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• Liberty Hill, Rouse hoops play for district title — watch live on KBVO

  14-02-2022 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A district championship is on the line when Liberty Hill faces Rouse Tuesday night.KBVO will be in Leander this week for the de-facto District 25-5A title game. You can watch High School Basketball Live on KBVO and KXAN.com at 7 p.m. NEXT: Westlake football sweeps 6A all-state awards, 6 players on list from Central TexasRouse (24-9, 11-2) will be looking for a sweep of Liberty Hill (27-6, 11-2) after defeating the Panthers as the visitors in January. Both teams are
  
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• Liberty Hill claims district title with win over Rouse

  14-02-2022 23:24 via kxan.com
  
  LEANDER, Texas (KXAN) — A district championship is on the line when Liberty Hill faces Rouse Tuesday night.KBVO will be in Leander this week for the de-facto District 25-5A title game. You can watch High School Basketball Live on KBVO and KXAN.com at 7 p.m. NEXT: Westlake football sweeps 6A all-state awards, 6 players on list from Central TexasRouse (24-9, 11-2) will be looking for a sweep of Liberty Hill (27-6, 11-2) after defeating the Panthers as the visitors in January. Both teams are
  
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• Historic Feb. 2021 storm brought out Austin's 'Good Samaritan' neighbors, residents say

  14-02-2022 22:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Amanda Pensack moved to Austin in late 2020, she anticipated plenty of sunshine and 70-degree days ahead.Originally from Boston, she didn't anticipate the need for winter clothes in a warmer southern climate. When she saw snow in the forecast the week of Feb. 14, 2021, she didn't bat an eye — as far as she was concerned, a lifetime's worth of winters in the northeast had prepared her for snow days. RELATED: Meet the Austin cat sitters who cared for 30+ pets durin
  
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• Ice cream recalled in Texas due to possible listeria contamination

  14-02-2022 22:51 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (WWTI) — Ice cream products that were sold in Texas and eight other states have been recalled due to potential listeria contamination.
  According to the United States Food and Drug Administration, The Royal Ice Cream Company, Inc. has expanded its recall to include all products manufactured at the facility in question. All affected products will have the manufacturing plant number “CT121” or “CT#121”.The affected ice cream was distributed in retail stores in
  
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• Deadly overnight crash on FM 973 near Austin airport

  14-02-2022 22:03 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A two-vehicle crash on FM 973 near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport early Monday morning turned deadly.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash took place just after midnight in the stretch of 2400 to 4537 FM 973. That's approximately between Thyone Drive and Pearce Lane.1 person dies in fiery northeast Travis County crashATCEMS said there were at least two patients, and both were taken to the hospital after being declared a "trauma alert." One had critical, life-thre
  
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• Country music legends George Strait and Willie Nelson star in Super Bowl ads

  14-02-2022 21:47 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — "Amarillo by Morning" but don't forget the snacks. The King of Country music packed some snacks for a trip to space.George Strait entered the "Texas Space Race" by starring in a Super Bowl LVI commercial for Texas grocer H-E-B. Not everyone in the country got to see the ad, unless you live in the Lone Star State.These Super Bowl ads bring star powerIn the highly-televised spot called "Mission Critical," Strait plays a space cowboy astronaut who holds up a rocket, because he
  
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• Westlake football sweeps 6A all-state awards, 6 on list from Central Texas

  14-02-2022 21:45 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN/AP) — Westlake quarterback Cade Klubnik and defensive lineman Ethan Burke were named the Texas 6A offensive and defense players of the year after an undefeated, state championship season. Westlake's Todd Dodge was named coach of the year in his Texas high school football retirement season.The Chaparrals defeated Denton Guyer in the 6A-Division II title game in December for their third-straight 6A championship. Texas high school football: UIL realignment shakes up Central Texas
  
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• Warmer, windy weather through midweek

