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Bucks’ AJ Green agrees to four-year, $45 million contract extension

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard AJ Green has parlayed his increased role into a four-year, $45 million contract extension. ProMondo Sports, the agency that represents Green, announced the deal Thursday in an Instagram post. ESPN first reported the deal. Green, 26, is coming off a ...

Flivvers to play for district crown

Kingsford will travel to Elk Rapids today to play for the Division 3 soccer championship in District 33. The Flivvers advanced the district final with a 4-1 win Wednesday against Grayling at Flivver Field. Elk Rapids won its semifinal 4-0 at home against Houghton. The winner of today’s ...

Packers try to get first road win of season vs. Cardinals

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The Arizona Cardinals are in the midst of a four-game losing streak like few others in NFL history. The Cardinals (2-4) have lost those four contests by a combined nine points and the first three setbacks all came on last-second field goals — the first time that's ...

Prep football scores

Friday, Oct. 17 ELEVEN PLAYER Escanaba 39, Alpena 6 Bark River-Harris 44, West Iron 7 Calumet 46, Gladstone 3 Negaunee 42, Houghton 6 Iron Mountain 43, Manistique 14 Menominee 49, Kingsford 14 EIGHT PLAYER North Central 38, Bessemer 34 Ontonagon 38, Forest Park 36 North Dickinson 42, ...

Suspension of Lions safety Branch upheld on appeal

NEW YORK (AP) — The one-game suspension of Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was upheld Wednesday by a hearing officer appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players' Association. Jordy Nelson, the hearing officer, denied the appeal by Branch, who was suspended for a game without pay by the league ...

Top-ranked Flivvers muster a sweep

KINGSFORD — The UPSSA Division 1-3 No. 1-ranked Kingsford Flivvers stayed unbeaten Tuesday evening with a 25-20, 25-15, 25-18 sweep of Menominee in a Great Northern Conference match at Kingsford High School. Despite that, coach Jaclynn Kreider felt her team’s play didn’t live up to its ...