NWS: Heat index of near 111 degrees likely today
Get ready for some more hot weather. The National Weather Service in Brownsville reports that heat index readings of 106 to 111 are likely to occur today in the Rio Grande Valley. Although the...
View ArticleBoxing News: Commentary - Pacquiao loss hits home
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The outcry in this gambling city was so loud Floyd Mayweather Jr. could have heard it in his jail cell. On the other side of the world, people cried in the streets in Manila, and the...
View ArticleHorse Racing Capsules: Belmont Stakes benefits from thrilling finish
NEW YORK (AP) — Even with its star sidelined and no Triple Crown to contest, the Belmont Stakes proved this much: The show does go on. And it went on pretty well, thanks to a thrilling race and a photo...
View ArticleFrench Open Capsules: Comeback lifts Sharapova to career Grand Slam
PARIS (AP) — On the days when her doctors argued over what was wrong and her right shoulder barked each time she reared back to serve, Maria Sharapova used to ask herself a question. When is this going...
View ArticleAmateur Sports News: AP source says AAU to announce mandatory screening
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Amateur Athletic Union is expected to announce new mandatory background screening for all adult coaches, volunteers and staff, as well as stricter training protocols to govern...
View ArticleInternational Capsules: Wieber at her steady best in winning second U.S. title
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jordyn Wieber likes the challenge of a close competition. Good thing, because it looks as if Gabby Douglas is going to be pushing her all the way to London. The reigning world champion...
View ArticleSoccer Capsules: Mattocks leads Whitecaps past Dynamo
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — After some early bad luck off the field, Darren Mattocks is showing why he was the second overall pick in this year's MLS Superdraft. Mattocks scored in each half to...
View ArticleSoccer Capsules - Euro 2012 Teams: Calm streets, cheap beer and no trouble or...
DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — European Championship fever has swept Warsaw and is heading to Donetsk — or at least, it's supposed to be. But the calm streets tell a different story, a day before one of the...
View ArticleSoccer Capsules - Euro 2012 Games: Spain held to draw by scandal-ridden Italy
GDANSK, Poland (AP) — For Spain, it was a bit of a stumble. For Italy, it was a bit of a reprieve. Beginning its bid for a third straight major title, the Spanish rallied to earn a 1-1 draw Sunday...
View ArticleOther College Sports Capsules: Probes could produce answers after Sandusky trial
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — The trial of Jerry Sandusky, which will begin Monday when prosecutors and his lawyer make opening statements before a central Pennsylvania jury, will probably be over in a few...
View ArticleGolf Capsules: Johnson wins Memphis in second event back from injury
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — For a man who couldn't swing a golf club for six weeks, Dustin Johnson sure knows how to return to winning form quickly. Johnson won the St. Jude Classic on Sunday in his second...
View ArticleCollege Baseball Capsules: Arkansas scores twice in ninth to beat Baylor
WACO (AP) — Arkansas scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth inning on hit batters with the bases loaded and the Razorbacks beat Baylor 5-4 on Sunday to force a decisive third game in the super...
View ArticleNFL Capsules: Banks accepts Seahawks minicamp tryout offer
SEATTLE (AP) — Brian Banks isn't going to pass up an offer from Seattle coach Pete Carroll to keep his NFL dreams alive. Banks' agent, Bruce Tollner confirmed Sunday that after flying to Kansas City...
View ArticleStanley Cup Capsules: Devils' resurgence brings back memories of 1975
Watching the New Jersey Devils attempt to become the first team in seven decades to come back from a 3-0 deficit in the Stanley Cup final is causing Glenn "Chico" Resch to have flashbacks. Before you...
View ArticleNBA Finals Capsules: James, Heat find their way back to title series
MIAMI (AP) — Several weeks before this season even started, LeBron James and Kevin Durant were competing against each other. Hell Week, they called it, a four-day series of grueling workouts. Starting...
View ArticleRGV Boxing News: Molina's life has changed, but boxing remains
The life of Lyford heavyweight Eric “Drummer Boy” Molina (18-2, 14 knockouts) has gone through a few changes since he last fought Feb. 18 in Corpus Christi against heavyweight contender Chris Arreola...
View ArticleBBB warns of hailstorm-related contractor fraud
The Better Business Bureau of South Texas again is warning consumers to be wary of hailstorm-related fraud from roofers and contractors. The bureau has started receiving formal complaints from...
View ArticleWar memorial spire nears completion
McALLEN — Work on the towering steel spire that anchors McAllen’s war memorial should finish by mid-August, leaving the 105-foot-tall monument covered with black granite panels and ready for a Veterans...
View ArticleSchool districts await TEA decision on ECHS
Administrators from six Hidalgo County school districts are anxiously awaiting word from the Texas Education Agency on whether they can open 11 new early college high schools (ECHS) this fall. The...
View ArticleStudy shows there’s money in small-acreage vegetable production
WESLACO — Growing organic vegetables on small plots of land in South Texas can be profitable, according to a feasibility study recently concluded at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at...
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