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In Brief: Iron Kings to host Marinette

IRON MOUNTAIN — The Dickinson Area Hockey Association’s Bantam-level 41 Lumber Iron Kings have their first home games in Iron Mountain on Saturday. The puck drops at 9:30 a.m. as the Iron Kings take on M&M Thunder of Marinette, Wis. The games are open to the public free of ...

The number of tennis players worldwide goes past 100 million, federation says

MADRID (AP) — The number of people who play tennis has surpassed 100 million worldwide, according to the International Tennis Federation. A global report released by the federation on Thursday said that nearly 106 million people around the world played at least one game of tennis in the last ...

Flag football scours nation with talent camps

DENVER (AP) — So you’re the most valuable player of that annual Thanksgiving Day backyard flag football game. Or played tackle football on any level. Or ran track. Or dabbled in basketball. Or toyed with any sport, really. Well, this may be just for you: USA Football is holding talent ...

In Brief: Ortman scores 9 in home opener

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Gallaudet men’s basketball team kicked off the home portion of its schedule on Saturday against Lehman College in a non-conference game at Padden Court. The Bison (0-5) couldn’t keep pace with the Lightning (4-2) in the second half and ended up losing ...