Basketball legend Rivers, longtime Globetrotter, dies at 73

He helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a local official in his native Savannah. SAVANNAH, Ga. — Larry “Gator” Rivers, who helped integrate high school basketball in Georgia before playing for the Harlem Globetrotters and becoming a county commissioner in his native Savannah, died Saturday at … Read more

Texas roadside distraction: The Cartoon Saloon becomes Hill Country’s looniest attraction

A cartoonist and a group of friends turned a Texas Independence Day idea into a roadside attraction that thousands have visited. COMFORT, Texas — J.P. Rankin remembers when he and his friends were trying to decide what to do for Texas Independence Day five years ago. Tossing back cold ones at their local hangout, ‘The … Read more