Archive | July, 2011

TOULOUSE, France — New York Knicks guard Andy…

TOULOUSE, France — Toronto’s Andy Rautins scored 18 points in a losing cause Wednesday as Canada’s men’s basketball team dropped an 86-69 decision to France in exhibition play. Rautins, a guard with the New York Knicks, is the son of Canadian coach Leo Rautins. Toronto’s Jevohn Shepherd added 15 points, while Vancouver’s Levon Kendall grabbed 13 rebounds for the 23rd-ranked Canadians

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Dwayne Schintzius thinks his mullet got him traded

Posted by Inside Hoops Jul 26 Tim Griffin of the San Antonio Express-News (blog) reports: Dwayne Schintzius was one of the original characters in the history of the Spurs franchise. Old-school fans still remember his mullet haircut and his free-throw shooting woes during his brief one-season stint with the team. He was the Spurs’ No

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Matt Bonner Having Trouble Becoming a Canadian

Matt Bonner’s citizenship difficulties are not only a major headache for himself, but also for the Canadian national hoops team. The London Free Press reports (via Project Spurs ): “The fact Bonner, a former member of the Toronto Raptors and current forward with the San Antonio Spurs, has been unsuccessful in procuring his Canadian citizenship, despite getting the ball rolling back in 2008, upsets [Leo] Rautins to no end.

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Spurs license plate gets final approval

SAN ANTONIO — It’s official.

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Spurs license plate gets the OK for fall release

Credit: MyPlates.com The new Spurs license plate will hit the road in fall of 2011. by Kens5.com staff kens5.com Posted on July 18, 2011 at 12:43 PM The Texas Department of Motor Vehicles Board has approved a new San Antonio Spurs official Texas license plate

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