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5:15 PM ET, November 19, 2015

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KMSP:
Girls missing since 2013 found on western Minnesota farm  —  Authorities suspect an underground support group has been helping to hide the girls all this time.  —  HERMAN, Minn. (KMSP) - Two Lakeville, Minnesota girls who have been missing since 2013 have been found.
Discussion: KTLA, fox8.com and WQAD-TV
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Brandon Stahl / Star Tribune:
Police: Missing girls found at western Minnesota horse farm  —  Police looking for evidence find 2 Lakeville sisters instead  —  Video (00:34) : Two Lakeville teenage sisters missing since April 2013 have been located at a horse farm in western Minnesota.  —  TEXT SIZE
Discussion: KFOR-TV
WISH-TV:
Judge hands Jared Fogle 15-year sentence  —  INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — 1:35 P.M. UPDATE: The judge said after sentencing, “This defendant was obsessed with child pornography and having sex with minors.  He chose to benefit from the production” of child porn, by obtaining the material.
Discussion: WJHL and WATE-TV
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Matt Adams / Fox 59:
Jared Fogle, former Subway spokesman, sentenced to 15 years in child exploitation case  —  Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment
Discussion: WGNO and KFOR-TV
Doug Miller / MLB.com:
Lefty is 3rd Astro to earn honor; righty is 1st Cubs winner since Maddux in '92  —  Astros ace Dallas Keuchel caps his stellar 2015 campaign by being named the 2015 BBWAA American League Cy Young Award winner  —  They're loving Dallas in Houston, and the Windy City's still staying awake for Jake.
Discussion: ESPN
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Steve Adams / MLB Trade Rumors:
Brewers Acquire Jonathan Villar From Astros  —  The Brewers announced that they've acquired shortstop Jonathan Villar from the Astros in exchange for minor league right-hander Cy Sneed.  Villar will be reunited with former Astros assistant GM David Stearns, who is now the general manager in Milwaukee.
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Kim Christiansen / KUSA-TV:
Mom still texts trooper after his death  —  Fallen trooper's mom keeps his legacy alive KUSA  —  KUSA - As a teenager, Taylor Thyfault was exceptional.  His ambition and passion led him to make a list of 25 future goals when he was in high school.  —  Those goals were:
Discussion: WTKR-TV and fox8.com
Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Cubs Sign Andury Acevedo  —  The Cubs have signed righty Andury Acevedo to a major league deal and added him to their 40-man roster, the club announced today.  He had reached the open market as a minor league free agent.  —  The 25-year-old Acevedo sped up the ladder in the Yankees organization …
Andy Slater / Slater Scoops:
The Miami Marlins clubhouse was a circus, literally  —  Red clown noses, a shouting match, multiple trade requests by the team's ace, and players/coaches actively rooting against him: Welcome to the 2015 Marlins clubhouse.  —  It was a Sunday afternoon, May 17, 2015 to be exact.
Associated Press:
Arroyo says he would pitch for Reds again  —  Former Reds pitcher and free agent Bronson Arroyo was in Cincinnati Wednesday, and he hopes there are several days in the city ahead.  —  The right-hander hasn't pitched in the big leagues since 2014 after having “Tommy John” …
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Jeff Todd / MLB Trade Rumors:
Bronson Arroyo Interested In Return To Reds
Roch Kubatko / School of Roch:
Orioles interested in Neil Walker  —  I heard a few weeks ago that the Orioles had some interest in Pirates infielder Neil Walker and were checking whether he might be non-tendered.  As it turns out, they took it a step further and engaged in trade talks during the general managers meetings in Boca Raton, Fla.
Alden Gonzalez / Gonzo and ‘The Show’:
Roenicke returns to Angels as 3B coach ...  Ron Roenicke has returned to the Angels as their new third-base coach, the club announced on Wednesday.  —  Roenicke was the Angels' third-base coach from 2000-05, then was promoted to be their bench coach in 2006, taking over for Joe Maddon.
Discussion: NBCSports.com and True Blue LA
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Patrick Saunders / On the Rox:
Could Cleveland Indians be Rockies' trade partner for pitching?  —  TOPICS  —  Carlos Carrasco, Carlos Gonzalez, Corey Dickerson, Corey Kluber, Danny Salazar, Jeff Bridich, Trevor Bauer.  —  I was trolling big-league waters for possible trades that would bring pitching to Colorado …
Discussion: Plain Dealer and Let's Go Tribe
 
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