
Mike Finger
Sports Columnist at The San Antonio Express-News
Now over there in the sky. San Antonio Express-News digit. Columns: https://t.co/xUCxz3okn7
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2 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Mike Finger
Other destinations make more sense. Houston can offer Phoenix a refund on the draft picks the Suns spent during their ill-advised shopping stupor. New York never met a back-page splash it didn't like. And Toronto, no stranger to the short-term trade market, keeps getting antsier. Then there's everything we know about how the Spurs operate. Are they really the kind of franchise that would chase a star past his prime if he didn't fit into what they have planned for the next decade?
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3 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Mike Finger
Most Sunday nights, Nakia Merritte has trouble falling asleep. Pain can keep a man wide-eyed in bed for hours. So can the excitement of looking forward to something. Merritte knows plenty about both. His wife, a nurse at Brooke Army Medical Center, can tell if his body has been hurting more than usual.
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3 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Mike Finger
Filled with century-old whispers about a scorned chambermaid and decades of mysterious creaks that spooked a who's-who list of NBA guests, Oklahoma City's Skirvin Hilton has been called "the most haunted hotel in America." But in the early morning hours of June 1, 2014, there was no space for ghosts. Revelers packed the first-floor Red Piano Bar from wall to wall, and eventually the lobby was full, too.
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4 weeks ago |
expressnews.com | Mike Finger
Listen to the superstar. Listen to him describe the juggernaut that defeated him. Listen to him explain why he couldn't stop it. Listen to him warn an entire league, including the up-and-comers, about the type of team the NBA should fear in 2025. It's not a top-heavy merger of fellow superstars. It's a collection of something far more powerful.
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1 month ago |
expressnews.com | Mike Finger
At certain blackjack tables in Las Vegas, there is an option for gamblers who don't like the look of where a hand is headed. After everyone's initial two cards are dealt, if a player thinks the dealer is likely to win, he can elect to take back half his wager, and let the house claim the rest. In casino parlance, this move is known as "surrendering."More and more these days, it looks like that's what the whole world of sports is doing when it comes to gambling.
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He didn't have to show up Monday. Fearing he wasn't ready, some tried to talk him out of it. But understanding the moment, Gregg Popovich was determined to live up to it, one last time. Gift link: https://t.co/Cvq80sIYRO

“Victor was not the first alien in this organization.” On the supernaturally intimidating, impossibly strong-willed, extraordinarily flexible, overwhelmingly beloved Gregg Popovich, a man inextricable from his job, his franchise and his people. https://t.co/4BM8vqovzM

RT @ExpressNews: Gregg Popovich retires, officially ending an era like no other for the San Antonio Spurs https://t.co/gRsOEkNxg9