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Division-leading Bears await surging Packers

Local Sports

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is thriving even with some of his favorite targets unavailable. Christian Watson's reliability and Dontayvion Wicks' emergence have much to do with that. Love continued his history of devouring defenses on Thanksgiving Day and kept the Packers in ...

Fischer named UP’s Miss Volleyball

Local Sports

MARQUETTE — The Upper Peninsula Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association released its All-U.P. volleyball awards, naming Ava Fischer of Forest Park as Miss Volleyball. Fischer was also selected as Offensive Player of the Year in Division 4. Team of the Year went to Kingsford in Divisions ...

Anonymity is the rule for many college mascots

Local Sports

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Ross Ramsey enjoys spending time with fellow alums at Michigan State football tailgates. These aren't just any old former Spartans, though. They were Sparty himself – something few knew when Ramsey and his pals donned the muscular mascot suit two decades ...

Bears punish Eagles with 281 rushing yards

National Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Kyle Monangai rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown, D'Andre Swift ran for 125 yards and a score, and the Chicago Bears finished with 281 yards on the ground to win their fifth straight game, 24-15 over the reeling Philadelphia Eagles on Friday night. Led by rookie coach ...

American Legion supports Big Shooters youth team

Outdoors

CHANNING — The Big Shooters rifle team is participating in the yearly American Legion Postal Shoot, with help from American Legion Post 211 of Florence, Wis. The post recently presented a $200 donation. The annual postal shoot utilizes targets that are sent to the prospective shooters, ...