The 7’4″ rookie added to his highlight reel with the circus play against the Bucks after Giannis Antetokounmpo reached for the steal. SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama gave himself a birthday gift on Thursday night: a lob off the backboard for a huge dunk. The circus play made for an absurd addition to his already … Read more
Irving Police officers invited more than 300 people to Nimitz High School to train for responding to a school shooting scenario. IRVING, Texas — During the active shooter training at Nimitz High School in Irving Thursday morning, officers got word of a deadly high school shooting in real life nearly 800 miles away. Around the … Read more
Wemby’s dunk against the Celtics is nearing an NBA social media record. SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama continues to make NBA history, but this time it’s on the league’s social media. The San Antonio Spurs rookie center’s amazing dunk versus the Boston Celtics on Dec. 31 has generated 88.8 million views on the NBA’s Instagram in … Read more
Wemby’s dunk against the Celtics is nearing an NBA social media record. SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama continues to make NBA history, but this time it’s on the league’s social media. The San Antonio Spurs rookie center’s amazing dunk versus the Boston Celtics on Dec. 31 has generated 88.8 million views on the NBA’s Instagram in … Read more
The deal guarantees national championship events in Division I women’s basketball, women’s volleyball, women’s gymnastics and more will air on ABC. NEW YORK — The NCAA and ESPN announced on Thursday a $920 million, eight-year agreement that will give the network exclusive rights to 40 championships, including the Division I women’s basketball tournament, an event … Read more
Eddie Bernice Johnson, a longtime representative of North Texas in the U.S. House, died Sunday, Dec. 31, at 89. DALLAS — Christmas Day was the last day Kirk Johnson spoke with his mother, former North Texas Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson. “She thought that she wouldn’t live three weeks and she didn’t,” Kirk said. Johnson, a … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio City Councilman Marc Whyte (D10) said he dropped off a fellow council member about two hours before he was arrested for DWI on Dec. 29. In phone conversations with KSAT on Thursday, Whyte said he had gone to El Mirasol at about 5 p.m. or 5:30 p.m., where there was … Read more