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US wins fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title

BERLIN (AP) — Breanna Stewart had an American flag draped around her body as she soaked in the moment. The U.S. captain delivered again and the Americans continued their domination of international play, winning a fifth straight women's FIBA World Cup title with a 97-79 victory over ...

Reds get by Brewers 4-3 to avoid sweep

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Eugenio Suárez hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning and Tyler Stephenson had a sacrifice fly in the eighth as the Cincinnati Reds slipped past the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Sunday. After allowing 47 runs over a three-game stretch, Reds pitchers kept the best team in the majors — who clinched a playoff berth on Friday night and played their regulars on Sunday — mostly in check to salvage the series finale and avoid a winless six-game road trip. The Brewers, who scored 33 runs in the first two games of the series, jumped in front 2-0 in the second on Joey ...

Sports briefs

Michigan bounces back ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Jordan Marshall scored on a tiebreaking 1-yard run set up by an interception midway through the fourth quarter and Bryce Underwood ran for a 38-yard touchdown to help Michigan bounce back and beat No. 11 Oklahoma 17-10. The Wolverines were ...

Prep football scores

Friday, Sept. 11 11-PLAYER Bark River-Harris 38, Iron Mountain 33 Menominee 50, Westwood 0 Escanaba 29, Alpena 12 Gwinn 40, West Iron County 28 Kingsford 35, Gladstone 0 Houghton 54, L’Anse 8 Calumet 21, Negaunee 18 Bonduel 35, Marinette 0 Coleman 36, Crandon 0 Crivitz 34, Manawa 21 8-PLAYER Niagara 38, Marion-Tigerton 6 Forest Park 41, Gogebic 24 Norway 36, Ironwood 12 Lake Linden-Hubbell 50, Munising 12 St. Ignace 41, Newberry 16 North Central 49, Ontonagon 18 North Dickinson 56, Rapid River 28 Rudyard 42, Indian River-Inland Lakes 36, 3OT Florence vs. ...

Sturgeon rules updated for Menominee River

Lake sturgeon regulations for hook and line fishing on the Menominee River were updated Wednesday by the Michigan Natural Resources Commission. The changes ensure that regulations are uniform with Wisconsin, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources said Thursday in a news release. ...

September delivers a shorebird visitor

September is such a bittersweet time of the year. So many of our beloved bird species only spend a few short months in the Upper Peninsula. They might show up in April or May and by September they’ve nested — hopefully successfully — and now have no reason to remain. The male ...