PLAYOFFS BEGIN FRIDAY FOR DIAMOND 'DOGS
     File photo by Lester Murray Kilgore catcher Chris Dudley (above) prepares to tag out a Pine Tree runner at the plate. The Bulldogs (15-11 overall) won four of their last five games in the regular season to make the UIL Class 4A playoffs for the sixth straight year. They'll open the playoffs at Sulph...
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A different breed of draft pick
SPORTSVIEW
By JIM LITKE, AP columnist
      Nearly 15 minutes pass before the first question about football and the Detroit Lions gets asked. Like every other player drafted by the NFLlast weekend, Caleb Campbell has been poked, probed, weighed, timed and tested to exhaustion.
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'Jacks sign three more, all from Weatherford
TEXAS COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE
From special reports
      The East Texas Pump Jacks doubled their roster today with the announcement that the team has signed three Weatherford College players. Pitchers Khris Tate and Bryan Dixon and outfielder Garrett Smith, all freshmen, bring to six the number of players committed for the Pump Jacks' inaugural season.
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Another first-round exit for Mavs
Hornets finish Dallas in five games; will face Spurs next
      NEW ORLEANS (AP) - David West stumbled toward the sideline after hitting a fadeaway as he was fouled, then turned toward the bench and slapped the extended hand of Hornets coach Byron Scott. It was an impromptu but fitting exchange between a player and coach who had plenty to celebrate on Tuesda...
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