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Trojans off to fast start in Great Lakes 8-West

Forest Park won its Great Lakes Eight Conference-West opener in convincing fashion on the road, defeating Ontonagon 44-6. Dax Huuki rushed for 116 yards and three touchdowns in Friday’s contest as the Trojans sprinted to a 30-6 halftime lead. Vic Giuliani threw for 105 yards and two touchdowns — both of them to freshman Jon Giuliani. Huuki delivered scoring runs of 14 and 51 yards in the first quarter, and a 1-yard plunge in the second. The Giuliani touchdown connections covered 8 and 23 yards, coming in the first and third quarters. The scoring was capped in the fourth by ...

Top U-M hoops recruit injured

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — One of Michigan's top recruits, guard Brandon McCoy Jr., will miss the 2026-27 season for the defending national champion Wolverines after suffering a right knee injury. New Michigan coach Mike Boynton Jr. announced on Tuesday that McCoy suffered an ACL injury to his right knee. McCoy was ranked as the No. 14 prospect in the country by 247Sports. Michigan announced McCoy suffered the injury early in Michigan's tour finale against KK Mega SUPERBET in Montenegro. McCoy averaged 14.5 points, five rebounds and four steals in the Wolverines' first two games ...

North Central FB shuts out Miners

WAKEFIELD — The North Central Jets continued their mastery over the Gogebic Miners, rolling to a 36-0 eight-player football victory here in a rare Friday night game at Cardinal Field. It marked the sixth straight time the Jets have beaten the Miners, this time in a contest that concluded long before darkness descended upon a field that has no lights. North Central simply played the role of the opportunist, scoring on five straight possessions with each drive starting inside the 50-yard line in the Great Lakes Conference-West match-up. "Actually, I thought we got off to a slow ...

Rangers dodge Milwaukee sweep

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ezequiel Durán homered, doubled and drove in three runs to help the Texas Rangers avoid a sweep by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 on Sunday. Joc Pederson added a solo shot as the Rangers snapped their own four-game skid and the Brewers' four-game winning streak. ...

Jacobs sidelined by NFL as Packers trade for RB

Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been placed on the NFL commissioner's exempt list while two misdemeanor charges against him are pending, a move that prevents him from practicing or attending games. Players continue to get paid while on the commissioner's exempt list. Upon ...