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Road odyssey awaits Wildcats women’s soccer

MARQUETTE — Yes, the women’s soccer team from Northern Michigan University can go home again, despite what Dorothy thought in the movie “The Wizard of Oz.” It’s just that these Wildcats will have to wait awhile. NMU begins a five-game road trip today when it travels to Chicago to ...

Brewers clinch NL Central, look for No. 1 playoff seed

PITTSBURGH — The best pitcher in baseball on the team with the best record in baseball isn't sure how exactly the Milwaukee Brewers keep doing this. Asked how a team that works on the fringe of baseball's middle class has turned Champagne celebrations into a September ritual, Jacob ...

Larkin not skating with Wings due to injury

DETROIT (AP) — Dylan Larkin will not skate with the Detroit Red Wings when training camp starts today due to an upper-body injury, according to interim general manager Shawn Horcoff. Horcoff said Larkin was hurt earlier this week during off-ice training. Larkin's future with the ...

5 area schools in initial U.P. volleyball rankings

IRONWOOD — Five area schools earned votes in top-five voting in a pair of polls ranking top Upper Peninsula volleyball squads conducted by the U.P. Sportswriters and Sportscasters Association. The poll, released Monday, was the first one of the season with a majority of the ranked teams already having played at least 10 matches. Teams are split into their MSHAA divisions, Divisions 1-3 and Division 4. In Divisions 1-3, Negaunee is 8-3 and ranked No. 4, while Gwinn at 7-5-1 just missed the top five. The Miners received 13 voting points from the five voters on a 5-4-3-2-1 basis, ...