LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — For his 21st season in the majors, Justin Verlander is going back to the very beginning of his career. All the way back to Motown. Verlander returned to the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday, agreeing to a $13 million, one-year contract with his first big league team. The ...

MARQUETTE – While there is not necessarily a connection between enrollment and basketball success, it usually impacts the depth of talent on a team. So Friday when North Dickinson, with an enrollment of 84, took on Marquette, with an enrollment 1,021, it was eye catching. And in the end, ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Nick Boyd scored 25 points and John Blackwell had 24 to lead Wisconsin to a 92-90 overtime victory over No. 8 Illinois on Tuesday night. The pair combined for nine of the Badgers' 11 points in overtime, handing the Illini their second straight overtime loss. ...

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Third baseman Caleb Durbin was traded to the Boston Red Sox in a six-player deal with the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday after finishing third in the NL Rookie of the Year balloting last year. Milwaukee acquired left-handers Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan and infielder David ...

The Dickinson Amateur Hockey Association 10U Iron Kings delivered a championship performance at Lakeview Arena in Marquette, earning the Michigan Amateur Hockey Association District 8 championship and securing a berth in the state tournament. Competing against programs from across the ...

NORWAY – After scoring 22 points in the third quarter, the Norway Knights posted only three points in the fourth in a 44-41 loss to visiting Escanaba in a nonconference contest Friday. After trailing 10-7 after the first quarter and 24-16 at halftime, the Knights outscored the Eskymos by ...