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Red Wings add one more season to playoff drought

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Red Wings sat on the bench, stewing in stunned silence, after their latest loss sealed their fate as a franchise relegated to watching the NHL playoffs on TV. Again. Detroit lost three leads in its last home game, falling 5-3 to the out-of-contention New ...

Tigers bounce back with sweep

DETROIT (AP) — Tarik Skubal outpitched Sandy Alcántara in a matchup of Cy Young Award winners, Dillon Dingler, Kevin McGonigle and Kerry Carpenter homered and the Detroit Tigers earned a three-game sweep with an 8-2 win over the Miami Marlins on Sunday. Detroit has bounced back from a ...

Brewers run losing streak to 5

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Keibert Ruiz singled home two runs to break an eighth-inning tie and the Washington Nationals defeated Milwaukee 8-6 on Sunday to complete their first series sweep of the Brewers in 15 years. Washington's last sweep of the Brewers came in April 2011. The Nationals hadn't ...

Niagara baseball nips Coleman 7-6

Niagara opened its baseball season with a 7-6 win over Coleman in M & O Conference action Thursday at Coleman. The Badgers built a 7-2 lead before the Cougars battled back with a four-run sixth. Relief pitcher Dwight Hedmark got two outs to quiet the rally and then shut out Coleman in the ...

MSU’s Fears declaring for NBA draft

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears, who led Michigan State in scoring and the nation in assists per game, will declare for the NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility, he announced on Instagram on Friday. Fears was an Associated Press All-Big Ten first-team selection and ...

KHS softball falls to Peshtigo

PESHTIGO, Wis. – Kingsford’s varsity softball team, led by new head coach Amy Brunswick, opened the season with a 10-3 setback at Peshtigo Thursday afternoon. Senior Grace Rice smashed a solo home run in the third inning and junior Kailey Matuszewski also drove in a run for the Flivvers, ...