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Here's a look at what's happening around the major leagues on Friday:

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Freshman Kevin Abel threw a two-hitter for his record fourth victory in the College World Series, and Oregon State beat Arkansas 5-0 on Thursday night for the national championship.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on a suspect in a 1974 killing who apparently killed himself (all times local):

The Waco Independent School District Board of Trustees approved the sale of district-owned real estate in downtown Waco on Thursday.

WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Years before reaching pop music stardom, Cyndi Lauper was down on her luck, broke and homeless.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Police ID victims of Maryland newspaper shooting: 4 journalists, 1 sales assistant; all employed at The Capital Gazette.

Journalist Rob Hiaasen's family is "devastated" by his death in a shooting that killed five Thursday at a Maryland newspaper, said his brother, author Carl Hiaasen.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The grieving and the reporting sort of jumbled together for staffers at The Capital Gazette on Thursday night, but they were determined to put out the next day's edition.

ATLANTA (AP) — The winning numbers in Thursday evening's drawing of the Georgia Lottery's "All or Nothing Night" game were:

CINCINNATI (AP) — Eric Thames hit a three-run homer in the seventh inning Thursday night, and the Milwaukee Brewers slowed the Cincinnati Reds' best surge of the season with a 6-4 victory.