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Monday, June 10, 2013  Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins offer something for everyone in Stanley Cup finals

Saturday, June 01, 2013  The McAllen Mystics 1st home game of the season was a rematch of the SSFL championship game from last September, but with the Valley's female footballers coming out on the wrong side of the ledger this time around. Plus: an Action 4 videographer gets a little too close to the action.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  While many wondered how the Vipers would fare in the playoffs once Andrew Goudelock departed for the Lakers, Rio Grande Valley point guard Toure Murry has proven he is more than capable of handling the job.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  The Rio Grande Valley Vipers are continuing their torrid play, their sweep of the Tulsa 66ers Saturday in Hidalgo not only puts the team in the NBA D-League Finals for the 3rd time in 4 years, it extends the Vipers current win streak to 14 games.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  Down 1-0 to Coppell after 60 minutes, the Brownsville Hanna boys soccer team scored twice within a 3 minute span to take a lead in the 5A state championship game. But one late goal by Chris Madden of Coppell sent the match to overtimes, and then with :53 remaining in the 2nd OT, Madden struck again to send the Golden Eagles home one win short of their ultimate goal.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  For 70 minutes, the Pharr Valley View Tigers looked like the best team in their 4A state semifinal matchup with El Paso Del Valle. But the last ten minutes belonged to the Conquistadores, who made their lone goal stand up for a win that eliminated the Tigers one game short of the finals.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Brownsville Hanna boys soccer team is off to the state tournament for the 1st time since 1990, and the entire school came out to give the Golden Eagles a golden sendoff.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Valley View Tigers' first ever appearance in the state soccer tournament was a reason to celebrate at the high school.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  In an extra-inning season finale to remember, Porter rallied from three runs down to tie Los Fresnos in the bottom of the 7th, but it was the Falcons who came up with the winning formula to take the game and the outright District 32-5A title.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  While many local golf fans might have expected Jose Pena of Sharyland to return to the state golf tournament for a second straight year, not many predicted Jacob rodriguez of tiny 1-A Lasara high school would be heading to Austin as well.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  After a scoreless 1st half against San Antonio Jay, the Hanna Eagles found their scoring touch just in time for a shutout victory, giving them not only the5A Region IV championship, but a ticket to the school's first Final Four appearance in 23 years.