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Stateline Challenge Friday at Norway

NORWAY — The Stateline Challenge at Norway Speedway on Friday will honor Speedway Hall of Famer Gene Coleman with a three-race cumulative format. The event will total 119 laps with 3 segments of 40-39-40 laps. The winner will have the lowest total after adding up the position of finishes in the three segments. The racing program will feature fireworks, a flyover, and NASCAR Truck series champion Johnny Sauter, driving No. 19. Dalton Zehr, winner of an ASA Midwest Tour race at Norway last month, is also in the field. The flyover at 6:55 p.m. features Vincent Quadrani piloting ...

Escanaba captures Little League softball title

Escanaba will represent District 10 in the Michigan Little League Majors (ages 10-12) state softball tournament, following a 15-5 win over Gladstone on Tuesday at Escanaba's Lemerand Park. Gladstone advanced from the loser's bracket and forced a winner-take-all championship game Tuesday ...

Tigers pin another loss on Yankees

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Yankees' losing streak stretched to seven, their longest in three years, as Camilo Doval forced in the go-ahead run with a bases-loaded walk to Spencer Torkelson in a four-run 11th inning that gave the Detroit Tigers a 6-2 victory Wednesday. New York rallied ...

Wisconsin names Eichorst as athletic director

Shawn Eichorst is returning to his home state and getting another chance to run a Big Ten athletic department. Wisconsin's new athletic director says he's learned quite a bit since the last time he was in a similar position. Wisconsin announced the hire of Eichorst on Wednesday, 2 1/2 ...

IM, Kingsford put up strong efforts in LL district softball

ESCANABA — Iron Mountain managed a third-place finish in the Michigan District 10 Little League softball tournament hosted by Escanaba, falling to Gladstone 12-7 in a loser's bracket elimination game Monday. Escanaba, which prevailed through the winner's bracket by defeating Iron ...

Bauers and Chourio homer in Brewers’ 7-2 victory over Reds

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jake Bauers went 3 for 4 with a homer and Jackson Chourio also went deep in the Milwaukee Brewers' 7-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday night. Bauer led off the fifth inning with a 425-foot blast to center for his 15th homer of the year. He also singled and ...