COMMENTARY: Longhorns, Aggies stay strong as Roadrunners stumble again | College Football Week 5 in review

UTSA struggled on the road at East Carolina, but Texas and A&M got key victories in SEC play. SAN ANTONIO — We’re five weeks through the college football season and we’re starting to learn who is coming to play and who is not. Conference play always separates those pretenders from the contenders. Let’s roll around … Read more

Chris Paul looks to bring a sense of ‘calmness’ to help push the Spurs to the next level

“Playing hard is a talent, but it’s not enough,” Paul said. SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul says he did not come to be a player-coach with the San Antonio Spurs, but the long-time NBA veteran sounds like one at the team Media Day. With the Spurs still looking to emerge from their rebuild, the team’s … Read more

Chris Paul is looking to add a sense of ‘calmness’ to help push the Spurs to the next level

“Playing hard is a talent, but it’s not enough,” Paul said. SAN ANTONIO — Chris Paul says he did not come to be a player-coach with the San Antonio Spurs, but the long-time NBA veteran sounds like one at the team Media Day. With the Spurs still looking to emerge from their rebuild, the team’s … Read more

NBA legend and Hawks great Dikembe Mutombo dies at 58 from brain cancer, league says

Mutombo, a center renowned for his defense and shot-blocking, played with the Hawks from 1996-2001. ATLANTA — NBA legend and Hawks great Dikembe Mutombo has died at 58 from brain cancer, the NBA said Monday in a league statement. He was surrounded by family at the time of his passing, the league statement said. The … Read more