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San Antonio Spurs host fourth annual Spurs Week festivities
Whether or not you have tickets to the upcoming I-35 Series games, the San Antonio Spurs are inviting Austinites to get in on the action during Spurs Week.
February 11, 2026 02:17 PM
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Laura Figi
Ben Duong dribbling a Wilson basketball while wearing a green San Antonio Spurs hoodie, black shorts, and black sneakers. He is positioned in an athletic stance on a grassy field with the Austin skyline and a bridge in the background. The sky is bright blue with scattered clouds.
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Austin runner Ben Duong hopes to break another Guinness World Record
The local athlete broke the record for the fastest half marathon while dribbling a basketball last year and now, he’s back for the full marathon.
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Sports
First-ever Women and Gender Expansive Sports Week announced in Austin
Get ready for a week of celebrating women in sports through all-women matches and pop-ups from Saturday, June 8 to Saturday, June 15.
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Laura Figi
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Sports
How to cheer on Longhorn women’s and men’s basketball during the NCAA tournament
Texas basketball will be represented in both brackets this season.
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London Gibson
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Sports
Your guide to the second-ever Spurs Week
Community events + the I-35 Series = Spurs Week. The San Antonio Spurs are bringing the party to Austin with dozens of events, community enrichment, and activations.
February 28, 2024
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Laura Figi
Ben Duong wearing a black tank top, blue shorts, and a white headband, dribbling the ball while running, and being filmed by a man on a bike behind him. There are several runners surrounding him.
Sports
How Austinite Ben Duong became a basketball-dribbling, world record-breaking runner
“It doesn’t feel real,” according to Duong, who broke the world record for fastest person ever to run a half marathon while dribbling a basketball at the Austin Marathon
February 22, 2024
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Laura Figi
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Sports
Watch the San Antonio Spurs in Austin at these six official watch parties
The MLB team will bring the excitement to the Capital City with games, raffles, prizes, and giveaways at these six events all over town.
October 27, 2023
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Laura Figi
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Envisioning Austin’s architectural future with Gensler Austin
We spoke with Kirsten Cessna and Todd Runkle, co-managing directors of the architecture firm behind some of Austin’s most iconic buildings.
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London Gibson
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Basketball
San Antonio Spurs start strong in ATX
With record attendance at the Moody Center, Austin has proven its love of the game.
April 10, 2023
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An inside look at the Moody Center, Austin’s $338 million arena
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