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Ja Morant matched a season high with 41 points and the Memphis Grizzlies spoiled Dejounte Murray’s 14th career triple-double that tied a Spurs franchise record by beating San Antonio 118-110.

The NBA regular season is more than halfway done and for the Spurs, it’s been a season of some ups, but many more downs. San Antonio is currently 12th in the Western Conference standings (yikes!). On Dec. 26, the Spurs were four games under .500 at 14-18.<a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/sa" target="_blank"> Since then, they have lost 12 of 16 games.</a>

Austin Reaves looked confused, and perhaps frustrated, as he tried to follow LeBron James' instructions during Tuesday's win over the Nets.

Pigeon racing is taking off in Poland, with breeders winning more and more international competitions and hoping their precious birds will fetch top prices on the market. For some though it's not about the money and "it often happens that less fortunate breeders who bought pigeons a bit by chance win and that is the best thing about this sport!"

Few athletes inspire devotion quite like figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu, whose fans follow his every move, spend fortunes watching him compete and even carve sculptures of the Japanese star. One is art teacher Yumi Matsuo who crafts Hanyu likenesses and says the skater is "a very strong person, which makes him attractive."

As we get deeper into the winter, more people are spending time ice fishing on frozen lakes and rivers. A few tips can keep you safe out on the ice.

The first snowfall of the season blankets the Athens suburb of Halandri. Anastasia Katsiva, a resident, says "I am enjoying it. I hope it doesn’t create any problems and it holds for a day so we can all enjoy it."

Bills fans brave the cold to give the team a warm welcome

Joel Embiid had 38 points and 12 rebounds and the Philadelphia 76ers held off a late rally to beat the San Antonio Spurs 115-109.

"We don't allow clothing, banners or signs that are commercial or political," a spokesperson said, adding that "Peng Shuai's safety is our primary concern."

James Harden had 37 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, spoiling Dejounte Murray’s ninth triple-double of the season as the Brooklyn Nets overpowered the San Antonio Spurs 117-104 on Friday night.

Spurs fan favorites return to the AT&T Center for their only game in San Antonio this season.

Sonny Weems, a former NBA player who now plays for the Guangdong Southern Tigers in the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA), was subjected to racial discrimination when fans shouted the n-word at him after a recent game. The incident occurred after the game between the Southern Tigers and the Liaoning Flying Leopards last Thursday when Weems, 35, encountered enraged fans who hurled racial slurs at him as he was exiting his team’s bus, CNN reported. The American basketball player got into a fight with Han Dejun of the Flying Leopards during the third quarter of the game, which angered fans.

Harris was the leading scorer and rebounder at the 1976 Olympics for the U.S., which won the silver medal.

Late Tuesday night, San Antonio participated in a three-team deal that sent veteran guard Bryn Forbes to the Denver Nuggets.

Joe Gebbia, the billionaire co-founder and chairman of Airbnb, has been added as a minority owner of the San Antonio Spurs.

The 34-year-old billionaire repeatedly told his podcast co-hosts that "Nobody cares about the Uyghurs." The sound bite has gone viral and has been viewed millions of times on Twitter.

Devin Booker had a season-high 48 points and the Phoenix Suns dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 121-107 Monday night for their fourth straight victory.

Devin Booker had a season-high 48 points and the Phoenix Suns dominated the fourth quarter to defeat the San Antonio Spurs 121-107 for their fourth straight victory.

Golden State Warriors owner Chamath Palihapitiya suggested recently that “nobody cares” about China’s human rights abuses against the Uyghur community in Xinjiang.

Kevin Durant has a sprained medial collateral ligament of his left knee, sidelining the NBA’s leading scorer just as the Brooklyn Nets were poised to finally have a lengthy run with their Big Three.

Kevin Durant missed the second half of Brooklyn’s game against New Orleans after spraining his left knee in a collision.

Luka Doncic had 27 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists in his 40th career triple-double, and the Dallas Mavericks used a second-half rally to rout Memphis 112-85 and end the Grizzlies’ winning streak at 11 games.

Darius Garland scored 28 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio 114-109, extending the Spurs’ losing streak to five.

Devin Booker scored 35 points, Deandre Ayton had 27 points and 12 rebounds and the NBA-leading Phoenix Suns beat the Indiana Pacers 112-94 on Friday night.

Athletes have been put at center court of arguments over COVID vaccines.

The struggling Atlanta Hawks have traded forward Cam Reddish to the New York Knicks for a protected 2022 first-round draft pick.