  14-02-2022 21:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We start the new work week with sunshine and unseasonably warm temps... but a chance of strong storms bears watching midweek.Our Valentine's Day features gorgeous weather with afternoon highs in the low 70s under a dry and sunny sky. The only hiccup will be breezy winds reaching speeds of 10-15 mph.Stronger winds are likely Tuesday with gusts up to 30-35 mph. Increasing clouds and warmer temps will also be in the mix.Clouds increase ahead of a midweek spring storm system th
  
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• Austin woman accused of murder arrested in Africa

  14-02-2022 21:11 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A woman accused of killing her mother in 2021 at a home in Menchaca was arrested in Tanzania, federal law enforcement officers said Monday.The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, led by the U.S. Marshals, took Kathleen Wylumva Ngongoseke, 27, into custody after Tanzanian officials arrested her on immigration violations in December. Federal authorities went to Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania, and took custody of her Feb. 7. She was flown back stateside through the JFK Inte
  
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• Ken Paxton sues Facebook’s parent company over use of facial recognition tech

  14-02-2022 21:06 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Texas Tribune) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing Facebook’s parent company, Meta Platforms Inc., saying the technology conglomerate infringed on the state’s privacy protections by using facial recognition technology on its users without their consent.Paxton filed the suit, which he said could result in hundreds of billions of dollars in civil penalties, in state court in Harrison County on Monday, the first day of early voting in the March 2022 prim
  
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• Meet the Austin cat sitters who cared for 30+ pets during 2021 storm

  14-02-2022 20:31 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — On the morning of Feb. 15, 2021, Austin Cat Sitters co-owners Evelyn Shields and Vanessa Roy woke to a dark and chilly house without power.
  What many had assumed would be a short power outage turned into a multiday event that left Shields and Roy with one question top of mind: How do we visit all our cats and provide them with the care they need?With snow blanketing Austin roads and more ice en route, Shields and Roy checked in with their company's cat sitters to see who co
  
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• Man charged with murder after deadly drug deal in southeast Austin

  14-02-2022 19:57 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 20-year-old man was arrested and charged with murder after a drug deal turned deadly in southeast Austin in January, according to an Austin Police Department affidavit.Kendall Iwuagwu is in custody at Travis County Jail after witnesses saw him running away from the shooting scene in the 2500 block of Elmont Drive. The affidavit says two men, including 20-year-old Jose Mata, were waiting in a car in a parking lot to sell an unknown person marijuana. 1 arrested in dead
  
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• Warming trend underway ahead of midweek rain & storm chances

  14-02-2022 19:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We start the new work week with sunshine and unseasonably warm temps... but a chance of strong storms bears watching midweek.Our Valentine's Day features gorgeous weather with afternoon highs in the low 70s under a dry and sunny sky. The only hiccup will be breezy winds reaching speeds of 10-15 mph.Stronger winds are likely Tuesday with gusts up to 30-35 mph. Increasing clouds and warmer temps will also be in the mix.Clouds increase ahead of a midweek spring storm system th
  
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• US women set up gold-medal game with Canada

  14-02-2022 18:45 via kxan.com
  
  (AP) — Hilary Knight had a goal and assist, Alex Cavallini stopped 25 shots and the defending Olympic champion United States defeated Finland 4-1 in a women’s hockey semifinal at the Beijing Games on Monday to set up the sixth gold-medal showdown between the Americans and Canada.The cross-border rivals will play on Thursday after Canada erupted for five first-period goals over an Olympic record span of 3:24 in a 10-3 win over Switzerland earlier in the day. The two world powers have
  
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• Want to research your doctor? It's a pain in Texas

  14-02-2022 18:42 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:
  A KXAN investigation found Texas patients aren't getting all the information they need about some doctors' histories. Our team searched through thousands of disciplinary records, spanning more than a dozen states, to discover some physicians are coming to Texas to leave their pasts behind. Patients wishing to research their doctors ahead of time will likely find incomplete, inaccurate and missing disciplinary actions — information that exists but kept secret from pu
  
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• After ‘Dr. Death,’ disciplinary records still a secret, despite state law

