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Spurs’ Big Three Complete: Tony Parker Joins Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili in the Rafters

By Ken Rodriguez | November 12, 2019

On a night designed to honor Tony Parker, the former Spur gave a moving speech to teammates, coaches, and fans at his jersey retirement ceremony.

Nonprofits & Philanthropy
(From left) Diana Barrios-Treviño, Louie Barrios, Teresa Barrios-Ogden, Viola Barrios, and José C. Barrios pose for a photograph on Mother's Day.

Barrios Family Spotlights Needs of Foster Children While Honoring Their Mother’s Legacy

By Ken Rodriguez | July 20, 2019

Louie Barrios is using the nonprofit established in his mother’s name to highlight a need for better support of kids who age out of the foster care system.

Commentary

Manu: No. 20 Ascends to the Rafters at the AT&T Center

By Ken Rodriguez | March 29, 2019

Ginobili provoked the “pop” out of Popovich. He lit the fire in the coach’s eyes, the fuse on the coach’s tongue. Ginobili could speak three languages and make Pop swear at him in four.

Health
Dr. Basil Pruitt

‘Father of Burn Trauma’ to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

By Ken Rodriguez | March 18, 2019

During a medical career that spanned more than a half century, Pruitt spearheaded innovations that helped revolutionize the management of trauma and burns for patients around the world.

Education
Lionel Sosa

Noted Ad Man Lionel Sosa Pitching Idea of Success to Disadvantaged Students

By Ken Rodriguez | October 29, 2018

Sosa and his nonprofit team at Yes! Our Kids Can are attempting to persuade students as young as 4 and 5 to consider college.

Health
Bebe Rodriguez greets PRIDE Festival-goers at the South Texas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention booth.

Walking Out of the Darkness After the Suicide of a Loved One

By Ken Rodriguez | September 30, 2018

September is National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time when survivors, mental health advocates and others unite to save lives.

Commentary
Spurs Forward Manu Ginobili sits on the sidelines during the pre-game introductions. Photo by Scott Ball.

An Open Letter to Future Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili

By Ken Rodriguez | August 28, 2018

Manu Ginobili played basketball instinctively and reflexively, with heart and grit, twisting your body here, zipping the ball there. 

In Memoriam

Bob Bass, 1929-2018: A Revolutionary Force for the Spurs, NBA

By Ken Rodriguez | August 18, 2018

Bob Bass changed the NBA. As a coach, he revolutionized the shooting guard position and turned George Gervin into a Hall of Fame player. As a general manager, Bass molded the Spurs into an elite franchise and helped transform San Antonio into a basketball-crazed metropolis.

Philanthropy & Giving
John Chadwell, Corazon Ministries kitchen manager, (left) teaches Maria Rincon, Corazon Ministries volunteer, how to prepare the vegetables.

New York Restaurateur Becomes Chef to San Antonio’s Homeless

By Ken Rodriguez | August 6, 2018

Four times a week, New York restaurateur John Chadwell cooks meals for those who visit Corazon Ministries, a downtown outreach of Travis Park United Methodist Church.

Social Issues
A painting of Viola Barrios is displayed in the dining room of Los Barrios.

A Decade After Her Murder, Viola Barrios’ Children Advance Her Legacy

By Ken Rodriguez | July 20, 2018

The Barrios children started a nonprofit, Viola’s Huge Heart Foundation, that awards scholarships to students from low-income families.

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