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Knights nipped twice by Gladstone

Norway lost two close games to Gladstone in a softball doubleheader Thursday at Marion Park, 3-2 and 7-5. The Knights had eight hits in the opener and left six runners on base. Jordyn Moln led the offense with a double and single. Kendall Burklund, Payton Paquette, and Aidan Fisher all doubled and Myah Gilroy singled and drove in a run. Burklund pitched seven innings for Norway, allowing five hits, two earned runs, and a pair of walks. She struck out six. Gladstone's Lauren Pare also pitched a complete game, walking one and fanning seven. Gladstone broke a 2-2 tie with a run ...

Torkelson’s walk-off spills Brewers

DETROIT (AP) — Spencer Torkelson hit a walk-off home run and Riley Greene had two hits, including a two-run homer, to rally the Detroit Tigers to a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. He blasted the solo shot to left-center off reliever Abner Uribe (1-1). It was the second ...

Lions take Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller with No. 17 pick

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions found a replacement for a longtime fixture on the offensive line. Detroit drafted Clemson offensive tackle Blake Miller with the No. 17 overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, selecting a massive and durable player to make up for the ...

Mendoza, Bailey, Love go 1-2-3 in NFL draft

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Fernando Mendoza's journey from overlooked two-star recruit to the top of the NFL draft is complete after the Las Vegas Raiders took him with the first pick on Thursday night. Turning the Raiders into a contender is the next challenge for the Heisman Trophy winner who ...

Negaunee sweeps KHS softball

KINGSFORD — Negaunee pitchers checked Kingsford to six total hits in a doubleheader sweep at Lodal Park Wednesday afternoon. The Miners won 4-0 and 12-2, the first game marking the first time this season that the Flivvers were held scoreless. Sophomore Jolie Fleming stayed hot at the ...

Esky’s Peacock blanks Flivvers

ESCANABA — A fourth-inning meltdown kept Kingsford winless on the season Wednesday afternoon at Al Ness Field, as Escanaba rolled to an 11-0 victory in five innings. The game was scoreless through the first three innings, but it went off the rails for the Flivvers in the fourth. Seven walks, three hit batsmen and two errors allowed the Eskymos to send 17 hitters to the plate and score all 11 runs. Kingsford junior Jonah Doenier clubbed a pair of doubles, and junior Jack Spreen added two more hits off Escanaba senior ace Lenny Peacock, a West Michigan recruit. Peacock allowed six ...