  14-02-2022 18:42 via kxan.com
  
  Investigative Summary:
  A KXAN investigation found Texas patients aren't getting all the information they need about some doctors' histories. Our team searched through thousands of disciplinary records, spanning more than a dozen states, to discover some physicians are coming to Texas to leave their pasts behind. Patients wishing to research their doctors ahead of time will likely find incomplete, inaccurate and missing disciplinary actions — information that exists but kept secret from pu
  
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• Austin recycling pick-ups delayed due to winter storm, staff shortages

  14-02-2022 18:14 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — After suspending its recycling curbside pick-ups due to an ice storm Feb. 3-4, Austin Resource Recovery still hasn't caught up completely with the customers they were forced to miss.ARR does its recycling pick-ups every other week, and on top of having to skip that Thursday and Friday due to poor driving conditions, the city agency doesn't have enough drivers and couldn't make up for the missed pick-ups sooner than the next scheduled time — two weeks later. Austin cou
  
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• LIVE NOW: History-making medal weekend for Team USA, ROC skater can compete

  14-02-2022 17:41 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a doping case that has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics. The 15-year-old Russian will have a chance for a second gold medal at this year's Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she can compete this week despite failing a previous drug test. The teen sensation already set Beijing abuzz when she landed the first quadruple jumps by a wo
  
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• History-making medal weekend for Team USA, ROC skater can compete

  14-02-2022 17:41 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Kamila Valieva has been cleared for takeoff in women’s figure skating in a ruling in a doping case that has caused havoc with one of the marquee events of the Beijing Olympics. The 15-year-old Russian will have a chance for a second gold medal at this year's Olympics after the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled she can compete this week despite failing a previous drug test. The teen sensation already set Beijing abuzz when she landed the first quadruple jumps by a wo
  
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• Erin Jackson hopes her historic gold inspires other Black athletes

  14-02-2022 17:31 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (KXAN) — Team USA speed skater Erin Jackson is a woman of firsts.She first made the U.S. Olympic team in 2018, becoming the first Black woman to make the team and she accomplished the feat just four months into her speed skating career. She was previously a decorated inline skater but decided to give it a try on the ice. Quiz: How well do you know the Winter Olympics?On Sunday, Jackson became the first Black woman to win a gold medal in Olympic speed skating after her victory in t
  
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• Winter Olympics and athletes are in jeopardy because of climate change

  14-02-2022 16:27 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Winter Olympics could soon be a thing of the past thanks to climate change.
  A recent study found that the number of cities that can safely host the games is dwindling. If current climate goals, set by the Paris Climate Accords, aren't met, only one city that had previously hosted the Games could host it again.Meteorologist Kristen Currie spoke with the team behind the study to learn why these sites are becoming unsafe for athletes, and what we'll have to do if we want to keep
  
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• Texas Politics Project poll finds Gov. Abbott pulling ahead, AG Paxton at risk of runoff

  14-02-2022 15:52 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (Nexstar) - In a new poll by the University of Texas and Texas Politics Project shows Gov. Greg Abbott polling ahead of former congressman Beto O'Rourke in a hypothetical matchup by 10 percentage points, Abbott leading 47% to 37%.
  The poll sampled 1,200 self-declared registered Texas voters between Jan. 28 - Feb. 7, 2022, with a margin of error of +/- 2.83%. What you need to know ahead of the Travis County primary electionAbbott is pulling steadily ahead of his GOP primary challengers. Am
  
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• Grieving families waiting for loved ones' headstones amid stencil shortage

  14-02-2022 14:05 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — When Stacey Shackelford first ordered her parents' headstone last summer, she had a feeling it would take some time, but she never imagined it would take as long as it has.
  "I knew that with COVID things would be delayed, and I had no problem with that," she said. "Then, when I called in January to check on the status of it. I was told they were a bit frustrated." ‘Dr. Death’ could ‘absolutely’ happen again, KXAN investigation revealsFrustration beca
  
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• Active weather midweek: storms, rain and cooler temps

