The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday will be refereed by Slavko Vinčić of Slovenia, two years after he was in charge of a Champions League final. FIFA announced the pick late Thursday. It's the second straight World Cup final where Argentina, now the defending champion, will ...
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On the grass courts of Wimbledon or racing through the Belgian forests, what matters is staying in control. Kimi Antonelli heads into the Belgian Grand Prix with a piece of advice he picked up recently from Roger Federer. After a run of car problems cut into the Italian's Formula 1 standings lead...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jackson Suber showed some nerves as the British Open leader in his debut, and then plenty of resolve Friday when he recovered from three straight bogeys for a 1-under 69. The way Royal Birkdale was playing, it wasn't enough to stay atop the leaderboard. Lucas Herbert of ...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Eric Cole had his foot slip on a drive that went 25 yards and was never found. He hit a shank out of play from the rough. So the conversation with his wife after one forgettable round of the British Open was not about golf. “We were looking at different flights [...]
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Almost two decades ago, photographer Joan Monfort didn't think much of his photo shoot of a teenage Lionel Messi bathing a cute baby boy in a plastic bathtub. Not until the remarkable twist of fate became clear years later, when that infant blossomed into Lamine Yamal. Now...
The World Cup final between Argentina and Spain on Sunday will be refereed by Slavko Vinčić of Slovenia, two years after he was in charge of a Champions League final. FIFA announced the pick late Thursday. It's the second straight World Cup final where Argentina, now the defending champion, will ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Two men are in custody in connection to a parking lot shooting that occurred Thursday morning at a H-E-B parking lot in San Juan. San Juan police Chief Leandro Sifuentes said the two suspects are facing murder charges. The two suspects, who have not been identi...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Thousands of spectators lined the beaches of South Padre Island on Thursday hoping to witness SpaceX's 13th Starship test flight, but their anticipation turned to disappointment when the company scrubbed the launch just moments before liftoff. The count...
EDINBURG, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Lobos FC 2013 practices what they preach. "The diet. You have to eat well, correctly. No sugars, no cookies, no Coke, no sodas." Lobos FC 2013 left back Elias Oyervides That level of disciple paid off for Lobos FC 2013. Eight years after Julio Reyes founded Lobos...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The start time for the MLB game between the New York Mets and the Phillies on Thursday in Philadelphia was moved up an hour due to air quality concerns because of wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota, and an MLS game in Chicago was postponed. Heavy, pungent wildfi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A stubborn high‑pressure ridge stays locked over the Gulf, keeping conditions dry, warm and hazy. With that sinking air overhead, temperatures stay hot and slightly above average, especially for the western regions of the Rio Grande Valley. The setup also encour...
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who shot a Colombian man in Maine this week is an Army veteran who has struggled with serious mental health issues since early childhood and never should have been given a badge and gun to patrol American streets, several of hi...
NEW YORK (AP) — Conversations about WNBA officiating and Caitlin Clark have now expanded to include NBA commissioner Adam Silver. Silver said Thursday that Clark has become a “political football” amid debates about officiating and physical play in the WNBA, spurred by a recent play involving the ...
ATLANTA (AP) — England hired a German coach to end 60 years of hurt but saw its World Cup hopes come crashing down in the most English of ways. Another defeat in the semifinals. Another defeat from a winning position. The English media was predictably critical of coach Thomas Tuchel after Wednesd...
The NBA is investigating the circumstances surrounding the Milwaukee Bucks’ signing of Gary Trent Jr. that was officially announced Thursday. An NBA spokesman said that “the NBA is continuing to look into it.” ESPN first reported that the NBA was investigating the signing for possible circumventi...
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City FC would like to acquire Christian Pulisic to play in Major League Soccer, but admits AC Milan is not interested in selling the top American player. “If you ask any of my 29 counterparts across the league if they would be interested in having Christian Pulisic on the...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Local and state officials are reacting to the announcement that Saronic Technologies, an Austin-based maritime defense company, is coming to the Port of Brownsville. Gov. Greg Abbott and Saronic Technologies on Thursday announced that the $3.2 billion investment...
NEW YORK (AP) — If LeBron James knows where he will play this coming season, he's still not saying. The NBA's career scoring king and current free agent spoke publicly for the first time in weeks Thursday afternoon, indicating that a decision is close — though stopping short of revealing which te...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — SpaceX scrubbed its Starship Flight 13 right after it was preparing to liftoff from Starbase on Thursday evening. The aerospace company posted on X that it is "standing down from today's flight test attempt." During a live feed, smoke was seen surrounding the St...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 13th test flight of Starship is scheduled to launch from Starbase on Thursday evening. According to SpaceX, Flight 13 will aim to complete similar objectives targeted on Flight 12, which debuted a redesigned ship and a new generation of Super Heavy V3 vehicl...
