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Astros coaches discuss error with Paredes
Email PITTSBURGH -- Astros bench coach Eduardo Perez and first-base coach Dave Clark both had conversations with outfielder Jimmy Paredes on Saturday, a day after he crashed into teammate Jake Elmore and forced him to drop a ball that allowed the Pirates to score the winning run in the ninth inning. Paredes, who was in right field, didn't see Elmore, the second baseman, waving his arms to ...
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Thin bench haunts Astros in Fridays loss
Email PITTSBURGH -- Had the Astros had their full complement of players on Friday, Jimmy Paredes wouldn't have even been in the game in the ninth inning. Paredes committed an error when he collided with second baseman Jake Elmore and caused him to drop the ball, allowing the Pirates to score the winning run. Astros manager Bo Porter said Saturday he was short handed on his bench Friday ...
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Kinsler out of lineup Murphy hits second
Email ARLINGTON -- Ian Kinsler was out of the Rangers' lineup for the second straight game with sore ribs Saturday night and with Elvis Andrus bumped up into the leadoff spot again, manager Ron Washington made the surprising move of inserting struggling left fielder David Murphy into the No. 2 spot in the batting order. Washington said Kinsler is available to run or play defense but still ...
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Discomfort not something for Ogando to be shy about
Email ARLINGTON -- Sometimes the language barrier gets in the way but manager Ron Washington says he's pretty sure that Alexi Ogando now understands that it's his responsibility to let someone know if he's having some sort of discomfort, even if he's experienced it before. Ogando landed on the 15-day disabled list this week with some biceps soreness in his pitching arm that ...
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Martin letting secret out about strong arm
Email ARLINGTON -- Rookie Leonys Martin's arm is about to be a secret no longer. His bullet, on-the-fly throw to the plate to nail a sliding Andy Dirks at the plate in the third inning Friday night was his team-leading third outfield assist this season. Washington said Martin has the strongest outfield throwing arm on the team and his spreading notoriety may soon make opposing third-base ...
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Burns making bullpen decision harder for Rangers
ARLINGTON -- Called up as an extra reliever when starter Alexi Ogando was placed on the disabled list, right-hander Cory Burns has given manager Ron Washington something to think about when the team has to send someone out Monday to make room for starter Josh Lindblom, who is coming up from Triple-A Round Rock to start against the A's. It was assumed that Burns would be sent back out to ...
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Lane closures to affect Oso Bridge traffic Sunday
Corpus Christi police said. The CCPD Traffic Safety Section will be reconstructing a car crash where two men died on Monday. Westbound lanes of the bridge will be closed for about two hours, police said. Eastbound lanes will be closed for an hour once the westbound lanes are reopened. Residents are urged to avoid the area or use Yorktown Boulevard as an alternate route to avoid ...
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Letter to the Editor Defending Judeo-Christian principles
As a liberally-educated teacher who calls myself a Christian and tries very hard (and often unsuccessfully!) to live according to the Bible in a way I believe our Lord and His Son would have me do, I am offended that you would accuse me and my fellow teachers of something that, essentially, undermines the very basic tenets of what it means to be American. Liberty, equality, the value of earning ...
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Austin man rescued from sinking car
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (KXAN) - An Austin man is in jail after an accident in New Braunfels Saturday sank his car in a pond. New Braunfels police responded to a call of an intoxicated driver near IH-35 and Highway 46. Police say the 33-year-old Austin resident was attempting to park in the Market Place shopping center, located at 651 Business 34 North. That's when police turned on their ...
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Keegan Bradley maintains grip on Byron Nelson Championship
Byron Nelson Championship after 54 holes. Bradley, seeking his second win at the Texas event and fourth title of the year, finished the third round with a one-stroke lead at 13-under-par 197. Sang-Moon Bae grabbed sole possession of second place at minus-12 after firing a 4-under 66 at TPC Four Seasons Resort. Tom Gillis, meanwhile, moved within two shots of the lead at 11-under 199 with a ...
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Live Saturday high school baseball softball playoffs
COASTAL BEND -- We'll have updates from Saturday's high school baseball and softball games below. Advancing Friday night were the Calallen baseball team and the Refugio softball team. Here's today's schedule, all are game 2 of the best-of-3 series (unless noted) with potential Game 3 to start 30 minutes after game ...
