Past Articles (HIDDEN BLOG)
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Stars Fall to the Reign
December 13, 2017
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The Texas Stars have won eight of their last ten games, and have steadily risen in the Pacific Division of the AHL West. And tonight the Stars could lay claim to second play if they won their match-up against the Ontario Reign, and if the Stockton Heat lost to the…
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Spurs Top Warriors, Play Four Solid Periods
December 10, 2017
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The Spurs are back. At least it appeared that way in Sunday’s match-up against the Santa Cruz Warriors. The Spurs has lost four games in a round and five of the last ten games going into the game. They needed to find their way to remain relevant.
Back was four…
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Stars Handle Ontario Reign
December 9, 2017
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Who are these guys? Where did they come from? What happened to last season’s Texas Stars? You remember, the same guys that got chased out of their loading dock warm-up area by visitors.
This year’s Texas Stars are aggressive. They have a swagger. They fight every minute in a sixty-minute…
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Stars Win in OT, Again!
December 8, 2017
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The Texas Stars played hurry-up hockey against the Bakersfield Condors on Friday night. They picked their shots nicely, not blasting away like a drive-by-shooting. And the Stars’ won in overtime for the second game in a row.
Both teams played conservatively in the opening period. Bakersfield’s Brad Malone started the…
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Spurs Drop Fourth-in-a-row
December 7, 2017
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The Austin Spurs can do it.
They’ve done it.
They were 8-3 exiting the Thanksgiving break. Since then they dropped four straight games,
including three at home, including tonight’s loss. In each of the losses the team did not execute in the first
three quarters. In each loss they dominated…
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Travis Morin… He’s Back?!
December 6, 2017
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Travis Morin was more present in Tuesday’s game against the Iowa Wild than he has been all season.
Morin yielded the team captain role to Curtis MacKenzie this season until three days ago when the Dallas Stars called up MacKenzie. Did this have an affect on Morin’s game?
Perhaps Morin…
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Are the Austin Spurs worn-out?
December 2, 2017
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Friday’s game against the Salt Lake City Stars should have been a cakewalk for the Austin Spurs. Austin (8-3) was atop the Southwest division of the NBA G-League, while Salt Lake (1-9) was in the cellar. The Spurs had taken the first two meetings of the team this season. And…
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Sometimes They just have your Number
December 1, 2017
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The Austin Spurs looked to be the favorite going into tonight’s game against the Texas Legends. The Spurs were 8-3 overall; the Legends were 4-5. Austin was 4-2 at home; the Texas was 2-3 on the road. The only stat leaning in favor of the Legends was they were 1-0…
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Spurs Overcome Miscues, Down the Blue
November 17, 2017
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The Austin Spurs should have had a walk-away win against the Oklahoma City Blue. OKC connected only 43% of field goals, made only 18% of three-point attempts, and was out re-bounded 56 to 30.
Instead sloppy play by the Spurs made it something of a contest. Austin lost the ball…
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Stars Surprise Rampage
November 15, 2017
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Expectations were high for the San Antonio Rampage in Wednesday’s contest against the Texas Stars.
Goal tender Spencer Martin was just named player of the week. The team had a 0.643 winning percentage coming into the match. And the Rampage had won all three of the pairings against the Stars…
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Spurs: Huge Come from Behind Victory
November 14, 2017
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This team may have what it takes.
They talk to each. They practice assists. They ignore bad officiating. And they don’t pucker-up when down by 22 points.
The Austin Spurs had all that, and more, in their game Tuesday against the Sioux Falls Skyforce before 6,759 fans at the HEB…
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Goodbye to Seniors, on to SBC Tourney, TxSt Volleyball
November 12, 2017
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A good coach makes a difference to a team. A good, long-term coach makes the difference
for a program. Karen Chisum is the difference to the Texas State Women’s Volley program.
Coach Chisum is completing her 38th season as the head coach of the Texas State women’s volleyball program. In…
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Stars Repel Shock and Awe Attack
November 10, 2017
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The Grand Rapids Griffins drew a play from Desert Storm on Friday against the Texas Stars. Shock and Awe used overwhelming power and spectacular displays of force to paralyze the Iraqis in the Gulf War. It worked convincing against the Iraqis, but not so well against the Stars.
