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Comedy Night at the Ballpark

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The 2009 baseball season kicks off Saturday night in Santa Maria.

It’s not the major league season — big league players don’t report to spring training until the middle of next month. It’s not the local high school, college or little league season — they don’t hit the diamonds until the beginning of March.

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LOCAL SPORTS

• Comedy Night at the Ballpark
• Warriors break through
• Pirates come back for big OT win over Conqs
• Sportswire
• Knights’ girls on target
• All tied up in Lompoc
• Sportswire
• The New Titletown
• SPORTSWIRE
• A Balancing Act
• Titans’ offense hampered in loss to ’Hounds
• SPORTSWIRE
• Golden Moment
• Pirates wrap up VCA tourney on winning note
• The best and worst of sports in 2008
• Sportswire
• Rangers close out Conqs
• MacDonald sparks AG to win over Notre Dame
• Pirates sail along at VCA Tournament
• Mr. Rogers’ golden neighborhood
• Trouble at the Post
• Crusaders get Conq’d hard in VCA Tourney
• STORIES OF THE YEAR — Hasay’s calendar year nets victories, accolades
• AHC falls in semifinal of Holiday Classic

NATIONAL SPORTS

• AP source: Smoltz agrees to deal with Boston
• Florida, Oklahoma play for college football crown
• Browns introduce Eric Mangini as coach
• L.T. confirms torn tendon in groin
• Top-ranked Nadal loses in Qatar Open quarterfinals
• Reigning MVP Ovechkin tops East All-Star roster
• BC fires Jagodzinski after coach met with Jets
• Lin, Harvard upset No. 17 Boston College 82-70
• Outlaw's fadeaway lifts Blazers past Pistons
• Cowboys release troubled cornerback Pacman Jones