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 Nations League squad o...
government
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...
schools
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Jada Williams scored 16 of her 18 points in the second quarter and No. 9 LSU scored 40 unanswered points in the period on the way to a school-record margin of victory in a 131-22 win over Texas Southern on Thursday night. LSU (2-0) outscored Texas Southern...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A significant change is coming to the Rio Grande Valley as a rain is expected over the next three days. The first step is a cold front passing through the Valley by Friday morning. The front will bring rain and a few thunderstorms overnight and...
parks
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Kim Barnes Arico has steadily built the Michigan women's basketball program into a power. And now in her 15th season, the Wolverines have a signature win. Te’Yala Delfosse scored a career-high 22 points and Olivia Olson had 19 points, lifting No. 5 Michiga...
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Voters in left-leaning Washington state and Colorado have approved measures designed to ban transgender athletes from participating in school-sanctioned sports. Measure 638 in Washington, which had more than 56% of the vote, will prevent students who were assigned male at birth f...
parks
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Community members gathered at La Plazita Park in Weslaco to celebrate Arbor Day and plant a tree in honor of the late U.S. Marine Corps Major Omar Alonzo Adame. RELATED STORIES: New all-inclusive playground now open in McAllen The City of Weslac...
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MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Mission mayoral candidates Ricardo Salinas and incumbent Norie Gonzalez Garza are making their case to voters ahead of December's runoff election, with different views on the city's finances, infrastructure and future growth. Gonzalez Garza receiv...
