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The body of Odin Lloyd, a 27-year-old semi-pro football player, was found Monday near Hernandez s North Attleborough, Mass. home. Police have searched in and around Hernandez s sprawling mansion, not far from where the Patriots practice. The Bristol County District Attorney has not released any information, other than saying the death of 27-year-old Odin Lloyd is being treated as a homicide.

A jogger found Lloyd s body in an industrial park Monday. Family members said Friday that Lloyd was dating the sister of Hernandez s girlfriend and the two men were friends who were together at some point the night that Lloyd died.

Family members have said Lloyd, a semi-pro football player, was never in trouble and that many things are puzzling about the case. But they also said Friday that they can see progress in the investigation.

 I want the person that killed my son to be brought to justice, said Lloyd s mother, Ursula Ward. That s my first-born child, my only boy child, and they took him away from me. I wouldn t trade him for all the money in the world. And if money could bring him back I would give this house up to bring my son back. Nothing can bring my son back. 

Hernandez attorney Michael Fee has acknowledged media reports about the state police search of his client s home but says he wouldn t have any comment on it.

Mark E. Sturdy, clerk magistrate of Attleboro District Court, said three search warrants were issued in the investigation earlier in the week, but they have not yet been returned, meaning they re not public. He said no arrest warrants had been filed in state courts as of Friday morning.

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Media have been camped out for several days at Hernandez s home, near the Rhode Island state line. A news helicopter followed along Thursday as Hernandez drove in a white SUV from his home to the Patriots stadium, then got out and went inside.

Patriots spokesman Stacey James said the team had no comment on why Hernandez was there. He said earlier that the team did not anticipate commenting publicly during the police investigation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is waiting for the legal process to take its course.

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Hernandez said after he was drafted that he had failed a drug test while with the Gators and had been upfront with NFL teams about the issue.

Earlier this week, a 30-year-old man filed a lawsuit in South Florida claiming Hernandez shot him in the face after they argued at a strip club.

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Teri Barbera, a spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff s Office, said Friday that investigators would need to speak directly with Bradley in order to move forward with a criminal investigation and cannot rely on the claims he made in his lawsuit. She said Bradley repeatedly refused to cooperate in the criminal probe after he was shot in February, telling detectives he didn t know who shot him.

 If he contacts us, we would move forward with the investigation, Barbera said. He needs to reach out to us and he has not done so. 

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Jake Elmore holds up the ball he hit for the first home run of his MLB career Saturday during the Astros 9-5 win against the Rangers in Arlington. (Brian T. Smith, Houston Chronicle)

The Astros downed the in-state rival Rangers for only the second time this year and first since a March 31 season-opener. Everyone from starting lefthander Dallas Keuchel to former Class AAA Oklahoma City players Jake Elmore, Brett Wallace and Marc Krauss held key roles in a 9-5 victory at Rangers Ballpark.

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Bo Porter called Castro into his office pregame to inform the 26-year-old of his All-Star selection.? The first-year manager told his catcher he represented everything positive and professional about the rebuilding Astros.

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For Castro, a career initially derailed by major injuries is finally making sense.

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The Rangers racked up nine runs (seven earned), five hits and six walks in just 3 2/3 innings Friday against the Astros No. 2 starter, shelling the righthander and capturing a one-sided 10-5 victory during an American League West matchup at Rangers Ballpark.

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The Astros struck out nine times against Rangers starter Nick Tepesch and were just 5-for-17 overall with runners in scoring position. First baseman Brett Wallace s dropped pop up in the fourth inning the soft fly landed in the pocket of Wallace s glove was the lowlight of a game that through five innings was one of the Astros worst performances of the season.

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Howard chose the Rockets after five days of meetings and deliberations ― and a few hours of uncertainty ― before the Lakers ended the drama with the announcement. He did not meet with the Lakers again Friday, but did inform them of his decision even before his call to Rockets general manager Daryl Morey.

“I gave out a little woop,” Morey said of hearing the news. “A little non-presidential yell.

“I doubted it. Until things are done, my job is to steward the Rockets franchise. I’m very excited.”

Howard cannot officially sign until July 10 when the NBA moratorium on new deals is lifted. But with Friday’s decision, they had pulled a coup two years in the making, beginning with a dramatic restructuring of the roster to enable them to have the cap room needed and culminating in the week’s strong recruiting presentation in Los Angeles.

The Rockets went into the month as the apparent front-runner in the Howard sweepstakes, then solidified their position with the recruiting pitches from Chandler Parsons and James Harden and the championship-era tandem of Hakeem Olajuwon and Clyde Drexler. Along with the Skype presentation from Yao Ming, the Rockets emphasized that Howard would be welcomed to the Rockets’ line of dominant big men from Elvin Hayes to Moses Malone, Ralph Sampson, Olajuwon and Yao, in contrast to the burdens of expectation in Los Angeles.

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Howard, 27, had often listed his free-agency priorities as to be a part of a championship-caliber team and to be happy. Howard, 6-11, had seemed convinced, according to a person with knowledge of the process, by the combination of a partnership with Harden, Parsons’ strong case about the chemistry and camaraderie on the team in contrast to his one unhappy season with the Lakers, and the chance to work with Rockets coach Kevin McHale, a Hall of Fame low-post player.

The addition of Howard will lead to a significant change of style. The Rockets, the NBA’s second-highest scoring team last season, averaged just 3.5 points in the low post, the least in the NBA and made the second-most 3-pointers in NBA history. McHale had long wanted to add a presence in the paint and has especially enjoyed working with young players on their low-post game since his days as the Timberwolves general manager.

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They cut into their depth to create the cap room they’ll need to sign Howard, particularly with the long-planned release of Carlos Delfino, who filled in through much of the season at power forward. They still face a void at power forward, having dealt Patrick Patterson to get Thomas Robinson,[http://reignwood.fractal-technology.com/home/space.php?uid=33630&do=blog&id=281289 Boston Celtics An American Tradition], a prospect they considered easier to deal.

With that uncertainty, the Rockets had eyed a sign-and-trade deal with the Atlanta Hawks to bring in Josh Smith, Howard’s AAU teammate in Atlanta. The Rockets, however, never gained any traction on a sign-and-trade deal with Atlanta or a free-agent agreement with Smith.

The Rockets have long had interest in New Orleans forward Ryan Anderson and the Pelicans could seek a true center to enable them to play Anthony Davis at forward, but there have been few talks about a deal that would send Omer Asik to New Orleans.

Process of elimination

The Rockets are also expected to pursue help on the perimeter using a mid-level salary-cap exception and veteran’s minimum contracts, and are expected to resume talks with Delfino and Francisco Garcia, though both could attract richer offers elsewhere.

Other than the moves to clear cap room, the Rockets were unlikely to complete deals to fill out the roster until landing Howard. That was uncertain until late in the evening on Friday.

His other suitors had been eliminated through the day. The Hawks and Mavericks had been told they were not under consideration. The Warriors had made moves needed to open cap room then used to land Andre Iguodala, taking them out of the mix unless in a sign-and-trade with the Lakers. The Warriors were subsequently told they were out of the running.

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In her pajamas on a folding camp chair with her four-wheel walker, Sunny Kirkland said she lived two floors directly below the apartment that burned. She evacuated by walking out of her apartment to the parking lot outside.
"My flower bed was on fire," she said, apparently from embers that fell from the deck above.
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