Low temperatures have kept most people indoors.

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Flashes coach Scott Stricklin attributed the slow start to playing one of the nation's most challenging early schedules, wintry weather that has kept the team indoors for all but seven practices and players who struggled while getting every opponent's best shot.

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The acrid-tasting haze has kept old and young Texans indoors, and left others (such as your tennis-playing correspondent) feeling as though they were exercising while smoking.

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