Out with the cardboard cutouts, in with the humans: 3,200 Spurs fans return to AT&T Center for first time in a year
More than 3,000 members of the Spurs faithful, some of them coming from elsewhere in Texas, made up the team s first in-person home crowd in a year. Author: Henry Ramos (KENS 5) Published: 9:51 PM CST March 12, 2021 Updated: 10:33 PM CST March 12, 2021
SAN ANTONIO As the Silver and Black took the floor against the Orlando Magic Friday night, it wasn t just cardboard cutouts ominously overlooking the action from the stands it was a limited number of cheering fans. Some of the San Antonio faithful made their triumphant return to the AT&T Center for the first time since the pandemic forced the organization to shut down in-person attendance over a year ago.
This year’s squad is young, but surprisingly not the youngest overall in Philadelphia Union history
The Union kicked off the 2012 season with a younger average age but three fewer teenagers and no player under age 17
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Philadelphia Union head coach Jim Curtin noted during his weekly press conference on Wednesday how much younger the squad has gotten during his tenure as head coach.
“My math might be off by a little bit but I think we’ve come down almost three years in our team’s age, which is a significant drop, for sure, but that’s what we are,” he said.
Heath steadies Irondequoit attack
By PAUL GOTHAM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. Chris Cardon enjoys practice the most.
In 34 years on the bench, the head coach of Irondequoit boys’ basketball has guided the Eagles to 480 wins, three sectional championships and one New York State title.
But it’s the time spent preparing for those victories that he finds rewarding.
Like everyone else during this pandemic-shortened season, Cardon is happy to have games and the opportunity for players to get on the court. Chances to prepare for those contests, though, have been rare.
“We’ve had 16 practices and nine games,” Cardon said after Irondequoit’s 56-34 victory over Brighton, Tuesday night. “Usually, we have 18-20 practices and three scrimmages before you play a game. Everything has been condensed.”