When the Carolina Panthers scored a fourth-quarter touchdown to cut Green Bay’s lead to eight points, coach Dave Canales opted to go for 2 instead of kicking an extra point in what has become a far more common decision even if it still bewilders some broadcasters and fans. The Panthers missed and...
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DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — The pressure on the International Ice Hockey Federation grew Wednesday as two major sponsors of the men's world championship said they would review their involvement if Russia takes part. The tournament's main sponsor, automaker Skoda, says it will “re...
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LIV Golf wanted to “destroy” the European tour, the head of the worldwide circuit has said as he prepares to welcome back many of the players who defected to the Saudi-funded breakaway league over the past four years. The professional golfing landscape was upended by the formatio...
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I t’s all over but the crying — and we can expect plenty of that. As we go to press, polls are still open and votes haven’t been counted. We do not know if expectations of voter repudiation of the current administration’s policies and Republican Party candidates prove to be accur...
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McAllen Memorial’s Natalee Hernandez, middle, gets blocked by Flour Bluff’s Kate Croft, left, and Alyssa Thornton, right, during an area round game at Falfurrias Junior High school gymnasium Tuesday Nov 3,2026 in Falfurrias. (Delcia Lopez | dlopez@themonitor.com) McAllen Memorial...
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MADRID (AP) — The Atlanta Falcons began preparing for their NFL game in Madrid on Wednesday at the training center of Spanish soccer powerhouse Real Madrid, while the Cincinnati Bengals start practicing Thursday at the facilities of World Cup champion Spain. Both teams departed t...
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MADRID (AP) — Last week, it was bad weather. This time, it will be Joe Burrow and Cincinnati's red-hot offense. Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski expects a different kind of challenge when his team takes on the Bengals in Madrid on Sunday, after struggling in heavy rain in Fl...
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Rory McIlroy has played down safety concerns about competing at the Abu Dhabi Championship this week, amid tensions in the Middle East that have impacted the sports calendar in the region. It is the first of lucrative, back-to-back season-ending events in the United Arab Emirates...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Mission mayoral race appears to be headed to a runoff after neither of the six candidates received more than 50% of the vote, according to unofficial election results from Hidalgo County. Attorney Rick Salinas leads with 7,477 votes, followe...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Voters re-elected Hugo Gamboa to the city's top seat Tuesday night, unofficial election results show. Gamboa received 710 votes, or 62% percent of the vote, to keep his seat as mayor. Challenger Raul Martinez received 432 votes, or 38 percent of...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Democrat Julio Salinas won the State House District 41 race, unofficial election results show. Salinas received 68% of the vote, with about 88% reporting, compared to Republican challenger Gary Groves....
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Toribio "Terry" Palacios won the Hidalgo County District Attorney race, according to unofficial results from the Hidalgo County Election Department. Palacios, the Democratic candidate, received 129,726 votes, or 73% of the vote, with 89% of prec...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Democratic incumbent Aurelio "Keter" Guerra has been re-elected as Willacy County judge, unofficial election results show. Guerra received 3,150 votes, or 68 percent of the vote, over his Republican challenger Paul Anders. Anders received 1,482 ...
