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Leading Off (07/21/08)

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1. Afternoon radio jock Russ Martin was arrested Friday morning in Southlake on an aggravated assault charge. Why? Tough to say, since the Southlake po-po aren’t talking and neither is Martin. At least Martin doesn’t rock the mullet-and-mustache look anymore; his mugshot would have been much more embarrassing.

2. Rudy Sandoval, the Pizza Patron employee who thwarted the attempted robbery by his co-worker’s father, had the Best Week Ever.

3. Mavericks notes: Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points to help Germany land the final Olympic berth. Also, Marc Stein floats a rumor that the Mavs might be assembling a Josh Howard-based deal that would bring back Atlanta’s Josh Smith. Or he at least floats the idea that they should.

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