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FP’s Giuliani named All-State 2nd team

Forest Park junior Vic Giuliani was named Division 4 second-team All-State as selected by a panel of 13 Michigan sports writers. Jett Smith of Concord was tabbed Division 4 Player of the Year. Liam Tourtillott of Dollar Bay was the only Upper Peninsula player named to the first team. ...

Linsenbigler is hoops MVP at Gogebic CC

Iron Mountain graduate and two-sport athlete Macy Linsenbigler collected several honors at Gogebic Community College's athletic awards banquet, including Most Valuable Player in girls basketball. Linsenbigler, a freshman, averaged 15.4 points and 12.3 rebounds per game for the Samsons, ...

Joseph transfers into UW quarterback role

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin has struggled to keep quarterbacks healthy or produce many points lately. None of that bothers new Badgers quarterback Colton Joseph, who believes his success at Old Dominion can translate to the Big Ten. Joseph heads a list of 34 transfer newcomers — 27 ...

Sports briefs

Griffin signs Pirates' offer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Konnor Griffin has signed a nine-year, $140 million contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates. This deal with the 19-year-old shortstop is the largest in club history. The announcement comes after Griffin made his big league debut. The ...

Michigan proves ‘all-around’ the best

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan's Roddy Gayle Jr. snagged a final rebound, then flung the ball to the other end of the court, effectively ending UConn's frantic bid for a miracle. The horn sounded, and Morez Johnson Jr. came over to share a celebratory scream and hearty hug — from one ...

Tigers, so far, baseball’s best at ABS challenges

NEW YORK (AP) — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball's first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and Dillon Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was 55.2% (299 of 542), with fielding ...