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Willis downplays shoulder injury after huge performance in loss

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis characterized the shoulder injury that sent him to the locker room midway through the fourth quarter Saturday as nothing more than a "tweak." Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Willis could have reentered the game if ...

Steelers, Ravens to meet for AFC North title

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Shedeur Sanders threw for 186 yards and a touchdown, Cleveland's defense kept Pittsburgh out of the end zone and the Browns held on for a 13-6 victory on Sunday, preventing the Steelers from clinching the AFC North. Pittsburgh (9-7) came into the weekend needing either a ...

Michigan’s players ‘rock solid,’ Whittingham says

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Kyle Whittingham brought plenty of energy on four-hours sleep Sunday when he was introduced as Michigan's football coach, saying it was one of five jobs that could bring him out of a short retirement and offering no hesitation about joining a program in the midst of ...

NMU’s Dobert named D2 All-American

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MARQUETTE — Noah Dobert isn’t just raking in lots of honors, he’s raking in awards the football team at Northern Michigan University has never won before. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound redshirt freshman running back from Dearborn became the first Wildcat to earn All-American recognition from ...

Hudson bowls 233 for IM

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Iron Mountain’s Jaricho Hudson posted an honor score as Recreation Lanes hosted a bowling match Saturday that included teams from Calumet, L’Anse, Westwood, Marquette, Gladstone and Escanaba. Hudson, a sophomore, bowled a 233 game as the Iron Mountain boys defeated ...

Allen misses on 2-point try as Eagles beat Bills

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Josh Allen sailed a 2-point conversion attempt wide of open receiver Khalil Shakir in the back of the end zone with 5 seconds remaining, and the Philadelphia Eagles hung on for a 13-12 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday. Dallas Goedert caught a 1-yard ...