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The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting a new practice facility, which will feature not only two full-length courts, but a sauna, a kitchen with a walk-in freezer, and a car wash.

Regardless, Cavalier owner Dan Gilbert maintained that he was not spoiling his millionaire players.

“They will not be getting manicures and haircuts,” he explained.

Trivia time: The Arizona Diamondbacks’ Luis Gonzalez needs one double to become the 21st major league player with at least 300 home runs and 500 doubles. How many of the 20 can you name?

Stop right there: Fox hunters are passionate and, apparently, none cherished the sport as much as the late Lord Charles Beresford.

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Outdoor Life magazine, in its April issue, reports that the former British admiral “loved fox hunting so much he is said to have had a hunting scene tattooed across his buttocks.”

Oops! NASCAR driver Kyle Busch was ticketed for reckless driving last week in Richmond, Va. -- a night after making an appearance at Sprint Nextel’s “Focus on Driving” seminar, a program designed to make streets safer.

Petty complaint: Regarding the Busch incident, former racing star Richard Petty told the Associated Press that stock car drivers today are under far too much scrutiny.

“I feel sorry for them,” Petty said. “They can’t cuss each other out. They can’t give each other the finger. They can’t do anything because somebody is always watching.”

Poor devils.

Looking back: On this date in 1962, Bill Russell scored 30 points and grabbed 40 rebounds as the Boston Celtics posted a 110-107 overtime victory over the Lakers to win their fourth consecutive NBA title.

Chiming in: Of the red-hot immigration issue, Corky Simpson of the Tucson Citizen concludes that a double standard favors athletes:

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“It’s OK to come over here on an inner tube or through a gopher hole if you can throw a baseball 90 mph ... we’ll pay you millions.

“But if you’re here to change tires, pick lettuce, pluck chickens, mow lawns, haul bricks or carry out the office trash, well, we can’t be sure of your intentions. Maybe you should go back where you came from.”

Trivia answer: Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth, Barry Bonds, Willie Mays, Frank Robinson, Rafael Palmeiro, Ted Williams, Eddie Murray, Lou Gehrig, Stan Musial, Dave Winfield, Carl Yastrzemski, Andre Dawson, Cal Ripken Jr., Tony Perez, Dave Parker, George Brett, Edgar Martinez, Al Simmons and Rogers Hornsby.

And finally: The all-time Easter Sunday baseball lineup, courtesy of Fort Worth Star-Telegram columnist Dave Thomas:

“C, Bunny Madden; 1B, Luke Easter; 2B, Ron Hunt; 3B, John “Bunny” Godwin; SS, Henry Easterday; OF, Jermaine Dye, Ryan Church and “Parson” Billy Sunday; RHP, Steve Stone; LHP, Ted Lilly; Manager, Rabbit Maranville.”

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