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Yelich likely to miss at least a month

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee Brewers outfielder/designated hitter Christian Yelich is expected to miss at least a month with an adductor strain. Yelich left in the fifth inning of the Brewers' 8-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Sunday with what the team described as tightness in his ...

Adams named first-team All-State in girls basketball

Local Sports

Norway senior Lauren Adams received first-team All-State honors in Division 4 as selected by a panel of 13 Michigan sports writers. Ishpeming's Jenessa Eagle was named Player of the Year while Ryan Reichel, also of Ishpeming, was selected Coach of the Year. Eagle was joined by teammate Mya ...

Rivers: ‘A privilege’ to coach in Milwaukee

Local Sports

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Doc Rivers is stepping down as Milwaukee Bucks coach, capping a tumultuous year in which he was selected for the Hall of Fame while his injury-riddled team fell far short of expectations. "I have truly loved my time in Milwaukee," Rivers said Monday in a statement ...

Wings select Azzi Fudd of UConn No. 1 in WNBA draft

National Sports

NEW YORK (AP) — Azzi Fudd is on her way to Dallas as the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft with a $500,000 payday waiting for the former UConn star. A record-setting six UCLA players followed her into the league. "I'm not really sure I have words to describe that feeling, what that meant," ...

UP Sports Hall of Fame reservations due

Local Sports

Only a week remains to make reservations in for the 54th Annual Upper Peninsula Sports Hall of Fame Induction Banquet. The deadline is April 22 and reservations will not be accepted after that date. The induction ceremony will be held Saturday, May 9, at the Island Resort and Casino in ...

Ex-Michigan coach gets probation for confrontation

Michigan Sports

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was placed on probation Tuesday for 18 months for a confrontation with his executive assistant soon after he was fired for having an inappropriate relationship with her. Moore was facing a possible sentence of up to ...