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Bessemer native Kevin Borseth chalked up his 700th career win when his UW-Green Bay women's basketball team topped Youngstown State 60-42.
Borseth's coaching career also consists of stops at Gogebic CC, Michigan Tech and Michigan.
"I've been around a long time, obviously," the 64-year-old Borseth told the Green Bay Press-Gazette. "We have had some very good teams. It's about the program, which is really good. I feel proud to be part of that. I've had a lot of people that I've been blessed to work with. Really good people who have helped along the way, but at the end of the day, it's about these guys right here."
When Borseth went to Houghton in 1987, Tech's contract for $27,400 had him teaching basketball, golf and fishing …
I vowed not to get hooked on HBO's "Game Of Thrones" but then Charter Spectrum offers the whole series on-demand, and now seven seasons later I'm waiting for the eighth.
Still laughing at one character named The Hound, who was asked why he was always in a foul mood?
"Experience." …
Former CMU head coach John Bonamego may be a candidate for the Green Bay Packers special teams post.
Bonamego, according to bobmcginnfootball.com, has previous special teams experience with the Packers (2003-05), Saints, Dolphins, Jaguars and Lions.
Bonamego, dismissed by CMU after the 2018 season, once conducted a football clinic in Kingsford …
Nate Abel Update: The son of Niagara grad Chad "High Snap" Abel drained 26 points in Beaver Dam's 89-70 win over Menasha.
The sophomore guard added five assists and five steals …
Looks like another long season for Kim Bjork, Chris Tomassucci, Paul Martin and the Detroit Tigers faithful.
My boys in Vegas, this would be Caesars Palace, have set the Major League Baseball over-under team win totals. The Tigers have been pegged for a measly 67 wins, with gamblers able to wager that the team will go above or below that number.
The Cubs are listed for 89 wins in 2019 while the Brewers are down for 83.5. The Athletic points out that Milwaukee's "starting rotation had the worst fastball velocity in the big leagues last year." …
Understand a couple area coaches still have game in the Community Schools Men's Basketball League.
Florence's Bryan Bomberg was displaying Steph Curry/James Harden-like range from behind the arc while Kingsford's Dan Olkkonen was working inside like those NMU days with Matt Wonders …
Interesting nugget from Seth Davis of The Athletic: "Michigan State's Nick Ward leads the country in fouls drawn per 40 minutes." …