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Verlander to retire after this season

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DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander plans to call it a career later this year. The three-time Cy Young Award winner, two-time World Series champion and 2011 AL MVP will retire after this season with the Detroit Tigers. Verlander made the announcement on Wednesday, shortly after he was ...

U.P. Sports Hall to hold golf scramble July 26

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Registration is open for the annual four-person golf scramble put on by the Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame. The event takes place Sunday, July 26, at Wawonowin Country Club in Champion. Registration is limited to 36 teams and closes on July 22. Teams of four can be any combination of ...

LL team fundraiser today in Quinnesec

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Thomas Entertainment in Quinnesec will host a fundraising event from 4 to 8 p.m. today for the Kingsford Majors (ages 10-12) Little League baseball team headed to the state tournament beginning July 24 in Tecumseh. The District 10 championship team will receive a police escort out of town ...

Michigan-Wisconsin tennis set for Aug. 1-2

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The 79th annual Michigan-Wisconsin Tennis Open will be held at courts in Escanaba the first weekend of August. Being played on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2, singles and doubles will be offered in nearly two dozen age and gender divisions, though the final number of divisions will be ...

11 NBA players trading places

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Khris Middleton is being traded back to the Washington Wizards on a partially guaranteed, three-year deal that could be worth as much as $17.6 million, a person with knowledge of the agreement said Tuesday night. Middleton agreed to a sign-and-trade deal with the Dallas Mavericks, who are ...

Cardinals snap 8-game skid against Brewers

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alec Burleson and José Fermín homered, Michael McGreevy worked 6 1/3 strong innings and the St. Louis Cardinals snapped a seven-game losing streak against Milwaukee with a 5-1 win over the Brewers on Wednesday night. NL Central-leading Milwaukee had its four-game ...