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Northwoods notebook: Colorful visitors arrive in the rush of spring

Outdoors

As predicted, the birds expected to re-appear in mid-April have made it back. Our regular eastern phoebes not only showed up last Saturday, they seem to have decided the nest needs renovation and have pulled down the grass and lichen portions to get it down to the mud foundation. We’ll have ...

Outdoors report: Mandatory reporting for turkey harvests

Outdoors

IRON MOUNTAIN — As the spring turkey season opens today in the Upper Peninsula, hunters are reminded there's a new mandatory harvest reporting requirement. Starting this year, all successful turkey hunters must report their harvest within 72 hours of harvest or before transferring ...

Brewers bunt to 2-1 win

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Garrett Mitchell scored the go-ahead run as the Milwaukee Brewers bunted three straight times in the seventh inning to break a tie and beat the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on Thursday afternoon. Aaron Ashby (5-0) faced only two batters and got the final out in the seventh to ...

Gutekunst has no regrets on Parsons trade

Local Sports

Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has a reputation for making his best draft picks well after the opening round. That trait should come in handy the next couple of years. Green Bay sent its 2026 and 2027 first-round picks to the Dallas Cowboys last August as part of the ...

Badgers fall to Bluejays

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Niagara fell behind early and bowed 14-4 in softball action at Three Lakes on Tuesday. The Badgers collected seven hits, including two each by Paige Guardiola and Shelby Zittlow. Elesia Sweig and Guardiola shared the mound duties, striking out six Bluejays. Niagara will host Wausaukee on ...

Green-clad Red Sox beat Tigers 1-0

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BOSTON (AP) — Pinch-hitter Masataka Yoshida singled over a drawn-in, five-man infield, scoring Jarren Duran from third base with one out in the 10th inning, as the Boston Red Sox beat Detroit 1-0 on Friday night, snapping the Tigers' six-game winning streak. The game featured scoreless ...