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Today American Legion baseball Post 44 Reds at Ironwood, (doubleheader), 5 p.m. EDT Escanaba at Negaunee Sr. Diamonds (doubleheader), 5 p.m. Thursday American Legion baseball Escanaba at Negaunee Jr. Diamonds (doubleheader), 5 p.m. Friday American Legion baseball Post 44 Blues at tournament TBD, site, time & opponent(s) TBD Felch at Post 44 Reds (doubleheader), 5 p.m. Negaunee Sr. Diamonds at Sault Ste. Marie Tournament, time & opponent(s) TBD Negaunee Jr. Diamonds at Black River Falls, Wis., Tournament, time & opponent(s) TBD Saturday American Legion ...

US, Canada women’s soccer rides wave of World Cup

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TORONTO — A throng of fans packed into York Lions Stadium on the outskirts of Toronto shortly after the start of the World Cup. As drums beat, a girls soccer team chanted, "Two, four, six, eight! Who do we appreciate? Not the king, not the queen, just our favorite football team!" The ...

Tour de France heads for the mountains with new leader

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LES ANGLES, France — After just three days of racing at the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar is already wearing yellow. The overwhelming favorite made the most of the first mountain stage to post his 22nd career stage win at cycling's biggest race and seize the race leader's jersey on ...

Run ends for Filipino breakout star at Wimbledon

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LONDON — Despite falling short of reaching the quarterfinals, Alexandra Eala still made a lasting impact at Wimbledon. The 21-year-old Filipina had ousted defending champion Iga Swiatek but couldn't solve Jasmine Paolini on Monday, losing 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 on Centre Court. For Filipino fans ...

Briscoe holds off teammate for NASCAR Chicago win

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JOLIET, Ill. — Chase Briscoe was on an offseason bonding trip to the United Kingdom with crew chief James Small when the NASCAR driver discovered chocolate buttons, a popular British treat. He bought some online after he returned to the U.S., but he said it wasn't the same. Small purchased ...

Roller coasters have nothing on Cubs

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The Chicago Cubs battered San Diego to the tune of a 23-3 score that would have seemed more appropriate for an old Bears-Chargers matchup. Then, in their very next game, they lost to St. Louis 17-1. The Cubs have been a tough team to figure out this season. By May 9 they'd already had two ...