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151st Preakness at new venue tonight

Except for the Kentucky Derby winner going for the Triple Crown, the 151st running of the Preakness Stakes has a little bit of everything. The Preakness features a venue change to a 115-year-old track that has never hosted the event, a field of some of the best 3-year-old colts in the ...

Brewers end 5-1 homestand with win over Padres

MILWAUKEE — Luis Rengifo drove in three runs, Kyle Harrison recorded seven strikeouts in five scoreless innings and the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the San Diego Padres 7-1 on Thursday. The victory capped a 5-1 homestand for the Brewers, who swept the New York Yankees before winning two of ...

Mets blast Tigers again, Skubal back playing catch

NEW YORK (AP) — A.J. Ewing hit his first big league home run to spark a comeback for the New York Mets, who completed a three-game sweep of the Detroit Tigers with a 9-4 win on Thursday. Ewing, who was promoted prior to the series opener Tuesday, hit a 405-foot shot off Keider Montero ...

Ex-Wildcats Tolvanen, Papp playing in hockey worlds

MARQUETTE — A pair of former Northern Michigan University hockey players are representing their home countries at the ice hockey world championship that began Friday in Switzerland. Ex-Wildcat goaltender Atte Tolvanen is representing Austria and forward Kristof Papp is playing for ...

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Today High school baseball Marquette at Boyne City, 10 a.m. Manistique at Rudyard Round Robin Tournament, opponents & times TBA Monday High school girls & boys golf Munising at Skyline Central Conference meet, at Terrace Bluff Golf Course, Gladstone, 10 a.m. Boys Ryder Cup tournament, hosted by Manistique: Manistique, Newberry, Bark River-Harris, Big Bay de Noc, 10 a.m. Negaunee, Ishpeming, Westwood at Nicolet Bank WIN meet, at Wawonowin Country Club, Champion, 3:30 p.m. High school boys & girls track & field Gwinn at Ryder Cup Invitational (boys only), at Manistique, ...

L’Anse, Baraga qualify athletes for U.P. track finals

LAKE LINDEN — L’Anse and Baraga had middle-of-the-road finishes at an MHSAA Upper Peninsula Division 3 high school track and field regional held at Lake Linden-Hubbell on Thursday. In the nine-team field, the Purple Hornets and Vikings had third-, fourth- and fifth-place finishes as the main point of the meets was to qualify athletes for the MHSAA U.P. Finals to be held in all divisions at Kingsford on Saturday, May 30. While the top four individuals advance to Kingsford, only the top two finishers in Division 3 relays head to the finals. That’s mostly because while Divisions 1 ...