The first…
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Cracks in the NBA Glass Officiating Ceiling
November 7, 2017
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This is my fifth season covering the NBA D League, now the NBA L League. A few times each season I would smile and think, “another crack in the glass ceiling,” when a woman was part of the officiating team. Imagine my surprise, and delight, when two women, Natalie Sago…
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Paranormal Propels Bobcats, for a While
November 4, 2017
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It might have been lingering Halloween spirits, or supernatural doppelgängers, but some paranormal presence infiltrated the bodies of the Texas State football team. On Saturday we saw a team that we had never seen before, for at least 30 minutes, as the Texas State Bobcats took on the evenly matched…
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Legends Edge Spurs
November 4, 2017
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Break neck.
The Austin Spurs (1-0) and the Texas Legends (0-0) went at it Saturday night and the pace was break neck. It took all of 12 seconds for Legend’s Johnathan Motley to score on a slam-dunk and the contest was on.
The Spurs controlled the first half, aided by…
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Austin Spurs Explosive Home Opener
November 3, 2017
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The Salt Lake City Stars took on the Austin Spurs in the inaugural season of the NBA Gatorade League (G League). The league was previously known as the NBA Developmental League.
In addition to the new name, the league brings the first year of two-way contracts. The two-way contract makes…
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Almost Here… Austin Spurs Home Opener Friday
October 30, 2017
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Optimism was the tone of the 2017 / 2018 Austin Spurs Media Day. The ensemble of 17 players and six coaches were introduced to the local press on Monday at the new Toyota of Cedar Park car dealership.
Two major differences this year: the addition of head coach Blake Ahearn…
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Stars over Gulls in Battle of Fists and Sticks
October 27, 2017
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You knew it would be a battle when the Texas Stars and San Diego Gulls entered the ice. The Stars’ fought with their sticks, the Gull’s with their fists.
San Diego is the second most penalized team in the AHL Pacific Division with 161 penalty minutes in just 8 games.…
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Hamilton Takes Fifth US Grand Prix
October 22, 2017
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“I love this track,” said Lewis Hamilton, “I think this track is now my favorite track to be honest.” And Hamilton showed that love with a brilliantly driven race, taking his fifth United State Grand Prix in six years. Hamilton looks to secure the Drivers Championship next week in Mexico…
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Deja Vu All Over Again: Hamilton and Vettel
October 21, 2017
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As the saying goes, it was “deja vu all over again.”
Only two drivers have ever won the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas: Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettle. And those two drivers finished one and two in the Qualifying Session on Saturday. Hamilton took the…
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Hamilton’s Love Affair Continues
October 20, 2017
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Lewis Hamilton’s (#44) love affair with Austin’s Circuit of the Americas (COTA) continued on the first day of the event. The three-time Formula One champion, and four-time United States Grand Prix winner at COTA, set a track record of 1 minute, 34.668 seconds in the second practice session on Friday.…
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Stars Fall to Rampage’s Rope-a-Dope
October 20, 2017
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Muhammad Ali perfected the rope-a-dope in the legendary 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” match-up against George Foreman. Ali beat Foreman in an eighth round knockout. The contest has been called “arguably the greatest sporting event of the 20th century”.
Ali won by taking a defensive stance to fend-off incoming blows…
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Mercy Rule in Football? Hendrickson over McNeil
October 19, 2017
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Hendrickson’s win over McNeil would have made a good case for a mercy rule in Texas high school football. The McNeil Mavericks started the season with high expectations. But as so often is the case, injuries to key players scuttled their season. The Mavericks offered little competition to the Hendrickson…
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Hamilton Returns to Favorite Track
October 17, 2017
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“Love the energy at Circuit of the Americas. I’m looking forward to getting out on the track next week!” Lewis Hamilton tweeted after his win at the Japan Formula One.
And there is good reason. Hamilton, the second-most winning Formula One racer, has won four of five United States Grand…
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