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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.
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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 …
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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.
Charlie Wilmoth / MLB Trade Rumors:
Carlos Torres Likely To Sign With Brewers — Righty Carlos Torres is “expected to sign” with the Brewers, 1500ESPN's Darren Wolfson tweets. SB Nation's Chris Cotillo tweeted yesterday that Torres was attracting plenty of interest and seemed likely to get a big-league deal.
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Mark Polishuk / MLB Trade Rumors:
Carlos Torres Opts Out Of Braves Contract
Carlos Torres Opts Out Of Braves Contract
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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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AZ Snake Pit, MLB Daily Dish and Yahoo Sports
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 Sign Jeremy Guthrie To Minor-League Deal — SATURDAY: The deal is complete, Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune tweets. — FRIDAY: 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).
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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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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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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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