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UFL makes 60-plus field goals worth 4 points

National Sports

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The UFL won't allow punts after a team crosses the 50-yard line until late in each half and is making all field goals 60 yards or longer worth four points in the innovative spring football league's latest rule changes. The provisions announced Tuesday include the ...

Flivvers swim to 7 firsts at UP finals

Local Sports

MARQUETTE – Kingsford came away with five individual and two relay championships at the U.P. Swimming and Diving Finals Saturday at Marquette Senior High School. Junior Thomas Gibbons and Iron Mountain sophomore Bryce Johnson each collected a pair of individual wins, while sophomore ...

High School Basketball Scores

Local Sports

Monday, Feb. 23 BOYS MHSAA Division 2 First Round District 33 Houghton 49, Escanaba 48 MHSAA Division 3 First Round District 65 Painesdale Jeffers 40, Calumet 39 District 66 Ishpeming 96, Manistique 49 Bark River-Harris 72, Gwinn 47 MHSAA Division 4 First Round ...

LadyCats get top seed in hoops tourney

Local Sports

Florence holds a No. 1 seed in the Division 5 WIAA girls basketball tournament and will host a game at 7 p.m. Friday. The LadyCats (19-4) will face the winner of No. 9 Hurley (11-11) at No. 8 Niagara (10-13), which will be played at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The regional title game will be played at ...

Spurs defeat Pistons 114-103

Local Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 21 points, 17 rebounds and six blocks, Devin Vassell scored 28 and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Detroit Pistons 114-103 in a potential NBA Finals preview Monday night. The Spurs have won a season-high nine games in a row and trail only the defending ...

Johnson earns track honor

Local Sports

DE PERE, Wis. – St. Norbert College freshman Kamdan Johnson has been named the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference's Track Athlete of the Week for the fourth time overall this season, announced by the conference office. Johnson, a Florence native and graduate, set new conference and ...