JerryBriggs
@jerrybriggs.bsky.social
Texas-based journalist. Founder and editor of The JB Replay at thejbreplay.com, a sports-news website. Formerly of the Hearst-owned San Antonio Express-News and the SA Light; also, The Daily Texan.
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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.
Here are the details:
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Here are the details:
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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.
www.expressnews.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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.
Here are the details:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
Here are the details:
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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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.
www.expressnews.com/sports/high-...
"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.
www.expressnews.com/sports/high-...
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.
www.expressnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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.
www.expressnews.com/sports/high-...
"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.
www.expressnews.com/sports/high-...
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Time and time again, one realizes that talking to this guy is unlike talking to most guys.
September 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Time and time again, one realizes that talking to this guy is unlike talking to most guys.
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
June 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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
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
May 15, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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.
May 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Vacation memory...a silver moon rises over the mountains at dusk in Sedona, Ariz.
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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.
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.
nyti.ms
May 13, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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.
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With Brian Wright’s good luck ritual coming through again, Spurs have a chance to get a “pick of the litter”.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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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.
www.expressnews.com
May 13, 2025 at 3:28 AM
With Brian Wright’s good luck ritual coming through again, Spurs have a chance to get a “pick of the litter”.
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs...
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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."
May 13, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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."
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Leaving the drawing room together, Brian Wright says to me, “What a day, what a night” after the Spurs landed the No. 2 pick.
May 12, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Leaving the drawing room together, Brian Wright says to me, “What a day, what a night” after the Spurs landed the No. 2 pick.
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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.
Not sure Harper is automatically the pick, but putting him with Fox and Castle around Wemby? That might work ok.
May 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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.
Not sure Harper is automatically the pick, but putting him with Fox and Castle around Wemby? That might work ok.
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
The JB Replay | Jerry Briggs on basketball
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February 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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.
The JB Replay | Jerry Briggs on basketball
thejbreplay.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Good evening, all. I'm up to my eyeballs these days covering college 🏀 basketball at thejbreplay.com. So, follow along.