RJ Barrett scored 31 points in his first home game since hitting his first career buzzer beater, leading the New York Knicks to a 111-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs.

Kevin Durant reiterates that he won’t lobby teammate Kyrie Irving to get vaccinated against the coronavirus so he could be eligible to play in all the Brooklyn Nets’ games.

Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points in his return from a one-game absence, Khris Middleton added 15 of his 20 in the third quarter and the Milwaukee Bucks blew out the Brooklyn Nets 121-109.

After one of the greatest years in San Antonio sports history, KSAT 12 counts down the 12 best moments and memories from 2021.

Four members of the San Antonio Spurs have been added to the NBA'S health and safety protocols and are listed as out for Friday night's game against the Sixers in Philadelphia.

Malik Rose, who won two NBA championships with the San Antonio Spurs, has been named Head of Basketball Operations for the NBA G League.

Lawyers for Los Angeles County failed in their bid to persuade a federal judge to end Vanessa Bryant’s lawsuit over gruesome photos of the helicopter crash that killed her husband, Kobe Bryant, her daughter Gianna and seven others.

Kyrie Irving scored 22 points and sparked Brooklyn to a big rally in the second half of his season debut, Kevin Durant had 39 and the Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 129-121.

Mike Budenholzer has entered the NBA’s health and safety protocols and Giannis Antetokounpo is sidelined with an illness unrelated to COVID-19, leaving the Milwaukee Bucks without their coach and star player against Toronto.

New year, new NBA team for Justin Anderson.

"I'm ready to have my own team," Hammon said Monday. "And this is the organization that made it very, very obvious they wanted me really, really bad."

Three-time NBA champion Dwyane Wade says his post-NBA business career comes from his willingness to ask questions about topics he doesn't know. Here's why.

Anfernee Simons had a career-high 43 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame an NBA season-best 56 points by Atlanta’s Trae Young, snapping a four-game losing streak in a 136-131 win over the Hawks.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon was ready to lead her own team.

Becky Hammon is the next coach of the Las Vegas Aces.

Saddiq Bey hit a 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds left in overtime and finished with 21 points, leading the Detroit Pistons to a 117-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs.

Pro basketball and football showed that tough rules work, but now the leagues are giving up.

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is finalizing a five-year deal with the WNBA’s Las Vegas Aces to become their next head coach, according to multiple sources, including ESPN.

Ja Morant scored 41 points, Desmond Bane added 20 and the Memphis Grizzlies overcame a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104-99 on Wednesday night.

The Wednesday night matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat will be delayed due to a coronavirus outbreak depleting the Heat's roster.

This year marked somewhat of a return to normalcy in the sports world.

Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points, Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and the Utah Jazz beat the San Antonio Spurs 110-104 for their fourth straight victory.

By early Sunday evening, the number of players known to be in the protocols was up to 116 — and probably slightly higher, considering some teams had yet to update injury reports.

The NBA's virus numbers continue to rise.

USA TODAY Sports' Jeff Zillgitt breaks down how the Jazz have improved their roster this season.

From birria tacos to Travis Scott, these were the topics, people and recipes Americans were most curious about this year.

Four-time NBA Champion Manu Ginobili is a first-time nominee for the class of 2022 of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He is joined by two others with ties to the San Antonio Spurs organization.

Seven NBA games have been postponed with more potentially in doubt, and over 100 players and coaches have entered​ the league's health and safety protocols.

A COVID-19 flareup helped Justin Anderson get back into the NBA, at least for now.

When you think of the San Antonio Spurs, you no doubt also think of their furry and fun-filled mascot, Coyote.

Individuals can decide for themselves how cautious to be about Covid. But institutions face special pressures to maintain pandemic restrictions.

Dejounte Murray delivered his third triple-double in five games with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-92.

Even some of the healthiest and most highly vaccinated communities in the country are being ravaged by the new variant.

And the postponements and cancellations are piling up: The World Economic Forum delayed its annual summit in Davos for the second year in a row. The NHL, NFL, NBA and the Premiere League have rescheduled scores of games as teams struggle to keep the coronavirus out of their locker rooms. Broadway shows from Hamilton to Mrs. Doubtfire have canceled performances in the past week, while the Rockettes canceled their remaining Christmas shows.

Devin Booker had 16 points in his return to Phoenix’s lineup and the NBA-leading Suns set a season-scoring high in a 137-106 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday night.

Lonnie Walker IV banked in a jumper with 14.9 seconds left to lift the San Antonio Spurs to a 128-126 victory over the Utah Jazz on Friday night.

