Mavs upgrade Nowitzki to 'day-to-day' as big game looms
NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION
      DALLAS (AP) - The Dallas Mavericks upgraded the injury status of Dirk Nowitzki to dayto day yesterday, as the franchise faces a pivotal Western Conference game against Golden State tonight. The reigning MVP, who has been out since spraining his left ankle and knee March 23, was to be be re-evalu...
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A bittersweet night
Kilgore High School diamond teams split with Marshall; Diamond 'Dogs team back in third
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      After Saturday's home loss to Henderson, the Kilgore High School baseball team was about as low as you could get. They dropped out of a tie for third place, the final playoff spot, in District 12-4A, and were faced with trying to get back into that tie by having to get a win on the road on Tuesday...
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LOCAL SPORTS IN BRIEF
BY SPORTS EDITOR MITCH LUCAS
      TENNIS Several JV players do well in district tourney Sixteen of 22 Kilgore High School junior varsity tennis players earned top-three finishes on Tuesday in the District 12-4A junior varsity tennis tournament, played in Jacksonville, and Kilgore finished first as a team with 100 points.
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Hamilton's homer lifts Rangers to first win
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      SEATTLE (AP) - From no chance to "No way!" In Monday's opener, new Ranger Josh Hamilton could only flail at a 97 mph fastball that J.J. Putz buzzed past him for the final out of Seattle's win. "I cleared that at-bat out of my head," Hamilton said Tuesday.
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