He’s the highest Coastal Bend prospect since Burt Hooton was drafted in 1971. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Sinton community has another reason to celebrate their baseball team. Former Sinton Pirate Blake Mitchell is now a Kansas City Royal. He is the highest Coastal Bend prospect since Burt Hooton was drafted in 1971. Mitchell is … Read more
The No. 1 pick in this year’s draft looked much more like himself in his second game of Summer League on Sunday. He finished with 27 points and 12 rebounds. LAS VEGAS — Victor Wembanyama was yelling in celebration, punching the air, even got a Band-Aid on his right cheek because of some physicality. For … Read more
Northwestern is only the latest school forced to confront hazing within its athletic programs. WASHINGTON — More than six months after Northwestern began investigating allegations of hazing within its football team, and two days after announcing that coach Pat Fitzgerald had been suspended for two weeks without pay, the program remains shrouded in uncertainty even … Read more
In a letter to the university, Huggins’ lawyer threatened a lawsuit if the former coach isn’t reinstated. Bob Huggins says he never resigned as West Virginia’s basketball coach following a drunken-driving arrest and wants his job back, according to a letter from his attorney to the university. Huggins’ Cleveland-based attorney, David A. Campbell, wrote to the … Read more
Rapinoe, 38, made the announcement on Twitter, saying she “never could have imagined the ways in which soccer would shape & change my life forever.” SEATTLE — Days before heading to her fourth World Cup, Megan Rapinoe announced Saturday she’ll retire at the end of the National Women’s Soccer League season. Rapinoe, 38, made the … Read more
The longtime San Antonio fixture, and the winningest NBA coach in history, will be patrolling the sidelines for the foreseeable future. SAN ANTONIO — Coach Pop won’t be hanging up his clipboard anytime soon. The San Antonio Spurs on Saturday announced that Gregg Popovich, the winningest coach in NBA history, has signed a five-year contract. … Read more
“We are excited to introduce the NBA In-Season Tournament as an opportunity to further enhance and innovate around our season structure,” said NBA’s Joe Dumars. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs will be one of many teams looking to make NBA history and capture the league’s first In-Season Tournament title. The NBA is introducing … Read more