Sabine bows out
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL/ CLASS 3A PLAYOFFS
By MITCH LUCAS sports@kilgorenewsherald.com
      They waited several hours to play their game on Friday night, wound up having to play it on Saturday, and the conclusion of the story wasn't so happy for the Sabine High School Lady Cardinals. Sabine was eliminated from the UIL Class 3A playoffs on Saturday, losing a 5-4 decision to Bullard in th...
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Millwood, Rangers fall at Seattle
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      SEATTLE (AP) - John McLaren was being his usual, sunny self. The Seattle Mariners' manager was encouraging Jarrod Washburn, saying he'd been pitching far better than his record indicated. "I'm 1-4, Mac. I'm 1-4!" the left-hander growled back at McLaren last week, without cracking a smile.
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New KC basketball coach to meet media Wednesday
JUNIOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By CHRIS CRADDOCK Special to the News Herald
      Brian Hoberecht, who will be named Kilgore College's new basketball coach, will hold a press conference 10:30 a.m. Wednesday in the Devall Room in the Devall Student Center on the KC campus. All media and community supporters are encouraged to attend to meet the new coach.
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Mavs still 'talking' with Rick Carlisle
NBA
      DALLAS (AP) - Although Rick Carlisle has emerged as the leading candidate to coach the Dallas Mavericks, nothing is done yet. "Things are going in a positive direction, but it's not going to be a quick deal," Donnie Nelson, the team's president of basketball operations, said Sunday. "We've just ...
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L.A.'s Bryant expected to be named MVP
NBA
      LOS ANGELES (AP) - The NBA has scheduled a news conference for today at a Los Angeles hotel, where Kobe Bryant is expected to be announced as winner of his first Most Valuable Player award. Neither NBA spokesman Mark Broussard nor the Lakers would discuss the subject of the news conference, alth...
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