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Flivvers cruise past Eskymos

ESCANABA — A slow start hurt Escanaba’s chances here Monday night in a 68-36 basketball loss to the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky, which turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, trailed 25-6 eight minutes into this Great Northern Conference match-up. “That’s been kind of our ...

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Ibanez signs with Dodgers LOS ANGELES (AP) — Versatile infielder Andy Ibáñez and the Los Angeles Dodgers finalized a $1.2 million, one-year contract on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Cuban hit .239 with four homers and 21 RBIs in 91 games for Detroit last season, then became a free agent in ...

Home crowd jeers Bucks during lopsided loss

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo couldn't remember hearing boos from his home crowd during his brilliant 13-year career in Milwaukee. It happened Tuesday midway through the Bucks' 139-106 loss to a Minnesota Timberwolves team that was playing without Anthony Edwards and Rudy ...

Packers’ Parsons says he’ll be ready to play early next season

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay's Micah Parsons calls his torn anterior cruciate ligament "the most challenging thing that I think I've ever faced as a human." But the All-Pro defensive end believes he can recover in time to play early next season. Speaking to reporters for the first ...

Flivvers deliver at Gremlin Splash

HOUGHTON – Talent runs deep on the Kingsford varsity swim roster this season, and when it comes to the breaststroke there is nobody better in the Upper Peninsula right now than juniors Ella McLean and Thomas Gibbons. The standout duo set the pace and helped the Flivvers to a strong showing ...

High School Basketball Scores

Tuesday, Jan. 13 GIRLS Brimley 49, Pickford 28 Cooks Big Bay de Noc 69, Mackinac Island 38 Forest Park 41, North Dickinson 35 Carney-Nadeau 46, Goodman-Pembine 37 Florence 71, North Central 31 Gladstone 65, Marquette 52 L'Anse 70, West Iron County 41 Lake Linden-Hubbell 60, Ontonagon ...