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Broncs rout HBU, wrap up No. 2 seed in GWC tournament
EDINBURG — In the final home game in the careers of 10 seniors, the Texas-Pan American Broncs pounded out 16 hits for the first time in over a month to beat the Houston Baptist University Huskies 11-1 on Saturday at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
The…
Jaimez: Getting excited about Hawks football
It wasn’t August. But it certainly felt like it. And I wasn’t the only feeling the temperatures rising.
Fans came equipped with plenty of fluids and umbrellas to fight the late morning heat.
But the fans came nonetheless. And it was nice to…
Astros hit three homers, power past Rangers
HOUSTON — The Houston Astros haven’t fared well this season after trailing early and hadn’t overcome a deficit of more than three runs this year.
None of that fazed this young team on Saturday night after falling into a 4-0 hole in the third…
West tops East at All-Star Showcase
WESLACO — If there was a most valuable player award at the 16th Annual Rio Grande Valley Football Coaches Association’s East-West All-Star Showcase, it definitely would have been Edinburg’s Sal Martinez.
Martinez accumulated 110 total yards on…
Drogba, Chelsea stun Bayern for European title
MUNICH — You can’t keep Didier Drogba down.
The charismatic striker was at the heart of Chelsea’s unlikely comeback victory in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday night, scoring the tying goal in the 88th minute and the…
Derby winner I’ll Have Another rallies to win Preakness
BALTIMORE — I’ll Have Another had Bodemeister in his sights again, a shot at the Triple Crown hanging in the balance.
Two weeks ago, he ran down his rival and won the Kentucky Derby. This time, the chestnut colt needed to be even more relentless to…
Spurs roar back, take 3-0 lead on Clippers
LOS ANGELES — Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs. Not even a 24-point deficit.
Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers…
Clippers try to dig out of 2-0 hole against Spurs
LOS ANGELES — Down 2-0 against the San Antonio Spurs, the Los Angeles Clippers face the tough task of needing two victories at home to keep pace with the NBA’s hottest team. Making things worse are injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin that have…
Broncs drop doubleheader to Houston Baptist
EDINBURG — The Houston Baptist Huskies defeated UTPA 4-2 to seep the teams’ doubleheader Frdiay at Edinburg Baseball Stadium.
Trailing 4-1 entering the seventh, the Broncs (28-20, 15-12 GWC) put two on with two out. Roger Bernal hit an…
Beltre homers to lead Rangers over Astros 4-1
HOUSTON — Rangers starter Neftali Feliz couldn’t locate his pitches Friday night. The relievers who came out of Texas’ bullpen had no problem in that area, though.
Adrian Beltre homered and drove in two runs and Michael Young broke out of a slump…