Spurs figures dot 2012 S.A. Sports Hall of Fame nominees
A variety of Spurs figures and teams are among the nominees for the San Antonio Sports Foundation’s San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame. Topping the list is in a new category where the greatest teams in...
View ArticleEx-Spur Schintzius thinks his mullet got him traded
Dwayne Schintzius was one of the original characters in the history of the Spurs franchise. Old-school fans still remember his mullet haircut and his free-throw shooting woes during his brief...
View ArticleSpurs memory No. 21: Ice swapped to Chicago for David Greenwood
Date: Thursday Oct. 25, 1985 Even the legends can be traded. But it didn’t make it any easier for Spurs Nation to accept when George Gervin, one of the most iconic players in team history, was swapped...
View ArticleBruuuuuuuce: Bowen highlights five-person S.A. Sports Hall of Fame class
Spurs defensive stopper Bruce Bowen was announced Monday among a group of five notable athletes and coaches set for induction into the San Antonio Sports Hall of Fame early next year. Bowen was a...
View ArticleSpurs memory No. 16: Spurs join NBA despite daunting odds
Date: Thursday June 17, 1976 Place: Hyannis Port, Mass. Angelo Drossos went to the NBA summer meetings in 1976 with what appeared to be an impossible task. The Spurs majority owner was the leader of...
View ArticleSpurs memory No. 15: Strickland’s critical turnover ends 1990 playoff hopes
Date: Saturday, May 19, 1990 Place: Memorial Coliseum, Portland, Ore. Score: Portland Trail Blazers 108, San Antonio Spurs 105 (OT). It might go down in history as the most memorable turnover in Spurs...
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Spurs memory 4: Winning the 1987 lottery set stage for Robinson’s arrival
Date: Sunday May 17, 1987 Place: Equitable Center, New York City. The Spurs were a floundering franchise with little hope for the future after the 1987 season ended. San Antonio had notched a 28-54...
View ArticleSpurs road struggles not at historic levels — yet
The Spurs dropped their third straight road game to start the season in a 108-96 defeat at Oklahoma City. It was a similar kind of performance that had marked early losses at Houston and Minnesota. The...
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Former Spur Dwayne Schintzius dead at 43
Dwayne Schintzius Dwayne Schintzius’ career with the Spurs lasted only 42 games. The Spurs’ No. 1 draft pick in 1990 died Sunday after complications from leukemia. He was 43. His career with the...
View ArticleBuford finishes second in NBA Executive of Year behind Bird
San Antonio general manager R.C. Buford finished second in balloting for the NBA Executive of Year behind the winner Larry Bird of Indiana. As the Pacers’ director of basketball operations, Bird made...
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