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Youth soccer league registration underway

KINGSFORD — Registration is open for the 2026 season of Soccer Association for Youth, Northern Michigan League. For registration information, go to https://www.saynml.org/. The 2025 season had nearly 1,150 registrations. Registration is $65 per participant and closes Jan. 31. The ...

Norway Speedway drivers run Bracket Nationals

A group of Norway Speedway drivers recently traveled to Grundy, Ill., to race at the Bracket Nationals. The event has been going on for 37 years and is affectionally known as the Bahama Bracket Nationals, as the winner of the event used to receive a trip to the Bahamas. The event has ...

Lions and Packers kick off holiday triple-header

DETROIT (AP) — When the NFL regular season wraps up in early January, the result of the Green Bay-Detroit game on Thanksgiving may prove to be pivotal. The Packers (7-3-1) are the favorites to win the NFC North and the Lions (7-4) are slightly behind them, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, ...

Pro Picks: Texans will upset the Colts; Lions edge Packers

Suddenly the AFC South is a three-team race. With the Colts (8-3) losing two of three, the door is open for the Jaguars (7-4) and the Texans (6-5). Indianapolis will play both division rivals twice over the final six games, starting with a home game Sunday against Houston. It's the ...

The Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia's ancient stadium and ...

College football Week 14: Spots in conference title games are up for grabs

When it comes to setting conference championship game matchups in the final week of the regular season, we can do it the easy way or we can do it the hard way. The ACC, Big Ten, Big 12, SEC and almost certainly the American are the leagues whose champions will get automatic College Football ...