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Northern Michigan goes 1-1 in basketball Border Bash

IRONWOOD — The Northern Michigan Girls’ All-Stars were tested, but they prevailed in a 121-108 basketball triumph over the Northern Wisconsin All-Stars in the Kiwanis Club of Ironwood Border Bash. Lauren Adams of Norway and Cassie Olson of Kingsford played for Michigan, coached by by Negaunee’s Mike O’Donnell in the June 4 contest. Wisconsin shaved its deficit to 60-44 on a pair of free throws by Ella Van Order of Stevens Point Pacelli 9.4 seconds before halftime at Gogebic Community College’s Dennis Mackey gymnasium. A 20-foot jumper by Ewen-Trout Creek’s Emma ...

Bold reset powers Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup

The coach is the same. The system is the same. The core is the same. That is nothing against Rod Brind'Amour, considered one of the best behind the bench in the NHL, or Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis, who have been the centerpiece of the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Lots of eyes on Giannis, LeBron as the NBA’s offseason begins

And just like that, it's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks continued an unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight different franchises winning championships in the last eight seasons — Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, ...

Summer hoops gives preview of prep season

HOUGHTON — It may only be June but the North Central Jets are already preparing for the 2026-27 basketball season as they participated in a team camp at Michigan Tech University here Thursday. Carter Dombrowski was big for the Jets as he scored in double figures in three of the four games ...

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Japan gets 2-2 draw ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Daichi Kamada scored on a header off Koki Ogawa's corner kick in the 88th minute, sending the Samurai Blue fans into a frenzy and giving Japan a 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their World Cup opener. While the Dutch extended their unbeaten streak to 16 games in group play, the orange-clad Oranje supporters were stunned by the late goal that left them at 21-2-11 in group play at the World Cup. Virgil Van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored off each post for the Netherlands early in the second half, while Keito Nakamura had a ...