Article: SAN ANTONIO TAKES CENTER STAGE

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- So now the world of sports casts an eye toward Texas.

Four college basketball teams hope to claim a championship at the Alamodome, which is a quick walk under the interstate from one of those places that give a city its fame. New Orleans has the French Quarter. Fort Worth has the stockyards. Memphis has Beale Street. Minneapolis has a bustling shopping mall.

San Antonio has a slow river.

The River Walk, the Paseo del Rio, follows the San Antonio River for a big-bending 2 1/2 miles. Stone paths on both sides of the water take visitors to shops, restaurants, hotels and saloons. The Alamo might be the heart of the city. But the quiet, green river is its artery.

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