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Misiorowski sparkles in Brewers' 5-1 win over St. Louis

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MILWAUKEE — Jacob Misiorowski matched a career high with 12 strikeouts and carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-1 on Monday. Christian Yelich hit a two-run homer and Andrew Vaughn went 3 for 4 as the Brewers extended their NL Central lead over St. Louis to 2 1/2 games. Misiorowski (5-2) threw 57 pitches of at least 100 mph, which represented the most in a single game since pitch tracking began in 2008. The previous record for 100-mph pitches in a single game was 47 by Cincinnati's Hunter Greene against St. Louis on ...

Spurs, Thunder chess match reaches Game 5 tonight

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It's like Victor Wembanyama has been here before. Dec. 28, 2024, was a cold and drizzly morning in New York. Wembanyama had some spare time before the San Antonio Spurs' charter flight would leave for Minnesota that afternoon, so he posted a message on social media: Come meet me in ...

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Today High school girls & boys golf Gwinn at 2-Person Scramble, at Manistique, 10 a.m. High school boys & girls track & field Negaunee, Baraga, Calumet at Houghton, 4 p.m. High school baseball Marquette at Houghton, 4 p.m. L’Anse at Ontonagon (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Menominee at Negaunee (doubleheader), 4:30 p.m. Westwood at Iron Mountain (doubleheader), 4:30 p.m. EDT MHSAA Division 3 district tournament, at Gladstone: Manistique at Gladstone, 5 p.m. High school softball Calumet at Negaunee (doubleheader), 4 p.m. Lake Linden-Hubbell at Westwood (doubleheader), ...

Heikkinen, Hudson lead Willey’s to win

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NEGAUNEE — Krystal Heikkinen hit a home run and Chastity Hudson smacked two triples to lead Willey’s Tire Shop to the narrowest of victories, 20-19 over Signs Unlimited on opening night action in Class B of the Iron Range Women’s Softball League on Wednesday. Becky Gauthier went 5 for 5 for Signs. In another Class B game, Echo Popps and Olivia Negilski each went 4 for 4 to lead Eagles past Barron’s Auto Repair 20-0. Teammate Makenze Gerding went 3 for 3 and Jess Geist 3 for 4, as Popps, Gerding and Geist each homered and Negilski hit a pair of doubles. Barron’s Charissa ...

4-4 boys tennis tie has finals feel for Sentinels, Miners

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MARQUETTE — If this is what the MHSAA Upper Peninsula Finals in high school boys tennis will look like this week, then the courts at Westwood High School should be sizzling by Wednesday afternoon. That’s because two of the top U.P. Division 1 teams, Negaunee and Marquette, battled to a 4-4 tie in their final dual meet of the season at the Sentinels’ courts on Thursday afternoon. Not only did these schools split their eight matches, but three of them went to the limit, going all three sets, with two needing a seventh-game win to decide the final set. “(This) was a U.P. ...

Marquette boys golf wins, girls runner-up at GNCs

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MARQUETTE — The Marquette boys golf team clinched the Great Northern Conference season championship and the Sentinels girls finished runners-up after the GNC Meet was held in Marquette on Wednesday. A total of nine golfers from the MSHS teams also earned their way onto various ...