Some things you need to know about Texans and Texas teams involved in sports: • • • • • • • 1. Duncan has double-double as Spurs again beat Hawks< The Spurs have not lost at home to the Atlanta Hawks during Tim Duncans career. They came close Wednesday night. ... Duncan had 17 points and 13 rebounds and San Antonio held off a frantic effort by the Hawks to beat Atlanta 94-92. It was the Spurs 17th straight win at home over the Hawks. ... The Spurs won it on Manu Ginobilis free throws. After DeMarre Carrolls 19-foot jumper tied the game, Al Horfords 15-footer gave Atlanta its first lead at 90-88 with 1:16 remaining. Ginobili followed with three free throws after being fouled by Kyle Korver with 1:01 remaining. ... Then Duncan made one of two free throws but Jeff Teague tied it at 92 with 13.6 seconds remaining on a driving bank shot. Ginobilis two free throws put San Antonio ahead with 3.8 seconds remaining. ... A double-team forced Teague to pass up a 3-pointer, and Pero Antics shot from near halfcourt was blocked by Boris Diaw as time expired. They did a good job of defending it, Atlanta coach Mike Budenholzer said. There was a couple of options. Give them credit, they defended everything well and we didnt get a good look. ... The Spurs have never lost at home to the Hawks since drafting Duncan and have won 16 of 17 overall, but they had to hold on late to extend the streak. Duncan now has 799 double-doubles in 1,255 career games. He is sixth on the all-time list, trailing Utah legend Karl Malone by 15. ... Seven Spurs scored in double figures. Tony Parker also had 17 points. Ginobili added 12 points, Kawhi Leonard and Boris Diaw had 11 and Danny Green and University of Texas ex Cory Joseph had 10 apiece. ... • Chris Bosh had 23 points and 13 rebounds for the Miami Heat in a 96-89 loss to the Charlote Hornets. ... • Despite DeAndre Jordans 17 points and 13 rebounds, the Los Angeles Clippers were crushed by the unbeaten Golden State Warriors 121-104. ... • • • • • • • 2. NFL Notes: Situation normal. Romo skips Wednesday workout< As has been the case all year, Dallas quarterback Tony Romo sat out the Cowboys first practice in London on Wednesday because of his injured back. ... Romo, who missed last Sundays 28-17 loss to the Arizona Cardinals with his third back injury in the last 18 months, stayed at the hotel while the rest of his teammates practiced at Allianz Park. ... The Cowboys (6-3) face the Jacksonville Jaguars (1-8) on Sunday at Wembley Stadium, the last of three regular-season NFL games in London this year. The contest will be seen in Texas at noon. ... Instead of Romo, backup Brandon Weeden took the snaps during practice on Wednesday. Weeden, who was dumped by Cleveland two seasons after getting drafted in the first round in 2012, threw two interceptions against Arizona and couldnt get the Dallas offense into the end zone until the game was out of reach. ... Coach Jason Garrett remained optimistic that Romo would be ready Sunday. Obviously, all these things are medical decisions. Really important for our medical team to weigh in on what our players have, Garrett said. ... Getting feedback from the player, as to how they feel, how they handle the workload, is really, really important. And then you come up with what you need to do during the week to get them prepared to play their best on Sunday. ... • After spending three seasons in the shadow of Tom Brady at New England and nine games backing up Ryan Fitzpatrick this year, Ryan Mallett (Texarkana Texas HS and Arkansas) has been named starting quarterback for Houston when the Texans visit Cleveland on Nov. 16. ... • Tampa Bay quarterback Mike Glennon announced on his own radio show the he has been replaced by Josh McCown (Jacksonville HS and Sam Houston State), the starter in the season opener. ... • • • • • • • 3. Young named special assistant to GM< Former Texas Ranger Michael Young has been named special assistant to general manager Jon Daniels. ... It was just time for me to jump back in, said Young, who retired as a player last winter. I didnt want to stay away much longer. I am excited to be a part of the team and help make big, important decisions for the team. ... Young will work with Daniels and the front-office staff in all areas of baseball operations, including player evaluation and development at the Major League and Minor League levels, and special scouting assignments. Young and his wife, Cristina Barbosa, will also serve on the board of directors of the Texas Rangers Baseball Foundation. ... Young was among a group of club officials who interviewed managerial candidates and said Jeff Banister was clearly the right man to do the job. Young was mentioned as a possible candidate at the outset, but he wasnt interested in taking on a full-time role because he wants to save time to be with his family. ... Young joins a group of special assistants to Daniels that already includes former pitchers Darren Oliver and Greg Maddux, and catcher Ivan Rodriguez. This is something we kicked around since the day I retired, Young said. Ive had a very productive relationship with the team over the past year. ... • The Houston Astros acquired switch-hitting catcher Hank Conger, 26, from the Los Angeles Angels for pitcher Nick Tropeano and minor league catcher Carlos Perez. Tropeano, 24, made his big league debut this season, starting four games for the Astros in September. A fifth-round pick in the 2011 draft, Tropeano went 9-5 with a 3.03 ERA in 23 games (20 starts) at Triple-A in 2014. ... • • • • • • • 4. FYI: This blog features Texas teams and athletes with Texas connections. It is compiled by retired newspaper journalist Bob Sonderegger (anglebob61@yahoo) who covered most of the teams mentioned. Your comments or additions are welcome.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 07:28:55 +0000
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