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Spurs' 4,000th NBA game as special to John Drossos as first one in ABA The son of former team owner Angelo Drossos attended the Spurs' 4,000th NBA game decades after serving as a ball boy in the team's first ABA outing in 1973.

Fifty-three years after he worked as a ball boy at the #Spurs’ 1st game in San Antonio as an ABA franchise, John Drossos was in attendance at NBA Game No. 4,000 for the team last week in Dallas.

On the son of the late team patriarch’s “amazing” journey:

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Warnock on the arrest of Don Lemon: It’s chilling, and I think that is the intent. They intend to send chills down the backs of journalists. The authoritarian march is happening in real time, and it’s way past the time to wake up.

Deal is completed. Freddy Peralta is a New York Met.

YouTube video by Todd Norris Bob Weir sings his last “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” 08/03/25 San Francisco, CA Dead & Company ​

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Bobby’s last performance.🥺

I was 15 years old. Bought the ticket because my older brother was a John Mayall fan. Also liked the hit song, 'White Bird,' by It's a Beautiful Day. Had not heard much about the Dead, but they blew me away with a long set. Somehow, I got close to the stage at the end. 'Love Light' was epic.

Trying to jog my memory in the wake of reading the Bob Weir obits today, I found a Grateful Dead archive that mentions the band headlining in San Antonio on Feb. 21, 1970, with John Mayall, It's a Beautiful Day and Quicksilver Messenger Service. Anyone besides me remember that incredible show?

Kyle Whittingham is expected to be announced as Michigan’s next head football coach as soon as this afternoon, source tells NBC Sports.

News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we

have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones.

We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn

Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:

Spurs sign Warren graduate Stanley Umude to two-way deal To make room for the defensive-minded 6-foot-6 wing, the club waived two-way player Kyle Mangas.

The Spurs churned the bottom of their roster Sunday, signing San Antonio Warren alumnus Stanley Umude to a two-way deal.

Mitch Johnson likes the wing’s 6-foot-6 size and defensive mindset.

“He was great in camp,” the coach said.

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Thanks to everyone in the Allman and Betts Family Revival for a great show Tuesday night at the Tobin Center.

Night fishing in ol' San Antonio.

Get out there, my friends. Speak your minds. Stay peaceful. Love ❤️ America. #NoKings

Funeral services honoring Central Catholic coaching great Joe Cortez set Known affectionately in the Central community as "Papa Joe", the San Antonio native's life will be celebrated over two days in late October.

Funeral services honoring Central Catholic boys basketball coaching great Joe Cortez, who died Oct. 8 at age 94, will be held in San Antonio beginning Oct. 30 and ending Oct. 31, his son Danny Cortez said.

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San Antonio hoops coaching legend Joe Cortez dies at 94 Cortez once reigned as the city's all-time winningest prep coach after 36 years of excellence at Central Catholic.

Charlie Boggess remembers Joe Cortez as "The Guy" of San Antonio basketball.

"He was big and intimidating and had a deep voice and his guys played like demons," Boggess said of his fellow boys basketball coaching great.

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Time and time again, one realizes that talking to this guy is unlike talking to most guys.

A lasting image from today's event at Travis Park... An elderly woman in a wheelchair, sitting and watching intently as people marched in the street, her caregiver saying, 'the parade is over,' trying to get her ready to go. With hands folded, she didn't budge as my wife and I walked by. #NoKings

Loving the spirit of San Antonio. #NoKings

Lorenzo Morresi had quite a story to tell this week about his journey from Macerata, Italy, to the United States and, ultimately, to UTSA. Sure hope his parents, who run a grocery in Macerata, can get to Los Angeles this weekend to see their son play against UCLA. thejbreplay.com

UTSA hosts Rice for three games at Roadrunner Field in a regular-season ending series scheduled to run from Thursday through Saturday. thejbreplay.com

New in The JB Replay: Fishing is a thing for hard-hitting James Taussig and the UTSA Roadrunners, who are angling for their first 40-win season after clinching the American Athletic Conference title. Please see my story. thejbreplay.com

Vacation memory...a silver moon rises over the mountains at dusk in Sedona, Ariz.

Pete Rose, other deceased players removed from MLB’s permanently ineligible list The decision, announced by commissioner Rob Manfred Tuesday, makes the sport’s all-time hit king eligible for election to the Hall of Fame.

From @theathletic.bsky.social: Pete Rose was reinstated by Major League Baseball after a lifetime ban for gambling on his team, making him eligible for the Hall of Fame. It's an extraordinary twist to a saga that has gone on for more than three decades.

No Flagg, but Spurs have 'pick of litter' after lucky night at NBA lott The team lands the No. 2 pick in a lottery that began with general manager Brian Wright performing a good-luck ritual with his children.

With Brian Wright’s good luck ritual coming through again, Spurs have a chance to get a “pick of the litter”.

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Wright on what this latest dose of lottery luck can yield for the Spurs: "You want the highest level talent you can, with the highest character, and we think there are good players in this draft that help us accomplish that. We're excited. Great night for the organization, the city, the team."

Leaving the drawing room together, Brian Wright says to me, “What a day, what a night” after the Spurs landed the No. 2 pick.

Meanwhile, a year ago the Spurs had zero playmaking guards and now they might have three elite ones?

Not sure Harper is automatically the pick, but putting him with Fox and Castle around Wemby? That might work ok.

Temple is taking it to the UTSA women today at the Convocation Center. The Owls' defense has 10 steals and has forced 13 turnovers en route to a 36-24 lead at halftime. Please see my first-half story. thejbreplay.com

Good afternoon from the Convocation Center. Jordyn Jenkins is on the floor warming up in pre-game for the UTSA women. Roadrunners host the Temple Owls today. Tipoff at 2 p.m. in the Convocation Center. thejbreplay.com

Good evening, all. I'm up to my eyeballs these days covering college 🏀 basketball at thejbreplay.com. So, follow along.