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Kentucky Derby is a 20-horse puzzle

Local Sports

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The chaos at the start of the Kentucky Derby sometimes decides the most exciting two minutes in sports in a matter of seconds. Twenty horses bursting out of the starting gate to varying degrees of success makes it a mad dash to the turn. Calling the race on ...

Flivvers, Miners share honors at Kingsford

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The host Kingsford Flivvers took first place in the boys meet and second in the girls competition Thursday at the Flivver Invitational. The Negaunee boys placed second, while the girls placed first. Kingsford's Jack Olson won both the 100-meter and 200-meter dashes. The Flivvers won ...

Schroeder leads Badgers past Gillett 7-2

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Niagara junior Reid Schroeder pitched a 7-inning victory and helped his own cause at the plate as the Badgers defeated Gillett 7-2 in M&O Conference baseball Thursday at Niagara. Schroeder scattered four hits, walked two and struck out six. He was charged with one earned run. From the ...

Cougar kittens caught on camera in Minnesota

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Minnesota has become the second state in the Great Lakes Region to document that cougars have reproduced there for the first time in more than a century. The University of Minnesota’s Voyageurs Wolf Project video in March showed a female cougar with three well-grown kittens south of ...

Kleikamp delivers Niagara victory

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Jaelyn Kleikamp's walk-off single drove in the winning run as Niagara rallied for a 7-6 win over Gillett in M&O Conference softball action Thursday. The host Badgers trailed 6-5 entering the bottom of the seventh. "We battled through the cold and snowflakes to finish with a win," said ...

Brewers hope Misiorowski avoids serious injury

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacob Misiorowski's bid for a no-hitter quickly faded as the biggest news for the Milwaukee Brewers' 6-foot-7 right-hander when a hamstring injury forced him to leave Friday night's 6-1 win at Washington. Misiorowski worked 5 1/3 innings hitless innings with eight ...