Kyrie Irving will rejoin the Brooklyn Nets to play in road games.

U.S. sports leagues are seeing rapidly increasing COVID-19 outbreaks with dozens of players in health and safety protocols, amid an ongoing surge by the delta variant of the coronavirus and rising cases of the highly transmissible omicron mutation.

The Broadway tour will begin shows Dec. 28 to give company members time to recover.

Dr. Robby Sikka, former vice president for the Minnesota Timberwolves, encouraged "layers of protection" in the coming weeks.

The Golden State Warriors point guard surpassed the previous record with his 2,974th 3-pointer. He went on to score another three 3s in the team's victory against the New York Knicks.

The NFL, NBA and NHL are all affected. More and more players are sidelined after testing positive for the virus and some games are being postponed.

The Warriors will provide FTX brand presence throughout Chase Center, the Warriors G League and NBA 2K team, and digital floor ads during RSN games.

The New York Knicks’ Evan Fournier said he “can’t move” after eating a “terrible steak” in a recent trip to San Antonio when the team took on the Spurs.

Give the gift of peanut butter.

Basketball fans hoping to buy something from Bill Russell’s memorabilia collection should expect some big-name competition.

Kyle Rittenhouse has clapped back at LeBron James after the NBA star mocked the teen during his murder trial last […] The post Kenosha shooter Kyle Rittenhouse slams LeBron James for trial comments appeared first on TheGrio.

The Celtics player is getting support for all the wrong reasons.

Bryn Forbes had 18 points off the bench and the San Antonio Spurs extended their winning streak to a season-high three games with a 114-83 victory over the shorthanded Portland Trail Blazers.

The Spurs are on their first winning streak of the season, coach Gregg Popovich is getting political again, and Manu Ginobili and Tim Duncan were recently brought up in a conversation with Keldon Johnson. Feels like the good old days in Spurs land! Welcome to this week’s Spurs newsletter.

Five-time NBA All-Star Kevin Love is being honored by a Boston foundation for his work on and off the court to take the stigma out of mental health struggles.

Derrick White had 24 points, Dejounte Murray had 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Washington Wizards 116-99 on Monday to win consecutive games for the first time this season.

The incident comes days after James was suspended for an on-court altercation involving Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart.

A group calling itself Krause House DAO, named after the late Chicago Bulls general manager, Jerry Krause, has raised $4 million with the long-shot goal of trying to buy an NBA sports franchise.

The incident comes days after James was suspended for an on-court altercation involving Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart.

Former NBA champion Iman Shumpert can add another trophy to his collection.

WatchBox attracted NBA stars such as Michael Jordan in its latest financing and is on track to generate $300 million in revenue in 2021.

Regional sports network owners Sinclair, Comcast and AT&T are charting a path for survival as the digital future looks murky

Who’s the common denominator in that equation? It’s Sheppard.

The grandson of legendary Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski and a potential top pick in next year's NBA draft are reportedly facing charges over an alleged DWI incident.

After a 14-year NBA career, Baron Davis is focusing on investing in small businesses, cryptocurrencies and the metaverse. Here's his advice for rookies today.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Ben Affleck were at the New York premiere of their romantic drama “Bounce.” (Nov. 15)

The Blazers announced CEO Chris McGowan would resign effective on Nov. 26. Chief commercial officer Dewayne Hankins will take over the role of team president.

Kevin Garnett may have earned a reputation as one of the NBA’s most brutal trash-talkers during his days playing in the league, but there’s one […]

There are a bunch of theories about why players are missing the three-point shot this season. Is it because of a new ball, or are they just making excuses?

Members of the Golden State Warriors and Toronto Raptors, who won recent championships, had declined to visit President Donald Trump, while the Lakers' visit was canceled because of COVID protocols.

A power outage is impacting Terminal 4, as well as American Airlines and Southwest Airlines flights Monday at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.

The officer, who has served 17 years in law enforcement, is in critical condition.

The NBA has hired a law firm to investigate the conduct of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver after a new report accused him of racism, sexism and fostering a hostile work environment.

League officials say the comprehensive investigation into Robert Sarver will determine whether they will take action against the team owner.

The NBA has hired a law firm to investigate the conduct of Phoenix Suns owner Robert Sarver after a new report accused him of racism, sexism and fostering a hostile work environment.

Bryant wore the sneakers in a March 17, 2004, victory over the L.A. Clippers, according to the auction house.

NBA star's Infinite Acquisition wants to merge with a company in the food, sports, health or cryptocurrency space.