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Legion baseball weekend ahead at Felch Field

Felch Fire Department will host an American Legion baseball tournament Friday through Sunday at Felch Field. Two North Dickinson teams will join squads from Kingsford, Niagara, and Marquette in the round-robin tourney. "Bring family and friends for a great weekend of baseball at beautiful Felch Field," organizers said. Concessions will be provided throughout the weekend, including bratwurst, hot dogs and nachos. All proceeds benefit the fire department. An updated schedule follows: — Friday: 5 p.m., North Dickinson I vs. North Dickinson II. — Saturday: 10 a.m., Kingsford ...

Little League shutout

Pulisic feels ‘great,’ hopes to play tonight vs Turkey

IRVINE, Calif. (AP) — Christian Pulisic says he feels "great" now after missing one World Cup match with a calf injury, and he hopes to play for the U.S. in its final group match against Turkey tonight. Pulisic played a dynamic first half in the Americans' historic 4-1 victory over ...

Bucks banking on lottery picks to spark rebuild

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks lottery picks Brayden Burries and Nate Ament got their first bit of tough love from their new coach well before discovering they'd be playing for him. During their introductory news conference Thursday, Ament discussed a predraft meeting with Taylor ...

Team Royal reigns in UP All-Star grid game

MARQUETTE — Team Royal generated enough offense and let its defense do the rest in a 28-19 victory over Team White in the Upper Peninsula All-Star football game here Saturday. “This was a fun game,” Team Royal (Calumet) coach Josh Frantti said. “I think the guys did an awesome job ...

Bulls hope for UNC magic, Bucks take Burries, Ament

The Chicago Bulls tried to strike gold in North Carolina again and the Milwaukee Bucks started their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era in the NBA draft. Both the Bulls and Bucks had two top-15 picks Tuesday to highlight the draft for the Central Division. That represented a major change from ...