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Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan and More Turn Up for Kentucky Derby Galas – Pictures
The Kentucky Derby is this weekend and country stars like Miranda Lambert and Luke Bryan, among others, were on hand at the Friday night (May 3) galas.
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Golfers in Tutus… No, Really!
Normal links attire will be discarded April 27 when golfers don tutus and tiaras for the Victoria Ballet Theatre fundraiser at the Victoria Country Club, 14 Spring Creek Road.
"It's a great opportunity for people to come out and support the Victoria Ballet Theatre
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‘Rope For The Kids’ Saturday in Edna
Crossroads cowboys looking to make a difference will soon have the chance to saddle up for a cause. Rope for the Kids, the seventh annual Golden Crescent Court Appointed Special Advocates team roping, is Saturday at Edna's Brackenridge Main Event Center, 284 Brackenridge Parkway.
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Will We See the Thunder and Heat in the NBA Finals Again? — Sports Survey of the Day
After the first games of the NBA playoffs wrapped up this weekend, it was pretty clear that the two top seeds deserve their places.
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Major League Baseball Ticket Prices Are Going Up, But They’re Still a Bargain
Take me out to the ballgame. Take your wallet out while you’re there, too.
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2013 NBA Playoffs First Round — Western Conference Preview & Schedule
The first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs start this weekend, as 16 NBA teams begin their postseason run toward the 2013 NBA Finals in June. The Oklahoma City Thunder have plenty of competition as they attempt to repeat as Western Conference champs and win an NBA title
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2013 NBA Playoffs First Round — Eastern Conference Preview & Schedule
The first round of the 2013 NBA playoffs start Saturday and Sunday, as 16 teams vie to become the 2013 NBA champions. The Miami Heat are strong favorites to represent the Eastern Conference, as well as repeat as NBA champions
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Boston Marathon Bombers: One Suspect Captured; One Dead [UPDATED]
The second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing has been captured. Dzokhar Tsarnaev was taken into police custody Friday night -- five days after the bombing that left three dead and left more than 100 injured, police said. The 19-year-old was apprehended after a manhunt that began Thursday night with the fatal shooting of an MIT officer and extended into the evening hours on Friday.
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18-year-old Victorian Produces Independent Film About Boxing, Women’s Fight
(J.R. Ortega/Victoria Advocate) Natasha Verma is everything like the character in her independent film "Hardy."
Verma, an 18-year-old Victoria native, pushes for excellence as an independent young woman.
Having already graduated from the University of Texas with double bachelor's degrees in broadcast journalism and premedical biology at 17, she is now wrapping up her master's in broadcast journalism at Columbia University in New York City.
Heather Hardy, 31, the female boxer in her film, also fights for excellence in her craft as an independent young woman. She fights not only against her opponents but also against those who believe boxing is still a man's sport and that women deserve less pay.
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Twin Explosions at Boston Marathon Finish Line [UPDATED]
9 p.m. (EST): The final press conference of the day with Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis and various other officials just concluded. The FBI is now leading investigations of the events. Davis confirmed that three people were killed in today's blasts.
CNN is reporting that one of the victims killed was an 8-year-old boy. The Wall Street Journal had reported that as many as five other unexploded devices were found around Boston, but investigators now doubt that they were actually bombs.
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Faith Hill Parts With ‘Sunday Night Football’
Faith Hill has been the voice that opens NBC's 'Sunday Night Football' for six years, but on Monday (April 15) the 'American Heart' singer announced that she will no longer be singing the opening song to the NFL broadcast.
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Taylor Swift and Eric Church Make Unexpected Appearance on College Hockey Goalie’s Mask
If it seems like Taylor Swift and Eric Church are everywhere you look these days, you ain't seen nothin' yet. The two ubiquitous entertainers are not only all over the radio, internet and television, now they're also making their way into the sports world -- sort of. Brody Hoffman, a goalie for the University of Vermont, has placed images of both country singers on either side of his mask, as seen above.