Oddsmaker has Spurs head coach Mitch Johnson with top-five odds to win the Coach of the Year Award

SAN ANTONIO — New team head coach Mitch Johnson will lead the San Antonio Spurs following Gregg Popovich’s retirement due to medical issues. Johnson will have some big shoes to fill, but he already had a near full season at the helm last season as interim coach, which should serve him well in the upcoming … Read more

Mayor Jones calls for ‘strategic pause’ on Project Marvel negotiations with Spurs

The mayor says San Antonians deserve “an independent, detailed economic analysis” before the City Council votes on the project. SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones is calling for a “strategic pause” in the city’s negotiations with the Spurs over the proposed sports and entertainment district known as Project Marvel. The mayor released … Read more

Prescott cites his history with ownership and is upbeat Micah Parsons will remain with Cowboys

His own experience is why Prescott remains confident star defensive end Micah Parsons will be a Cowboy for this season and beyond. OXNARD, Calif. — Having dealt with Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in multiple rounds of high-profile contract negotiations, quarterback Dak Prescott has played the proverbial game and lived to tell about it. His … Read more

Rangers’ Eovaldi, one of MLB’s top pitchers, not listed with league leaders and was an All-Star snub

Nathan Eovaldi is 6-0 with a 0.47 ERA in his last six starts for the Texas Rangers. ARLINGTON, Texas — One of baseball’s best pitchers this season isn’t even listed among the league leaders, and was left off the American League All-Star team. Nathan Eovaldi is 6-0 with a 0.47 ERA in six starts for … Read more

University of Texas star athlete publishes science-fiction novel ‘Psychic Suit’

The self-proclaimed Texas native began drafting the story in 2018. SAN ANTONIO — When Osawese Agbonkonkon isn’t making 7-feet jumps on the track team or meticulously studying for his economics degree, he’s writing stories. As a full-time student-athlete at the University of Texas, Agbonkonkon published his first book “Psychic Suit,” a novel about 320 pages … Read more