Pampa vs. Kennedale

■ The Series: Pampa (26-8) vs. Kennedale (24-11), Region I-3A semifinal playoff series at Wichita Falls. Game 1, 7:30 p.m. Friday; Game 2, 10 a.m. Saturday; Game 3, 30 minutes following Game 2, if necessary.

■ How they got here: Pampa defeated Lamesa in the Region I-3A quarterfinal round, two games to one. Kennedale swept Iowa Park.

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Tickets remain on sale for the Julio César Chávez Jr.-Andy Lee world middleweight title bout, set for June 16 at the Sun Bowl.

Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Why do you like to pitch? I like to pitch because it's something that I enjoy doing and is something that has brought good memories to me.

ARLINGTON — Kila Ka’aihue hit a tiebreaking single in the 10th inning and the Oakland Athletics bounced back from a disputed call on squeeze play that cost them the lead to beat the Texas Rangers 5-4 Thursday.

Ka’aihue’s single off Mike Adams (0-2) drove in Jonny Gomes, who had three hits. Josh Reddick’s 10th homer off Alexi Ogando made it 4-all in the seventh.

Ryan Cook (1-0) escaped a ninth-inning jam and has pitched 192/3 scoreless innings this season, most among AL relievers. Brian Fuentes recorded his third save.

■ Red Sox 5, Rays 3

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HOUSTON — Many times this season when J.A. Happ got into trouble on the mound, the left-hander was unable to make the pitches necessary to escape those jams. That wasn't the case Thursday night. Jed Lowrie hit a two-run homer and Happ threw six...

Listen to Times' sports reporters Felix Chavez and Evan Mohl discuss this week's high school sports action.

Abilene Christian junior second baseman Chuck Duarte was named to the All-South Central Region second team by the voting members of the National Collegiate Baseball Writers of America on Wednesday.

Kevin Garnett turns 36 on Saturday, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor.

Not long ago, Texas could boast of an impressive streak victories in 12 consecutive three-game Big 12 baseball series.

IRVING — Ryan Palmer has been thinking about redemption at the Byron Nelson Championship, and a chance at home to hold up that trophy.

The 2011 Nelson runner-up is off to a good start.

Palmer, a native of Amarillo who lives in Colleyville, not far from the TPC Four Seasons, opened with a 6-under 64 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Marc Leishman and Alex Cejka.

Last year, Palmer birdied the 72nd hole to force a playoff against Keegan Bradley. Palmer then hit his approach into the greenside water to hand Bradley his first tour title.

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The Bushland Falcons know all about getting past the first round of the playoffs, and each of the past two years that’s meant a long journey ahead.

Now the Falcons have come to that second hurdle, starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday, when they take on Floydada in the first game of a best-of-three Region I-2A quarterfinal series at Canyon’s Wilder Park. Game two is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, with a third game, if necessary, to follow 30 minutes later.

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