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Dominican Republic to host Tigers in exhibitions

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — While announcing the Dominican Republic will host the Detroit Tigers for a pair of exhibitions on March 3 and 4 ahead of the World Baseball Classic, baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred maintains playing regular-season games on the island nation is currently unfeasible. "I ...

Packers face major challenges in back-to-back road games

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love realizes the Green Bay Packers can't afford to get complacent now that they have regained first place in the NFC North. Their schedule won't allow it. The Packers (9-3-1) leapfrogged Chicago for the division lead with a 28-21 victory over the Bears, who ...

High School Basketball Scores

Tuesday, Dec. 9 GIRLS Carney-Nadeau 47, Eben Junction Superior Central 23 Gladstone 50, Kingsford 38 Gwinn 38, Houghton 32 Ironwood 36, Bessemer 10 Negaunee 43, Marquette 26 North Central 40, Stephenson 27 Sault Ste Marie 40, Boyne City 32 Wakefield-Marenisco Gogebic 59, Lake ...

Flivvers’ defense shines in tournament wins

Courtesy of impressive defensive efforts, Kingsford won a pair of boys basketball games over the weekend to capture the Elk Rapids Ray Graham Basketball Invitational championship for the second straight year. On Friday, the Flivvers roared back from a 19-6 deficit after the first quarter to ...

Norway wrestlers post victories

NORWAY – The Norway Knights wrestling squad opened its season with a quad match at Kingsford High School on Thursday and an appearance in the Lions Club tournament in St. Ignace on Saturday. In their quad match against Gwinn, the Knights won five of the six matches in which they competed ...

UP figure skating event draws 150 competitors

WELLS — The Mary Vandermissen Holiday Classic is continuing to grow. A record turnout of 150 skaters was here for figure skating competition which started Friday night and continued into Saturday. “Next year we’ll probably start Friday afternoon and go into Saturday because event is ...