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Calumet, Forest Park top UP volleyball poll

Local Sports

In this week’s Upper Peninsula high school volleyball poll conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association, Calumet took over the top spot in Divisions 1-3 in a surprise move after season-long No. 1 Kingsford suffered its first two losses of the season at its own Clash of ...

Norway tops Carney-Nadeau in 5 sets

Local Sports

Playing on the road, Norway got past Carney-Nadeau in five sets in a volleyball match Tuesday. “Carney did an excellent job of picking up our hits,” said Norway coach Meghan Rossato. “(Coach) Steve (Kedsch) has done a great job with this group of girls.” Norway prevailed 25-18, ...

NBA head coach and player charged in fraud schemes

National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — The head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat were arrested Thursday along with more than 30 other people in two cases alleging sprawling criminal schemes to rake in millions by rigging sports bets and poker games involving Mafia families, ...

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Ruth Chepng'etich banned 3 years MONACO (AP) — Track and field's Athletics Integrity Unit says women's marathon world record-holder Ruth Chepng'etich has been banned for three years after admitting a doping violation. The AIU says Chepng'etich admitted to anti-doping rule violations over ...