HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- This week's edition of Athlete of the Week highlights the power of brotherhood on the football field. Rio Hondo senior quarterback Matthew Lopez and senior running back Mario Lopez are a dynamic duo who bring swagger and heart each game. "We play with some swag...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shohei Ohtani got a hit in his return to the Los Angeles Dodgers' lineup on Wednesday night after missing two weeks with right biceps discomfort. He went 1 for 4 with two strikeouts and a walk while batting second as the designated hitter against the San Diego ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA playoff picture is sharpening as the regular season enters its final day. The Minnesota Lynx have clinched the top seed and will face eighth-seeded New York in the opening round that begins Sunday. The Atlanta Dream will be the four seed after beating New...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The votes are in for our Week 4 Team of the Week. The McAllen High Bulldogs earned the top spot with 499 total votes, or 43% of the vote. PSJA North came in second with 382 votes, or 32% of the vote, and Mission Veterans came in third with 307 v...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees slugger Aaron Judge hopes to return from a strained right calf for the playoffs next week and Giancarlo Stanton could be back after a 5 1/2-month absence. New York manager Aaron Boone repeated he's not counting on Judge to play in the AL Wild Card Series o...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Angel Reese was fine after taking a shot to the face in the Atlanta Dream's 83-65 win over the New York Liberty on Wednesday night. Atlanta coach Karl Smesko said after the game that Reese could have gone back in the game if she had been needed. “She was cleared, ...
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BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler Jones umpired the first game of this week's Blue Jays-Orioles series, then was napping the next day. His brother Austin called and told him the middle game of the series was rained out. A doubleheader Wednesday meant Austin — who in addition to being Tyler'...
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BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox are adjusting the schedule of their weekend series against the Chicago Cubs because of a significant storm that's expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds to the Boston area. The team said it was moving the Sunday afternoon game to Friday to create ...
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Gabriel Gonzalez (Courtesy: City of Harlingen ) H ARLINGEN — City Hall is shaking up, leading City Manager Gabriel Gonzalez to cut a key management position as he develops a succession plan. After about a year on the job, Deputy City Manager Oscar Garcia has returned to his forme...
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last month when she arrived at the airport in Louisville to fly to New York for a tournament. Aminata Seck, 26, is from Dakar, the capital...
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B ROWNSVILLE — A judge has dismissed a charge against a former San Benito Drainage District No. 3 board member after he paid restitution fees, records show. On Aug. 17, in Cameron County’s 107th state District Court, Judge Arturo Nelson dismissed a charge against former drainage ...
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By Gabby Birenbaum | The Texas Tribune F or the first time since announcing she was divorcing Ken Paxton, State Sen. Angela Paxton appears to be wading into the U.S. Senate race, encouraging a group of conservative women to vote for Republicans “even if we’re mad at them.” Angela...
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D owntown Brownsville is going to totally space out Thursday through Saturday as Space Fest descends on the city’s historic heart for the third consecutive year. The first two Space Fests were one-day events. This year it’s three days. Nathan Burkhart, director of the Brownsville...
