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NBA Capsules: Revamped Spurs stumbling to meet expectations

By PAUL J. WEBER, The Associated Press

SAN ANTONIO — Manu Ginobili swatting down a wayward bat on Halloween is one thing. But who saw this coming? The San Antonio Spurs emerged from the offseason with some big additions, refreshed and a favorite to seriously contend for a fifth... Full story

Texas and Big 12 Football Capsules: Record, title, turmoil in Kansas vs. No. 3 Texas

By JIM VERTUNO, The Associated Press

AUSTIN — When Colt McCoy started his first game at Texas in 2006, the second pass of his career was a sign of things to come: a 60-yard touchdown in a rout of North Texas. He still calls it one of his fondest memories at Royal-Memorial... Full story

Former La Joya high school principal charged with theft

By JARED TAYLOR, The Monitor

LA JOYA — Former Juarez-Lincoln High School principal Jimmy Gonzalez has been arrested on felony theft charges in connection with a school district police investigation. La Joya school district police arrested Gonzalez last week after... Full story

UTPA president-designate visits campus

By JENNIFER L. BERGHOM, The Monitor

EDINBURG — The University of Texas-Pan American greeted its new president-designate Wednesday with a red carpet and the university’s award-winning mariachis. The UT Board of Regents unanimously selected Robert S. Nelsen last month as... Full story

Alton Assit. Chief: Cocaine bust biggest in dept. history

By NICK PIPITONE, The Monitor

ALTON – Alton police made the biggest cocaine bust in the department’s modern history Thursday night, Assistant Chief Enrique Sotelo said. Police arrested two suspects after seizing approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine from a Ford... Full story

Dallas man gets 30-year term in fed drug case

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DALLAS (AP) — A 23-year-old Dallas man has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and money laundering charges tied to Mexico's Gulf Cartel. Uriel Palacios still faces murder charges in Dallas County in a Sept. 1,... Full story

Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1

DENA POTTER, Associated Press Writer

DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the bus ran off the left... Full story

3 dead, 3 hurt in 2-vehicle crash in north Texas

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LAVON, Texas (AP) — Three people are dead and three others are hurt after a head-on collision between a sport-utility vehicle and a minivan on a rain-slick north Texas highway. The crash happened about 10 a.m. Friday on Texas 205, just... Full story

Man accused of taping ESPN’s Andrews to appear in court

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

LOS ANGELES — A judge has increased bond to $100,000 for an Illinois insurance executive accused of secretly making nude videos of ESPN reporter Erin Andrews. Michael Barrett was in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on Friday to face one... Full story

”The Blind Side” director remembers coach-dad

By T.J. AULDS, The Galveston County Daily News

TEXAS CITY — To hear Sue Hancock tell it, for years her husband asked their son, film director John Lee Hancock Jr., when he was going to make a football movie. Today, that football movie is in theaters. Hancock, who was born in Longview and... Full story

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