  14-02-2022 12:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — We start the new work week with sunshine and unseasonably warm temps... but a chance of strong storms bears watching midweek.Our Valentine's Day features gorgeous weather with afternoon highs in the low 70s under a dry and sunny sky. The only hiccup will be breezy winds reaching speeds of 10-15 mph.Stronger winds are likely Tuesday with gusts up to 30-35 mph. Increasing clouds and warmer temps will also be in the mix.Clouds increase ahead of a midweek spring storm system th
  
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• Fire burns portable building at Austin school

  14-02-2022 11:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin Fire crews fought a fire at McBee Elementary School in north Austin early Monday morning.Crews went to the school just after 3:10 a.m. for a fire outside a portable at the school on West Braker Lane.AFD tweeted just after 3:30 a.m. that crews had the fire under control and were investigating the cause.
  
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• Fire burns portable at Austin school

  14-02-2022 11:10 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Austin Fire crews fought a fire at Mc Bee Elementary School in north Austin early Monday morning.Crews went to the school just after 3:10 a.m. for a fire outside a portable at the school on West Braker Lane.AFD tweeted just after 3:30 that crews had the fire under control and were investigating the cause.
  
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• Stabbing in east Austin turns into suspicious death investigation

  14-02-2022 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police launched a suspicious death investigation early Monday morning. Police said it happened on Tumbleweed Drive in East Austin.The area is very close to Lyndon B. Johnson High School, east of 183 and north of Loyola Lane.Austin police told KXAN earlier Monday morning officers had been called to the area for a stabbing investigation.This is a developing story. Stay with KXAN Today and KXAN.com for more information.
  
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• Man dies near high school

  14-02-2022 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austin police says a man died early Monday morning on Tumbleweed Drive in East Austin.The area is very close to Lyndon B. Johnson High School, east of 183 and north of Loyola Lane.Austin police told KXAN earlier Monday morning officers had been called to the area for a stabbing investigation.When officers arrived after 1:40 a.m., they found the man with trauma on his body, but would not specify what kind of trauma.
  Police do not have a suspect in custody.
  This is a developing sto
  
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• Man dies near east Austin high school, APD considers it 'suspicious'

  14-02-2022 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police says a man died early Monday morning on Tumbleweed Drive in east Austin.The area is very close to LBJ High School, east of U.S. Highway 183 and north of Loyola Lane.Austin police told KXAN earlier Monday morning officers had been called to the area for a stabbing investigation.When officers arrived after 1:40 a.m., they found the man with trauma on his body, but would not specify what kind of trauma.
  Police do not have a suspect in custody, but they are invest
  
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• Man dies near east Austin high school

  14-02-2022 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police says a man died early Monday morning on Tumbleweed Drive in east Austin.The area is very close to LBJ High School, east of U.S. Highway 183 and north of Loyola Lane.Austin police told KXAN earlier Monday morning officers had been called to the area for a stabbing investigation.When officers arrived after 1:40 a.m., they found the man with trauma on his body, but would not specify what kind of trauma.
  Police do not have a suspect in custody.
  This is a developin
  
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• Austin man faces murder charge after stabbing father to death, APD says

  14-02-2022 10:51 via kxan.com
  
  Note: The above video is from KXAN News on Monday before an arrest was made.AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man faces a murder charge after Austin police say he stabbed his father to death Monday in east Austin.APD said the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force arrested Joshua Dominic McKinley, 33, in Leander after an incident just after 1:40 a.m. in the 7300 block of Tumbleweed Drive. That's near LBJ High School and Purple Sage Drive. 1 dead after fiery crash in southeast Travis CountyAPD said according to wit
  
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• Get ready for big air snowboarding — what to watch Monday at the Olympics

  14-02-2022 06:56 via kxan.com
  
  (KXAN) — Snowboarding goes out with big air Monday at the Winter Olympics with the men's and women's medals events.
  Team USA women's hockey is one win away the gold medal game, facing Finland in the semifinals Monday morning. You can watch the game live at 7 a.m. or on on re-air at 2 p.m. on USA Network.Nearly 3,000 athletes, plus coaches and team officials, are in Beijing for the Games.In total, 109 sets of medals will be awarded across 15 sports. Bobsleigh, short track, freestyle skiing
  
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• 1 person dies in northeast Travis County crash

  14-02-2022 06:43 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A crash in northeast Travis County Sunday night left one person dead and another injured.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash, which involved two vehicles, happened at around 10:40 p.m. in the 12000 block of Harris Branch Parkway. The area is south of East Parmer Lane.ATCEMS medics took the person who was injured to Dell Seton Medical Center with potentially serious injuries.
  
