Could the race for the 2023-24 NBA Rookie of the Year award come down to Wembanyama vs. Holmgren? SAN ANTONIO — Ahead of the 2023-24 NBA season, San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama is the Las Vegas favorite to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award. Oddsmakers peg the 19-year-old as their betting favorite to … Read more
The ACC never took an official vote, but Commissioner Jim Phillips and a small group of conference leaders has continued to work on sticking points. DALLAS — The Atlantic Coast Conference is making progress toward an expansion that could grab Stanford and California from the sinking Pac-12, a person with direct knowledge of the ACC’s … Read more
The Needville Little Leaguers from Texas needed nine innings to defeat the Seattle team. They’ll face the winner of Thursday’s game on Saturday. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Needville is going to the U.S. Championship game in the Little League World Series! The team from Fort Bend County, southwest of Houston, bested Northeast Seattle 1-0 in the semifinals … Read more
Owner Jerry Jones surprised DeMarcus Ware during an event Wednesday at the Star in Frisco. FRISCO, Texas — Just weeks after being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, DeMarcus Ware has another reason to celebrate. During an event at The Star in Frisco on Wednesday afternoon, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones surprised Ware … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes Two Shots Podcast’s Joe Garcia to ask which San Antonio Spurs might regress statistically due to the arrival of Victor Wembanyama. Also, we put into focus Spurs’ Malaki Branham. All this and more on this new episode of Locked On Spurs. … Read more
Wesley’s message is also aimed at promoting healthy habits for San Antonio athletes. SAN ANTONIO — In July, San Antonio Spurs guard Blake Wesley helped put together a basketball clinic for the San Antonio community as part of Herbalife’s 2023 North American Extravaganza. There he got to spend time with local athletes to help them … Read more
The sprinter who won the 100-meter world championship got her start at Dallas ISD’s Carter High School. DALLAS — There is a seven-hour time difference between Dallas and Budapest, Hungary. That meant the 10.65 seconds that Sha’Carri Richardson took to win the 100-meter dash and set a new world record in the process fell right … Read more