NEW YORK – Edna O’Brien, Ireland’s literary pride and outlaw who scandalized her native land with her debut novel “The Country Girls” before gaining international acclaim as a storyteller and iconoclast that found her welcomed everywhere from Dublin to the White House, has died. She was 93. O’Brien died Saturday after a long illness, according … Read more
It all came down to the fifth and final trick attempt for the gold medalist in men’s street skateboarding. PARIS, France — Yuto Horigome was not even thinking about the podium this time. The first men’s street skateboarding champion when the sport debuted in the Olympics in 2021, he was so far back going into … Read more
Beacon, the 4-year-old golden retriever therapy dog, went viral for being the “Goodest Boy” at the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials. PARIS, France — On the heels of the Opening Ceremony, many are wondering if one of the fan favorites from the U.S. Olympic gymnastics trials has joined the team in Paris. Beacon, the 4-year-old golden … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — In this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia discusses the latest San Antonio Spurs news. Then, San Antonio Sports Star’s James Pledger stops by to discuss how Team France and Victor Wembanyama are doing at the 2024 Olympics, whether or not France is a threat to Team USA, and more, … Read more
BOERNE, Texas – A U.S. Army veteran who lives in Boerne is heading to his first Paralympics games this summer in Paris. Boerne resident Jason Tabansky is a retired staff sergeant after serving in the U.S. Army for more than 15 years. Tabansky is now competing in paralympic archery. It requires much in the way … Read more
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Owner and founder of Pinky’s Good Eats, John Roman took to social media over the weekend to post a photo commemorating a moment with a Corpus Christi native who made it to the big time. The ‘La Bamba’ actor and Flour Bluff High School graduate was in town for Corpus Christi … Read more
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Pinky’s Good Eats owner and founder John Roman took to social media over the weekend to post a photo commemorating a moment with a Corpus Christi native who made it to the big time. ‘La Bamba’ actor and Flour Bluff High School graduate Lou Diamond Phillips was in town for Corpus … Read more