As World Cup matches resume, you may be wondering why some players have been wearing masks during games. DOHA, Qatar — Imagine a massive, red-clad, masked man coming at you full speed with the intent of taking the ball you were dribbling. That’s the reality for World Cup players facing Croatia’s Joško Gvardiol. The 20-year-old … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio could really use some decent rain but the San Antonio Botanical Garden (SABOT) is hoping at least for a few dry evenings as it enlists the help of the NIOSA Rain Rock. After a soggy start to the holiday season, SABOT officials held a special ceremony Thursday to hang the … Read more
The Spurs finally snapped their 11-game losing skid. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs finally snapped their 11-game losing skid after beating the Houston Rockets, 118-109, at home. Keldon Johnson had 32 points and seven rebounds to lead the team while Tre Jones added 26 points. Romeo Langford finished with 11 points and five … Read more
Robinson is the fourth Longhorn to win the award. AUSTIN, Texas — Texas junior running back Bijan Robinson is the 2022 recipient of the Doak Walker Award, honoring the nation’s top college running back. Robinson is the fourth Longhorn to win the award, joining two-time winner Ricky Williams (1997, 1998), Cedric Benson (2004) and D’Onta Foreman … Read more
NEW YORK – The CEO of Penguin Random House, the world’s largest trade publisher, is stepping down. Markus Dohle’s decision, effective at the end of the year, comes just weeks after a federal judge blocked the company’s attempt to buy rival Simon & Schuster. “Following the antitrust decision in the U.S. against the merger of … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — Conference USA champions — University of Texas at San Antonio — will be honored on Friday with a river parade. They also earned a program-record 30 all-conference and all-freshman team accolades on Tuesday. They’re calling this the Rowdy River Parade. Get it? That’s the name of their mascot, and of course, there’s a … Read more
SAN ANTONIO – A former San Antonio lawyer was indicted on Thursday on wire fraud and money laundering charges, according to federal authorities. Christopher John Pettit, 55, is facing five counts of wire fraud and three counts of engaging in monetary transactions in property derived from specified unlawful activity, a news release from the U.S. … Read more