HARLINGEN, Texas (Border Report) -- The number of migrants encountered by Border Patrol agents on the Southwest border dropped slightly in June from May, and the Rio Grande Valley Sector continued to report the most encounters. U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Thursday released data from Jun...
With the sun obstructed by haze, Spain's players practiced Thursday ahead of the World Cup final outside in northern New Jersey while air conditions are hazardous because of smoke from Canadian wildfires. It was not clear how fast-paced a practice Spain held. Media members are only able to observ...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Alabama National Guard sent Spc. Derrick Sankey to South Texas with a simple mission: Secure the border. When he arrived in McAllen, however, Sankey decided to work for smugglers instead. Sankey provided smugglers with codes that allowed them to pass through g...
MIAMI (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo was watching Lionel Messi play in the World Cup semifinals this week, and a realization struck him. Messi, to him, is greatness. And Antetokounmpo wants to follow Messi's path. Antetokounmpo got his welcome-to-Miami ceremony Thursday at the team's arena, with a ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A Cameron County detention officer has been accused of assaulting an inmate at the Cameron County jail. Angel De La Garza was arrested on Thursday and faces charges of assault causing bodily injury and official oppression, according to a news release from the Ca...
Lionel Messi has a message for Argentina's detractors: “Nothing was handed to us.” The Argentina superstar responded to critics who have been bashing the reigning World Cup champions over perceptions of beneficial officiating and favoritism by the soccer establishment. He said the team’s ability ...
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — Jackson Suber got his first taste of links golf — on his first trip to Europe — when he arrived at Royal Birkdale. Three days later, he proved to be a quick study with a superb par save and a 6-foot eagle late in his round for a 5-under 65 to [...]
SOUTHPORT, England (AP) — There were no “I’m so bad at golf” exclamations from Rory McIlroy this time. The puzzled looks, shakes of the head and sagging shoulders said it all. McIlroy was just 10 holes into his bid to win the British Open for the first time since 2014 and he was veering dangerous...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Months after the Texas Commission on Jail Standards found that the Cameron County jail was out of compliance due to overcrowding, the Cameron County Sheriff's Office announced Thursday that it's back in compliance. The sheriff's office said its detention facilit...
A group of Democratic members of Congress fears that the federal government is planning to relocate unaccompanied migrant children to Texas to potentially speed up their removals.
MIAMI (AP) — The Trump administration is reviving a rule that could deny green cards to immigrants who use public benefits that could include food stamps, Medicaid, housing vouchers and others. The policy, known as “public charge,” appeared on Thursday in the Federal Register. It will be formally...
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is set to have its earliest opening day next year except for international games, starting on March 24 — if there is an opening day. MLB said Thursday its 2027 season will start with a single game to be televised that night by Netflix. The teams have not [...]
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — San Juan police are investigating a shooting that occurred inside a car at the H-E-B parking lot Thursday morning. Police say the shooting happened at about 11 a.m. and that the occupant of the vehicle drove to a McAllen hospital for treatment. Police said the s...
President Donald Trump is set to address the nation on Thursday night on topics he said will include elections and voting machines, suggesting he is likely to revisit some of the unproven claims he has previously made about Republican losses, particularly his own in 2020.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jordan Walker rooted for Chipper Jones as a young Braves fan raised in suburban Atlanta and used to beg his family to take him to baseball games at Turner Field. Walker’s parents -- “Jordan’s Dad” and “Jordan’s Mom,” as known by their customized jerseys this week at the Home R...
Pitcher Chase Burns has agreed to a $105 million, seven-year contract with the Cincinnati Reds that covers 2027-33, two people familiar with the deal told the Associated Press on Thursday. The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. Burns has a $7...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Grupo Frontera will drop exclusive merch during pop-ups in McAllen ahead of their hometown concerts on Thursday and Friday. The pop-up ends at 7 p.m. on Thursday and will continue on Friday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at 1224 E Yuma Avenue. The Grammy-nominated group...
By Alejandra Martinez | The Texas Tribune The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to change its rules for permits issued to so-called minor air polluters by handing states greater power to decide how much notice and public input residents receive before such permits are approved or ...
Will Wynn The Texas A&M University Higher Education Center at McAllen (HECM) named Will Wynn, former Austin mayor and Texas A&M graduate, as its new executive director. Wynn, a current McAllen resident, brings decades of experience in public service, asset management, civic engagement and communi...
Antonio Caldwell, former deputy director of the Brownsville Animal Regulation and Care Center (BARCC), has a new gig, though his focus is still on addressing the Rio Grande Valley’s big stray-animal problem. He recently launched his own consulting firm and has been contacting municipal government...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A missing 12-year-old has been safely located in Harlingen, police announced Thursday afternoon. Police asked for the public's help Thursday morning in locating Shelyn Kendra Flowers, 12, who was last seen on the Fourth of July. Police said Thursday afternoon th...
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