the ball directly to Derrick Henry on quite a few occasions. The Jagu...
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Edinburg Economedes Jaime Eguia, left, runs past La Joya’s defender Hector Padilla, right, during a 31-6A game at Richard R. Flores Stadium Thursday Nov 5,2026 in Edinburg. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) La Joya’s Dante Perez, left, looks for running room against Edinburg...
