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City Park hosts bocce's UP Open

IRON MOUNTAIN — Six teams competed for top honors as the Dickinson Area Bocce Association hosted the U.P. Open at Iron Mountain City Park’s Ray Mariucci Courts. Claiming first place with a perfect 5-0 record in the tournament held earlier this month was the team of Larry Evanoff, ...

Packers opted for continuity over chaos, Policy says

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The decision to keep Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst after a late-season collapse was a matter of choosing continuity over chaos, president and CEO Ed Policy said Monday. LaFleur, Gutekunst and executive vice ...

NASCAR drivers head into week-long break before Iowa race

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Denny Hamlin had another bittersweet moment at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday. Sure, one of his 23XI Racing drivers, Corey Heim, reached victory lane at a crown jewel race. Again. But for Hamlin, it also was a brutal reminder about how frustrating the Brickyard ...

Orioles clout 3 homers in 8-5 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Jackson Holliday had four hits and the Baltimore Orioles hit three home runs in an 8-5 win against the Detroit Tigers on Monday night. The Orioles had gone nine straight games without a multi-homer game. But, against the Tigers, Baltimore went deep twice in the fifth and ...

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Bieniemy's son charged ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities in Loudoun County, Virginia, have arrested the son of Chiefs assistant coach Eric Bieniemy and charged him in the shooting of his mother. Elijah Zion Bieniemy was booked into the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on Monday. Deputies responded to a shooting in Ashburn, Virginia, late Sunday. They found 57-year-old Mia Bieniemy with multiple gunshot wounds. She was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition. The 27-year-old Elijah Bieniemy faces charges including malicious wounding and use of a firearm in a ...

Escanaba to host Michigan-Wisconsin Tennis Open

ESCANABA — A quality field is expected to be on hand for the 79th Annual Michigan-Wisconsin Tennis Open in Escanaba on Saturday and Sunday. Singles play begins Saturday with doubles taking center stage the following day. Entry fee, which includes a T-shirt, is $25 for singles and $15 apiece for doubles. The entries with payment must be received by Wednesday to receive a T-shirt. Juan Guerra, who hails from Colombia in South America, is two-time defending Class A men's champion and Escanaba girls' coach Chris Ogren is defending men's champ in Class B. Also among the entrants are ...