Pollock emerges from ‘nightmare,’ Diamondbacks move on  —  PHOENIX (AP) A.J. Pollock emerged as one of baseball's best players a year ago.  Now the Arizona Diamondbacks All-Star center fielder is out for the foreseeable future after fracturing his right elbow in a head-first slide at home plate in an exhibition game Friday night.

Taylor Teagarden - shown in Al-Jazeera documentary - suspended for violating drug policy  —  Taylor Teagarden, a free agent catcher who was named in the same Al-Jazeera report that connected Peyton Manning and baseball stars Ryan Zimmerman and Ryan Howard to anti-aging clinics, was suspended 80 games by Major League Baseball on Friday.

Hard-Luck Cubs Open Season as World Series Favorites  —  (Reuters) - The Chicago Cubs made huge strides last year, and a series of off-season moves have raised expectations among their legion of fans that this might finally be the year they end their 107-year World Series drought.

Brewers Sign Carlos Torres  —  10:49am: The Brewers have announced that they've signed Torres to a one-year big-league deal.  To make room on the 40-man roster, they've moved outfielder Rymer Liriano (face) to the 60-day DL.  To clear active roster space, they optioned Cravy to Triple …

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 …

Alex Presley Will Not Make Brewers, Has 48-Hour Window To Be Added Elsewhere  —  Alex Presley has been told he will not make the Brewers' Opening Day roster, MLBTR has learned.  There will now be a 48-hour period in which other teams can decide whether they want to add Presley to their active rosters …

Federal lawsuit says Aiken police illegally searched two residents  —  Two Aiken County residents are suing the Aiken Department of Public Safety and the City of Aiken in federal court, saying in court papers that police performed an illegal cavity search in broad daylight.

Marion County mother charged with neglect for making children walk to school  —  A 32-year-old Marion County, Tenn., mother faces an April court date on child neglect charges after deputies found her driving ahead of her young daughters as she made them walk miles to school on Valley View Highway.

Introducing ... the best and worst defensive teams, plus most improved and teams that got worse  —  Last week, I laid out MLB's best and worst defensive players, according to Baseball Info Solutions (BIS) projections for the 2016 season, and while the defensive skill of some younger players …

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.

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 …