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ND girls top Broncos for 4th win in 5

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FELCH TOWNSHIP — The North Dickinson girls basketball team stymied Bark River-Harris defensively for much of the game, while Aly Steinbrecher registered 20 points as the Nordics handled the Broncos 53-41 in a Skyline Central Conference tussle Monday at Carl F. Lemin ...

Spartans improve to 5-1 in Big Ten

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EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Jeremy Fears scored 19 of his career-high 23 points in the first half and Jaxon Kohler finished with 16 points, leading No. 12 Michigan State to an 81-60 win over Indiana on Tuesday night. The Spartans (15-2, 5-1 Big Ten) trailed by seven midway through the ...

NC survives Rockets rally

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SPALDING — A 10-point halftime lead for the North Central Jets disappeared in the second half but a 10-point fourth quarter from junior Riley Cretens led the Jets to a 47-43 victory over Rapid River here Monday. “Coach just wanted me to drive it hard to the hoop,” Cretens said. “I ...

Flivvers cruise past Eskymos

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ESCANABA — A slow start hurt Escanaba’s chances here Monday night in a 68-36 basketball loss to the Kingsford Flivvers. Esky, which turned the ball over 10 times in the first quarter, trailed 25-6 eight minutes into this Great Northern Conference match-up. “That’s been kind of our ...

Red Wings nip Hurricanes after retiring Fedorov’s jersey

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DETROIT (AP) — Andrew Copp scored at 3:27 of overtime, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 4-3 win over the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday night. Alex DeBrincat, who scored and had two assists, set up Copp for the game-winning goal by passing him the puck in front of the net. John Gibson ...

Tomlin steps down after 19 seasons as Steelers coach

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PITTSBURGH (AP) — Mike Tomlin was an unknown when the Pittsburgh Steelers plucked him from obscurity in 2007 and handed the young and charismatic Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator one of the most stable jobs in sports. Over the next 19 seasons, Tomlin wrote his own chapter with one ...