Open Thread: De’Aaron Fox named to 2025 Emirates NBA Cup All-Tournament Team
Yesterday, the NBA announced that Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox was named to the 2025 Emirates NBA Cup All-Tournament Team. Fox...
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Deportation, Inc.
The most defining feature of Donald Trump’s first year back in office has been the brutality of his deportation machine...
Open Thread: The Knicks winning the NBA Cup is not redemption for 1999
Kudos to the Knicks for winning the NBA Emirates Cup. As a Spurs fan, I obviously wanted them to win....
Can Maduro survive as Trump’s oil pressure campaign hits his regime’s weak spot?
For years, Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro has defied predictions of collapse. Sanctions, diplomatic isolation and internal unrest have failed to...
Secretive Georgia Clemency Board Suspends Execution After Its Conflicts of Interest Are Exposed
On the same day the state of Georgia issued a death warrant for Stacey Ian Humphreys, setting his execution for...
Sights and Sounds from the NBA Cup Finals in Las Vegas
The start of some of the best ‘fanboy-like’ 36 hours of my decades of supporting the Spurs started on Monday...
Putin derides European leaders as he insists Russia’s war goals in Ukraine will be met by force or diplomacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia’s goals in Ukraine are unchanged and will be accomplished either through negotiations...
Open Thread: Spurs legend David Robinson is suing his partner
Saw this on social media: View this post on Instagram Spurs great David Robinson is seeking $34M in damages to...
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
An FBI investigation into an alleged terror plot in Southern California bears the familiar hallmarks of the bureau’s long-running use...
Spurs links: Brutal schedule continues, a new two-way signing and everybody loves Dylan Harper
The Spurs are in the middle of a fantastic stretch. They have not only won 10 of their last 13...
Open Thread: Determining what constitutes taunting in the NBA
Last week, the Spurs vanquished the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Emirates Cup Quarterfinals. En route to the victory,...
US and Ukraine target 1,000-vessel ‘dark fleet’ smuggling sanctioned oil worldwide
A 1,000-strong "dark fleet" of rogue oil tankers skirting sanctions has emerged as a new target for the U.S. and...
Open Thread: Victor Wembanyama delivered a clear message in Las Vegas
The San Antonio Spurs had overcome some large obstacles to land themselves in the NBA Emirates Cup Finals next Tuesday....
Alabama Begs Supreme Court to Make It Easier to Execute People With Intellectual Disabilities
Alabama Deputy Solicitor general Robert Overing approached the podium at the U.S. Supreme Court on a mission: to convince the...
It’s time for NBA Cup Basketball: Spurs vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Welcome to the Game Thread. Veterans of the Game Thread know how we do things around here, but for all...
