The Spurs hold the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft and are doing their due diligence ahead of the big night. SAN ANTONIO — It is certain that French basketball phenom Victor Wembanyama’s name will be the first to be announced by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver with the San Antonio Spurs holding the No. … Read more
Tuesday’s meeting is defined by the ideas a rulemaking panel rejected, including one proposal to bar cheerleaders from basketball games. DALLAS — University Interscholastic League (UIL) rule makers on Tuesday considered a number of proposals that would dramatically change high school sports in Texas, though the panel mostly rejected eyebrow-raising ideas. Staff opted to study … Read more
A worldwide television audience saw the mistake as the Nuggets celebrated their first-ever NBA title. DENVER — A piece of Denver Nuggets championship memorabilia is now an even bigger collector’s item thanks to a misspelled word. A worldwide television audience saw the spelling error as the Nuggets celebrated their first-ever NBA title Monday night on … Read more
Do not expect Wembanyama to be averaging a double-double to start his NBA career says Vegas projections. SAN ANTONIO — Las Vegas oddsmakers are busy with 2023-24 NBA prop futures and are projecting Victor Wembanyama’s NBA rookie season stats. But if you might be thinking he will post incredible statistics or average a double-double with … Read more
Bowie turned in an electric performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics, winning a gold, silver and bronze medal. She died at the age of 32. ORLANDO, Fla. — Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, died from complications of childbirth, according to an autopsy report. She … Read more
Wembanyama’s NBA debut is highly-anticipated but what kind of numbers could he average? SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes Two Shots Podcast’s Joe Garcia to discuss what could be some reasonable stats Victor Wembanyama could average in his rookie NBA season. Also, should the Spurs front load … Read more
Denver has its first title since joining the league 47 years ago after beating the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the Finals on Monday night. DENVER — The Larry O’Brien trophy has a new home: The Mile High City. The Denver Nuggets captured their first NBA championship in franchise history on Monday night, … Read more