BERLIN (AP) — The U.S. women's national team is short on practice time heading into a major competition where anything less than winning a gold medal is considered a failure. The Americans will have to jell quickly if they hope to win a fifth straight FIBA women's World Cup. The tournament begins...
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The ongoing financial scandal enveloping Manchester City isn’t affecting the team’s results in the Premier League. Or Erling Haaland’s appetite for scoring goals. Playing in front of fans waving inflatable bananas, City became only the third team to open a Premier League season w...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Atlanta Dream coach Karl Smesko was optimistic forward Allisha Gray would return from a finger injury to play in Game 1 of the WNBA Finals on Saturday against the Golden State Valkyries. If Gray was cleared to play, Smesko didn't anticipate any restrictions f...
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Napoli slumped to another defeat Saturday with Akor Adams’ strike giving Venezia a 1-0 win for its first Serie A points of the season. Kevin De Bruyne saw his penalty saved by Venezia goalkeeper Filip Stanković as Massimiliano Allegri’s team suffered its second straight loss — af...
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Harlingen, TX- A deadly shooting is under investigation in San Antonio. KSAT is reporting 24-year-old Ian Torme Riles shot and killed 22-year-old Jessica Aileen Villanueva before turning the gun on himself. The shooting happened on Wednesday according to the Bexar County Sheriff’...
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Now that the World Series-bound Milwaukee Brewers finally have translated their extraordinary regular-season success into the postseason, the same question that comes up every time they clinch a playoff berth is getting repeated again. How do they keep doing it? ...
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Argentina goalkeeper Emi Martinez was taken to the hospital with a head injury after receiving about 10 minutes of treatment following a nasty-looking collision while playing for Chelsea in the Premier League on Saturday. Martinez came out to meet a free kick into the area and ha...
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LONDON (AP) — Jacksonville’s run of playing an annual home game at Wembley Stadium could be nearing its end. Jaguars president Mark Lamping said Saturday the team hopes to keep all of its 2028 home games in Jacksonville to coincide with the re-opening of its stadium following a $...
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PERTH, Australia (AP) — Tonga pulled off a stunner at the Rugby League World Cup on Saturday by beating England 30-12. It was another shock result against a Pacific island nation for the English, who were beaten by Samoa in the semifinals on home soil in 2022. It was the first of...
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is being released from the hospital on Saturday, four days after lung cancer surgery, and will deliver the traditional noon blessing Sunday from a window overlooking St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced. The 71-year-old Leo had the lower lobe...
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Week 7 of the college football season is teed up to be one of the best so far, with six games pitting teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25. The showdowns are also scheduled just the way a fan at home with the remote might ask for: Two noon Eastern games, two more at [...]...
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The WNBA will crown a first-time champion with the Golden State Valkyries and the Atlanta Dream playing for the title in the best-of-seven series that starts Saturday. Golden State is looking to become the fastest expansion team in league history to win a championship as the Valk...
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Edinburg High quarterback Aidden Sanchez (1) carries the ball with pressure from an Edinburg North defender in a District 31-6A game at Richard R. Flores Stadium on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026, in Edinburg. (Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com) Edinburg High quarterback Aidden San...
