Newly-acquired Hamilton impressing in BP, practice
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL/ TEXAS RANGERS SPRING TRAINING
      SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) - With awe-inspiring batting practice blasts, Josh Hamilton has been turning heads at the Texas Rangers' complex all spring. Balls ricocheting off the clubhouse building beyond the leftcenter field fence, scorching liners into the outfield gaps. The scene is repeated again a...
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Aggies, BYU looking to make waves in tourney
NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT
      ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Brigham Young and Texas A&M have enviable football traditions. That's fitting, because they meet tonight at 6:25 p.m. in the NCAA tournament's version of a coin toss - the game between the Nos. 8 and 9 seeds.
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Dark times turn bright for Baylor basketball
      WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) - The T-shirts the Baylor players wear say simply, "Justice." The slogan doesn't mean to them what others might imagine after the tragedy and scandal of five years ago. "It's a little bit of a play on words," guard Aaron Bruce said. "In our locker room, or out on the floor...
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS
      BASEBALL Kilgore hosts Pine Tree tonight The Kilgore High School Bulldogs are back in action a night early, facing the Pine Tree Pirates tonight here at Driller Park. The first pitch is slated for 6 p.m. KHS (8-5 overall this season; 2-1 in District 12-4A) faces a Pirates team that started of...
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KILGORE SOCCER ASSOCIATION ROUNDUP
      EDITOR'S NOTE: This is a roundup from last week's action of the Kilgore Soccer Association (KSA). This roundup comes from reports submitted by league coaches. The report is a bit short this week - these were the only reports submitted.
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Rockets lose second straight
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
      NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Unbeatable for seven weeks, the Houston Rockets now have a losing streak. Bonzi Wells scored 20 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to help the New Orleans Hornets beat Houston 90-69 Wednesday night, handing the Rockets their second loss in two nights after a 22-game winnin...
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