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Pistons take 2-0 lead on Cavs

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DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series. Game 3 is Saturday in Cleveland, where the Cavs were 4-0 in the first ...

Norway softball dominates RR

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Norway held Rapid River hitless through eight innings in a doubleheader sweep on the road Monday. Kendall Burklund struck out nine over five innings in an 18-0 win while Lila Moraska whiffed eight in a 15-0 three-inning victory. The Knights had 24 hits in the doubleheader. Leaders ...

Flivvers look to rebound against Maroons

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KINGSFORD – A tough start to the week has the Kingsford varsity softball team looking to snap a four-game skid when Menominee visits Lodal Park this afternoon for a doubleheader. The Flivvers (7-14) dropped two at Gladstone Monday by scores of 8-6 and 10-1 and suffered 4-1 and 7-3 losses ...

NCAA’s March Madness expands to 76 teams

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The NCAA announced Thursday that it will expand its two March Madness tournaments by eight teams each next season, a long-expected move that will drop more games into the first week of the highly popular and lucrative showcase without substantially changing its overall form. The new, ...

Knights rally past Badgers

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Norway came back from a 3-2 deficit with a four-run fifth inning to defeat Niagara 6-3 in non-conference baseball Tuesday at Mike Maule Field. "A good team win," Norway coach Tony Adams said of the six-inning contest. "Great to see our kids respond with a big inning late after a sloppy one ...

Cubs pitcher Boyd has surgery on knee

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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Cubs pitcher Matthew Boyd had surgery Thursday to repair a partial meniscus tear that he suffered in his left knee while playing with his children. Cubs manager Craig Counsell said he expected Boyd to miss about six weeks. "It's kind of the minor meniscus surgery ...