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• 1 person dies in fiery northeast Travis County crash

  14-02-2022 06:43 via kxan.com
  
  MANOR, Texas (KXAN) — A crash in northeast Travis County Sunday night left one person dead and another injured.
  Austin-Travis County EMS said the crash happened at around 10:40 p.m. in the 12000 block of Harris Branch Parkway. The area is south of East Parmer Lane. The Texas Department of Public Safety later clarified the area was in the 2900 block of Parmer Lane.DPS said a Chevrolet and an Acura were driving side-by-side when they hit and the Acura traveled across the median and into onco
  
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• AFD responds to fire at abandoned buildings in south Austin

  14-02-2022 06:00 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Firefighters responded to a fire at an abandoned complex of buildings in south Austin on Sunday for the second time in the last week, according to the Austin Fire Department.
  An AFD shift commander said someone set the fire, but it could've been one that was started for warmth.
  Firefighters went to 201 E. St. Elmo Rd. just after 9:30 p.m. The area is south of Ben White Boulevard near South Congress Avenue. The temperature at the time was in the mid to upper 30s.An AFD tweet
  
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• Skiers struggle as real snow falls on Winter Olympics

  14-02-2022 05:02 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The Winter Olympics finally look like, well, the Winter Olympics.Real snow fell in Beijing on Sunday for the first time since the Olympics began, giving the city the appearance and feel of a real Winter Games. There was fresh snow in the mountains as well, where all events have been contested on artificial snow.While the snow was mostly a welcome sight, up in the mountains it affected visibility and made it tougher for ski racers to make it down the hill, especially in the f
  
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• WATCH: US hockey beats Germany, for top seed in knockout round

  14-02-2022 03:13 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — The team in red, white and blue now has the easiest path to gold.The young United States men’s hockey team held on to beat Germany 3-2 Sunday night, finishing the preliminary round unbeaten and clinching the top seed in the knockout round at the Olympics. The Americans move directly into the quarterfinals and next play the winner of the Germany-Slovakia game from the qualification round.“About all we could accomplish up to this point, we’ve done it,”
  
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• PHOTOS: Super Bowl Halftime show

  14-02-2022 03:00 via kxan.com
  
  US rapper Snoop Dogg and US rapper Dr. Dre perform during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 13, 2022. (Photo by VALERIE MACON / AFP) (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images)US singer-songwriter Mary J. Blige performs during the halftime show of Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on February 13, 2022. (Ph
  
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• Super Bowl Live: McVay says Rams have to make adjustments

  14-02-2022 02:49 via kxan.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the Super Bowl:Rams coach Sean McVay isn’t ready to talk about playing the second half of Super Bowl 56 without wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.McVay was asked during his halftime interview about playing without Beckham. The receiver hurt his left leg late in the second quarter, the same leg he tore the ACL in during the 2020 season. McVay didn’t say anything about Beckham’s status, which has been announced as questionable to return.T
  
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• Los Angeles Rams win Super Bowl LVI with last-minute touchdown

  14-02-2022 02:49 via kxan.com
  
  INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on the Super Bowl:Cooper Kupp caught a 1-yard touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford with 1:25 remaining and the Rams beat the Bengals 23-20 to win the Super Bowl on Sunday night.Kupp had four receptions for 39 yards on that drive, including the last three. He also had a key 7-yard run off right end on fourth-and-1 from the LA 30-yard line.Stafford completed 7 of 11 for 57 yards on the 15-play, 79-yard series.___The Los Angeles Rams offense has been stuck
  
