Baseball

From remembering the words to starting on the right note, it takes a lot of work to earn one of the coveted spots to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" at a Round Rock Express game.

The Texas Rangers won their first World Series Wednesday night after an unlikely postseason matchup with the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rock star Jack White loves baseball, like co-own-a-bat-company-stop-a-rock-'n'-roll-tour-to-play loves baseball. His company Warstic has an affinity for a sandlot field in Eastern Travis County.

Abbott also said Monday he was declining to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the Texas Rangers' home opening game.

"Hammerin' Hank" was 86. He shattered Babe Ruth's home run record in 1974, defying the poverty and racism that threatened to diminish him.

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