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Breslin battle: Dragons hold off Flivvers in D2 state semifinal

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EAST LANSING — When head coach Ben Olsen took over the Kingsford boys varsity basketball program at the beginning of the season, he had one goal in mind — making it to the Breslin Center. The Flivvers (22-4, 7-1) accomplished that goal, but ran into a loaded Romulus Summit Academy North ...

Spartans, Badgers to meet in Big 10 semifinal

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — John Tonje matched his career high with six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points, and No. 18 Wisconsin tied the Big Ten Tournament single-game record by making 19 3s in an 86-70 victory over fourth-seeded UCLA on Friday. Tonje also had nine rebounds and four assists. He was ...

Richardson leads Michigan State past Oregon

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jase Richardson scored 17 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 11 points and five assists to lead No. 7 Michigan State past No. 23 Oregon 74-64 in the first of Friday’s four Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal games. The Spartans (27-5) have now won eight straight, ...

DNR hopes to confirm cougar is with her cubs

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The news Thursday that cougar cubs had turned up in the Upper Peninsula — Michigan’s first confirmed wild cubs in more than a century — sparked both elation and worry. The elation came that a female cougar may have actually made the 900-plus-miles journey from most likely the Black ...