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Jack Fink / CBS Dallas:
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 …
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Dana Blanton / Fox Business:
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.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
A.J. Pollock To Undergo Surgery For Fractured Right Elbow — Diamondbacks center fielder A.J. Pollock will undergo surgery for a fractured right elbow, the club announced. Pollock suffered the injury sliding into home in tonight's spring action. — Pollock has emerged …
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WGN-TV:
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 …
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Catherine Treyz / CNN:
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
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
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.
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
MLB Announces 80-Game PED Suspension For Taylor Teagarden — Free agent catcher Taylor Teagarden has received an 80-game suspension for violating the league's PED policy, per a league announcement. — The eight-year MLB veteran — who appeared briefly last year with the Cubs …
Andrew Shain / The State:
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.
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ESPN:
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.
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Lone Star Ball
Marc Carig / Newsday:
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 …
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Tampa Bay Times:
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 …
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Nick Groke / Denver Post:
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.
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