Austin Spurs announce 2023-24 season slate

Austin Spurs will also play two games in Laredo, Texas. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs‘ G League affiliate Austin Spurs has announced the team’s 2023-24 season and it includes two games in Laredo, Texas. The Austin Spurs’ upcoming season schedule will be split into two parts: the 16-game Showcase Cup followed by a … Read more

Ex-teammates – but not always friends – Scherzer and Verlander to face each other for first time

The older and wiser former teammates have a greater appreciation for each other after a second stint together in New York. ARLINGTON, Texas — Three-time Cy Young Award winners Max Scherzer and Justin Verlander had some healing time for their relationship in their second stint as teammates. Now they are set to pitch against each … Read more

World Cup Kiss: Jenni Hermosa accuses Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her after win

Hermosa denies that the kiss was consensual, and her team is standing behind her, refusing to play games until Rubiales is removed. MADRID, Spain — Spanish soccer player Jenni Hermoso has accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault for kissing her on the lips without her consent after the Women’s World Cup final, the country’s prosecutors’ office … Read more

Former NFL wide receiver and Buffalo native Mike Williams dies after construction site accident

The former Bills and Bucs receiver was 36. TAMPA, Fla. — Former Bills and Bucs wide receiver Mike Williams has been killed after sustaining injuries in a construction accident.  He was 36. The Buffalo native played high school football at Riverside before a collegiate career at Syracuse University.  Tampa Bay drafted him in the fourth … Read more

Astros’ Altuve homers in first 3 at-bats against Rangers, gets 4 in a row overall

Altuve is the first Houston player with consecutive multi-homer games since Richard Hidalgo in 2000. ARLINGTON, Texas — Jose Altuve homered in his first three at-bats for the Houston Astros against the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night, starting with a pair off Nathan Eovaldi in the All-Star right-hander’s return from the injured list. Houston’s star … Read more