Pump Jacks end two-game skid, beat McKinney, 5-3
Home games through Tuesday
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      With the East Texas Pump Jacks coming home for a few games, a win to ignite a spark was just what they needed, and just what they got on Friday night.
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A'camping they will go
Plenty of subplots for Cowboys as training camp begins Friday
By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP sports writer
      IRVING (AP) - Even Terrell Owens will find it difficult to draw top billing this time, with so many other sideshows to gawk at when the Dallas Cowboys open training camp. As Owens has so eloquently put it before, "Getcha popcorn ready!" It's going to be a show.
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Texans talking playoffs in 2008
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP sports writer
      HOUSTON (AP) _ Mario Williams showed he's far from a bust and the offense was much more potent, but the Houston Texans still finished last in their division and failed to get that elusive first playoff berth last season. The Texans won two more games than they did in 2006 to reach .500 for the first time.
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Cowboys sign safety Hamlin to new deal
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
      IRVING (AP) - Dallas Cowboys safety Ken Hamlin won't have to wait until after the season for a long-term contract. The Cowboys and Hamlin agreed Tuesday on a $39 million, sixyear deal that includes a $9 million signing bonus and guarantees the Pro Bowler about $15 million.
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KHS season tickets go on sale soon; ad deadline extended
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      Football time is fast approaching, and it's almost time to buy season tickets for Kilgore High School football. Season tickets for previous ticket-holders go on sale on Monday, Aug. 4, and can be purchased and picked up through Thursday, Aug. 7 at the athletic department offices on the KHS campus. Season tickets for the general public will go on sale Monday, Aug. 11.
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Is 'The Shark' back, or is it a fluke?
Many shocked to see newly-married Greg Norman among British Open leaders
SPORTSVIEW By JIM LITKE, Associated Press columnist
      SOUTHPORT, England (AP) - Even greatness comes with an expiration date. A man can't play golf at 53 the way he did at 23. Or even 43. Not when the hair on the back of his neck can judge the wind as accurately as any gauge. Not when the chill in the air touches every last veterbrae along his spine.
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Minnesota shuts out Texas, 6-0
MLB
      MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Glen Perkins pitched six shutout innings against a powerful Texas lineup in the Minnesota Twins' 6-0 victory on Friday night, the first time the Rangers have been shut out all season.
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Cubs outlast Astros, 2-1
      HOUSTON (AP) _ Hunter Pence spent most of the All-Star break facing a pitching machine in the batting cage at Minute Maid Park. The extra work produced instant results. Pence drove in the game-winning run with a double off Bob Howry in bottom of the ninth inning and gave the Houston Astros a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday night.
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Camping time
Dallas Cowboys
- BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
      • OPEN CAMP: July 25, Oxnard, Calif. • LAST YEAR: Their 13 victories matched franchise record and led to NFC's top playoff seed in first season under coach Wade Phillips. Had NFL-record 13 Pro Bowl players, including Tony Romo, Terrell Owens and Jason Witten with record-setting years.
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