McALLEN — The Rio Grande Valley Vipers named Bert Garcia as the franchise’s new president on Monday. Garcia succeeds Brian Michael Cooper, who announced his resignation (effective Aug. 1) earlier this month.
Garcia served as the Vipers&r... Full story
Brian Michael Cooper confirmed Wednesday that he will resign as Rio Grande Valley Vipers president effective Aug. 1.
Cooper plans on moving to Houston where his wife and daughter live and will most likely practice law there. Cooper landed the j... Full story
Tickets for the Houston Rockets-Orlando Magic preseason game in Hidalgo will go on sale beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. The game is scheduled for Oct. 5 at State Farm Arena. Tickets can be purchased through Ticketmaster at 1-800-745-3000 or online at ti... Full story
HIDALGO — Craig Winder’s last-second game-winning shot, Mike Harris climbing on the press table and red confetti floating down from the rafters are some of the more indelible memories from the Rio Grande Valley Vipers’ celebration a... Full story
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — The NBA Development League made it official Tuesday when its president Dan Reed announced that it would hold its 2011 Showcase at the South Padre Island Convention Centre.
The announcement confirmed a report that was publi... Full story
HIDALGO – Craig Winder, the Vipers’ love ’em/hate ’em guy, knocked in a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift the Rio Grande Valley to a 94-91 victory against Tulsa to give his team a sweep in the best-of-3 NBA D-League championship... Full story
HIDALGO — The Vipers probably would have preferred a more comfortable win on Tuesday to clinch the NBA D-League title. They trailed by seven points in the fourth quarter and rarely looked like the team that eased by Tulsa by 17 points just two ... Full story
HIDALGO ��“ There was one more aspect of the Vipers winning the NBA D-League championship that can’t be ignored. For all the players, there was more to their 94-91 championship-clinching win over the Tulsa 66ers.
Not only did it mean... Full story
HIDALGO – The hats Vipers president Brian Michael Cooper and Rockets general manager Daryl Morey wore late Tuesday night were, on the surface, celebrating the Vipers’ NBA D-League championship.
They were also symbolic of another success.... Full story
Relive the Rio Grande Valley Vipers' run to the NBA D-League championship. Below, along with photos, we provide you with stories and content during the Vipers playoff run to the historic 2009-10 championship.
NBA D-LEAGUE FINALS
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