Sports
November 12, 2020
Becky Hammon on the Spurs, the WNBA, and the Mural of Her Face in San Antonio
The NBA’s first female assistant coach is the star of a new 60-second documentary.
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Sports
December 16, 2019
The Moments That Defined Texas Sports in 2019
This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
Sports
December 6, 2019
A Lifelong Spurs Fan on Rooting for a Team With a Losing Record
The San Antonio basketball team has been known for its consistency for years. Now, it's hardly recognizable.
Sports
June 11, 2019
Tony Parker, Last of the San Antonio Spurs’ Dynastic Big Three, Is Retiring
Along with Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili, he brought unprecedented NBA success to the Alamo City.
Sports
March 19, 2019
The Three* Best Teams in the NBA Since 1997 Are in Texas, According to This Ridiculous Statistic
*There’s a big drop off between #1 and #2, though.
Sports
August 27, 2018
With Manu Ginobili’s Retirement, It’s the End of an Era for the Spurs
Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Kawhi Leonard have all left the franchise. Tim Duncan retired the year before. How does the team move on without its iconic players?…
Sports
August 22, 2018
Why the Spurs Will Have Frost Bank Logos on Their Jerseys This Season
San Antonio’s team found a local partner for its first jersey sponsor.
Sports
July 18, 2018
We Hoped Kawhi Leonard Would Be the Next Tim Duncan. He Wasn’t.
Things aren’t so easy in San Antonio after all. Replacing a legend might just be the trickiest thing to pull off in all of sports.
Sports
June 11, 2018
Everybody Wants to Sign LeBron James, Including the Spurs and the Rockets
As the NBA’s best player enters free agency for the third time, here's why the Rockets and the Spurs are viable potential destinations.
Sports
April 19, 2018
The NBA Reacts to the Death of Gregg Popovich’s Wife, Erin
The outpouring of support was a reminder of what Pop means to the league.
Sports
January 7, 2018
The Dallas Mavericks Now Play in China as the “Lone Ranger Heroes”
”Mavericks” is tough to translate. So is ”Dynamos.” But we imagined ways that we could rename Texas teams in a universal way.
Best Thing In Texas
August 25, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: Apparently Manu Ginobili And Gregg Popovich Are Concert Buddies
There’s no accounting for taste, though.
Sports
January 24, 2017
The Dream Of The San Antonio Raiders Is Officially Dead, But Why?
The NFL isn’t coming to San Antonio. Instead, the Raiders filed paperwork to move to a town less than half the size.
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2016
Spurs of the Moment
They are successful, visionary, and humble. If only we could say the same for our presidential candidates.
Sports
February 4, 2016
The LaMarcus Aldridge Experiment
LaMarcus Aldridge is coming on strong as of late, but is it enough?…
Sports
January 7, 2016
The Rise of Boban Mania
Move over Porzingis, the Spurs have a giant of their own.
Sports
September 29, 2015
Watch Gregg Popovich Prank An NBA TV Reporter Hard
The seemingly humorless coach plays up his persona for a perfect prank.
Sports
July 21, 2015
Becky Hammon Just Coached The Spurs To A Summer League Championship
Becky Hammon coached the Spurs to a Summer League title, but some people seem surprised she wasn’t writing plays in lipstick.
Sports
February 12, 2015
She Got Game
Becky Hammon didn’t get hired as the Spurs’ assistant coach because she’s a woman. She got the job for the same reason everyone gets a job with the Spurs: to keep the team winning.
Sports
June 27, 2014
Should the Rockets, Spurs, or Mavericks Sign LeBron James?
Who's that? Just kidding.
Sports
June 24, 2014
Tim Duncan Is Going To Be A Spur Again Next Year
Well, he's a Spur for life, but reports are that he'll exercise the final year option on his contract and be a uniform-wearing, on-court, potential-championship-winning member for the 2015 season. …
Sports
June 5, 2014
How ’Bout Them Spurs?
Maybe it's because Tim Duncan is the anti-LeBron, but it's pretty clear that during this year's NBA Finals, San Antonio’s team is America’s Team.
Sports
June 4, 2014
The Gambling Odds Favor the Spurs
America loves the Spurs these days, but so do the offshore bookies that put their money where their love is.
The Culture
May 13, 2013
Bits and Spurs
Equestrian gear that will steer a horse—and turn some heads.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Tim Duncan Gives Fan the Finger
The Spurs forward expresses his profane displeasure with a stalker fan at CVS in typically low-key fashion. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
Why Tony Parker Might Not Play in the Olympics
Will the eye injury he says he suffered as a bystander in Drake and Chris Brown's alleged New York nightclub brawl stop him from playing for France?…
Sports
January 21, 2013
Are the Spurs Done?
Don't people ask that every year? While some sportswriters say this was the "last best chance" of Duncan era, others still think there's a shot at that fifth championship. …
Sports
January 21, 2013
‘Sports Illustrated’ Profiles Tim Duncan
The story proclaims the San Antonio Spurs star to be "the greatest, least appreciated player of his generation." …
May 17, 2012
School Blows Whistle on Spurs Fan’s Matt Bonner Haircut
A middle schooler’s playoff tribute to his fellow redhead on the San Antonio Spurs has been deemed a "distraction" by the Judson ISD.
Food & Drink
February 24, 2012
Win the Weekend: Cars Will Soon Be Driving Us and Other News to Know
A UT study on the traffic intersections of the future, the Perry gravy train is back on the track, and the Spurs lose a game on purpose.
Style & Design
May 31, 2011
How to Wear Spurs
Any rodeo fan can don a Stetson, Wranglers, and a pair of Tony Lamas, but the cowboys in the arena are the ones who wear the spurs. “It’s like a knight in his armor,” says Joe Spiller, who’s been handcrafting them for 27 years and owns Spiller Spurs and Bits,…