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1+ hour, 40+ min ago (162+ words) SAN ANTONIO " An outing to La Cantera turned out to be so much more for one San Antonio mother. Sara Lozoya's two sons, who have been deployed for more than a year, got to surprise their mother by returning home for the holidays. "I love my kids, and I'm very emotional," Lozoya said in Spanish. "I'm happy, thank God." Abiram and Brandon Lozoya returned with the help of nonprofit Miles for Military, which covers the cost of flights to visit family in exchange for volunteer work with charities. "It's nice to have them finally over here for the holidays, especially during the holidays," Roberto Alejandro, Sara's other son, said. "It was a big surprise for my mom, so it feels real nice." Victor Wembanyama was in on the surprise, too. "Their commitment, bravery and everything they're willing to sacrifice means…...

6+ hour, 4+ min ago (269+ words) Sonia DeHaro, Content Gatherer SAN ANTONIO " The Jewish Federation of San Antonio said it is mourning victims of the Sunday shooting at a Hanukkah celebration on Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, including some with local ties to South Texas. In a statement to KSAT, the Jewish Federation of San Antonio said a local preschool teacher's uncle and the 20-year-old son of a Texas A&M Jewish student group's head rabbi are among the at least 15 people who were killed. Leaders said that the victims killed were between the ages of 10 and 87, according to an AP report, with at least another 38 people injured in the attack. "We mourn those killed in this horrific shooting, send our comforts to their families, and wish a speedy and full recovery to the injured," the federation said in the statement. The niece of a local…...

9+ hour, 49+ min ago (268+ words) San Antonio Spurs (18-7, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. New York Knicks (18-7, second in the Eastern Conference) Las Vegas; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: New York faces the San Antonio Spurs after Jalen Brunson scored 40 points in the New York Knicks' 132-120 victory over the Orlando Magic. The Knicks have gone 13-1 at home. New York has a 1-1 record in one-possession games. The Spurs are 9-5 on the road. San Antonio is fifth in the Western Conference with 45.1 rebounds per game led by Keldon Johnson averaging 6.5. The 121.0 points per game the Knicks average are 5.8 more points than the Spurs allow (115.2). The Spurs are shooting 48.3% from the field, 2.3% higher than the 46.0% the Knicks' opponents have shot this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Karl-Anthony Towns is shooting 47.4% and averaging 22.4 points for the Knicks. OG Anunoby is averaging 3.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Devin Vassell is scoring 15.7 points…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago (372+ words) By TIM REYNOLDS, AP Basketball Writer The Thunder didn't win, which is even rarer. There will be no NBA Cup this season for the reigning NBA champions, whose 16-game winning streak ended in a 111-109 loss to San Antonio in the tournament semifinals Saturday night. The Thunder are 24-2, with both losses by two points. "It wasn't our sharpest night," Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. "They're a good team. Credit them. They played great. There's a lot of controllable stuff from that game that wasn't where we'd like to be." There's no cause for alarm. Oklahoma City has tied the second-best 26-game start in NBA history. Golden State was 25-1 in 2015-16; the Thunder join the 2008-09 Boston Celtics, 1969-70 New York Knicks and 1966-67 Philadelphia 76ers at 24-2. They shot a season-low 41% from the field, shot 9 for 37 from 3-point range " their third-worst effort from deep this season " and…...

17+ hour, 14+ min ago (120+ words) San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama pondered a burning question after helping his team knock off the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 on Saturday night to advance to Tuesday's ... San Antonio Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama pondered a burning question after helping his team knock off the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 111-109 on Saturday night to advance to Tuesday's Emirates NBA Cup final. Playing in his first game in nearly a month, Wembanyama came off the bench for the first time in his career and entered the game at the start of the second quarter. "Can you win the MVP and the Sixth Man [of the Year award] in the same year?" he asked, smiling....

19+ hour, 9+ min ago (73+ words) The inaugural event took place at San Antonio's Pearl development on Saturday. The post Everything we saw at the Pullman Market Tamale Festival appeared first on San Antonio Current. On Saturday, the Pearl's Pullman Market held its inaugural Tamale Festival. The free celebration brought together a variety of San Antonio tamale vendors, allowing guests to enjoy the spicy holiday favorites on-site or purchase large amounts to share at holiday get-togethers....

22+ hour, 32+ min ago (338+ words) Mitch Johnson didn't dance around the obvious. Victor Wembanyama is the centerpiece of the San Antonio Spurs, but he's not the whole picture. After San Antonio knocked off the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Cup semifinal, the Spurs head coach framed the win in terms of balance, not brilliance alone. "I think we are very comfortable in recognizing Victor as the face of our franchise and the biggest piece of our puzzle," Johnson said. "But he's not the puzzle by himself and he doesn't wanna be and we are a team, we're a group." Wembanyama delivered in his return, but he didn't hijack the game. He finished with 22 points and nine rebounds, making his presence felt on both ends while playing controlled minutes. His length, altered shots, his touch steadied the offense late, and his gravity opened space for…...

1+ day, 5+ min ago (474+ words) Last night's NBA Cup semifinal between the'Oklahoma City Thunder'and the'San Antonio Spurs'lived up to its billing. Mitch Johnson's team played in a game with true playoff intensity and earned a 111109 win against the reigning champions. It was a game in which Victor Wembanyama returned after a 12-game absence and for the first time in his career came off the bench. In a direct matchup against his ROY rival Chet Holmgren, Wembanyama got the better of him, finishing with 22 points and nine rebounds on 6-of-11 shooting in just 20 minutes of action, while Holmgren was held to 17 points on 3-of-8 shooting. The dominant performance by the Spurs sparked strong reactions from media and fans across social networks, and Chris Broussard believes the Texas-based team could secure its sixth championship in franchise history as early as this season. Interestingly, during Wembanyama's absence, the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago (473+ words) The San Antonio Spurs welcomed Victor Wembanyama back after he missed the last 12 games for his team. The fact that Mitch Johnson's squad managed to stay successful during that stretch and is currently in fourth place in the Western Conference with an 18-7 record is impressive, and most of the credit goes to'Stephon Castle. The 6'6" guard, who won the Rookie of the Year award last season, has fully taken on greater responsibility during the absence of the team's main star. Alongside De'Aaron Fox, he has emerged as one of the best backcourt duos in the entire league. All of that left a strong impression on Skip Bayless, who went as far as comparing Castle to a young Kawhi Leonard. To put things into perspective, although Kawhi left the Spurs as an NBA champion and Finals MVP, he was far from being…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago (592+ words) San Antonio drew national attention by hosting its fair share of celebrities in 2025. Kodak Black,Melii, and the social media-famous AMP streaming group all roamed the same highways we find too congested. It takes a village to put a Texas town on the map, but one resident-who is no doubt pulling their weight-has had a goal to make it happen since they were a child. Zapata was an ambitious kid. Not in the way every parent believes of their kin, but in the boots on the ground, roaming the city for business opportunities in places they are probably still too young to be. While other sixth graders were dabbling in geometry homework, paper fortune tellers, and school dances, Zapata was selling merchandise, CDs, and concert tickets for artists like AJ Hernz and, later, Blake Hartfield. But once he hit eighth-grade…...