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Love expects to wear brace on left thumb

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love says he expects to wear a brace on his surgically repaired left thumb at the start of the season. Love underwent surgery on the thumb on his non-throwing hand more than two weeks ago. Love was a limited participant last week ...

Fidlers take first at IM bocce tourney

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IRON MOUNTAIN — Jeanne and Brett Fidler earned first place in the Dickinson Area Bocce Association’s doubles tournament at the Ray Mariucci Courts. Mike Constantini and Mark Gasperini finished second, while Dave Antonetti and Joel Froze placed third. Fourteen teams participated Aug. 16 at ...

Sentinels make late charge to down Flivvers

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KINGSFORD – The Kingsford Flivvers battled Marquette to a draw for 75 minutes before the Sentinels scored back-to-back goals to break the stalemate en route to a 4-3 victory over the Flivvers Tuesday in Marquette. With three minutes remaining, Kingsford pulled within one on a goal by Gavin ...

Niagara goes 2-2 in volleyball opener

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Missing some players, Niagara tried different lineups and posted a 2-2 record at the Crivitz Invitational volleyball tournament on Tuesday. “I’m excited about the potential this team has,” said coach Maryellen Allred. “There is promising strength in our defense and some major ...

Diamondbacks split series with Brewers

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Arizona Diamondbacks roughed up Milwaukee starter José Quintana for six early runs and got an effective start from Nabil Crismatt in a 6-4 win over the Brewers on Thursday, earning a split of the four-game series with the major league's top team. Crismatt (2-0), making ...

Ohio State opens national title defense

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The Big Ten has won back-to-back national championships for the first time since 1940-42. Ohio State gets a chance to open its title defense Saturday when it hosts Texas in the best game featuring a Big Ten team this week. Ohio State beat Texas 28-14 in a Cotton Bowl semifinal last sesaon. ...