KINGSFORD — Kingsford built a 18-point lead with a 16-0 run in the second quarter and held off Menominee for a 53-41 Great Northern Conference girls basketball win Thursday at Flivver Gym. Cassie Olson scored 18 points to lead Kingsford, who improved to 6-2 overall and 3-1 in the GNC. ...

FELCH TOWNSHIP – Seeking their seventh consecutive win, the North Dickinson Nordics stayed slowly against Munising on Thursday but took over in the second and third quarters on their way to a 52-32 victory at Carl F. Lemin Gymnasium. Down 10-9 after one quarter, the Nordics (9-1) seized ...

IRON RIVER – Despite losing top starter Ellie Hainault to an ankle junior shortly after the game started, the Houghton Gremlins overcame the setback by hitting nine 3-pointers on their way to a 69-48 victory Thursday over West Iron County in a West Pac Conference contest at Charles ...

Florence struggled at the free throw line and lost at home to Wakefield-Marenisco 75-74 in a non-conference boys basketball game Thursday. Truth Setner scored 25 points for the Bobcats, who trailed 35-32 at halftime. Carson Chrisman added 14 points while Bowen Spears and Kade Larson also hit ...

Federal prosecutors have revealed a sprawling scheme to rig men's college basketball games while yielding big payouts to gamblers. According to an indictment unsealed Thursday, fixers started with two professional games in China before turning their focus to recruiting college players in ...

Only one of the eight remaining starting quarterbacks in the NFL playoffs has won a Super Bowl. All-Pro Matthew Stafford led the Los Angeles Rams to a Lombardi trophy four years ago. He rallied them to a victory at Carolina last week to set up a divisional round matchup at Chicago on ...