Pump Jacks lose close first game, 1-0
Play again in McKinney tonight; open here Thursday
From special reports
      It's said that in the playoffs, baseball games are won by pitching and defense. The team that executes both the best often finds a place in history. Apparently the same can hold true at the beginning of the season too.
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This is a series, Lakers say
NBA FINALS/ LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. BOSTON CELTICS
      LOS ANGELES (AP) - Serenaded by a starstudded, Hollywood crowd with the customary and overdone "M-V-P, M-V-P" chants, Kobe Bryant showed why he's unmatched.
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Rangers rally for win at Kansas City
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
      KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Royals gave the team with the major's best offense an extra out, and they paid for it. Ian Kinsler scored the goahead run on a passed ball in the ninth inning and the Texas Rangers used five unearned runs to rally from four down to beat Kansas City 6-5 Tuesday.
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