Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Independent Student Newspaper for the University of Texas at San Antonio

The Paisano

Top fictional athletes who transcend human appearance

Top fictional athletes who transcend human appearance

Noah Willoughby, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Sure, sports may be all about the human body exceeding its expectations, but what of those athletes who transcend the human form and reality itself? Here are the top five fictional athletes born into a...

The countdown to the Olympics

The countdown to the Olympics

Haley Aguayo, Assistant Sports Editor April 23, 2024

With 94 days left, athletes are preparing for what could be the biggest day of their lives as they train for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Between athletes, culture, history, technology and legacy, this...

Start spreading the news: The Yanks are back

Start spreading the news: The Yanks are back

Logan Martinez, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

Sitting atop the AL East with a 13-6 record, the New York Yankees have played outstanding baseball in their brief opening stint. Despite losing their ace Gerrit Cole to begin the year, the Yanks have put...

Softball finds trouble in paradise

Softball finds trouble in paradise

Noah Willoughby, Staff Writer April 23, 2024

UTSA softball visited Boca Raton this past weekend for a three-game series against  Florida Atlantic University. The Roadrunners dropped all three games to the first-place American Athletic Conference...

Chinese Grand Prix returns to Formula 1

Chinese Grand Prix returns to Formula 1

Marcela Montufar Soria, Multimedia Editor April 23, 2024

Round five of this year’s Formula 1 season took place last Sunday in Shanghai, China, at the Shanghai International Circuit. The Chinese GP returned to the F1 calendar for the first time since 2019 after...

Can UTSA football be great without its star quarterback?

Can UTSA football be great without its star quarterback?

Rylan Renteria, Distribution Manager April 23, 2024

Over the past four seasons, UTSA football has enjoyed an unprecedented amount of success. Two conference championships, four bowl game appearances and two nationally-ranked seasons are not something that...

Chase Garbers no. 14

Brahmas’ Garbers done for the season

Nicholas Kingman, Assistant Opinion Editor April 23, 2024

San Antonio Brahmas’ starting quarterback Chase Garbers is sidelined for the rest of the season after suffering a wrist injury during the third quarter of Sunday’s 31-24 loss to the St. Louis Battlehawks.  Garbers...

A closer look at Wembanyama’s record-breaking rookie season

A closer look at Wembanyama’s record-breaking rookie season

Luke Lawhorn, Sports Editor April 23, 2024

In a league where over half of the NBA teams make the playoffs, on a team that had an all-time franchise worst year in 2023 and landed the No. 1 overall pick and with most of their players returning with...

Dawn of a new era for UTSA football

Dawn of a new era for UTSA football

Nicholas Kingman, Assistant Opinion Editor April 16, 2024

Many questions and possible scenarios lie ahead for the UTSA football program after the Roadrunners’ historic Frisco Bowl victory last December.  Who will replace the school’s all-time passing...

Are club and rec teams essential to UTSA students?

Are club and rec teams essential to UTSA students?

Michael Rios, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

With the emergence of extracurriculars such as recreation teams and club teams at UTSA, it’s important to ask, are they essential for students? Some students might view intramural sports such as basketball,...

New basketball coach shines in introductory press conference

New basketball coach shines in introductory press conference

Logan Martinez, Staff Writer April 16, 2024

Making his final departure as an assistant from the University of Alabama, new men’s basketball coach Austin Claunch held his introductory press conference in the Park West Fieldhouse last Thursday....

The greatest player of all-time from each UTSA program

The greatest player of all-time from each UTSA program

Rylan Renteria, Distribution Manager April 16, 2024

While some of the athletics programs at UTSA are still young, others are storied and rich in history. Regardless of program age, each one has a “G.O.A.T.”   Frank Harris, football, quarterback  Harris...

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