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Bobcats sweep Hornets

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Florence found enough offense to defeat Elcho 5-2 in Northern Lakes Conference baseball Thursday, then cruised to a 21-3 five-inning win in a second game. Bradly Steber pitched the opener, allowing three hits across seven innings. He walked two and struck out seven. The visiting Bobcats ...

Mets beat Tigers 9-4 to sweep series

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NEW YORK (AP) — A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win on Thursday. Ewing, who was promoted prior to the series opener Tuesday, hit a 405-foot shot off Keider Montero ...

Sports briefs

National Sports

Skubal starts playing catch DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers ace Tarik Skubal has started playing catch and soft tossing, just over a week after elbow surgery. The two-time AL Cy Young Award winner had a procedure on May 6 to remove a loose body in his pitching elbow, which was described as ...

Broncos defend home turf at track and field invite

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HARRIS — The Bark River-Harris boys pulled out all the stops here Monday, earning top honors in their own invitational track and field meet with 125 points. Rapid River was runner-up at 109 and Newberry edged Norway 78-76 for third place. The girls’ meet was extremely close with ...

Brewers complete 5-1 homestand

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Luis Rengifo drove in three runs, Kyle Harrison recorded seven strikeouts in five scoreless innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Thursday. The victory capped a 5-1 homestand for the Brewers, who swept the New York Yankees before winning ...

Knights softball sweeps Carney

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Norway pounded 27 hits in a doubleheader sweep at Carney on Tuesday, winning 16-0 in five innings in the opener and 18-2 in three innings in the second game. Kendall Burklund pitched the opener, allowing two hits, walking four and fanning 10. Lila Moraska was on the mound for the second ...