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Wykons girls tennis sweeps Mustangs

West Iron swept Munising but fell to Westwood 7-1 in girls tennis action in Ishpeming Township on Tuesday. On Wednesday, the Wykons hosted Ishpeming and recorded a 5-3 win. Against Westwood, West Iron's Grace Smith prevailed at No. 1 singles, defeating Lyn Magnuson 6-4, 3-6, 6-2. Getting singles wins against Munising were Smith, Haleigh LaMay and Ashlynn Nichols. Doubles winners included the teams of Marlee Benson and Rochelle Bear; Jenna Sunn and Gabrielle Porier; and Vivian Holm and Reese Ahola. Smith was again a victor against Ishpeming, while Sunn and Porier, along with Holm ...

Mariners pound Dustin May early to beat Brewers 7-5

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Dominic Canzone, Josh Naylor and Taylor Ward each drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners bounced back from an embarrassing loss by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Wednesday night. The Mariners were coming off a 22-0 defeat by major league-best Milwaukee that ...

Despite best record, Murphy says Brewers 'haven't really jelled'

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Pat Murphy doesn't sound like the manager of a team with the best record in the major leagues as he discusses what the Milwaukee Brewers have accomplished thus far. "I don't think we've played great," the two-time reigning NL manager of the year said Wednesday, one day ...

Stateline Challenge winner

Knights tennis tops IM

Norway traveled to Ion Mountain and captured wins at No. 2 and 3 singles and No. 1 and 3 doubles to defeat the Mountaineers in girls tennis action Tuesday, Iron Mountain got a win from from Alysia Wood at No. 1 singles, while Penelope Geneva and Juliana Saldada prevailed at No. 2 doubles with a close win over Norway's Chloe Mitchem and Lilly Tomlanovich. Norway's victories in singles came from Jessa Rossler and Tori Trudeau. Teaming up for doubles triumphs were Myah Gilroy and Emily Carlson, along with Marisa Pipp and Lyla Tomlanovich.

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Texans lose WR Higgins (AP) — Houston Texans receiver Jayden Higgins is expected to miss the season with a torn ACL, a person with knowledge of his injury tells The Associated Press. Higgins fell awkwardly while running a route during a joint practice with the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday ...