Democrat James Talarico, a state lawmaker, and Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton remain deadlocked in the Texas Senate race less than seven weeks out from Election Day, according to a new poll released Thursday. The Hill/Emerson College Polling survey found 47 percent of state voters support...
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Another week, another taunt as Southampton continues to be dogged by its conduct in the “Spygate” soccer scandal. This time, the jibes are coming from Wrexham’s famous co-owners. Ahead of a match between the teams in England’s second-tier Championship on Saturday, Ryan Reynolds a...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The votes are in for the Valley Sports Central Team of the Week. Our Valley Sports team nominated three local football teams to claim the title of Team of the Week. Nearly 1,500 viewers cast votes for their Team of the Week pick. Here are the r...
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Burna Boy is returning to Stade de France for another historic moment, headlining halftime at the NFL’s first regular-season game in Paris. The Grammy-winning Nigerian star will perform Oct. 25 when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the New Orleans Saints at Stade d...
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LONDON (AP) — U.S. Open runner-up Ben Shelton withdrew from the Laver Cup and will be replaced by 16th-ranked Brandon Nakashima on Team World, organizers announced Thursday. No reason was given for Shelton’s withdrawal but he's slated to play Davis Cup for the United States in th...
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LONDON (AP) — Storied English cricket club Leicestershire faces relegation after it was docked 27 points for the poor state of its playing surface, despite the head groundsman arguing that the conditions were due to extreme heat and a Bollywood film shoot just days before a game....
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Jürgen Klopp said he wants to help spread national pride in Germany as he announced a super-sized first roster as national team coach with an appeal to “reclaim the flag.” Klopp is aiming to reconnect German soccer fans with their team after yet another World Cup failure. With a ...
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NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA is set to resume it season Thursday after a nearly three-week break for the women's FIBA World Cup. It will be a sprint to the finish with each team having four games left. While the playoffs teams are set, their positioning is still up from grabs. With o...
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PHOENIX (AP) — Miami Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara has pitched more than 200 innings this season. None of them came in a save situation — until Wednesday night. With the Marlins clinging to faint playoff hopes, Alcantara came out of the bullpen for the first time in nine years and ...
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CHICAGO (AP) — As Pete Crow-Armstrong came up with the bases loaded in the eighth inning, the Wrigley Field crowd chanted “M-V-Pete! M-V-Pete!" — and not for the first time Wednesday night. The fans serenaded the Chicago star after his first home run, his 43rd to break Billy Will...
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NEW YORK (AP) — Pete Alonso's storybook return to Citi Field was no surprise to Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz. Alonso hit another home run against his former team Wednesday night, sparking another important win for the late-charging Orioles and earning himself another ...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Week three of the high school football season featured some of the Rio Grande Valley's biggest upsets and showstopping performances. The performance from the Edinburg Vela senior quarterback and safety Caidyn Hoover landed him the honors of the...
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MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi scored the 100th goal of his Inter Miami career and Casemiro added another as Miami defeated Cruz Azul 2-0 on Wednesday night to win the Campeones Cup. Messi opened the scoring in the 24th minute, heading in a cross from Luis Suárez for his 100th goal in...
