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Knicks to face Spurs GREENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — The New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup. They were waiting to celebrate something bigger. That wait is at 53 years and it can only end now by beating the Spurs again. Nearly a week after clinching their first NBA Finals berth since 1999, the Knicks were at last able to practice Sunday while knowing who they were practicing for. They will play Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs. The Spurs beat the Knicks 27 years ago to leave New York without a title since 1973. Finland ...

MHSAA district soccer

Negaunee rides Robar past Esky, KHS

KINGSFORD – WestPAC Pitcher of the Year Alyse Robar proved nearly untouchable Friday afternoon in the MHSAA Division 2 District 33 softball tournament. The Negaunee sophomore pitched two complete game shutouts, including a one-hit masterpiece against Kingsford in the final as the Miners ...

Norway captures district softball crown

Norway held off Bark River-Harris for a 5-4 win in an MHSAA district softball championship game Friday at Marion Park. The Knights will face Hancock in a regional semifinal Saturday at Lake Linden-Hubbell. L'Anse and Superior Central will meet in an earlier semifinal Saturday, with the ...

Big Bay claims D3 girls golf title; ND's Lindholm 5th

WATERSMEET — Big Bay de Noc’s girls golf team has finished runner-up the past three years at the Upper Peninsula Division 3 Final. First, the Black Bears finished second to a Cedarville team in the last season of a three-year championship run. Then the last two years, they took second behind traditional U.P. power Ontonagon. Wednesday, it was finally their turn. Big Bay de Noc won at Lac Vieux Desert Golf Course in Watersmeet, breezing past the second-place Gladiators 475-532 to win its first Finals title since 2005. The Black Bears did it with four golfers placing among ...

Lions shift All-Pro Sewell to left tackle

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions are asking perhaps their best player, offensive tackle Penei Sewell, to change positions this season and fully expect a seamless transition. "It'll be like riding a bike for him," Lions coach Dan Campbell said Friday before the team's workout. ...