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UW takes out Illinois in OT

CHICAGO (AP) — Nick Boyd scored a career-high 38 points, John Blackwell added 31 and No. 23 Wisconsin rallied from 15 down in the second half to beat No. 9 Illinois 91-88 in overtime in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday. It was tied at 80 in overtime when Boyd scored in the ...

Freshman pulls Detroit Douglass past Dollar Bay

EAST LANSING — Judging by the Detroit Douglass and Dollar Bay rosters Thursday, one thing is for certain: The day’s first Division 4 semifinal might not be the last time those two schools – located 553 miles apart on opposite ends of the state – hook up at the Breslin Center over ...

Bright future for KHS in state wrestling

Three Kingsford High School wrestlers will look to return to the MHSAA state individual finals in 2027 after strong performances Friday and Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit. "It was a good weekend for Kingsford wrestling," said Flivvers coach Darren Groleau. "Max Sundquist finished second at ...

U.P. sports hall plans 54th induction banquet

HARRIS — Reservations will be accepted through April 22 for the 54th annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame induction banquet to be held at the Island Resort & Casino in Harris, 15 miles west of Escanaba, on May 9. The evening begins with a social hour at 5 p.m. Eastern time, ...

DeRosa owns ‘overly confident’ remark before US loss to Italy

HOUSTON (AP) — Manager Mark DeRosa says his premature comment about the United States having already punched its ticket to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals before facing Italy was just an "overly confident statement" and reiterated Thursday he knew nothing was guaranteed at that ...

Gold Medal results

Gold Medal Basketball Thursday, March 12 Class E: Swish, Carney 57, Brick City, Felch 43 Class EE: Wendricks Truss, Hermansville 73, Jeffrey John Company, Vulcan 69. Norway High School seniors Anthony Pineda, Elliott Kraemer and Owen Baij combined for 57 points. Class D: Morning ...