Police: Mother Admits To Doing Drugs, Hitting 4-Year-Old Daughter Before Child's Death  —  GRAND PRAIRIE (CBS11) - Grand Prairie Police have released graphic details in the hours leading up to the death of four-year-old Leiliana Wright.  —  The arrest warrant affidavit against her mother …

Victim recording himself when shot, video posted to social media  —  Share Update: … CHICAGO — Video posted to social media appears to show a brazen Chicago shooting that left a man in critical condition.  —  The 31-year-old victim was recording himself Thursday afternoon …

FOX Business Network Poll: Cruz Leads in Wisconsin  —  Ted Cruz leads Donald Trump in the Republican nomination contest in Wisconsin, according to a Fox Business Network Poll released Thursday.  —  Cruz garners 42 percent among Wisconsin likely GOP primary voters, while Trump receives 32 percent.

Explosive material accidentally left on school bus after training exercise  —  CIA leaves explosive material on school bus  — The CIA used a school in Ashburn, Virginia, for canine explosive detection training while the campus was closed for spring break

Kevin Plawecki hopes to earn spot on Mets' 25-man roster  —  LAS VEGAS — Mets catcher Kevin Plawecki hasn't bothered finding a place to live this season.  There's no point until he knows where to look.  —  Plawecki's suspense will end Friday, when the Mets expect to announce their 25-man roster …

SC Secessionist Party to raise Confederate flag at State House in July  —  The Confederate flag will return temporarily to the S.C. State House this summer.  —  The S.C. Secessionist Party plans to raise the Civil War banner during a four-hour rally on July 10, the first anniversary of the flag's controversial removal.

LeMahieu committed to helping team despite seeing fewear at-bats  —  The Denver Post  —  Second baseman DJ LeMahieu, trying to complete a double play against the Athletics in a Cactus League game at spring training, was an all-star last year and led the Rockies in hitting with a .301 batting average.

Rays continue competition for final two roster spots  —  PORT CHARLOTTE — The Rays decided Thursday they were not ready to make the final decisions on setting their 25-man roster for Sunday's opener.  —  With 27 healthy players left in camp, they basically have four competing for the final two spots …

Team predictions for 2016 season  —  Which team is going to win the World Series in 2016?  —  We recently polled 31 ESPN experts for their team predictions (division winners, wild-card winners, League Championship Series winners and World Series winner) for the upcoming season.

78-year-old grandmother goes viral after powerlifting 245lbs  —  WOOD RIVER, IL (KTVI) - “I don't want any Grandma jokes in this story,” says Shirley Webb, the Weightlifting Grandma.  —  You heard the woman, which means no lines about the 78 year old grams who can dead-lift one hundred eleven thousand one hundred thirty grams.

Sources: Rangers still working on adding pitcher; Texas talking with Cleveland  —  Though there is nobody on the roster standing in his way, A.J. Griffin has not yet been officially named the Rangers' fifth starter.  —  With good reason: The club is still working to add more pitching depth.

Padres To Sign Jeremy Guthrie To Minor-League Deal  —  The Padres have agreed to terms with righty Jeremy Guthrie on a minor-league deal, Ken Rosenthal and Jon Morosi of FOX Sports report (via Twitter).  The Rangers released Guthrie earlier this week after he exercised an opt-out clause in his contract with them.

A Baseball Mystery: The Home Run Is Back, And No One Knows Why  —  On his first day in office, in January 2015, Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced his interest in “inject[ing] additional offense into the game.”  Over the previous several seasons, scoring in baseball …

Pablo Sandoval on benching: Right decision to help Red Sox win  —  Since the beginning of spring training, Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell has pledged to determine playing time based on performance, not contract status.  —  On Thursday, he backed up his words with action.