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GB’s Van Ness enters a ‘prove it’ season

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Lukas Van Ness acknowledges his career hasn't gone the way he expected when the Green Bay Packers selected him with the 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft. Van Ness wants to change that trajectory. He certainly has the opportunity. The Packers need someone to ...

Norway’s Burklund named Skyline’s Player of the Year

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ESCANABA — The Skyline Central Conference released its All-Conference teams and awards for the 2026 softball season. Norway sophomore Kendall Burklund was named Player of the Year and Kaet Erickson, a senior from Bark River-Harris, was Offensive Player of the Year. Khole Roberts, a ...

Tigers hit 6 homers in 11-0 rout of Twins

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DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit one of Detroit's six homers and the Tigers rolled to an 11-0 win over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday. Colt Keith, Gleyber Torres, Riley Greene, Zach McKinstry and Wenceel Pérez also went deep for Detroit. Leading 2-0, Torkelson hit a two-run shot in ...

Pulisic shoulders burden of US World Cup hopes

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IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic is the most accomplished and most famous player on his national team at the exact time when his nation is hosting a World Cup. Only a handful of prominent players in the past few decades have faced this confluence of talent and timing. They include ...

OG Anunoby puts the Knicks on the verge of a title

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NEW YORK (AP) — When OG Anunoby is introduced at Madison Square Garden, it sounds like a 20,000-person singalong. The anticipation builds as the public address announcer begins to reveal the second starter, a 6-foot-7 forward from Indiana. When he finally reaches the player's name, the ...

Kraft expects to be ready for the start of the season

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft believes he was playing as well as anyone at his position when he tore his right anterior cruciate ligament last November. He sees no reason why that should change once he's back on the field — and he believes that return ...