Prep football scores
Thursday, Oct. 8 EIGHT-PLAYER Laona-Wabeno 42, North Dickinson 26 Lena 46, Niagara 22
Sports briefs
MLB proposes shorter season NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 games starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in bargaining with players. Owners also proposed to allow higher-seeded teams in the first two rounds of the postseason to pick their opponents beginning next year and to make Monday a day off for most teams starting in 2029 except for those in one or two nationally broadcast games. Cutting regular-season games would reduce the opportunity for players to set season and ...
Bears and Lions eye road victories
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills vs. Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams. Sounds like a potential Super Bowl preview. The Bills (3-1) visit the Rams (2-2) on Monday night fresh off a home loss to Drake Maye and the Patriots. The Rams were a play or two away from a 1-3 start, but ...
Brewers eliminate Padres 3-1, advance to NLCS rematch with Dodgers
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Garrett Mitchell tripled and scored the tiebreaking run in the fifth inning before making a pivotal catch on Manny Machado's drive to the wall in the eighth, and the Milwaukee Brewers advanced to the National League Championship Series for the second straight season with a ...
Eichhorn secures PGA Tour card
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — The PGA Tour announced Wednesday that Upper Peninsula native Hunter Eichhorn has achieved TourBound status, as he is mathematically assured of finishing in the top 20 of the Korn Ferry Tour Points List and earning PGA Tour membership for the 2027 season. Ahead of ...
Badgers notch key M&O victory
Niagara defeated Crivitz 3-0 (25-22, 25-19, 27-25) in M&O Conference volleyball Tuesday, handing the Wolverines their first conference loss of the season. "It was a complete team effort," Niagara coach Maryellen Allred said of the road victory. "Everyone committed to their defensive ...