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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 ...

Knights take 2 from Badgers

Local Sports

Norway swept a softball doubleheader at Niagara on Monday, winning the opener 19-2 and the second game 13-6. Both games went five innings. The Knights pounded 19 hits in the first game. Addyson Burklund, with a double and triple, and Payton Paquette, a double, set the pace at four hits ...

Tigers and rookie McGonigle agree to $150M contract

Local Sports

DETROIT (AP) — Detroit Tigers rookie Kevin McGonigle became the latest young player to get a big-money deal, agreeing Wednesday to a $150 million, eight-year contract that starts in 2027. A 21-year-old infielder, McGonigle had four hits in his major league debut on March 26 and entered ...

Brewers’ Murphy criticizes booing of Megill

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy is leaving open the possibility he could at least temporarily consider other closing options due to Trevor Megill's early-season struggles. Megill, an All-Star last season, was booed by the American Family Field crowd while allowing ...

Brewers snap skid with bizarre rally in 8th

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — William Contreras hit the only ball out of the infield during a two-run rally in the eighth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers snapped a six-game skid with a 2-1 victory over the Toronto Blue Jays on Wednesday night. Toronto wasted a brilliant performance from Dylan Cease, ...