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Perales ready for holidays after recording decisive win
HARLINGEN - Brownsville bantamweight Sergio "Time to Shine" Perales is looking forward to the holidays after capturing a decisive victory during the main event of Friday night's boxing show at Harlingen's Casa de Amistad. Perales' rapid-fire fists stung...
Perales ready for holidays after recording decisive win
HARLINGEN - Brownsville bantamweight Sergio "Time to Shine" Perales is looking forward to the holidays after capturing a decisive victory during the main event of Friday night's boxing show at Harlingen's Casa de Amistad. Perales' rapid-fire fists stung...
Scorpions ready to play in NAIA national tournament for first time
The soccer season wouldn't be considered a success had the University of Texas at Brownsville and Texas Southmost College Scorpions not made it to the NAIA playoffs. The Scorpions (15-4) have won back-to-back Red River Athletic Conference regular-season...
Texas College Basketball Capsules: Josh Carter leads A&M hoops to win over JSU
COLLEGE STATION - Texas A&M used a late first-half surge to defeat Jackson State 96-78 on Friday night. With five minutes remaining to the break, the Aggies led the Tigers 32-31. They closed out the half on a 19-5 tear as forward Bryan Davis scored...
Texas NBA Capsules: Mason scores 29 in Spurs' 119-94 victory
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New dad Perales pumped for main event at Casa de Amistad
A new baby daughter has given Brownsville bantamweight Sergio "Time to Shine" Perales extra motivation in and out of the ring. Perales (6-0, four knockouts) faces Jorge "El Pitufo" de Leon of Reynosa (3-2, two KOs) in the scheduled six-round...
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