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Notre Dame AD calls for expansion to 16-team CFP field

National Sports

Notre Dame athletic director Pete Bevacqua thinks there's a simple solution to politicking for College Football Playoff spots — expansion. He was still upset Tuesday about the selection committee's decision to bypass the Fighting Irish from the 12-team playoff field and the ACC's public ...

Packers face major challenges in back-to-back road games

Local Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jordan Love realizes the Green Bay Packers can't afford to get complacent now that they have regained first place in the NFC North. Their schedule won't allow it. The Packers (9-3-1) leapfrogged Chicago for the division lead with a 28-21 victory over the Bears, who ...

High School Basketball Scores

Local Sports

Tuesday, Dec. 9 GIRLS Carney-Nadeau 47, Eben Junction Superior Central 23 Gladstone 50, Kingsford 38 Gwinn 38, Houghton 32 Ironwood 36, Bessemer 10 Negaunee 43, Marquette 26 North Central 40, Stephenson 27 Sault Ste Marie 40, Boyne City 32 Wakefield-Marenisco Gogebic 59, Lake ...

Bears’ Williams blames himself for crucial INT

Wisconsin Sports

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Just when it appeared Caleb Williams was on the verge of completing yet another fourth-quarter comeback, he made a regrettable pass on Sunday that knocked the Chicago Bears out of the NFC North lead. The Bears trailed 28-21 and faced fourth-and-1 from Green Bay’s ...

Flivvers’ defense shines in tournament wins

Local Sports

Courtesy of impressive defensive efforts, Kingsford won a pair of boys basketball games over the weekend to capture the Elk Rapids Ray Graham Basketball Invitational championship for the second straight year. On Friday, the Flivvers roared back from a 19-6 deficit after the first quarter to ...

Norway wrestlers post victories

Local Sports

NORWAY – The Norway Knights wrestling squad opened its season with a quad match at Kingsford High School on Thursday and an appearance in the Lions Club tournament in St. Ignace on Saturday. In their quad match against Gwinn, the Knights won five of the six matches in which they competed ...