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Prep football, volleyball slated this weekend

Wisconsin schools will kick off the 8-player prep football season this weekend, with Niagara and Florence on the road and Goodman-Pembine getting back into varsity action at home. Niagara launches its season at Athens on Friday with a scheduled 4 p.m. start. Florence, meanwhile, will travel to Three Lakes/Phelps for a 7 p.m. game Friday. Goodman-Pembine is slated to host Elcho/White Lake at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Goodman field. Michigan 11-player action gets underway Thursday, Aug. 27, with Iron Mountain hosting Hancock and Kingsford hosting Escanaba. West Iron County will travel to ...

Pirates rally past Tigers in the 9th

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered off Detroit closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday. Rafael Flores Jr. homered twice for Pittsburgh, including a tying shot off Jansen (3-5) with one out in ...

Bocce teams advance to league playoffs

Eight teams will square off Thursday, Aug. 27, to decide the Dickinson Area Bocce Association men's championship DABA wrapped up the regular season last week at Iron Mountain City Park with Best Shot Billiards claiming the top spot in the Tuesday league and Team Cav prevailing in ...

GB cornerbacks battle for starting spots

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Boosting their cornerback depth was paramount for the Green Bay Packers as they sought roster upgrades after capping a five-game skid to end their 2025 season with a wild-card playoff collapse. The impact of their moves is evident from the fact that Keisean Nixon, ...

Franklin brings an emotional edge to Packers defense

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Zaire Franklin's involvement in the first scuffle of Green Bay's training camp this week came as no surprise to his new Packers teammates. Franklin earned a reputation for his ability to irritate opponents while making the transition from seventh-round draft pick ...

Lions WR group aims to rank among league’s best

ALLEN PARK, MI (AP) — There's no doubt in Isaac TeSlaa's mind where the Detroit Lions wide receiver group ranks among its peers. "I think we're the best in the league," TeSlaa said. The second-year wideout has good reason to feel that way. Amon-Ra St Brown is a two-time first-team ...