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Tigers, so far, baseball’s best at ABS challenges

NEW YORK (AP) — Catchers were far more successful than batters through Major League Baseball's first full week of challenges to robot umpires, led by the Detroit Tigers and Dillon Dingler. The overall success rate in the Automated Ball-Strike System was 55.2% (299 of 542), with fielding ...

Michigan proves ‘all-around’ the best

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Michigan's Roddy Gayle Jr. snagged a final rebound, then flung the ball to the other end of the court, effectively ending UConn's frantic bid for a miracle. The horn sounded, and Morez Johnson Jr. came over to share a celebratory scream and hearty hug — from one ...

Red Wings 2 points out of playoff race

NEW YORK (AP) — Rick Tocchet understood the stakes, so the Philadelphia coach didn't want to make his players nervous before stepping onto the ice. "They know," Tocchet said. "They see the standings." The standings in the Eastern Conference look a lot different than they did in late ...

NMU hires Ganz to lead men’s basketball

MARQUETTE — The new men’s basketball coach at Northern Michigan University has quite an act to follow after previous head man Matt Majkrzak built the Wildcats into a conference power and a force to be reckoned with on the national stage. But the new coach, Keil Ganz, knows exactly who he ...

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Bucks' Porter has surgery MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter Jr. has undergone arthroscopic surgery on his right knee and will miss the rest of the season. The Bucks announced that Porter had undergone the procedure Tuesday in Vail, Colorado. Dr. Tom Hackett at The ...

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Red Wings fall to Wild DETROIT (AP) — Kirill Kaprizov completed the sixth hat trick of his NHL career on the power play with 1:51 remaining to lead the Minnesota Wild to a 5-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Sunday. The Wild led 4-1 before allowing Detroit to score three times in the ...