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5 things to follow in Mavericks’ playoff push: Can Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving play defense?

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The Mavericks officially ended the NBA’s All-Star break Wednesday afternoon, holding a full-team practice at their Design District facility to prepare for Thursday night’s matchup against the San Antonio Spurs and the push toward the playoffs.
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It’s time for baseball’s Spring Training season

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All it takes is one or two really nice days in February to make me yearn for baseball. It isn’t as intense as it once was. As a youngster, I got out my glove and a ball and started playing catch with myself as early as I could. I was a baseball nerd and in February I knew it was time for Spring Training and I started following the results of spring games poring over the newspaper for all the news I could get. There had been offseason trades, and I wanted to learn as early as I could how the traded players were going to fit in with their new teams. It was nice on Sunday and Monday, and I felt those old juices begin to flow.