By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES The NBA imposed a sweeping punishment against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday for violating salary cap circumvention rules, suspending owner Steve Ballmer for one year and forcing the team to forfeit five draft picks. Also, two-time NBA Finals MVP...
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MIAMI (AP) — Trudy strengthened to a Category 2 hurricane as it moved toward Mexico ’s southwestern and west-central Pacific coast on Saturday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Manzanillo in Colima state to Cabo Corrientes in Jalisco...
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COAHOMA The Compass Academy volleyball team defeated Coahoma in three sets Saturday in a District 3-3A game. The Lady Cougars improved to 34-4 overall, 8-0 in district. Compass Academy won by scores of 25-11, 25-12, 25-9. The Lady Cougars will next face Stanton at 6 p.m. Tuesday ...
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JERUSALEM (AP) — Masked settlers wielding metal bars attacked a group of European diplomats during a visit to the occupied West Bank on Saturday, one of those assaulted said, on a second straight day of violence against Palestinians and foreigners during the sensitive olive harve...
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Rallies organized by the No Kings network opposed to President Donald Trump were held Saturday in cities and communities across the U.S., with an aim of getting people out to vote early in the midterm elections. The hundreds of planned events were billed as nonpartisan, though th...
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KERMIT The Compass Academy football team defeated Kermit 26-20 in a District 2-3A game Friday. The Cougars improved to 2-5 overall, 1-1 in district. The Yellow Jackets fell to 1-6, 0-2. Compass Academy will next face Sweetwater at 7 p.m. Friday at home. The post HIGH SCHOOL FOOTB...
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The Odessa Jackalopes made the most of their home opener by scoring 11 goals against Amarillo in North American Hockey League action Friday. The Jackalopes won 11-1. Odessa led 2-0 after the first period, then scored five more goals in the second period for a 7-0 lead. The Jackal...
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said. The fire broke out at Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox’s Bazar district, a popular destination for domestic tourists, Syed M...
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By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister Here are some encouraging truths filled with spiritual hope and peace. May you enjoy the Lord’s presence today. God knows: The Almighty is Omniscient and fully aware of when we are going through difficult times,...
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By State Rep. Brooks Landgraf One of the greatest privileges we have as Americans is the opportunity to make our voices heard at the ballot box. It’s a right that generations before us fought to protect, and one that we should never take for granted. In West Texas, we know that t...
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With the 2026 midterm elections now days away, the American political class has once again discovered that the fate of the republic hinges on a series of congressional races in districts most voters couldn’t locate on a map if their Uber rating depended on it. Campaign consultant...
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Abbott 46, Gholson 0 Abilene Christian 86, Midland Trinity 80 Abilene Cooper 41, Wichita Falls Legacy 35 Ackerly Sands 46, O’Donnell 0 Agua Dulce 61, Riviera Kaufer 20 Aledo 42, Arlington 28 Alice 55, Hidalgo 0 Alvin 35, Pasadena Rayburn 0 Alvin Shadow Creek 42, Manvel 6 Amarillo...
