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Tigers extend win streak to 6

Local Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Riley Greene doubled home two runs to tie the score with two outs in the ninth inning, and Colt Keith followed with the winning single as the streaking Detroit Tigers rallied past the Kansas City Royals 10-9 on Thursday in a wild game delayed twice by rain. Dillon Dingler ...

Moore receives All-State honorable mention in D2

Local Sports

Kingsford sophomore Aubrie Moore earned honorable mention in the Michigan Division 2 All-State girls basketball team selected by a panel of 13 sports writers. Gladstone senior Lillie Johnson was a first-team pick and Negaunee junior Gretel Johnson was named to the second team. Kendyl ...

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National Sports

Jones to plead guilty NEW YORK (AP) — Ex-NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones is expected to become the first person to plead guilty in a gambling sweep that led to the arrests of more than 30 people, including reputed mobsters and other basketball figures. A change of plea ...

MLB celebrates Jackie Robinson Day

National Sports

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Major League Baseball honored Jackie Robinson on Wednesday with every player, coach and umpire wearing his No. 42 to mark the 79th anniversary of the infielder breaking the sport's color barrier. Robinson debuted for the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. He went on ...

Jokic surges into playoffs after a scary knee injury

National Sports

DENVER (AP) — Around playoff time, Nikola Jokic always looks to make a big splash — on the court, obviously, but also in the water. The Denver Nuggets do-it-all center typically opens his swimming pool at this point of the year — weather permitting — for he and his kids to have ...