MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Ballon d'Or winners will be announced on Monday with a new generation of soccer stars, led by Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappé, ready to stamp their name on the trophy that for so long was a personal duel between Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Messi, of course, i...
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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The UTRGV Vaqueros walked out of Estes Stadium with their first road victory of the season and first-ever victory in overtime against the Central Arkansas Bears, 30-27. This was also the Vaqueros' first game in overtime since the program's start...
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Natalie Nakase's shake-up of the Golden State Valkyries' starting lineup for Game 4 of the WNBA Finals brought back memories of a similar move made by Warriors coach Steve Kerr in the NBA Finals more than a decade ago with his team in the very same spot. Vete...
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By Uriel J. García | The Texas Tribune I mmigrants who entered the country illegally don’t have a right to seek bond while they’re in custody and going through deportation proceedings, even if they’ve set roots in the U.S., a federal appeals court ruled Friday. In a 10-7 ruling, ...
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By Jess Huff | The Texas Tribune T he number of Texans receiving food stamps has hit a 17-year low as the federal government tightens eligibility and the state struggles to process applications in a timely manner. There were 2.8 million Texans enrolled in the Supplemental Nutriti...
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Michael Carrick patted his chest and gave an apologetic salute to the Manchester United fans who were applauding him, before trudging down the tunnel at the end of another bruising afternoon at Old Trafford. Then came a chorus of boos for the United players walking behind him. Un...
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SAINT-DENIS, France (AP) — Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers knew a protective slide was out of the question when he scrambled on a key fourth-quarter play in New Orleans territory Sunday. The 42-year-old star left the pocket on third-and-6 and picked up 8 yards befor...
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No. 1 Miami was the only team to hold its spot in The Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday and idle Ohio State moved up to No. 2 as the poll went through another major reordering in the wake of BYU's loss at UCF and subsequent six-spot fall to No. 8. A week after five [...]...
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W ith tactics reminiscent of the round-ups of Jews, Roma and gays in Nazi Germany, Immigrant Cruelty Enforcers are snatching green card holders, undocumented workers and longtime residents driving to work or dropping off their children at school bus stops — yanking them from thei...
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Baylor fired coach Dave Aranda on Sunday after more than six seasons and promoted defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman as interim head coach for the rest of the season. Aranda's dismissal came a day after Baylor lost to Kansas 25-24 to fall to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in the Big 12 Co...
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PARIS (AP) — A day after more mass protests and clashes in Paris, the atmosphere was jovial and upbeat among American football fans attending the NFL's first game in France on Sunday. Pittsburgh Steelers and New Orleans Saints fans mingled around the Stade de France before kickof...
