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Giants rally past Brewers 6-5 for series win

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mike Yastrzemski and Matt Chapman homered as the San Francisco Giants rallied to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6-5 on Thursday to take three of four games in the series. Yastrzemski hit a solo homer, finished with two RBIs and scored twice. Chapman hit his fifth homer of ...

Esky tennis bests Wykons 7-1

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ESCANABA — A number of close matches kept things interesting here Tuesday afternoon as Escanaba boys tennis took down West Iron County 7-1. One of the best matches of the day took place at No. 4 singles as sophomore Jacob Prey defeated freshman Casey Clisch 6-3, 3-6, 6-4. The last set went ...

Knicks edge Pistons 118-116

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DETROIT (AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns was aggressive early and Jalen Brunson was effective late. Towns scored 11 of his 31 points in the first quarter and Brunson had 12 of his 30 in the fourth to help the New York Knicks hold on for a 118-116 win over the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night to ...

Softball league to organize

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NIAGARA, Wis. — Tri-county Men’s Slowpitch Softball League will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Scott’s Uptown Lanes in Niagara. Any teams or players interested can call Bob Burton at 715-251-4714.

Packers select wide receiver Matthew Golden in NFL draft

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Green Bay Packers did something in the first round of the NFL draft that they hadn’t done since 2002. The host team for this year’s NFL draft selected a wide receiver, taking Texas’ Matthew Golden at No. 23 overall on Thursday night. The previous time the ...