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In Brief: Maddy Kreider signs with MTU

HOUGHTON — Kingsford senior setter Maddy Kreider is headed north. On Thursday, the Michigan Tech athletic department announced that the two-time UPSSA Defensive Player of the Year and Great Northern UP Conference Volleyball Player of the Year would join the Huskies volleyball program in the ...

Damian Lillard and Victor Wembanyama among those in All-Star Saturday events

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Damian Lillard is looking to join Larry Bird and Craig Hodges in an elite club. And Victor Wembanyama will be showing off some skills at All-Star weekend. Lillard, the Milwaukee guard, was announced Friday as one of the entrants in this year's 3-point contest to be held ...

The trade deadline in the NBA has come and gone

The final numbers from the trade deadline: no fewer than eight current and past All-Stars, some of them recent All-NBA selections, some among the league’s highest scorers and even three Olympic gold medalists, all headed to new homes. Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis got blindsided by a ...

NCAA committee considers proposal on fake injuries

A proposed rule change intended to discourage players from faking injuries that prompt unwarranted timeouts will be considered when the NCAA Football Rules Committee meets this month. Feigning injuries, sometimes at the coach’s instruction, has become a tactic defenses use to slow down ...

In Brief: 3 Flivvers sign with St. Norbert

KINGSFORD — After dominating the competition in 2024, three members of the Kingsford varsity football team are headed off to college. Seniors Wyatt Shippy, Brettin Rouse and Nic Novara signed National Letters of Intent on Wednesday with the St. Norbert College football team. St. Norbert ...