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• Gregg Popovich wins NBA Coach of the Year

  April 23, 2014 in Sports on Page B2 San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich has been named NBA coach of the year, making him just the third coach in league history to win the award three times in …

• Popovich offers encouraging words for Sager

  April 21, 2014 in Sports on Page B2 San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich (pictured) says he looks forward to sideline reporter Craig Sager’s return. TNT’s Sager is missing the NBA playoffs as he undergoes treatment for leukemia. …

• NBA playoff preview: Can Spurs get back at Heat? Can they survive West?

  April 18, 2014 in Sports on Page B3 To get another shot at LeBron James, the San Antonio Spurs may have to go through Dirk Nowitzki, then Dwight Howard and James Harden, and finally Kevin Durant and Russell …

• Coyotes on brink of missing playoffs

  April 11, 2014 in Sports on Page B2 NHL: Pekka Rinne made 29 saves to lead the host Nashville Predators to a 2-0 win over Phoenix on Thursday night, damaging the Coyotes’ playoff hopes. Craig Smith and Patric …

• Spurs stunned by 2 losses

  June 21, 2013 in Sports on Page B7 MIAMI – Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili trudged off the court, their heads hanging, bald spots that come from more than a decade of games like this for all to …

• James leads Heat to second straight NBA title

  June 21, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – LeBron James and the Miami Heat remain atop the NBA, and not even a proud push from the San Antonio Spurs could knock them down. James led the …

• Miami rules second half to even series

  June 10, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – Mario Chalmers marched toward midcourt with a message. “I felt like we had them on the ropes at the time. I told him, ‘Let’s go for the kill,’ …

• Parker’s Game 1 shot gains instant fame

  June 8, 2013 in Sports on Page C7 MIAMI – A day later, Tony Parker’s shot was still the talk of the NBA Finals. The shot that sealed a Game 1 victory for the San Antonio Spurs was …

• Spurs rally to stun Heat in Game 1 of NBA Finals

  June 7, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 MIAMI – The San Antonio Spurs returned to the NBA Finals just the way they left – with a victory over LeBron James. Tim Duncan overcame a slow start to …

• Spurs’ Duncan has bounced back in 16th season

  June 2, 2013 in Sports on Page C5 SAN ANTONIO – Practice between games in the NBA Western Conference finals had long wrapped for the San Antonio Spurs, and a few players stayed around to continue working. Those …

• Spurs sweep Grizzlies

  May 28, 2013 in Sports on Page B2 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The San Antonio Spurs are back in the NBA Finals for the first time since they won their last championship in 2007. Tony Parker scored 37 points …

• Spurs strike quickly

  May 20, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Spurs opened the Western Conference finals resembling the past champions who’ve been there so many times before. The Memphis Grizzlies looked like the first-timers …

• Curry leads Warriors past Spurs to tie series

  May 13, 2013 in Sports on Page B1 OAKLAND, Calif. – His spirits down, his left ankle limp and his team’s season hanging in the balance, Stephen Curry wondered whether he could recover for the biggest game of …

• Thunder end Spurs’ winning streak

  June 1, 2012 in Sports on Page B1 OKLAHOMA CITY – The streak is over. The series may only be beginning. Kevin Durant scored 22 points, Thabo Sefolosha set playoff career bests with 19 points and six steals, …

• Newsmakers

  Feb. 21, 2012 in Sports on Page B2 Suspended Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo has been suspended two games without pay by the NBA for throwing a ball at an official during a game Sunday. Stu Jackson, …

• Fifty victories part of San Antonio Spurs’ routine

  March 6, 2011 in Sports on Page C12 A 50-victory season has pretty much been the standard of excellence for National Basketball Association teams over the years. The San Antonio Spurs know a little something about that.

• In brief: Spurs hand Hornets first home loss

  Nov. 29, 2010 in Sports on Page B2 NBA: Manu Ginobili scored 15 of his 23 points in the second half, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame a 17-point third-quarter deficit to hand the New Orleans Hornets their …