If practice an indication, Jones is ready
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
      IRVING (AP) - Adam "Pacman" Jones is already showing his new teammates some of his playmaking skills. Still, Jones knows lessons learned off the field in more than a year away from the game are more important than two interceptions in two offseason practices with the Dallas Cowboys.
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Pump Jacks are getting ready for home opener
TEXAS COLLEGIATE LEAGUE BASEBALL
By LESTER MURRAY news2@kilgorenewsherald.com
      With the new summer collegiate baseball season just one week away, things are buzzing at historic Driller Park. Mike Lieberman, general manager for the East Texas Pump Jacks, says he is still signing players and with thirty players on the roster, only one vacant slot remains.
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Indians sink Texas
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      ARLINGTON (AP) - Cleveland started the game last in the AL with a .239 team batting average. Perfect conditions for hitting and another perfectly dreadful pitching performance by the Texas Rangers perked up the Indians' offense.
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Finals start tonight
NBA FINALS/ LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. BOSTON CELTICS
      BOSTON (AP) - Nearing Super Bowl-like proportions, the buildup has included black-and-white footage from the 1960s - images of Red Auerbach puffing a victory cigar, Bill Russell swatting away a shot and Jerry West rising for a jumper.
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Celtics-Lakers series conjures up good memories for everyone
SPORTSVIEW
By TIM DAHLBERG, Associated Press columnist
      Magic Johnson remembers hurting so bad after losing to the Celtics in 1984 that he sat in the dark for hours and went into hiding for a month. Larry Bird more than likely felt the same way when the Lakers repaid the Celtics by winning two of the next three NBA championships against them. I say mo...
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