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Home teams get wins in MHSAA girls first round

The MHSAA girls basketball tournament tipped off Monday night, with Iron Mountain, West Iron, North Dickinson and North Central all winning their district openers at home. In Division 4, District 99, North Dickinson (12-9) met Stephenson (4-17) and came away with a 60-30 victory. The Nordics ...

Lions trade running back Montgomery to Texans

The Detroit Lions traded running back David Montgomery to the Houston Texans for offensive lineman Juice Scruggs along with fourth and seventh-round picks, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Monday on condition of anonymity ...

No. 13 Michigan St. tops Indiana 71-64

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Jaxon Kohler scored a season-high 21 points and Jeremy Fears Jr. added 21 points and nine assists to lead No. 13 Michigan State past Indiana 77-64 on Sunday. Kur Tang finished with a career-high 18 points, making 6 of 8 from 3-point range — half of the ...

Norse enter postseason at 22-6

ESCANABA — Bay College men's basketball will host a National Junior College Athletic Association Great Lakes District C quarterfinal game at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday against Kirtland Community College. A win would send the Norse into a District C semifinal game at 11 a.m. Thursday ...

Trojans claim 3rd straight district crown

CRYSTAL FALLS — The Crystal Falls Forest Park boys prefer to play uptempo basketball. They can also play more deliberately as they did in the first half of their 73-38 triumph over the Norway Knights in a Division 4 district final here Friday night. The victory enabled the Trojans to ...

Florence advances to WIAA sectional

Florence will face Lena at 7 p.m Thursday in Peshtigo in a WIAA Division 5 girls basketball sectional semifinal. The LadyCats (21-4) captured a regional championship with a 44-37 victory at home Saturday against Wabeno-Laona (17-10). Florence reached the regional final with a 54-43 win ...