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IN BRIEF

Lanier, NBA force who left big shoes to fill, dies at 73 Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday. He was 73.

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OPENING DAY APPROACHING

Cleburne’s Garrett Alexander delivers a pitch during a spring training game Tuesday night at The Depot in Cleburne. The Railroaders, an independent baseball team in the American Association, closed out spring training this week and will open the regular season on Friday, May 20, when they host the Fargo-Morehead Redhawks at 7 p.m. at The Depot. The Railroaders went 54-46 and finished second in the South Division. They lost 4-0 to the Sioux City Explorers in the South Division Playoff Game. JAY HINTON PHOTO

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