TAMU-K Javelina Shaun Gill to compete in Paris Olympics on Saturday

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas A&M University- Kingsville engineering major Shaun Gill will be competing in the preliminary rounds of the men’s 100-meter dash on Saturday representing his home country of Belize!  You may recall that he competed in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics which didn’t happen until 2021 because of the pandemic. All of us here … Read more

North Texas family sues daycare over toddler’s alleged exposure to vape pen

“This could have been fatal, we’re very fortunate that it wasn’t. We expect them to make it right for this family,” attorney Russell Button said. PLANO, Texas — A daycare in Plano is under a lot of scrutiny after a parent alleged her 20-month-old daughter was exposed to a caretaker’s vape pen in late January. … Read more

Saturday will be San Antonio’s first 100° day in nearly a month, with a small chance for weekend rain

KEY POINTS: Hot weekend with peak heat index values as high as 107° Small chance for thunderstorms both Saturday and Sunday evenings San Antonio’s weekend forecast for 8/3 and 8/4 is hot with an isolated storm possible in the evenings (Copyright 2024 by KSAT – All rights reserved.) FORECAST DETAILS: The last 100-degree day in … Read more

Cibolo Olympian running for Jamaica so his father can see him compete

27-year-old Andrew “AJ” Hudson, a Steele High School graduate, will compete in the men’s 200-meter event in the Paris 2024 Olympics. CIBOLO, Texas — Beginning this weekend, San Antonio’s own will go for the gold in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. The highly-anticipated track and field events continue Saturday at 3:05 a.m. Among them will … Read more

Breaking, or break dancing, is an Olympic sport. Here’s why not everyone is celebrating

For some, the fear is that the essence of breaking, as an improvisational art form born and rooted in communities of color will be diluted through mass appeal. PARIS, France — In the basement of a sports complex in Paris, dozens of breakers, or break dancers, gathered almost every weeknight in July to freestyle, practicing … Read more

Here’s why Messi, Mbappe and other soccer stars aren’t playing in the Olympics

The reason for the absence of some of the world’s biggest soccer stars all comes down to Olympic men’s soccer roster rules. WASHINGTON — It’s a repeat of the 2022 World Cup when France meets Argentina in the Paris Olympics soccer quarterfinals on Friday.  But many of the teams’ best players, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and France’s Kylian … Read more