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Dee’s Nuts keeps first-place chances warm

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ISHPEMING — Dee’s Nuts stayed close in the race for the Class B title by posting a 27-9 victory over Quality Car Care during week 13 of the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on Wednesday. In this second-to-last week of the regular season, Caylie Kangas and Karlie Kargela each went 4 for 4 and Nichi Sundberg tripled for the winners, while Joanna Smail was 3 for 3 and Viv Lammi doubled for QCC. Dee’s remained a half-game behind Class B leader Eagles, which had a bye. Also in “B,” Hailey Hytinen cranked an over-the-fence home run while hitting two doubles and also going 4 ...

Sentinels double up on the road

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MARQUETTE — Hitting the road was twice as nice for the Marquette Senior High School girls tennis team on Thursday after the Sentinels went to Gladstone and edged the Braves 5-3, then traveled further south to Menominee and posted an 8-0 whitewash against the Maroons. Marquette has another of these two-meet road trips on Monday, playing at Kingsford at 11 a.m. EDT and at West Iron County at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The Sentinels host Escanaba at 10 a.m. Tuesday, with the Eskymos heading west to Westwood that afternoon, with both Marquette County schools along with Negaunee participating in ...

7-time Slam winner Alcaraz ready to return at US Open

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NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz is ready to return from injury to defend his U.S. Open title. "Here we go," Alcaraz posted on his social media pages Thursday, with one picture showing him in front of the U.S. Open logo. The seven-time Grand Slam champion has been sidelined since April because ...

College football tweaks playoffs, rules

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A new college football season brings plenty of hopes, discussion and changes. Here are the most notable offseason developments to know about before the games begin: Tweaks to playoff This happened in the dead of winter so in case you missed it: The CFP reiterated that automatic bids will ...

Mariners get measure of Brewers Wednesday, day after 22-0 loss

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MILWAUKEE — Dominic Canzone, Josh Naylor and Taylor Ward each drove in two runs as the Seattle Mariners bounced back from an embarrassing loss by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-5 on Wednesday night. The Mariners were coming off a 22-0 defeat by major league-best Milwaukee that matched the ...