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Badgers improve M&O volleyball record to 4-1

Niagara stands at 4-1 in M&O Conference volleyball and is coming off a second-place finish in the silver bracket at a tournament Saturday in Wrightstown, Wis. The Badgers defeated Hilbert 25-17, 26-24 at the tournament, but fell to 2-1 to Menasha and 2-0 to Wrightstown and Houghton. On Thursday, Niagara swept Wausaukee in a conference match, 25-18, 25-13, 25-18. "I am proud of the girls in this game for taking some adjustments made in practice and delivering them in a game scenario," said coach Maryellen Allred. In the tournament, Niagara played all of its matches against ...

Padres avoid elimination, beat Brewers 4-3 in NLDS Game 3

SAN DIEGO (AP) — When right-hander Michael King dramatically emerged from the bullpen in a darkened Petco Park to pitch in the eighth inning of Game 3 just two days after he made a five-inning start in Game 2, the San Diego Padres' desperate determination to extend their season was ...

Fears named Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year

ROSEMONT, Ill. (AP) — Michigan State guard Jeremy Fears has been named the Big Ten Preseason Player of the Year. The fourth-year player was selected on Monday by the conference's coaches and a media panel, coming off a season that earned him second-team All-America and All-Big Ten ...

NFL has a record-tying 5 teams with an 0-4 record

There's a race to the bottom of the NFL standings four games into the season, including some surprisingly winless teams. A record-tying five teams are 0-4 one month in, marking just the seventh time that has happened in NFL history and the first since 2019. Some of the winless teams ...

Steelers’ frustration ‘a positive,’ Rodgers says

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers learned the NFL is a reality show, complete with cameras that rarely miss a thing — particularly anything he does — long, long ago. So forgive the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback if he doesn't get worked up over a little jawing during the course of a ...

Miller’s struggles put Padres down 2-0

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Mason Miller's emergence as the best closer in the major leagues helped get San Diego into the playoffs. His uncharacteristic troubles in the ninth inning Sunday have the Padres on the brink of elimination. The two-time All-Star closer struggled with control, loading ...