ESCANABA — For the first time since 2009, the best basketball players in the Upper Peninsula will display their skills in Escanaba. The 39th annual Upper Peninsula All-Star Classic will be held at Bay College at 5:30 p.m. Eastern time Thursday, the first time the game will not be held on a ...

BALTIMORE (AP) — Spencer Torkelson homered and Sawyer Gipson-Long pitched effectively out of the bullpen to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Tuesday night. Zach McKinstry hit two triples for the Tigers, who have won 11 of 15 and own the best record in the majors ...

FLORENCE, Wis. — The Northern Lakes Conference named its all-conference golf team, awarding first team honors to Florence’s Colt Atwell and Carson Chrisman. Crandon, the conference champion, also landed two golfers on the first team — Reid Votis and Desmond Soman. Votis was named golfer ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Aaron Rodgers doesn’t need to keep doing this. He knows that. The four-time NFL MVP’s decision to return for a 21st season and to do it in Pittsburgh was not about trying to prove something to himself, the New York Jets or anyone else. The game has given a lot to ...

Jaire Alexander has been released by the Green Bay Packers, ending a seven-year run in which he emerged as one of the NFL’s top cornerbacks before injuries limited his availability. The Packers announced the move Monday, a day before they open their mandatory minicamp. The decision is ...

IRON MOUNTAIN — Kingsford’s exceptional varsity baseball season earned plenty of recognition from coaches of the Great Northern Conference, with several Flivvers receiving all-conference awards. The Flivvers, who finished 18-9 and claimed the program’s first-ever district championship, ...