Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault's only previous experience with USA Basketball was a couple of stints as a video coordinator for younger-division teams more than a decade ago. And Detroit coach J.B. Bickerstaff has never been part of the national program. That's all about to change. ...
Thomas Entertainment in Quinnesec will host a fundraising event from 4 to 8 p.m. today for the Kingsford Majors (ages 10-12) Little League baseball team, which will play in the state tournament beginning Friday, July 24, in Tecumseh. The District 10 championship team will receive a police escort out of town from Kingsford High School beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Thomas Entertainment is part of Tri-City Cinemas 8 in Quinnesec.
Trades or no trades PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Expanded playoffs in baseball make trade predictions tricky, especially for players like Detroit's Tarik Skubal. Twenty-three of the 30 teams are within four games of a playoff spot as the season's second half begins today. Skubal, a two-time Cy Young Award winner, is a major trade possibility. The 29-year-old left-hander returned to the mound in June after elbow surgery. The Tigers, who have improved since June, are close to a wild-card spot. Their performance in upcoming games will decide their trade strategy. Other pitchers like Joe Ryan ...
Action gets underway at 9 a.m. Friday at Felch Field as Iron Mountain North Area Little League hosts the Michigan Juniors (ages 13-14) state baseball tournament. Pool play runs through Sunday in the eight-team tournament, which includes Iron Mountain and Negaunee representing Upper ...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Dylan Cease started a parade of pitchers that shut down a slew of baseball's best batters in a display of the pitching dominance that rules the sport. "I thought before the game about starting with a changeup and I thought it would be funny," he said. He didn't. ...
ATLANTA (AP) — No "Hand of God" this time. Argentina didn't need it. Instead it was the hallowed feet of Lionel Messi and the unbreakable spirit of a team that has repeatedly fought back at this year's World Cup that is now one step away from back-to-back titles. Trailing 1-0 going ...
