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Miner's Cup at Tech on Saturday

Michigan Tech (5-1) hosts Northern Michigan (0-6) on Saturday for the annual Miner's Cup football game. Kickoff is set for noon Eastern time at Kearly Stadium. Michigan Tech holds the all-time series lead 52-41-5 and the Huskies currently hold the second-longest win streak in series history at 15. The Wildcats' last win came in 2009. The Huskies are ranked No. 14 in this week's AFCA Coaches' Poll and No. 15 in the D2Football.com poll. Michigan Tech took down No. 6 Grand Valley State 41-35 in overtime on Oct. 10 at Kearly Stadium. It was the first win over a top-10-ranked ...

Jacobs sues to have evidence permanently sealed

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs has filed a lawsuit seeking to have evidence in his battery case permanently sealed. The lawsuit against the Hobart-Lawrence Police Department was filed Wednesday in Brown County Circuit Court. Jacobs pleaded no contest ...

Tournament-bound Badgers

Knights, Flivvers, Niagara and FHS post VB sweeps

Norway prevailed 3-1 (25-10, 23-25, 25-23, 25-23) against Iron Mountain in a spirited volleyball match Tuesday at Mountaineer Gym. "We came off super strong and lost momentum a bit, but the girls pushed through and overcame," said Knights coach Meghan Rossato. "Kendall Burklund made some ...

Back-to-back homers spur Brewers’ 6-2 win over Dodgers to take 3-0 NLCS lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell hit back-to-back homers off Blake Snell as Milwaukee regained the lead in the seventh inning, and the Brewers beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Wednesday to take a 3-0 lead in the National League Championship Series. Los Angeles had just ...

US Soccer plans new national women's club competition

CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — The U.S. Soccer federation announced Wednesday it plans a new national women's club competition that will include teams from the National Women's Soccer League and the Gainbridge Super League. There is no launch date yet for the Arthur M. Blank Crest Cup, which will have a prize pool of $1.5 million. The single-elimination competition will serve as a national championship and a pathway to qualification for the CONCACAF W Champions Cup. "We're working very closely with both the NWSL and the Gainbridge Super League to figure out what is the optimal time to do ...