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Thursday NMU events Men’s soccer: vs. Wisconsin-Green Bay (preseason), at NMU Soccer Field, noon Sunday NMU events Men’s soccer: vs. Schoolcraft College (preseason), at NMU Soccer Field, noon
Packers still sorting through players on O-line
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur is still sorting through potential offensive line combinations as he addresses a position group that ranked among the Packers' biggest concerns last season. That uncertainty lends some intrigue to the Packers' preseason schedule that begins ...
Lions center May out with freak injury, backup QB signed
ALLEN PARK — Center Cade Mays, who was signed to anchor the Detroit Lions' reworked offensive line, will be out for significant time because of a wrist injury, coach Dan Campbell said Monday. "You hate it, I hate it for him because I felt like he was having a good camp and he'd grown so ...
Several area tennis players reach finals at Michigan-Wisconsin Open
ESCANABA — Iron Mountain High School senior Brayden Kassin ordinarily doesn’t play tennis. He played in the 79th annual Michigan-Wisconsin Open tournament, however, and was rewarded for his efforts here on Aug. 4. Kassin teamed with classmate Alysia Wood in the mixed doubles class and they prevailed over Escanaba senior Anna Martin and Logan Stephens 6-4, 6-2 in the championship match. “It’s a good opportunity,” he said. “Alysia asked me to play and I decided ‘Why not?’ We were pretty confident coming in.” Wood was also crowned girls’ age 16-18 singles ...
On a national stage: Miners’ Waterman earns AAU All-American status in girls’ 800 in Iowa
NEGAUNEE — Senior-to-be Keira Waterman of Negaunee High School traveled to Iowa to make her mark on the AAU scene in girls’ track and field recently. Last week, she took part in the AAU National Championships and Junior Olympic Games held at Drake Stadium on the campus of Drake ...
Ex-Wolverine nat’l champ Richard brings gymnastics to masses
PHOENIX — The CEO and founder of Frederick Flips is a busy man. So busy it's easy to wonder sometimes how interested Fred Richard is in keeping the main thing the main thing. The underlying tone of the social media content the 22-year-old gymnast and the rest of his five-man business team ...