Down for the count?
Already in trouble, Mavs' playoff hopes take blow with loss of Nowitzki
      DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki came out of the locker room wearing a blue practice jersey and gray sweat pants, then headed downstairs to the Dallas Mavericks practice court. He slapped hands with Jason Kidd's son and joked with a few other folks nearby.
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS
      BASEBALL & SOFTBALL Kilgore teams at Hallsville tonight Both Kilgore High School diamond teams are in action tonight at Hallsville High School. The Lady Bulldogs softball team is still searching for its first District 12-4A victory, while the baseball game is a big one for both KHS and Hallsv...
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'Horns advance, will face Stanford
COLLEGE BASKETBALL/ NCAA MEN'S TOURNAMENT
      NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) _ D.J. Augustin stood at the free throw line, his team up by two in the final seconds. He steadied himself, shot ... and missed everything. "We won," the Texas guard said curtly afterward. "That's all that matters.
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