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AP IMPACT: Bites derided as unreliable in court

In this Thursday, March 28, 2013, photo, Dr. Frank Wright, a forensic dentist, studying evidence in a bite mark analysis, which he practices on a regular basis in between seeing patients, is photographed at his office in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

At least 24 men convicted or charged with murder or rape based on bite marks on the flesh of victims have been exonerated since 2000, many after spending more than a decade in prison. Now a judge’s ruling later this month in New York could help end the practice for good.

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Uppercut Bat Co. finds niche

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Ever since the game of baseball was invented, players have needed two essential pieces of equipment: a ball and a bat.

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Rea doubles in MSU’s 5-4 win over Beavers at CWS

Mississippi State left fielder Demarcus Henderson dives but misses a ball hit by Oregon State's Kavin Keyes for a triple that scored Danny Hayes, in the fourth inning of the opening game of the NCAA College World Series, in Omaha, Neb., Saturday, June 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Eric Francis)

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Mississippi State took the lead on Wes Rea’s two-run double in the eighth inning, closer Jonathan Holder turned back two Oregon State threats, and the Bulldogs beat the Beavers 5-4 on Saturday in the opening game of the College World Series.

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