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Pro Picks: Eagles favored over Bears

Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams' dynamic offense vs. Denver's stout defense is a potential Super Bowl preview in Week 3. The Rams knocked Jaxson Dart out of the game and dominated the New York Giants, but have a short turnaround after a Monday night home win. All-Pros Patrick ...

Knights, Badgers notch VB victories

Norway traveled to Eben Junction and came away with a 3-1 volleyball win Tuesday, prevailing 25-20, 25-16, 23-25, 25-22 over Superior Central. Norway junior Kendall Burklund stacked up five aces, eight kills, and 16 digs, while recording the 100th ace of her career. "Kendall is one of the ...

Yelich, Turang homer as Brewers win 99th game

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Christian Yelich and Brice Turang hit solo home runs, and the Milwaukee Brewers delayed Philadelphia's potential postseason clinch with a 4-1 win over the Phillies on Wednesday night. The Phillies needed both a win over the Brewers and a loss later Wednesday night ...

Florence volleyball sweeps Lena 3-0

Florence defeated Lena 3-0 (25-5, 25-17, 25-4) in a non-conference volleyball match Monday. "We were able to really get our middle attack going with Miley VanDenHeuvel notching 10 kills and also leading with 24 digs," said LadyCats coach Teresa Chrisman. Florence's Kelsi Chrisman had 14 across the board — 14 kills, 14 assists and 14 digs, along with nine aces. Emily Wolske contributed 10 kills and 13 digs. "Having three hitters in double digits is a real advantage and shows we are not one-dimensional," coach Chrisman added. Taylor Pauley had 100% serving and tallied 18 digs ...

Trojans, Nordics, Knights finish 1-2-3 at Forest Park Invitational

Forest Park hosted a 12-team invitational volleyball tournament on Saturday and came away with a 5-0 record to claim the championship. "It was a fun day filled with lots of great volleyball," said Forest Park coach Bobbie Anderson. "Our girls worked hard from start to finish, getting tons of ...

Nationals hang on for 4-2 win over Tigers

DETROIT (AP) — Yohandy Morales homered for the second time in three games and the Washington Nationals beat the Detroit Tigers 4-2 on Wednesday. Washington has won eight of its last 11 games. Detroit has lost six of eight. Will Dion (2-2) picked up the win despite giving up three hits ...