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Urquidy sharp in relief as the White Sox blank Cubs

CHICAGO (AP) — José Urquidy pitched six innings of crisp, two-hit relief, rookie Braden Montgomery drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox topped the crosstown Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday to salvage the finale of a three-game series at Wrigley Field. Montgomery had two hits, including a ...

Pirates rally past Tigers in the 9th

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Brandon Lowe homered off Detroit closer Kenley Jansen with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 4-3 victory over the Tigers on Wednesday. Rafael Flores Jr. homered twice for Pittsburgh, including a tying shot off Jansen (3-5) with one out in ...

Brewers match franchise record for runs in a game

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The long ball hasn't been the Milwaukee Brewers' strength this season, but the team with the best record in the majors put its power on full display on Tuesday night in a record-matching 22-0 rout of the Seattle Mariners. The Brewers equaled baseball's modern-era record ...

Bocce teams advance to league playoffs

Eight teams will square off Thursday, Aug. 27, to decide the Dickinson Area Bocce Association men's championship DABA wrapped up the regular season last week at Iron Mountain City Park with Best Shot Billiards claiming the top spot in the Tuesday league and Team Cav prevailing in ...

Prep football, volleyball slated this weekend

Wisconsin schools will kick off the 8-player prep football season this weekend, with Niagara and Florence on the road and Goodman-Pembine getting back into varsity action at home. Niagara launches its season at Athens on Friday with a scheduled 4 p.m. start. Florence, meanwhile, will travel to Three Lakes/Phelps for a 7 p.m. game Friday. Goodman-Pembine is slated to host Elcho/White Lake at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Goodman field. Michigan 11-player action gets underway Thursday, Aug. 27, with Iron Mountain hosting Hancock and Kingsford hosting Escanaba. West Iron County will travel to ...

Cruz homers as Pirates top Tigers 4-1

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Braxton Ashcraft allowed five hits over eight efficient innings, Oneil Cruz homered in his return from the injured list, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Detroit Tigers 4-1 on Tuesday night. Ashcraft (13-5), a first-time All-Star this season, struck out four and ...