His character, who often acted as the villain in wrestling’s choreographed stories, had an ongoing rivalry with fellow wrestler Hulk Hogan. WASHINGTON — The Iron Sheik, a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler, has died at 81, his official Twitter account announced Wednesday. Hossein Khosrow Ali Vaziri was an Iranian-born American who debuted in the WWE … Read more
The Argentina great, fresh off winning the World Cup in December, was essentially a free agent after bidding adieu to Paris Saint-Germain. WASHINGTON — Lionel Messi has pulled off his latest stunning feat: He is headed to Major League Soccer, and joining Inter Miami. After months — years, even — of speculation, Messi finally revealed … Read more
SAN ANTONIO — On this episode of Locked On Spurs, host Jeff Garcia welcomes San Antonio Sports Star’s James Pledger to discuss whether the Rockets or the San Antonio Spurs are ahead in their rebuilding projects. Also, how Ja Morant’s possible long suspension could impact the Spurs. All this and more on this new episode … Read more
It probably didn’t take long at all for Vegas oddsmakers to project next season’s Rookie of the Year. SAN ANTONIO — Las Vegas oddsmakers are busy with 2023-24 NBA prop futures but this one may have been one of the easiest to project. As Vegas oddsmakers slowly roll out their projections for the next NBA … Read more
A Missions infielder is secure with life after baseball. SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Mission’s leadoff hitter has all the baseball genes for future success at the highest levels which also defines, ironically, his plans for life after baseball. “Right now, my focus is to be a major league baseball player,” said San Antonio … Read more
“People feel a lot of betrayal,” said Conrad Shindler, who played the Tour in 2018. “It’s a bad look for PGA Tour management.” DALLAS — News of the PGA Tour’s merger with rival LIV Golf stunned athletes, who have been caught in the ugly back-and-forth between the two organizations for years. “There was nobody prepared … Read more
Professionals from both tours were caught off guard by the news. It was almost a year ago to the day that Saudi Arabia’s LIV Golf teed off for the first time as the PGA Tour’s newest rival, flush with defectors from golf’s top circuit. Morals were questioned. Lawsuits were filed. Golfers doubled down on their affiliations. … Read more