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NBA San Antonio Spurs thump Memphis Grizzlies in series opener
NBA 's Western Conference finals. Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defence held Grizzlies' top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points. Randolph came in averaging 19.7 points per game in this post-season, but finished just 1-of-8 from the field for a Grizzlies team appearing in the conference finals for the first time. The Spurs, ...
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Mom under arrest after baby dies in hot car outside Dallas school www.privateofficer.com
-- A one-year-old child who was left in a vehicle parked in the faculty lot of Frank Guzick Elementary School Friday afternoon died at Baylor ...
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Texas suspect wanted in connection with slaying of postal carrier arrested www.privateofficer.com
- A man wanted in connection with the slaying of a rural route postal carrier was taken into custody Sunday morning by postal inspectors and Texas Rangers, police said. Investigators said that James Wayne Ham, 36, was found in a vacant house located near his home in San Jacinto County. Postal inspectors said Ham is considered the lead suspect in the murder of U.S. Postal carrier Marie ...
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MLB Texas 11 Detroit 8
Geovany Soto went 3-for-5 with a run scored for Texas, which improved to an MLB best 29-15. Robbie Ross (2-0) earned the victory with a scoreless seventh inning ...
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Port Aransas Art Center
Photos by George Gongora/Special to the Caller-TimesJoy Lucas (left) and Terri Huddleston admire the Ocean Creations shells by Linda McLemore (right). Vendors sold art during a fundraiser at Roberts Point in Port Aransas to pay off the note for a new art ...
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Sifting through the ruins of some 40 years of life together piece by piece
GRANBURY — Billy Kelly and a dozen other members of Glenda and Robert Whiteheads family sifted piece by piece through the ruins of the Whiteheads mobile home in the 3700 block of Sundown Trail in Rancho Brazos ...
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Cabrera Has 3-Homer Game in Texas 2nd of Career
ARLINGTON, Texas ...
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Austin memorial for AIDS HIV
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Austinites gathered Sunday in Republic Square Park to pay tribute to the fight against AIDS and HIV. Community leaders spoke to the crowd and had a moment of silence to remember those whove lost their lives. Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Austin Mayor Pro Tem Sheryl Cole participated and spoke at the event. This year's theme: "In solidarity," emphasized the need of ...
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Breaking News Tornadoes level homes in Okla. hit other states 3 may be dead
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APDs LGBT help build new homes
AUSTIN (KXAN) - If you're a homeowner - you likely remember the first time you stepped foot in your first home. An Austin woman and her family are about to know what that feels like...thanks to Habitat for Humanity and the "Austin Pride Build" tradition. You often see them working together to keep Austin safe. On Saturday morning a group from the Austin police department -- worked up ...
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Alex and Max Krutko are state-ranked math masters at Colleyville Heritage High School
syjinkins@star-telegram.com Though they’re only freshmen, twin brothers Alex and Max Krutko are a binary blast of mathematical ...
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Tornadoes Level Homes in Okla. Hit Other States
One of several tornadoes that touched down Sunday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched down in Oklahoma, Kansas and Iowa were part of a massive, northeastward-moving storm system that stretched from Texas to Minnesota. At least four ...
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Memorial ride honors Alice cyclist fatally struck by vehicle
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMES Riders leave London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s hometown. More than 130 cyclists of all ages began their journey Sunday morning at London Elementary School with Tony Balboa in their ...
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Tim Balboa Memorial Ride
PHOTO BY EDDIE SEAL/SPECIAL TO THE CALLER-TIMESScott Cartier get’s ready to ride his 1800’s Penny Farthing replica bike off the starting line at London School on Sunday morning for the 1st Tony Balboa Memorial Ride on Sunday. The ride, sponsored by the Corpus Christi Cycle Club, went from London School to Alice, Balboa’s ...
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Sams finds groove with San Antonio
But the recently signed first baseman has been raising eyebrows since he joined the Double-A San Antonio Missions as an injury replacement for Tommy ...