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• Scheffler tops Cantlay in Phoenix Open playoff for first win

  14-02-2022 01:56 via kxan.com
  
  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Scottie Scheffler outlasted Ryder Cup teammate Patrick Cantlay on the third hole of a playoff Sunday in the WM Phoenix Open, making a 25-foot birdie putt that had just enough momentum to tumble in.Cantlay missed an 11-foot birdie try after Scheffler holed his putt.Scheffler birdied four of the final six holes for a 4-under 67 to match Cantlay at 16-under 268 at TPC Scottsdale on another sunny, 80-degree day. Cantlay, playing a group ahead of Scheffler, had a bogey-
  
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• Super Bowl commercial review: The best of the Big Game

  14-02-2022 01:53 via kxan.com
  
  NEW YORK (AP) — On the field, the Los Angeles Rams are facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. Off the field, Super Bowl advertisers aim to deliver a night of ads heavy with celebrities and nostalgia in an effort to entertain Americans weary of two years of pandemic living. LIST: Here are the Texans playing in this year’s Super BowlAdvertisers shelled out up to $7 million for 30-second spots during the Super Bowl, and they are using their time to try to entertain
  
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• Erin Jackson wins gold, becoming 1st Black woman speedskating medalist

  14-02-2022 01:45 via kxan.com
  
  BEIJING (AP) — Erin Jackson bolted off the line, her powerful legs attacking the ice, her destiny awaiting at the end of a frenetic dash around Beijing's magnificent speedskating oval.She didn't view herself as some sort of trailblazer. She didn't think about the slip that could've snatched away her spot on the U.S. Olympic team. She simply wanted to go faster than everyone else.“I came here to win,” the 29-year-old said.Mission accomplished.Jackson became first Black
  
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• 2022 Super Bowl halftime show: 3 things you should know

  14-02-2022 01:01 via kxan.com
  
  (NEXSTAR) — Super Bowl Sunday is upon us, which can only mean one thing: It's nearly time for the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
  Five hip hop stars will take the stage during halftime at SoFi Stadium: Dr. Dre, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Mary J. Blige, and Snoop Dogg. Pepsi, the main sponsor of the performance, is already referring to it as "what could be the greatest 12 minutes in music entertainment the world has ever seen."Super Bowl halftime show: These artists reportedly declined the gig
  While
  
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• Tracking chance of thunderstorms midweek

  14-02-2022 00:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following a record-tying cold morning at Austin-Bergstrom then a lovely, sunny day, gorgeous weather continues on Valentine's Day Monday.Low temperatures early Sunday started in the 20s in many areas with 10s in the coldest rural valleys. Austin-Bergstrom International Airport dropped to 23 degrees, tying the record low set in 1963. BLOG: Graupel fell on parts of Central Texas on Saturday; What is it? BLOG: When will we see the last freeze of the season in Central Texas?Val
  
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• Gorgeous weather continues on Valentine's Day

  14-02-2022 00:30 via kxan.com
  
  AUSTIN (KXAN) — A much more pleasant and calm day is in store for your Sunday after yesterday's cold front that brought anything from rain, sleet, snow and even graupel.
  After a cold start, temperatures will warm into the 60s, which is right near our seasonal averages for the middle of February.Sunday morning low temperatures BLOG: Graupel fell on parts of Central Texas on Saturday; What is it?Skies will be sunny, winds will be calm, humidity will be low - all ingredients for a fantastic S
  
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• Pflugerville's support key to Samaje Perine's Super Bowl journey, mom says

  14-02-2022 00:16 via kxan.com
  
  PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) -- Pflugerville will be decked out in orange and black Sunday night as one of the city's own makes his Super Bowl debut.Cincinnati Bengals running back Samaje Perine, a Hendrickson High School graduate, has reached the mountaintop of football success with a soon-to-be appearance in Super Bowl LVI. LIST: Here are the Texans playing in this year’s Super BowlPerine's success was built in Central Texas.Perine moved from Alabama to Central Texas during his childhood.
  
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