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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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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Movie Review

Django

From the start, it is clear that "Django" is not a traditional Western. The film opens with long shots of the titular character moving across a rugged Western landscape while the soundtrack is filled with a heroic ballad. However, Django is not riding on a horse, as we might expect from most Western heroes. Instead, he is slogging through mud on foot, head down, dragging beyond him a wooden coffi ... ...

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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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

  • Plano schools superintendent discusses possible tax election state of the district

    (Eva-Marie Ayala/The Dallas Morning News) Could the school board be planning to bring a tax rate election forward soon? Seems like the groundwork might be starting as Plano schools Superintendent Richard Matkin discussed the need for additional funding at today’s League of Women Voters of Collin County luncheon today. Matkin began his speech discussing the accolades of the district ...

  • NBA Combine Day 2 Group 3 -- Skill sets separate point guards

    CHICAGO -- The 2013 NBA Draft figures to offer teams a chance at selecting a promising young point guard should a team need help in the backcourt. In consensus Player of the Year Trey Burke a team would be getting an 18.6-point scorer, who also led his Michigan team to the national title game while dishing out 6.6 assists an outing. And then there's Michael Carter-Williams out of Syracuse, ...

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