How San Antonio came together to pull off the NCAA women’s tournament
Commentary: Despite a rocky start, our community came together to make the tournament happen in true San Antonio fashion.
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For athletes inside the NCAA’s San Antonio bubble, life gets a little brighter
After weeks of heavily restricted time outside, players recently have enjoyed controlled walks on Market Street, a private tour of the Alamo, and after the Final Four are decided, they may soon be taken to the zoo.
San Antonio YMCA steps in to outfit weight training facility for women’s NCAA tournament
“We all jumped into action,” said Jenny Carnes, vice president of San Antonio Sports, one of the main organizers for the tournament. “I’ve never seen a weight room built so quickly.”
San Antonio caught in the embarrassing gender inequality in US sports
If the respective NCAA basketball tournaments were automobiles, the men would be cruising to the games in shiny new Cadillac Escalades with the women squeezing into previously owned Kias.
NCAA admits San Antonio tournament practice facilities show ‘disappointing’ disparity
“It’s disappointing. I don’t even have the words to describe how painful it is personally,” Lynn Holzman, NCAA vice president of women’s basketball, said at a press briefing Friday.
Valero Texas Open to tee off with limited in-person attendance
The Valero Texas Open golf tournament will take place March 29-April 4 and welcome up to 5,000 spectators a day.
NCAA to allow some fans at women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA announced Friday it was allowing up to 17% capacity for fans to attend select games at the Alamodome during the women’s basketball tournament.
Freeman Coliseum updates COVID-19 safety measures ahead of rodeo
Freeman Coliseum Executive Director Derrick Howard announced several COVID-19 safety measures in place for the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo.
San Antonio to host bulk of NCAA women’s basketball tournament, but fans might be left out
Mayor Ron Nirenberg said the the tournament will be “built on a foundation of public health and safety.” It positions downtown for a windfall in tourism money, after months of pandemic-related losses.
NCAA set to make announcement on women’s basketball tournament
The NCAA is expected to announce Friday that the 2021 women’s basketball tournament will be played in the San Antonio area.
Judge Nelson Wolff asks rodeo executives to postpone event amid continuing high virus rates
Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff sent a letter to a rodeo executive asking her to consider postponing this year’s event due to the continuing pandemic.
‘The show must go on’: San Antonio rodeo poised to kick off next month
The 2021 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo will kickoff Thursday, Feb. 11, with some major changes and COVID-19 precautions in place.
At Monterrey Park, San Antonio celebrates its second cricket field
San Antonio cricket players and fans celebrated the inauguration of Monterrey Cricket Ground in the city’s West Side.
