Grant: Angels’ free spending could benefit Rangers in the long run  By EVAN GRANT Published: Dec 8, 2011 8:34 PM When news broke Thursday morning that C.J. Wilson and Albert Pujols had agreed to terms with the Los Angeles Angels, a colleague in the media workroom at the Hilton Anatole turned around and said: “This
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Like all the Mavericks — all the way up to management — Jason Terry believes the core of players from last season’s championship team deserves a chance to repeat. But he’s realistic enough to know that changes may have to be made, possibly including Tyson Chandler. Terry, the Mavericks’ player representative, said he voiced his
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Former Cowboys coach Jimmy Johnson recently suggested that current coach Jason Garrett should put his focus on being the team’s head coach and think about hiring an offensive coordinator to call the plays. Since making that statement on FOX’s pregame show last Sunday, Garrett, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and former quarterback Troy Aikman have all
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Former Cowboys quarterback and Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman joined the Musers on KTCK-AM Thursday morning. Here are some highlights: On what to make of the Cowboys after their blowout loss to the Eagles: I still contend they’re a good team. I think we all react from one week to the next about
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By KENNETH DEANStaff Writer TOOL — Shortly after a tip by a resident Thursday morning Henderson County Sheriff deputies were able to apprehend a man who had assaulted officers with a large knife Wednesday night. Sheriff Ray Nutt said the man, identified as 46-year-old Fred Billy Wray Jr., was captured at a gas station in
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By KENNETH DEANStaff Writer GLADEWATER — An irate mother may face charges after she assaulted a bus driver who did not pick up her child, police say. Gladewater Police Lt. Fred Ellis said the 49-year-old bus driver had made his usual stop on the McNeese Street side of the Greenway Village Apartments Thursday morning and
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By KELLY GOOCHStaff Writer Jacksonville Police have identified a fourth suspect in a Walmart theft that occurred during the weekend. Roderick Denard Silmon, 23, of Jacksonville, was identified Thursday morning, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, Detective Greg Compton said. Three other suspects — Willie Duane Rogers, 23, of Jacksonville; Jonathan Rashard
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By DAYNA WORCHELStaff Writer A Longview man pleaded guilty to a manslaughter charge in Judge Christi Kennedy’s courtroom on Thursday morning in connection with a Christmas Eve 2010 shooting of a 15-year-old Tyler girl. Adrian Earl Blankenship, 23, received a 20-year sentence in a plea agreement after the Smith County District Attorney’s office reduced the
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For the first time, the Autism Society National Conference was held in Dallas Texas. From July 8 through July 10, those people affected by Autism, educators, doctors, speech pathologists, physical therapists, parents and those individuals diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder came together to learn, talk and network with each other. For me, being the
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