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Michigan rolls past Howard after slow start

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Morez Johnson Jr. had 21 points and 10 rebounds on a perfect shooting night, and No. 1 seed Michigan rode a second-half surge to a 101-81 victory over 16th-seeded Howard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday. Towering center Aday Mara had 19 points, ...

Ishpeming reaches Division 4 final

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EAST LANSING – Ishpeming coach Ryan Reichel wanted 32 more minutes with his two standout seniors. Those seniors – Jenessa Eagle and Mya Hemmer – helped grant him his wish. The Hematites overcame poor shooting and a double-digit deficit to outlast Morenci 37-34 in the first Division 4 ...

UW’s Boyd sees March Madness with third team

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Wisconsin guard Nick Boyd's NCAA Tournament experiences have run the gamut at his previous schools. Boyd reached the Final Four with Florida Atlantic in 2023, endured an overtime loss in the round of 64 with the Owls a year later and then lost in the First Four with San Diego State last ...

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham has collapsed lung

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All-Star guard Cade Cunningham of the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons has a collapsed left lung and will miss at least two weeks and possibly more, the team announced Thursday. The exact timeline for a return to play is still unknown. The Pistons said Cunningham would be ...

Super sophomores fuel Wolverines’ tourney hopes

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan celebrated its best women's basketball players for the first time this season, honoring Diane Dietz, Katelynn Flaherty Yates and Naz Hillmon by raising maize banners to the rafters at Crisler Center with their names and numbers in blue. Olivia Olson and ...

Sports briefs

National Sports

Johnson named all-region DE PERE, Wis. – St. Norbert College had seven track and field student-athletes named all-region selections by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. The honorees included freshman Kamdan Johnson of Florence, Wis., who set set a school ...