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Mbappé leads France to win EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Kylian Mbappé scored twice to move past Pelé and Lionel Messi with 14 World Cup goals, Bradley Barcola added another and France rebounded from a surprisingly poor first half to beat Senegal 3-1. Mbappé had 14 touches in the ...

49ers mourn sudden death of former All-Pro Aldon Smith

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Aldon Smith, the troubled but talented pass rusher whose promising career was derailed by legal problems, has died at age 36. The San Francisco 49ers announced Smith's death on Saturday night. The team did not disclose a cause of death. "We are devastated by the ...

Bold reset powers Hurricanes to the Stanley Cup

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The coach is the same. The system is the same. The core is the same. That is nothing against Rod Brind'Amour, considered one of the best behind the bench in the NHL, or Jordan Staal, Jaccob Slavin, Sebastian Aho and Seth Jarvis, who have been the centerpiece of the Carolina Hurricanes ...

Lots of eyes on Giannis, LeBron as the NBA’s offseason begins

Local Sports

And just like that, it's next season in the NBA. The New York Knicks continued an unprecedented run of NBA parity, with eight different franchises winning championships in the last eight seasons — Toronto in 2019, the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020, Milwaukee in 2021, Golden State in 2022, ...

Summer hoops gives preview of prep season

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HOUGHTON — It may only be June but the North Central Jets are already preparing for the 2026-27 basketball season as they participated in a team camp at Michigan Tech University here Thursday. Carter Dombrowski was big for the Jets as he scored in double figures in three of the four games ...

Northern Michigan goes 1-1 in basketball Border Bash

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IRONWOOD — The Northern Michigan Girls’ All-Stars were tested, but they prevailed in a 121-108 basketball triumph over the Northern Wisconsin All-Stars in the Kiwanis Club of Ironwood Border Bash. Lauren Adams of Norway and Cassie Olson of Kingsford played for Michigan, coached by by ...