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Marquette hosts 18th annual UP football showcase

MARQUETTE — The 18th annual Upper Peninsula Football All-Star Game is scheduled for 1 p.m. Eastern time today at the Superior Dome in Marquette. Tickets are $12 for those walking up to the Northern Michigan University facility, with doors opening at noon. Children ages 6 years and under get in free. There’s been a week’s worth of activities leading up to the game for the 79 athletes participating. WLUC-TV6 is scheduled to livestream the game this afternoon with a reairing on Fox-U.P. at 11 a.m. Eastern time Sunday. Here are the rosters for each team, listed with school and ...

Green Bay’s Doug Gottlieb gets contract extension

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb has agreed to a contract extension that takes his deal through the 2030-31 season. Athletic director Josh Moon announced the extension Friday. The school did not release financial details of the extension. Moon, who hired Gottlieb in ...

Verlander’s Tigers return delayed again after a hamstring pull

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander's return to the Detroit Tigers has been delayed again. Manager A.J. Hinch announced Friday that the 43-year-old right-hander pulled a hamstring during a bullpen session and will be sidelined indefinitely. "This is not a matter of days," Hinch said. "It is a matter of weeks." Verlander was scheduled to return from a hip injury on Sunday against the Chicago White Sox in what would have been his first start with the Tigers at Comerica Park since August 30, 2017. He was traded to Houston the next day. Verlander has only pitched once this season, ...

Misiorowski emerges as a Cy Young favorite

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jacob Misiorowski isn't content with merely being the game's hardest-throwing starting pitcher. He's intent on becoming the best. He already may be there. The 24-year-old is hitting unprecedented velocities for a starter in MLB's ...

US advances to World Cup knockout round

SEATTLE (AP) — Christian Pulisic’s injury absence didn’t hurt the Americans one bit. The U.S. national soccer team found a way to advance to the knockout round without the injured forward on the field, beating Australia 2-0 Friday for its second straight victory at the largest World ...

Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester to have season-ending surgery

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Quinn Priester will undergo season-ending surgery for thoracic outlet syndrome and is expected to be sidelined for eight to 10 months. Thoracic outlet syndrome is a disorder that occurs when blood vessels or nerves in the space between the ...