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Despite success, White says ‘never again’ to fight night at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump — and even fist-bumped Melania — this much about his company's future was ...

2026-27 MHSAA officials registration underway

EAST LANSING — The Michigan High School Athletic Association is accepting registrations online for game officials for the 2026-27 school year. The MHSAA registered 9,330 officials for the 2025-26 school year, an increase of 4.9% from the previous year’s total. All officials who register ...

‘Packers Fan Favorite Contest’ winner chosen

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers offered fans the chance to have their photo featured in various locations around Lambeau Field for a 2026 regular-season home game, including on the marquee signs outside the stadium. After thousands of entries and more than 8,000 votes in the ...

Bold reset powers Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup

The coach is the same. The system is the same. The core is the same. That is nothing against Rod Brind'Amour, considered one of the best behind the bench in the NHL, or Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis, who have been the centerpiece of the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Lots of eyes on Giannis, LeBron as the NBA’s offseason begins

And just like that, it's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks continued an unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight different franchises winning championships in the last eight seasons — Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, ...

Summer hoops gives preview of prep season

HOUGHTON — It may only be June but the North Central Jets are already preparing for the 2026-27 basketball season as they participated in a team camp at Michigan Tech University here Thursday. Carter Dombrowski was big for the Jets as he scored in double figures in three of the four games ...