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Junior LL tourney starts Wednesday

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Iron Mountain North Little League will host the Juniors (ages 13-14) District 10 tournament beginning Wednesday at LiUNA Field in Iron Mountain. Gladstone and Kingsford are scheduled to play at 3 p.m. Wednesday, with the winner advancing to face Iron Mountain at 5 p.m. Wednesday. A loser's bracket elimination game is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, followed by the championship game at 5 p.m. Thursday. If necessary, a winner-take-all title game will be played at 4 p.m. Friday. The district winner goes on to the state tournament, which is also hosted by Iron Mountain North. The state ...

Camp of Champs sessions start Tuesday

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The 2026 Jamie Angeli's Basketball Camp of Champs begins Tuesday at Kingsford High School and Middle School gymnasiums. Campers in grades 3-8 sessions run through Friday, with boys at 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and girls from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Registrations will be accepted at the door on Tuesday on a limited first-come first-serve basis at 9 a.m. for boys and at 1 p.m. for girls. For high school age campers in grades 9-12, the camp sessions begin on July 13 and run through July 15, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day. Registrations will be accepted at the door on Monday, July 13, at 9 a.m.

Kingsford Majors earn state tournament trip

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Kingsford will advance to the Michigan Little League Majors (ages 10-12) state tournament in Tecumseh after capturing the District 10 crown at Marion Park in Norway. The state tournament starts July 24. Kingsford was undefeated in the district tournament, but needed a late rally ...

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Norway advances at World Cup EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Erling Haaland headed in the go-ahead goal in the 79th minute and scored again before the end of regulation time, carrying Norway into the World Cup quarterfinals for the first time with a 2-1 win over Brazil that showcased the ...

Rangers and Bud set a 'big brew' world record

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — That was quite a big brew outside the home ballpark of the Texas Rangers for America's 250th birthday. The Rangers partnered with Budweiser on Saturday to set a Guinness World Record for the largest-ever glass of beer. A 12-foot tall, 600-gallon glass beer stein ...