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Forest Park meets Hancock for regional volleyball crown

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Forest Park (37-4-1) will face Hancock (31-2-1) at 6 p.m. Eastern time today in Ishpeming as the Trojans look to advance to the MHSAA Division 4 volleyball state quarterfinals. The Lady Trojans defeated Ewen-Trout Creek in three sets (25-11, 25-23, 25-12) Tuesday night in the Region 25 semifinals to earn a spot in the regional championship. "Although it wasn’t our best performance of the season, we did enough to secure the sweep and advance," said Forest Park coach Bobbie Anderson. "We struggled with our passing throughout the match, making it difficult to get our offense going and ...

Kreider earns GLIAC honor

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HOUGHTON — Michigan Tech sophomore Madelynn Kreider of Kingsford has been named the GLIAC Setter of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Kreider averaged 11.57 assists and 2.71 digs per set in a pair of GLIAC matches last week. She tallied 50 assists and 13 digs against Northern ...

Packers, 6-3, in last place; Panthers, 3-5, in first place

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Back-to-back wins have the Green Bay Packers on a roll with a 6-3 record headed into the second half of the NFL season. The Carolina Panthers have lost three straight and have a 3-5 mark. Yet amazingly, the Packers currently sit in last place in the historically tough NFC North, while the Panthers are in first thanks to another season of mediocrity for the NFC South. All four teams in the North have at least six wins with Chicago on top at 7-2, a half-game ahead of both Detroit and Minnesota at 6-2. This marks the second time in NFL history that every team in a division is ...

Lions and Patriots head to Munich

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MUNICH (AP) — The Detroit Lions and New England Patriots square off Sunday in Munich for what will be the NFL's sixth regular-season game in Germany. Munich hosted the first one in 2022 and again in 2024. Frankfurt has staged two games — in back-to-back weeks in 2023. Berlin joined the ...

Scott steps up as Spartans snuff Duke

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CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Scott was quiet on offense — and loud everywhere else. Scott scored just five points for No. 5 Michigan State on Tuesday night, but he played a major role in a 79-73 win over No. 2 Duke in the Champions Classic. The 6-foot-8 sophomore grabbed nine rebounds, ...

Misiorowski, Schlittler unanimous Cy Young winners

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Milwaukee's Jacob Misiorowski and the New York Yankees' Cam Schlittler were unanimous Cy Young Award winners Wednesday night after delivering dominant performances in their first full seasons in the major leagues. Misiorowski, who reached 105.5 mph with his fastball this summer, won the ...