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From over the weekend, wrote about coffee berry borers, gall wasps, honeybees, and how the Spurs must be mindful of every subtle change in their "delicate ecosystem." www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

How Spurs can make changes while preserving 'delicate ecosystem'

Mitch Johnson must balance the Spurs’ starting lineup, player roles and team chemistry to preserve last season’s NBA Finals magic.

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Three-time champ has second-place guy exactly doubled up going into Final. Dominant player. Only way he loses is if he bets $1 and misses, while other guy bets it all and gets it right. He bets $0. Clue is super-easy. Everybody gets it right. Then he gets beaten on the buzzer on easy tiebreaker.

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This feels less than sympathetic. Waiting for the lolhorns.

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Sarkisian-level late-game cowardice on Jeopardy today.

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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 13/10/2026

Have posted nothing but column links over there for a long time, and do it mostly because there are subscribers who still like the reminders to click on them. But yeah. Pretty gross.

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Remembering that time when some big name accounts were arguing that X is all good now and the algorithm has been de-Elon'd. Wait, that was yesterday. The same time this was happening.

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Their thinking is, “We want to see whether we need a FG or a TD.” Fine. But the team that kicks almost never has time to get the ball a second time.

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Well how about that, the team with the first and third possessions won.

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Why do NFL teams keep choosing to kick in overtime? This might work out for the Rams, but giving yourself a chance to get the THIRD possession seems like the obviously smart play in this format.

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Need a @johnhollinger.bsky.social breakdown of the end of that Commies game.

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At a pivotal moment Saturday, Steve Sarkisian didn’t trust his quarterback, and didn’t trust his play caller. Both wound up proving he was right to doubt them. www.expressnews.com/sports/longh...

How Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning faltered as 'Texas beat Texas'

Arch Manning’s turnovers and Steve Sarkisian’s late decisions doomed No. 1 Texas in a stunning 27-24 Red River loss to Oklahoma.

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Jeff McDonald @jmcdonaldsa.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Laid up for months after a broken ankle ended his feel-good rookie season, David Jones Garcia got pretty good at playing himself on NBA 2K. If he couldn't run or jump -- or walk -- at least his on-screen avatar could. On DJG, and the rebirth of an NBA career: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

Client Challenge

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At a pivotal moment Saturday, Steve Sarkisian didn’t trust his quarterback, and didn’t trust his play caller. Both wound up proving he was right to doubt them. www.expressnews.com/sports/longh...

How Steve Sarkisian and Arch Manning faltered as 'Texas beat Texas'

Arch Manning’s turnovers and Steve Sarkisian’s late decisions doomed No. 1 Texas in a stunning 27-24 Red River loss to Oklahoma.

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The winner of today's Texas-OU game, as always, is narratives.

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The coverage-reading in this half has not reflected well on Warby Parker.

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Maybe that's why you think that.

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If you're the No. 1 team in the country, you don't think your offense can get two yards to essentially win the game?

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(shamelessly pandering bluesky football tweet.)

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Oklahoma with its first offensive touchdown against Texas since 2023, way back when this game was played in a red state.

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When the downside is getting tens of millions of dollars to sit on the couch, never say you're sorry.

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San Antonio Express-News @expressnews.com · 10/10/2026

Pretty sure this is No. 26 for your boy.

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Wemby’s stance on sports betting stands out among NBA stars. ⠀ On the latest episode of Spurs Insider, the crew discusses Victor Wembanyama’s decision not to endorse sports betting companies — and why so many of his peers have. ⠀ Watch the full episode: bit.ly/4hLaQqA

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Jeff Hunt, man. Got the same pitch about Wemby’s crisis. The dude forgot I covered Texas when Hunt was helping Steve Patterson make a mess of that department.

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Fifth time in the last sixth games the Spurs have blown a double-digit lead.

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Anyone who's been to the Alamo, looking at that photo: "Man, those horses must be tiny as hell."

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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

my main comment is, do they remember who won the battle of the alamo bsky.app/profile/dber...

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Sarah Todd @nbasarah.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Seems timely to remind people (in light of Nurk having to miss time) that Jaxson Hayes was on video pushing and spitting at his partner with her yelling about not feeling safe and the NBA has seemingly not ever handed down any consequences. Feel bad for Jazz fans who will have to cheer for that.

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Guy who has regularly written the words “Gregg Popovich” in a Texas newspaper since November 2016: This style of email looks completely unfamiliar to me.

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

If this isn’t an endorsement of a basketball pod, I don’t know what is.

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Schrödinger's Sneetch Belly @rtodkelly.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

It's absolutely bonkers to me that this image led directly to this tweet.

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Mike Finger @mikefinger.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Checked in on the baseball playoffs and the commercials are for bible tea?

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Wrote about Victor Wembanyama creating a stir and finding his voice, while channeling at least a piece of his former coach. Sunday column, a day early: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

The little pauses bring back memories. They come during the two or three seconds between a question and an answer, while a man seated in front of a Spurs banner considers how much he can say.
Or how much he should say. Or whether it would be safer not to say anything at all.
In that seat used to be a different man, an older one who didn't mind ticking folks off, whether they were fellow millionaires or paying customers. A man who decided there were certain things people needed to hear, whether they wanted to hear them or not.
Occasionally during those pauses, that man reckoned it was worth it to speak what he believed to be the truth. Sometimes he caught grief for it, but he understood the power of his own voice.
Now, little by little, a younger man is learning the power of his.

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Talarico should use his entire war chest on buying more time for the Angela Paxton ad.

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Wrote about Victor Wembanyama creating a stir and finding his voice, while channeling at least a piece of his former coach. Sunday column, a day early: www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...

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To be fair, a big chunk of the Northwestern football fan base probably is on deadline.

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It could literally be any one of us!

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Me, watching a high-profile NBA beef:

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"It's not really on my mind as much as his." -- The guy who does gambling ads, talking about the guy who does not do gambling ads.

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