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Also, go inside Winstar entertainment venue Lucas Oil Live [EVENING ROUNDUP]( Sponsored by: Content and story selection are solely editorial's decision. Hello, DMN readers! This is Todd Davis with tonight's newsletter. The NFL preseason has drawn to a close, so [we present a unique sketch]( of how the Dallas Cowboys season will go, with predictions from staff writer David Moore and staff artist Michael Hogue's illustrations. Thanks as always for your support and stay safe! More news comes to your inbox tomorrow morning.   [Lancaster senior receiver Ti'Erick Martin poses for a photo in front of a large painted wall outside of the team's indoor practice facility]( Lancaster WR Ti'Erick Martin said he feels he ‘gained a step’ in his recovery, opening the season with seven catches for 104 yards and a touchdown against Skyline. (Steve Hamm) Shot 4 times, Ti’Erick Martin serves as motivation for Lancaster after return to football]( It was 4:27 a.m. when Lancaster football coach Leon Paul was awakened by a chilling phone call. “They shot my baby,” the voice on the other end of the line said. The caller was La’Tashia Gaston, the mother of Lancaster star wide receiver Ti’Erick Martin. Her son had been shot four times May 14 — the early morning of Mother’s Day — at a party in Dallas, Gaston said. This wasn’t just a player or student that Paul was thinking about. [This hit close to home](. 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