DENVER (AP) — Michigan is going back to the Sweet 16 a year after a 24-loss season, using Roddy Gayle's surge and a surprising advantage on the boards to trounce Texas A&M 91-79 on Saturday in the NCAA Tournament. Gayle scored 21 of his season-high 26 points in the second half to help ...
IRON MOUNTAIN — After a successful season in the pool, the Northern Lights YMCA swim team met up to celebrate. Consisting of swimmers ranging from 6-years-old up to 18-year-olds, Northern Lights had 76 swimmers and competed against teams throughout Wisconsin and Michigan’s Upper ...
ESCANABA — Reservations for the 53rd Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet are now being taken. The induction ceremony will be held on Saturday, May 10, at the Island Resort and Casino in Harris, located 15 miles west of Escanaba. Banquet reservations are ...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jordan Hobbs scored 28 points to help No. 6 Michigan hold off 11th-seeded Iowa State 80-74 on Friday to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Wolverines (23-10) will play on Sunday in South Bend, Ind., against Notre Dame for a shot at the Sweet ...
EAST LANSING — Conventional wisdom might say having a roster with no seniors, four freshmen and two eighth graders indicates a team is years away from state title contention. But Ewen-Trout Creek head coach Jacky Besonen didn’t need to abide by that conventional wisdom at the beginning of ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Bruce Pearl sent a message to Auburn fans not to take the Tigers' second-round game in the NCAA Tournament for granted. He even pitched them on turning Saturday night's game against Creighton into a two-for-one deal. Auburn is playing Kentucky in baseball, so Pearl ...