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Tornado levels homes in Oklahoma City trailer park
People survey damage from a tornado that hit Edmond, Okla., on Sunday, May 19, 2013. A powerful storm system rumbled through the Plains and upper Midwest on Sunday, spawning tornadoes that damaged roofs and structures near Oklahoma City and kicked up debris in Wichita, ...
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Sounders FC 4 FC Dallas 2 video highlights and a lot of postgame notes
— Sounders FC improved to 5-1-4 head-to-head against Dallas (3-1-1 at home), with wins in four of the last five games. — Sounders FC had a shutout streak end at 272 minutes in the second half. It was the fifth-longest in MLS this season, just behind Seattle’s 285-minute streak earlier this ...
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Rangers proceeding with caution with injuries
Email ARLINGTON -- Injuries and subsequent trips to the disabled list continue to take their toll on the Rangers, but at least part of the reason their roster is so thin is because the Rangers are doing their best to keep players from making injuries worse at this early stage in the season. Among the players who have been sent to the disabled list when they might have been back in a week or so ...
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Murphy looking for positives while hitting second
Email ARLINGTON -- Rangers manager Ron Washington penciled left fielder David Murphy in the No. 2 spot in the batting order for the second consecutive night Sunday as Elvis Andrus shifted to the leadoff role in Ian Kinsler's absence. "I'm going to try to keep [Murphy] there so he doesn't have to wait around to get at-bats and he can be involved in the game right away," ...
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Flash Person of Vision CAPA Cabaret Austin’s Playroom Project auction
LOOKING BEYOND Blind & Vision Rehabilitation Services of Pittsburgh tipped its hat to Art Rooney II (left) on May 14th during the Person of Vision celebration. Held in the East Club Lounge of Heinz Field, the Steelers president and co-owner was feted by 300 guests as this year's honoree, while PNC Bank - Pittsburgh prez Sy Holzer (right) held court as honorary chairman. The evening, ...
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Mama Dog was never caught
The dog, who had recently given birth to a litter, moved from place to place frantically sniffing around. That inspired rescuers to start calling her Mama Dog and captured the hearts ...
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J.R. Smith very likely to test free agency and leave Knicks MAY 19
Knicks are out of the NBA Playoffs and the team now has more than a few questions to answer about where the club will be when the season tips off in 2013. One of those question marks surrounds Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith and his plans for the future. He was teetering on the brink but after the Game 6 loss to ...
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Whincup grabs three from four at Austin 400
Holden ace Jamie Whincup made it three wins from four V8 Supercars races in Texas to tighten his grip on the V8 Supercars Championship.Red Bull Racing's Whincup skipped away to a 142-point championship lead after clinching Monday morning's final race of the V8s' debut in the United States - the three-day Austin 400 at the Circuit of the Americas.In Monday's earlier race, ...
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Bae makes Bradley pay in Texas
South Korea's Bae Sang-moon has recovered from a double bogey to overhaul Keegan Bradley and win the HP Byron Nelson Championship.Bae had chipped away at Bradley throughout the weekend and moved ahead of the American early on Sunday with four birdies in the opening seven holes but a double bogey on the par-four ninth hole threatened to derail the South Korean's march to victory.When ...
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San Antonio cruises to opening win over Grizzlies
United States The San Antonio Spurs blew away Memphis 105-83 on Monday morning to open the Western Conference finals with a convincing victory.Tony Parker scored 20 points and had nine assists, Kawhi Leonard added 18 and the Spurs wasted little time sending a message to the visiting Grizzlies who are experiencing their first conference finals.San Antonio, meanwhile, is trying to get back to ...
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Dallas city core development hindered by roadways
The Dallas freeway loop is a series of highways that wrap round the center of Downtown Dallas, built at a time when the inter-connectivity of neighborhoods was not yet appreciated, but with changing attitudes, a series of projects are underway to enhance the appeal of downtown.
Downtown Dallas, it’s the heart of the city, which is the commercial hub of Dallas County and the third largest city in Texas and the ninth largest in the entire United States. Yet, this area’s full potential has been hindered by a zoning decision in the 1980s that saw major freeways routed through the city and created a complex ring of highways (the Dallas freeway loop) around the core downtown area. Read more
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