A weekly Pigskin Pick 'Em feature is ongoing, with staff members making picks for Week 3 games. The slate of games for this week is described as loaded.
The picks are for RGV football matchups, and details of the staff's selections are available.
Further information can be found by contacting valleysports@themonitor.com or following @rgvsports, with the full post available on MyRGV.com.
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Tropical moisture may sneak back in along the weaker edges of an upper‑level ridge, just enough to spark sea‑breeze thundershowers Thursday and Friday afternoon. These will be the last scattered showers before a noticeably drier trend settles in...
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SEATTLE (AP) — Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold suffered a hip injury on Seattle’s first series of the NFL season opener against the New England Patriots on Wednesday night and was ruled out for the rest of the game. Darnold was sacked by Dre'Mont Jones, and the quarterback's rig...
schools
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — More than seven million federal student loan borrowers could soon see changes to how they repay their loans following a recent court ruling affecting the SAVE Plan. Borrowers who enrolled in or applied for the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE...
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Barry Melrose, a hockey player-turned-coach who led the Los Angeles Kings to the 1993 Stanley Cup Final before going on to a long career in broadcasting the sport, has died. He was 70. ESPN announced Melrose’s death Wednesday after his wife informed the network. “From the flowing...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani was out of the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup for sixth time in seven games on Wednesday night after the two-way superstar felt something in his right arm during a swing two days earlier. Ohtani has been managing lingering soreness in his right bicep...
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Southeastern Conference is no longer expected to vote on whether to expel LSU from the league on Thursday, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday evening. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because Thursday's meetin...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Karen Khachanov was prepared to go through a tough test to get back to the U.S. Open semifinals. Alexander Blockx's body wasn't up for one. Blockx stopped playing in the third set Wednesday because of injuries to his leg, ribs and back, sending Khachanov to his th...
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve doubled in the third inning against Philadelphia on Wednesday night for his 2,500th career hit. The 36-year-old Altuve reached the milestone with a hit to center field against Phillies starter Cristopher Sanchez, becom...
schools
Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer EDINBURG — Before there was a football team on campus, before seven sellout games in 2025, and before delivering the winningest inaugural season by a first-year FCS program, there was Nicholas Peace. The junior cornerback, Texas City native, and former ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Coco Gauff fought off a couple match points in a tiebreaker and beat Mirra Andreeva 2-6, 7-6 (7), 6-2 on Wednesday to set up a U.S. Open semifinal matchup against new No. 1 Elena Rybakina. Gauff overcame a horrible start to give herself a chance at a second U.S. O...
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ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — The Big Ten is expanding its plan to offer enhanced replay review insight during its football broadcasts. That expanded replay review coverage takes effect this week and will include live audio between the game referee and replay official during reviews, alo...
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Six goals for Paris Saint-Germain, five for Barcelona and classically just one for Arsenal as the serious contenders for the Champions League started with wins Wednesday. There was a hat trick for Ferran Torres, the World Cup-winning goalscorer, on his PSG debut in the competitio...
