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Bulls hope for UNC magic, Bucks take Burries, Ament

The Chicago Bulls tried to strike gold in North Carolina again and the Milwaukee Bucks started their post-Giannis Antetokounmpo era in the NBA draft. Both the Bulls and Bucks had two top-15 picks Tuesday to highlight the draft for the Central Division. That represented a major change from ...

Team Royal reigns in UP All-Star grid game

MARQUETTE — Team Royal generated enough offense and let its defense do the rest in a 28-19 victory over Team White in the Upper Peninsula All-Star football game here Saturday. “This was a fun game,” Team Royal (Calumet) coach Josh Frantti said. “I think the guys did an awesome job ...

Bucks move forward without Antetokounmpo

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo brought the Milwaukee Bucks back to relevance and delivered the franchise its first title in half a century as the most impactful player in team history. Now the Bucks face the onerous challenge of retooling without the player who carried the team ...

Escanaba hosts All-Star hoops

ESCANABA — The U.P. Sports Hall of Fame All-Star Basketball Classic takes place today at Bay College. The evening begins with the finals of the skills competition at 5 p.m. Eastern time. Players will compete in a free throw, three-point, and dunk competition. The girls North-South All-Star game tips off at about 5:30 p.m. The boy's game will follow and is scheduled to start at around 7:30 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door. All proceeds will benefit the U.P. Sports Hall of Fame. Norway's Lauren Adams and Forest Park's Elsie Williams will play for the South girls. The ...

Bocce teams compete in IM

IRON MOUNTAIN — Dickinson County Bocce Association league action is underway at Iron Mountain City Park. Standings follow: Monday Mixed: Loonies, 6; The Eagles, 3; Helpless Hopefuls, 2; Benders, 0. Tuesday Men's: Best Shot Billiards, 5; Woodward, 5: Bimbo's 4; Four Seasons, 4; Good Samaritans, 3; Covenant One, 3; Grovers, 3; Ball Busters, 3; Bocce Bangers, 2; Tern Travel, 2; DC, 1; Covenant Two, 1. Thursday Men's: Sol Blue, 5; Cavs, 5; Pisoni, 4; Acuren, 4; Ericksons, 4; Bergeron Motors, 4; Saloon Two, 2; Harris State Wide, 2; Carey Design, 0; LiUNA Local, 0.

Sproat, Brewers keep Reds in check

CINCINNATI (AP) — Brandon Sproat pitched one-hit ball for six shutout innings and had a career-high 10 strikeouts, Hank Bauers and Andrew Vaughn drove in runs and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-0 on Tuesday night. Milwaukee (48-29) won a series at Great American Ball ...