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This Weekend in Sports: Preakness Stakes, UCL Soccer and NBA Playoffs

Another leg of horse racing’s Triple Crown, Europe’s biggest annual soccer event and the NBA and NHL playoffs highlight this weekend’s sports schedule:

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Local Jeweler Produces I-Bowl Trophy, Delivered To Missouri

The Missouri Tigers, 2011 AdvoCare V100™ Independence Bowl champions, received their brand new trophies last week.

SPAR Reschedules Rained-Out Events

Mother nature got in the way over the weekend, so Shreveport Public Assembly and Recreation's Therapeutic Division has re-scheduled its "Fit for Life" field day.

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MLB Weekly Report: Josh Hamilton Is A Triple Crown Threat [VIDEO]

Two divisional leaders – one in each league – began to pull away from the pack, while several big name hitters had huge weeks. Here’s what’s happening in Major League Baseball:

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NBA Playoffs Report: Western Conference Semifinals Preview

While the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals got underway this weekend, the NBA’s Western Conference semifinals had to wait for two series to each get through a seventh game before the next round of the NBA playoffs were set. Here’s a preview of the Western Conference semifinals:

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SPAR announces 2012 Battle On The Border

Shreveport Public Assembly & Recreation (SPAR) announces the 2nd annual Battle on the Border High School Football Showcase to be held on Saturday, September 8, 2012 at Shreveport’s Independence Stadium (home of the AdvoCare V-100 Independence Bowl).

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Josh Hamilton Hits Four Home Runs for Texas Rangers in 10-3 Win Over Baltimore Orioles [VIDEO]

Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton hit four home runs in his team’s 10-3 win against the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards on Tuesday night. Hamilton became the 16th player in Major League Baseball history to accomplish the feat and the first since Carlos Delgado of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 25, 2003.

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Are Social Issues Important to You In the 2012 Election? — Survey of the Day

Don’t expect the 2012 presidential election to come down social issues.

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‘The Blake Face’ – Has the Son of Basketball Star Chris Paul Started the Newest Meme?

Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers is a monster on the court — the guy is more than six-feet tall for crying out loud — and we think it’s time that he gets his own internet meme. If Tim Tebow gets one, why shouldn’t Griffin? Well, we might not have to wait as long as we originally thought thanks to the son of his teammate Chris Paul.

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One-Armed Little League Pitcher Coleman Shannon Throws a Shocking No-Hitter

Coleman Shannon was born without a right hand and forearm, due to a medical condition called Amelia, but that hasn’t slowed him down from chasing his baseball dreams. In fact, the 14-year-old left-handed pitcher recently threw a no-hitter in a Johnsonville, SC little league game.