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Austin haze result of Mexican fires
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Take a look at Austins skyline and youll notice it is pretty hazy Saturday afternoon. Its all because of agricultural burning in Mexico and Central America. Breezy southerly winds are helping pull the smoke into Central Texas. MORE: Jim Spencer's BLOG The yearly burning of brush and trees allows farmers to clear land and also brings smoky air to Central Texas. At times the ...
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Todays MLB starting lineups May 18
Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Arizona Diamondbacks: 1. ...
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Funeral-goers describe Texas swindler as loving
GRANBURY, Texas (AP) -- Billie Sol Estes may have been infamous as a swindler who spent time in prison for Texas-sized schemes, but his family and friends say he was a loving, generous man who once gave his Cadillac to a stranger who needed a ...
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Uranium developer to close NM offices
Environmentalists, including members of the Navajo Nation, have been battling URI for the past 17 years as the company tries to develop uranium claims near the communities of Church Rock and ...
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Corpus Christi police investigating death of 3-month-old girl
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Child Protective Services and Corpus Christi Police are conducting a joint investigation into the death of a 3-month-old girl, , said John Lennan, spokesman for the state's Department of Family and Protective Services. The girl died Friday morning, officials said. Details on the cause of death or where the baby died were not available ...
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Thunder not considering amnesty clause for Kendrick Perkins MAY 18
Kendrick Perkins will be leaving Oklahoma City soon. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Saturday the team hasn't even considered using the amnesty clause on the embattled big man, despite the apparent deterioration in his performance the past few years. Once considered a talented defender, the kind of physical presence OKC would need to win postseason games, Perkins has devolved into an utterly ...
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Kevin Garnett likely wont need ankle surgery MAY 18
Kevin Garnett likely will not require surgery this offseason as the team's medical staff believes rest will be enough to solve the problem. This is presumably good news as the future Hall of Famer contemplates whether he'll return for an 18th NBA season or decide to call it quits following the team's brief trip to the postseason. Garnett, 36, battled ankle issues throughout the ...
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At Least 5 Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion
Authorities in Texas say at least five -- possibly as many as 15 -- people have been killed in the southwestern U.S. state as a result of Wednesday's massive explosion at a fertilizer ...
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Boy Scout vote on gay youth expected
AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) - With its ranks deeply divided, the Boy Scouts of America is asking its local leaders from across the country to decide whether its contentious membership policy should be overhauled so that openly gay boys can participate in Scout ...
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300-pound man dies after stun gun fired
Fort Worth police used the stun gun on 34-year-old Jermaine Darden Thursday because they say he was resisting arrest. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports (http://bit.ly/18SQQJX ) Darden died a short time later at a local ...
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Construction to cause delays on MoPac
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Traffic on MoPac is about to get a little slower but in the end will help alleviate drive time in Austin. The Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority hired CH2M HILL in February of 2013 to complete the project which will add new lanes on north MoPac from Ladybird Lake to Parmer Lane. Beginning Sunday lanes along MoPac will be closed from Ladybird Lake to Parmer in 15-minute ...
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Sounders FC vs. FC Dallas preview and prediction
M David Ferreira — The league’s MVP in 2010 missed last week with a leg injury, but it sounds like he should be back in the lineup. He, of course, scored here in 2010, an 87th-minute equalizer to sent the Sounders to 4-8-4 on the season (Seattle went on to close the season on a 10-2-2 run). He’s the engine in the attack, so much so the team runs more of a 4-2-3-1 formation ...
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Texas sues BP over 2010 Gulf spill
Source: Reuters Texas has joined the crowd of Gulf of Mexico states to file suit against BP Plc, Halliburton Co and others for their role in one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The complaint, filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Beaumont, Texas, alleges that the companies and others "engaged in willful and wanton misconduct" for their role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil ...
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Texas judge denies womens request for attorneys
AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- A federal magistrate has refused to appoint appellate attorneys for an Amarillo mother and daughter convicted in a 1995 murder-for-hire ...
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Austin among the leading US cities emerging from recession
The financial crisis, now refered to by some as the Great Recession, has battered cities across the country, but Austin has become a pocket of hope where jobs are available and the population is growing, suggesting that the city may be among a few in the US leading the country out of the recession.
Austin has been ranked in the top 20 US cities with strong population growth, the study was done by the Census Bureau, this is a reflection of the sound economic performance of Texas as whole (the state had several of its cities in the top 20), and subsequently may be given four additional House seats following the 2010 census. Read more
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