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Koski paces ‘Cats in 3-2 victory

Florence's Mason Koski ripped a triple and a single and earned the victory on the mound in a 3-2 win at Niagara on Friday. Koski worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing three hits and one walk while fanning 12. Bradly Steber got the final two outs to seal the outcome. Florence led 3-0 before the Badgers scored in the bottom of the sixth on a two-run single by Landon Sweig. The Bobcats tagged Niagara for seven hits and five walks, and had three batters hit by pitches. They left 13 runners on base, striking out a dozen times. Niagara starting pitcher Dwight Hedmark went four innings, ...

Lions draft ‘gritty’ players

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The sting of missing the playoffs didn't just linger in Detroit. It sharpened the edge inside the Lions' draft room. General manager Brad Holmes acknowledged Saturday that this year's preparation carried a little bit more fire, fueled by the frustration of ...

Niagara edges LadyCats

Elesia Sweig limited Florence to four hits as Niagara earned a 3-1 softball win at home Friday. Sweig struck out six, walked none, and helped her cause at the plate with a single. The Badgers broke a 1-1 tie with a two-run rally in the bottom of the fifth. Grace Payette led the offense with a double and single and an RBI. Shelby Zittlow doubled and drove in a run. Florence's Sami Demuri pitched four innings, allowing a run and striking out five. Quinn Cassidy went two innings, giving up one hit and walking three. She also fanned three. Demuri and Ashlyn VanDenHeuvel doubled for ...

Harrison’s gem enables Brewers to avoid sweep

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kyle Harrison collected a career-high 12 strikeouts and allowed just one hit and one walk in six scoreless innings as the Milwaukee Brewers avoided a sweep by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday. The Pirates were attempting to complete a sweep in Milwaukee for ...

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Packers boost defense in NFL draft

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay general manager Brian Gutekunst lived up to his word and boosted the Packers' cornerback depth by selecting South Carolina's Brandon Cisse with their opening pick in the NFL draft Friday. The Packers, who didn't have a first-round pick, chose Cisse in ...