KC loses to Panola; out of RXIV tourney
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      The Region XIV Conference - men's or women's play - stacks up annually as one of the nation's toughest junior college basketball conferences, and this year, both Kilgore College teams were playing from behind early-on.
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OIL BELT CLASSIC TOURNAMENT STARTS TODAY
     The annual Oil Belt Classic high school baseball tournament, with every game this year to be played here at Driller Park, began this morning and will wind up Saturday afternoon with the championship game. Steven McBryde (left) and the Kilgore High School Bulldogs were to begin the tournament tonight...
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Battle for Rangers' catching job under way
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - The battle for the Texas Rangers' starting catcher job began in earnest Wednesday. Incumbent starter Gerald Laird was behind the plate for the first pitch of the exhibition opener against Kansas City. Beyond that, the competition between Laird and Jarrod Saltalamacchia is ...
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Investigate Clemens, Congress asks DOJ
      WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens' vehement public denials about using steroids drew congressional scrutiny. Now his denials under oath have the Justice Department's attention.
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SPORTSVIEW
Selig faces some important decisions
By TIM DAHLBERG/ The Associated Press
      Roger Clemens was in Florida, acting as if nothing ever happened and telling reporters to get a life just as his took an ominous turn for the worse. He wanted to play pitch and catch, and apparently the Houston Astros didn't have the guts to tell him to stay home.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS
      BASKETBALL Kilgore's youth league championships Saturday The Kilgore Youth Basketball Association will play its championship games on Saturday at Kilgore High School's gymnasium. Admission is free. The boys' second-third place game will be at 9 a.m., with the fourth-fifth place game at 10.
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