The Alamo Scouts — formally known as the U.S. Sixth Army Special Reconnaissance Unit — were an elite fighting force in World War II. Their mission: to go behind enemy lines. These daring men ...

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna set out to reclaim the Alamo Mission in a bid to regain control of the city of San Antonio and crush the Texas rebellion against Mexican rule during the Texas Revolution.

They are playing each other — a war of attrition, not a show of strength. BYU and Colorado will meet in the Alamo Bowl thanks to some holdover realignment rules. “I think for the conference ...